Outrage as Nearly 5,000 Town Hall Executives Rake in Over £100K Annually Amid Rising Council Tax Bills

NEARLY 5,000 town hall fatcats received six-figure salaries last year, analysis shows.

Research from the also shows that 320 are bagging bigger pay packets than the PM, who was on £173,153.

The number of council bosses on more than £100,000 in 2024-25 stood at 4,733, the highest-level since 2007 and an increase of more than 21 per cent on the previous year.

The number getting more than £150,000 hit a record high of 1,255, the campaign group says.

One lucky local authority chief in Staffordshire, whom the council will not name, was paid a £457,500 remuneration package last year.

It comes despite town halls having routinely bumped up by 4.99 per cent each year.

Meanwhile, they employed more than double the number of senior managers as the .

Six councils that issued Section 114 notices since 2020 had 124 employees receiving more than £100,000.

The alliance’s chief executive, John O’Connell, said: “Taxpayers are caught in a pincer movement with a record-breaking tax burden on one side and a bloated public sector feathering its nest on the other.

“Our latest Town Hall Rich List exposes a surging class of council bosses enjoying six-figure packages, even as they plead poverty, slash frontline services, and hike council tax bills far beyond .

“Residents can see exactly how many local bureaucrats are receiving plush packages and judge for themselves whether they’re getting value for money.”

deputy and head of its department of government efficiency Richard Tice said: “This staggering analysis exposes in councils across Britain.”

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