Councillors' financial interests

Independent Remuneration Panel 2022

The County Council must have regard to the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel when it makes amendments to the scheme of allowances paid to councillors. The Independent Remuneration Panel did a review and submitted its report for 2022.

Independent Remuneration Panel report

Allowances paid to councillors

The amounts which councillors are entitled to are published each year and form part 6 of our Constitution. It includes

  • the basic allowance for every member
  • expenses for special responsibilities,
  • travel,
  • phones

The pages below show the actual amounts paid to individual councillors in each financial year.

Member Allowances

Members' Allowances 2023/24

Members' Allowances 2022/23

Members' Allowances 2021/22

Members' Allowances 2020/21

Members' Allowances 2019/20

Members' Allowances 2018/19

Members' Allowances 2017/18

Members' Allowances 2016/17

Members' Allowances 2015/16

Councillors’ allowances paid 2014/15

Councillors’ allowances paid 2013/14