2023 Q1/UK Local Government

Full results

Rank	Chg	Organisation name	Overall

1	+0	Hastings Borough Council	9.6

2	+1	Broxtowe Borough Council	9.6

3	+4	Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council	9.4

4	-2	Adur & Worthing Councils	9.2

5	+7	Eden District Council	9.1

6	-2	Rochdale Borough Council	9.0

7	+69	Mansfield District Council	8.8

8	-2	Thurrock Council	8.8

9	+0	Redbridge London Borough Council	8.7

10	-1	Blaby District Council	8.6

11	-1	Leicester City Council	8.5

12	+5	Guildford Borough Council	8.5

13	+21	Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	8.5

14	+1	West Devon Borough Council	8.4

15	-7	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	8.4

16	-5	Mid Ulster District Council	8.4

17	+48	Denbighshire County Council	8.3

18	-4	Gosport Borough Council	8.3

19	+13	Cornwall Council	8.3

20	-2	Runnymede Borough Council	8.2

21	-5	Shetland Islands Council	8.1

22	+19	Bury Council	8.0

23	-18	Harrogate Borough Council	8.0

24	-5	BCP Council	8.0

25	-5	BCP Council - Christchurch	8.0

26	+7	Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	8.0

27	-1	Melton Borough Council	7.9

28	-7	Teignbridge District Council	7.9

29	+11	Liverpool City Council	7.8

30	-5	Wandsworth Council	7.8

31	-7	BCP Council - Bournemouth	7.8

32	-2	BCP Council - Poole	7.8

33	+50	Oxford City Council	7.8

34	-7	South Hams District Council	7.7

35	+185	Bassetlaw District Council	7.7

36	+6	East Devon District Council	7.6

37	+7	Ribble Valley Borough Council	7.6

38	-25	South Lakeland District Council	7.6

39	-16	Middlesbrough Council	7.6

40	+7	Newcastle-under-Lyme	7.6

41	+14	Wrexham County Borough Council	7.5

42	-14	Durham County Council	7.5

43	-6	Wigan Council	7.5

44	+6	North Warwickshire Council	7.5

45	+3	West Sussex County Council	7.4

46	+18	South Holland District Council	7.4

47	+24	Chorley Council	7.4

48	+33	Redditch Borough Council	7.4

49	-11	Boston Borough Council	7.4

50	-19	West Lothian Council	7.3

51	-12	North Devon Council	7.3

52	+42	Wiltshire Council	7.3

53	-24	Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk	7.3

54	-9	Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council	7.2

55	+51	Stroud District Council	7.2

56	+22	Amber Valley Borough Council	7.2

57	+41	East Lindsey District Council	7.2

58	+50	Harlow Council	7.2

59	+88	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	7.1

60	-14	Mendip District Council	7.1

61	-25	Central Bedfordshire Council	7.1

62	-10	St Helens Council	7.1

63	-14	Chelmsford City Council	7.0

64	+22	Eastleigh Borough Council	7.0

65	-7	Charnwood Borough Council	7.0

66	+46	Preston City Council	7.0

67	-45	Slough Borough Council	7.0

68	+7	Rushmoor Borough Council	7.0

69	-6	Fenland District Council	6.9

70	+79	Salford City Council	6.9

71	-15	Torfaen County Borough Council	6.9

72	-6	Falkirk Council	6.9

73	-6	Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council	6.9

74	+29	Hambleton District Council	6.9

75	+104	Dumfries and Galloway Council	6.9

76	+170	Cherwell District Council	6.9

77	+0	West Dunbartonshire Council	6.9

78	-9	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	6.8

79	+3	Stratford-on-Avon District Council	6.8

80	+44	Torbay Council	6.8

81	+14	Hampshire County Council	6.8

82	+307	Canterbury City Council	6.8

83	-10	Stockport Metroplitan Borough Council	6.8

84	-10	Luton Borough Council	6.8

85	+24	Derbyshire County Council	6.8

86	-9	Erewash Borough Council	6.8

87	+45	Aberdeenshire Council	6.8

88	+5	Great Yarmouth Borough Council	6.8

89	+41	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	6.7

90	-36	Swale Borough Council	6.7

91	+73	Swansea Council	6.7

92	-7	North Northamptonshire Council	6.7

93	+46	Fife Council	6.7

94	+50	Bolton Council	6.7

95	+107	East Sussex County Council	6.7

96	-39	Exeter City Council	6.7

97	+26	City of York Council	6.7

98	+59	Dacorum Borough Council	6.7

99	-10	Oadby & Wigston Borough Council	6.7

100	+70	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	6.6

101	+25	Pendle Borough Council	6.6

102	-43	Basildon Council	6.6

103	+2	Sunderland City Council	6.6

104	+14	Wyre Council	6.6

105	+15	East Staffordshire Borough Council	6.6

106	+62	London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council	6.6

107	+195	Birmingham City Council	6.6

108	-29	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council	6.6

109	+151	Conwy County Borough Council	6.6

110	+210	Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council	6.6

111	-12	Tamworth Borough Council	6.5

112	-12	Rossendale Borough Council	6.5

113	-51	Ceredigion County Council	6.5

114	-10	Cheshire East Council	6.5

115	+22	Bedford Borough Council	6.5

116	-55	Watford Borough Council	6.5

117	+21	Braintree District Council	6.5

118	+99	Bromsgrove District Council	6.5

119	-76	East of England (EELGA)	6.5

120	-4	Rother District Council	6.4

121	-49	East Renfrewshire Council	6.4

122	+102	Bromley	6.4

123	+102	Southampton City Council	6.4

124	-36	City of Lincoln Council	6.4

125	-11	Fareham Borough Council	6.4

126	-36	Warrington Borough Council	6.3

127	+14	Derby City Council	6.3

128	+0	Lincolnshire County Council	6.3

129	-28	Waverley Borough Council	6.3

130	-38	Government of Jersey	6.3

131	+17	Staffordshire County Council	6.3

132	+34	Ashfield District Council	6.3

133	-46	Belfast City Council	6.3

134	-13	Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council	6.3

135	+54	Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council	6.3

136	+14	Uttlesford District Council	6.3

137	+24	Richmondshire District Council	6.3

138	-103	Inverclyde Council	6.3

139	+7	The City of Edinburgh Council	6.2

140	-70	Local Government Resource Centre (LGRC)	6.2

141	-61	Tower Hamlets Council	6.2

142	-17	Spelthorne Borough Council	6.2

143	-1	Selby District Council	6.2

144	-42	Ryedale District Council	6.2

145	-34	Epping Forest District Council	6.2

146	+6	Cheltenham Borough Council	6.1

147	+63	Isle of Anglesey County Council	6.1

148	-52	West Suffolk - Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury Councils	6.1

149	-34	Folkestone & Hythe District Council	6.1

150	-10	Somerset West and Taunton Council	6.1

151	-67	Angus Council	6.1

152	-18	West Lindsey District Council	6.1

153	-56	Gateshead Council	6.1

154	-44	Newport City Council	6.1

155	-12	Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils	6.1

156	-2	Wyre Forest District Council	6.1

157	+36	Harborough District Council	6.1

158	-13	South Staffordshire Council	6.0

159	-30	Trafford Council	6.0

160	-29	East Cambridgeshire District Council	6.0

161	-10	Lichfield District Council	6.0

162	-111	City of London Corporation	6.0

163	-103	Bracknell Forest Council	6.0

164	-47	Epsom & Ewell Borough Council	6.0

165	+39	Havant Borough Council	6.0

166	-13	Horsham District Council	6.0

167	+17	West Northamptonshire Council	6.0

168	+26	Halton Borough Council	6.0

169	-13	Bolsover District Council	5.9

170	+28	Cambridgeshire County Council	5.9

171	-12	Gloucestershire County Council	5.9

172	+110	Warwick District Council	5.9

173	-38	Hartlepool Borough Council	5.9

174	-38	Dundee City Council	5.9

175	-10	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council	5.9

176	+112	Isle of Wight Council	5.9

177	-10	Elmbridge Borough Council	5.9

178	+9	London Borough of Bexley Council	5.9

179	-10	Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)	5.8

180	+79	Tameside Metroplitan Borough Council	5.8

181	-10	Dover District Council	5.8

182	-10	Scottish Borders Council	5.8

183	-10	Bridgend County Borough Council	5.8

184	-10	East Lothian Council	5.8

185	-10	Burnley Borough Council	5.8

186	-9	Gloucester City Council	5.8

187	-74	Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council	5.8

188	-6	Sevenoaks District Council	5.8

189	+142	London Borough of Hillingdon Council	5.8

190	-7	Craven District Council	5.8

191	-33	Cheshire West & Chester Council	5.8

192	-12	Reading Borough Council	5.8

193	-8	Shropshire Council	5.8

194	-8	Tewkesbury Borough Council	5.8

195	-4	London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Council	5.7

196	-4	Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils	5.7

197	-2	South Derbyshire District Council	5.7

198	-65	Lambeth London Borough Council	5.7

199	+0	Ards and North Down Borough Council	5.7

200	+0	South Kesteven District Council	5.7

201	+57	The Moray Council	5.7

202	-26	Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	5.6

203	+64	Brent Council	5.6

204	+40	Leicestershire County Council	5.6

205	-86	Chichester District Council	5.6

206	-46	Perth & Kinross Council	5.6

207	-2	Chiltern District Council	5.6

208	-2	Buckinghamshire County Council	5.6

209	-2	North Ayrshire Council	5.6

210	-2	South Bucks District Council	5.6

211	-2	Wycombe District Council	5.6

212	-57	Three Rivers District Council	5.6

213	+0	Lancashire County Council	5.6

214	+64	Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council	5.6

215	+19	Malvern Hills District Council	5.6

216	-1	London Borough of Havering	5.6

217	-1	Stoke-on-Trent City Council	5.6

218	+50	Essex County Council	5.6

219	-151	West Berkshire Council	5.5

220	-58	Portsmouth City Council	5.5

221	-58	East Ayrshire Council	5.5

222	-41	Stirling Council	5.5

223	-5	Orkney Islands Council	5.5

224	-97	Maldon District Council	5.5

225	-4	Norwich City Council	5.5

226	+44	Bristol City Council	5.5

227	+67	Torridge District Council	5.5

228	-17	Ashford Borough Council	5.4

229	+7	South Lanarkshire Council	5.4

230	+26	Brighton and Hove City Council	5.4

231	-5	Surrey County Council	5.4

232	-5	Flintshire County Council	5.4

233	+16	Aylesbury Vale District Council	5.4

234	+16	South Norfolk Council	5.4

235	+40	Scarborough Borough Council	5.4

236	-48	Oxfordshire County Council	5.4

237	-7	Stevenage Borough Council	5.4

238	-5	South Ayrshire Council	5.4

239	+2	South Ribble Borough Council	5.4

240	+44	North Hertfordshire District Council	5.4

241	+66	Cannock Chase Council	5.4

242	-20	Forest of Dean District Council	5.4

243	+75	Barnet London Borough Council	5.3

244	-25	Pembrokeshire County Council	5.3

245	-8	Worcestershire County Council	5.3

246	-32	Dartford Borough Council	5.3

247	+36	Breckland Council	5.3

248	-5	Royal Borough of Greenwich Council	5.3

249	+24	Gedling Borough Council	5.3

250	-197	North East Derbyshire District Council	5.2

251	-129	Harrow Council	5.2

252	-17	West Lancashire Borough Council	5.2

253	-8	Woking Borough Council	5.2

254	-6	North Tyneside Council	5.2

255	+54	Rugby Borough Council	5.2

256	+18	The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council	5.2

257	-45	Broadland District Council	5.2

258	-20	Borough of Broxbourne Council	5.2

259	-20	Mid & East Antrim Borough Council	5.2

260	-8	Renfrewshire Council	5.2

261	+15	Crawley Borough Council	5.2

262	+73	Monmouthshire County Council	5.2

263	-10	North Somerset Council	5.2

264	+15	Coventry City Council	5.2

265	+16	New Local Government Network (NLGN.org.uk)	5.2

266	-12	East Herts Council	5.2

267	-12	Argyll & Bute Council	5.2

268	+17	Cambridge City Council	5.2

269	+18	Cotswold District Council	5.2

270	+28	West Oxfordshire District Council	5.2

271	+29	North Lincolnshire Council	5.2

272	-41	North Yorkshire County Council	5.1

273	+92	Dorset Council	5.1

274	-12	Castle Point Borough Council	5.1

275	-72	Islington London Borough Council	5.1

276	-86	Southwark Council	5.1

277	-37	Plymouth City Council	5.1

278	-13	Suffolk County Council	5.1

279	-82	Mole Valley District Council	5.1

280	-23	North Lanarkshire Council	5.1

281	-17	Clackmannanshire Council	5.1

282	+32	Herefordshire Council	5.1

283	+0	North Kesteven District Council	5.1

284	-55	Chesterfield Borough Council	5.0

285	-53	Medway Council	5.0

286	-39	Midlothian Council	5.0

287	+52	Huntingdonshire District Council	5.0

288	+5	Wealden District Council	5.0

289	+26	St Albans City & District Council	5.0

290	-21	Newham London Borough Council	5.0

291	-20	South Tyneside Council	5.0

292	+33	Arun District Council	5.0

293	-21	Test Valley Borough Council	5.0

294	+16	South Oxfordshire	5.0

295	-94	Winchester City Council	5.0

296	-19	Sedgemoor District Council	5.0

297	+57	Cumbria County Council	5.0

298	-32	Milton Keynes Council	4.9

299	+60	Nottinghamshire County Council	4.9

300	-1	Gwynedd Council	4.9

301	+23	Council of the Isles of Scilly	4.9

302	+39	Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council	4.9

303	+19	Peterborough City Council	4.9

304	-12	The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)	4.8

305	+40	South Gloucestershire Council	4.8

306	-215	Brentwood Council	4.8

307	-11	East Dunbartonshire Council	4.8

308	+18	Ipswich Borough Council	4.8

309	+34	Vale of White Horse District Council	4.8

310	-203	Ealing London Borough Council	4.8

311	-10	Gravesham Borough Council	4.8

312	-8	London Borough of Hounslow Council	4.8

313	-8	Blackpool Council	4.8

314	-53	Local Government Association (LGA)	4.8

315	-92	Stafford Borough Council	4.7

316	-88	Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council	4.7

317	+27	Enfield Council	4.7

318	-5	Nottingham City Council	4.7

319	+63	Aberdeen City Council	4.7

320	-29	Croydon London Borough Council	4.7

321	-24	London Borough of Sutton Council	4.7

322	-42	Kirklees Council	4.6

323	-15	Lancaster City Council	4.6

324	+14	Hull City Council	4.6

325	-22	Vale of Glamorgan Council	4.6

326	-14	Allerdale Borough Council	4.6

327	-4	Hyndburn Borough Council	4.6

328	+8	Wokingham Borough Council	4.6

329	-66	East Hampshire District Council	4.5

330	+23	The Highland Council	4.5

331	-4	Hertsmere Borough Council	4.5

332	-4	Fermanagh & Omagh District Council	4.5

333	-3	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	4.5

334	-39	Bath & North East Somerset Council	4.5

335	+23	Fylde Council	4.5

336	-25	Socitm	4.4

337	-16	London Councils	4.4

338	+4	Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council	4.4

339	-88	New Forest District Council	4.4

340	-144	Tendring District Council	4.4

341	-1	South Cambridgeshire District Council	4.4

342	+5	Telford & Wrekin Council	4.4

343	+44	Kent County Council	4.4

344	-166	Wychavon District Council	4.3

345	-16	Worcester City Council	4.3

346	+14	Surrey Heath Borough Council	4.3

347	+44	Walsall Council	4.3

348	-14	Norfolk County Council	4.3

349	-32	Mid Sussex District Council	4.3

350	-4	Thanet District Council	4.3

351	+30	Newry, Mourne and Down District Council	4.3

352	+17	Hart District Council	4.3

353	+3	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	4.2

354	-5	Mid Devon District Council	4.2

355	+0	Copeland Borough Council	4.2

356	+1	Leeds City Council	4.2

357	+46	Maidstone Borough Council	4.1

358	-39	Newcastle City Council	4.1

359	-9	Devon County Council	4.1

360	-28	Lewes and Eastbourne Councils	4.1

361	+3	Rushcliffe Borough Council	4.1

362	-25	Wirral Council	4.0

363	-15	The London Borough of Camden Council	4.0

364	+2	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council	4.0

365	+5	South Somerset District Council	4.0

366	-15	Derbyshire Dales District Council	3.9

367	+0	National Association of Local Councils	3.9

368	-62	North East Lincolnshire Council	3.9

369	-36	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council	3.9

370	-18	Lewisham London Borough Council	3.9

371	+0	Barrow Borough Council	3.9

372	+1	High Peak Borough Council	3.8

373	+1	Calderdale Council	3.8

374	-12	Wakefield Council	3.8

375	+1	The City of Cardiff Council	3.8

376	+9	Glasgow City Council	3.8

377	+0	City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	3.8

378	+0	Hertfordshire County Council	3.8

379	-7	Sefton Council	3.8

380	-1	Haringey London Borough Council	3.8

381	-91	Oldham Council	3.8

382	-2	Swindon Borough Council	3.8

383	-141	Rochford District Council	3.8

384	+8	Newark and Sherwood District Council	3.7

385	-17	Darlington Borough Council	3.7

386	-11	Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council	3.7

387	+10	City of Wolverhampton Council	3.7

388	-5	Tandridge District Council	3.6

389	-73	London Borough of Waltham Forest Council	3.6

390	+5	Colchester Borough Council	3.5

391	-1	Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council	3.4

392	-8	Sheffield City Council	3.4

393	-5	Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	3.3

394	-1	Northumberland County Council	3.3

395	-34	Westminster City Council	3.3

396	+5	Carlisle City Council	3.2

397	-1	Hackney Council	3.2

398	-109	Carmarthenshire County Council	3.2

399	-1	East Suffolk Council	3.1

400	-14	The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council	3.0

401	-2	North West Leicestershire District Council	3.0

402	-2	States of Guernsey	3.0

403	-1	London Mayor	2.6

404	-10	Derry City and Strabane District Council	2.5

Changes in rank are compared to 2022 Q4/UK Local Government. Since then, 3 sites entered the survey and 11 sites could not be included in the rankings (1 fewer since last time). Build your own. Report statistics.

2023 Q1/UK Local Government

Summary

Full results

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