Councillor's allowances

Here you can find information about the allowances the council pays to its members.

The scheme can be accessed in Part 6 (scroll down to Page 222 of 226) of the Council Constitution

The allowances for the financial year 2022/23

Member's Allowance Scheme (as of April 2022)

The existing scheme can be summarised as follows:

Member's allowance
Annual allowance	£
Basic	4,911.01
Travel and subsistence	407.57

Annual special responsibility allowances

The following are specified as the special responsibilities in respect of which special responsibility allowances are payable, and the amounts of these allowances:

Special responsibility allowances
Body	Office*	Allowance (£)
Council	Leader	15,368.83
Council	Deputy Leader	4,948.75
Cabinet (6 Members)	Member	6,412.27
Scrutiny Committee	Chairman	3,753.72
Planning Committee	Chairman	5,495.76
Standards Committee	Chairman	572.55
Licensing Committee	Chairman	3,491.85
My Neighbourhood Area Forum (5)	Chairman	3,753.72
Governance Committee	Chairman	3,753.72
Minority Group	Leader of largest Opposition Party	4,948.74

(*When a member holds more than one of the offices under the existing scheme, he or she is entitled to receive the allowance for each of the offices held.)

Notice of Scheme for Payment of Members' Allowances

Individual breakdowns per financial year

2021/2022 Member's allowances
First Name	Last Name	Basic Allowance	Special Responsibility Allowances	Travel and Subsistence Allowance	Total allowances
Will	Adams	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Jacky	Alty	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Jane	Bell	£4826.52	£8014.68	£374.76	£13215.96
Renee	Blow	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Damian	Bretherton	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Julie	Buttery	£4346.46			£4346.46
Aniela	Bylinski Gelder	£4826.52	£6302.04	£374.76	£11503.32
Matthew	Campbell	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Carol	Chisolm	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Colin	Coulton	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Malcolm	Donoghue	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
William	Evans	£4155.91	£6014.04	£374.76	£10544.71
James	Flannery	£4826.52	£3431.76	£374.76	£8633.04
Derek	Forrest	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Paul	Foster	£4826.52	£21406.44	£374.76	£26607.72
Michael	Green	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Mary	Green	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Harold	Hancock	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Jon	Hesketh	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Michael	Higgins	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
David	Howarth	£4826.52	£5826.72	£374.76	£11028.00
Cliff	Hughes	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Clare	Hunter	£1783.13			£1783.13
Susan	Jones	£4476.40		£374.76	£14851.16
Chris	Lomax	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Jim	Marsh	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Keith	Martin	£4826.52		£374.76	£5021.28
Christine	Melia	£2131.71		£187.38	£2319.09
Caroline	Moon	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Jacqui	Mort	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Peter	Mullineaux	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Alan	Ogilvie	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
John	Rainsbury	£139		£374.76	£513.76
Colin	Sharples	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
David	Shaw	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Margaret	Smith	£4826.52	£509.89	£374.76	£5711.17
Phil	Smith	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
David	Suthers	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Stephen	Thurlbourn	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Michael	Titherington	£4826.52	£11165.64	£374.76	£16366.92
Caleb	Tomlinson	£4826.52	£5401.20	£374.76	£10602.48
Matthew	Tomlinson	£4826.52	£6302.04	£374.76	£11503.32
Matthew	Trafford	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Angela	Turner	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Kath	Unsworth	£4346.46			£4346.46
Ian	Watkinson	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Carol	Wooldridge	£4826.52	£562.68	£374.76	£5763.96
Gareth	Watson	£4826.52		£437.22	£5263.74
Paul	Wharton-Hardman	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Karen	Walton	£4826.52	£4366.78	£374.76	£9568.06
Barrie	Yates	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
	D Haley (Independent Person)				(Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
	B Parsonage (Independent Person)				(Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
Total allowances paid 2021/22	£234,120.71	£8014.68	£93424.13	£17426.34	£325985.92

2020/2021 Member's allowances
First Name	Last Name	Basic Allowance	Special Responsibility Allowances	Travel and Subsistence Allowance	Total allowances
Will	Adams	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Jacky	Alty	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Jane	Bell	£4826.52	£6920.70	£374.76	£12121.98
Renee	Blow	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Damian	Bretherton	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Aniela	Bylinski Gelder	£4826.52	£6302.04	£374.76	£11503.32
Matthew	Campbell	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Carol	Chisolm	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Colin	Clark	£4393.08		£374.76	£4767.84
Colin	Coulton	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Malcolm	Donoghue	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
William	Evans	£4826.52	£6302.04	£374.76	£11503.32
James	Flannery	£4799.58	£3431.76	£374.76	£8606.10
Derek	Forrest	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Paul	Foster	£4826.52	£21406.44	£374.76	£26607.72
Michael	Green	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Mary	Green	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Harold	Hancock	£4846.52	£3615.89	£374.76	£8817.17
Jon	Hesketh	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Michael	Higgins	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
David	Howarth	£4826.52	£4757.94	£374.76	£9959.22
Cliff	Hughes	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Susan	Jones	£4826.52	£5976.58	£374.76	£10803.10
Chris	Lomax	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Jim	Marsh	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Keith	Martin	£4826.52	£1844.58	£374.76	£7045.86
Christine	Melia	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Caroline	Moon	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Jacqui	Mort	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Peter	Mullineaux	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Alan	Ogilvie	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
John	Rainsbury	0		£374.76	£374.76
Colin	Sharples	£4826.52	£1844.58	£374.76	£7045.86
David	Shaw	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Margaret	Smith	£4826.52	£9024.41	£374.76	£14225.69
Phil	Smith	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
David	Suthers	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Stephen	Thurlbourn	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Michael	Titherington	£4826.52	£11165.64	£374.76	£16366.92
Caleb	Tomlinson	£4826.52	£5401.20	£374.76	£10602.48
Matthew	Tomlinson	£4826.52	£6302.04	£374.76	£11503.32
Matthew	Trafford	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Angela	Turner	£4826.52	£1844.58	£374.76	£7045.86
Ian	Watkinson	£4826.52	£3689.16	£374.76	£8890.44
Carol	Wooldridge	£4826.52	£562.68	£374.76	£5763.96
Gareth	Watson	£4826.52		£437.22	£5263.74
Paul	Wharton-Hardman	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Karen	Walton	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
Barrie	Yates	£4826.52		£374.76	£5201.28
	Overpayments				£12233.46
			Less recovered	Expenses	-£6209.50
			Outstanding		£6398.72
	D Haley (Independent Person)				(Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
	B Parsonage (Independent Person)				(Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
				Total allowances paid 2020/21	£366747.22

2018/2019 Member's allowances
Sum of Amount			Members Allowance
Member No	Member	Ward	1. Members Allowance	2. Travel Allowance	3. Special Allowance	4. Mayoral Allowance	5. Deputy Mayoral Allowance	Grand Total
MM01	Higgins J	BAMBER BRIDGE EAST	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM02	Watts DJ	BAMBER BRIDGE EAST	£2,891.07	£245.44				£3,136.51
MM03	Foster PA	BAMBER BRIDGE WEST	£4,605.24	£368.16	£5,361.97			£10,335.37
MM04	Tomlinson C	BAMBER BRIDGE WEST	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM05	Hancock HG	Broad Oak	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM06	Woolard LR	Broad Oak	£4,605.24	£368.16	£469.05			£5,442.45
MM07	Titherington MJ	Broadfield	£4,605.24	£368.16	£486.86	£976.97		£6,437.23
MM08	Tomlinson MV	Broadfield	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,634.01			£8,607.41
MM09	Moon C	Buckshaw & Worden	£4,605.24	£368.16	£8,820.83			£13,794.23
MM10	Ogilvie A	Buckshaw & Worden	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,520.08			£8,493.48
MM11	Mawson EJ	Charnock	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM12	Watkinson ID	Charnock	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM13	Bennett W	Coupe Green & Gregson Lane	£4,605.24	£368.16	£2,473.12			£7,446.52
MM14	Marsh JD	Coupe Green & Gregson Lane	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM15	Evans W	Earnshaw Bridge	£4,605.24	£368.16	£2,279.15			£7,252.55
MM16	Snape SC	Earnshaw Bridge	£4,605.24	£368.16	£5,738.29			£10,711.69
MM17	Wharton PJH	Farington East	£4,605.24	£368.16	£444.74			£5,418.14
MM18	Woodcock JL	Farington East	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM19	Walton G	Farington West	£4,605.24	£368.16	£744.81			£5,718.21
MM20	Walton K	Farington West	£4,605.24	£368.16	£4,385.35			£9,358.75
MM21	Rainsbury J	Hoole	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,274.44	£6,614.90	£255.13	£15,117.87
MM22	Suthers DH	Hoole	£4,605.24	£368.16	£1,496.38			£6,469.78
MM23	Bird D	Howick & Priory	£4,605.24	£368.16	£536.88			£5,510.28
MM24	Howarth D	Howick & Priory	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM25	Noblet RJ	Howick & Priory	£4,605.24	£368.16	£593.22			£5,566.62
MM26	Forrest D	Leyland Central	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM27	Hamilton CD	Leyland Central	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM28	Clark CJ	Longton & Hutton West	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,851.48			£8,824.88
MM29	Coulton C	Longton & Hutton West	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,520.08			£8,493.48
MM30	Hesketh J	Longton & Hutton West	£4,605.24	£368.16	£5,153.64			£10,127.04
MM31	Blow RN	Lostock Hall	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM32	Hughes JC	Lostock Hall	£4,605.24	£368.16	£5,723.38			£10,696.78
MM33	Mort JA	Lostock Hall	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,835.06			£8,808.46
MM34	Martin KJ	Middleforth	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,520.08			£8,493.48
MM35	Patten J	Middleforth	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM36	Wooldridge D	Middleforth	£2,653.11	£248.04				£2,901.15
MM37	Green MA	Moss Side	£4,605.24	£368.16	£1,697.24			£6,670.64
MM38	Green MA (Mrs)	Moss Side	£4,605.24	£368.16	£8,400.64			£13,374.04
MM39	Smith MR	New Longton & Hutton East	£4,605.24	£368.16	£8,510.45			£13,483.85
MM40	Smith PJ	New Longton & Hutton East	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,250.26			£8,223.66
MM41	Mullineaux P	Samlesbury & Walton	£4,605.24	£368.16	£2,580.59			£7,553.99
MM42	Yates B	Samlesbury & Walton	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM43	Bell J	Seven Stars	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,634.01			£8,607.41
MM44	Donaghue	Seven Stars	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM45	Jones K	St Ambrose	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM46	Jones S	St Ambrose	£4,605.24	£368.16	£274.79			£5,248.19
MM47	Chisholm C	Walton Le Dale East	£4,605.24	£368.16			£1,764.23	£6,737.63
MM48	Nathan BAB	Walton Le Dale East	£4,605.24	£368.16	£1,364.35			£6,337.75
MM49	Nathan M	Walton Le Dale West	£4,605.24	£368.16				£4,973.40
MM50	Nelson MR	Walton Le Dale West	£4,605.24	£368.16	£3,520.08			£8,493.48
Grand Total			£226,595.70	£18,165.16	£103,095.31	£7,591.87	£2,019.36	£357,467.40

2017/2018 Member's allowances
Sum of Amount			Members Allowance
Member No	Member	Ward	1. Members Allowance	2. Travel Allowance	3. Special Allowance	4. Deputy Mayoral Allowance	5. Mayoral Allowance	Grand Total
MM01	Higgins J	BAMBER BRIDGE EAST	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM02	Watts DJ	BAMBER BRIDGE EAST	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM03	Foster PA	BAMBER BRIDGE WEST	£4,514.88	£359.16	£4,549.68			£9,423.72
MM04	Tomlinson C	BAMBER BRIDGE WEST	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM05	Hancock HG	Broad Oak	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM06	Woolard LR	Broad Oak	£4,514.88	£359.16			£709.01	£5,583.05
MM07	Titherington MJ	Broadfield	£4,514.88	£359.16	£519.50	£252.63	£6,552.48	£12,198.65
MM08	Tomlinson MV	Broadfield	£4,514.88	£359.16	£2,950.01			£7,824.05
MM09	Moon C	Buckshaw & Worden	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM10	Ogilvie A	Buckshaw & Worden	£4,514.88	£359.16	£3,450.96			£8,325.00
MM11	Mawson EJ	Charnock	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM12	Watkinson ID	Charnock	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM13	Bennett W	Coupe Green & Gregson Lane	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM14	Marsh JD	Coupe Green & Gregson Lane	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM15	Evans W	Earnshaw Bridge	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM16	Snape SC	Earnshaw Bridge	£4,514.88	£359.16	£5,895.12			£10,769.16
MM17	Wharton PJH	Farington East	£4,514.88	£359.16	£2,950.01			£7,824.05
MM18	Woodcock JL	Farington East	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM19	Walton G	Farington West	£4,514.88	£359.16	£6,409.43			£11,283.47
MM20	Walton K	Farington West	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM21	Rainsbury J	Hoole	£4,514.88	£359.16	£3,210.24	£1,746.93		£9,831.21
MM22	Suthers DH	Hoole	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM23	Bird D	Howick & Priory	£4,514.88	£359.16	£450.02			£5,324.06
MM24	Howarth D	Howick & Priory	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM25	Noblet RJ	Howick & Priory	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM26	Forrest D	Leyland Central	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM27	Hamilton CD	Leyland Central	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM28	Clark CJ	Longton & Hutton West	£4,514.88	£359.16	£10,444.80			£15,318.84
MM29	Coulton C	Longton & Hutton West	£4,514.88	£359.16	£3,450.96			£8,325.00
MM30	Hesketh J	Longton & Hutton West	£4,514.88	£359.16	£4,362.17			£9,236.21
MM31	Blow RN	Lostock Hall	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM32	Hughes JC	Lostock Hall	£4,514.88	£359.16	£5,895.12			£10,769.16
MM33	Mort JA	Lostock Hall	£4,514.88	£359.16	£5,895.12			£10,769.16
MM34	Martin KJ	Middleforth	£4,514.88	£359.16	£3,450.96			£8,325.00
MM35	Patten J	Middleforth	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM36	Wooldridge D	Middleforth	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM37	Green MA	Moss Side	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM38	Green MA (Mrs)	Moss Side	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM39	Smith MR	New Longton & Hutton East	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM40	Smith PJ	New Longton & Hutton East	£4,514.88	£359.16	£5,895.12			£10,769.16
MM41	Mullineaux P	Samlesbury & Walton	£4,514.88	£359.16	£20,024.52			£24,898.56
MM42	Yates B	Samlesbury & Walton	£4,514.88	£359.16	£752.31			£5,626.35
MM43	Bell J	Seven Stars	£4,514.88	£359.16	£3,450.96			£8,325.00
MM44	Donaghue	Seven Stars	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM45	Jones K	St Ambrose	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM46	Jones S	St Ambrose	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM47	Chisholm C	Walton Le Dale East	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM48	Nathan BAB	Walton Le Dale East	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM49	Nathan M	Walton Le Dale West	£4,514.88	£359.16				£4,874.04
MM50	Nelson MR	Walton Le Dale West	£4,514.88	£359.16	£3,450.96			£8,325.00
Grand Total			£225,744.00	£17,958.00	£97,457.97	£1,999.56	£7,261.49	£350,421.02

Previous years

2016/2017 Allowances (Excel doc) [13KB]

2015/2016 allowances (Excel doc) [13KB]

2014/2015 allowances (Excel doc) [12KB]

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