HC Deb 07 July 1981 vol 8 cc116-7W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many councillors in total were on (a) county councils, (b) metropolitan county councils, (c) district councils and (d) metropolitan district councils, respectively; what is the annual total of spending of each type of council; and the average per councillor in each type.

Mr. King

The information for local authorities in England for 1979–80 is as follows:

Councillors* Total expenditure † Average Expenditure per Councillor
£m (at outturn prices)
County Councils‡ 3,152 8,080 2.56
Metropolitan County
Councils 601 1,170 1.95
District Councils 13,488 5,010 0.37
Metropolitan District
Councils 2,529 5,700 2.26
Notes:
* Number of seats.
† Total expenditure on rate fund, housing and trading accounts, capital and revenue; adjusted for double counting of revenue contributions to capital accounts.
‡ Including Isles of Scilly.