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Where your council tax goes in Manchester

A Band D home pays £2,312.04 this year, up 5.9%. Council tax covers about 18% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 40%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 41%.

Band D bill£2,312up 5.9% on last year
Council budget£1,492mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax18%of the budget
Council controlLabour64 of 96 seats

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 81% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of Greater Manchester, for police, fire and other services.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,312.04
£231.20 a month over 10 instalments, or £192.67 over 12
Manchester City Council£1,872.79Mayor of Greater Manchester£439.25
Police£285.30
Fire and the Mayor's other services£153.95
At Band D the Mayor's share went up £40.00 this year: £15.00 more for police and £25.00 more for fire and the Mayor's other services.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27sourcedMayor of Greater Manchester by body (government council tax tables)

Your £1,872.79 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£585
Children's services£411
Debt costs and levies£225
Housing and homelessness£129
Schools and education£111
Public health£98
Streets, waste and transport£85
Parks, libraries and leisure£84
Running the council£64
Planning and the local economy£51
Community safety and regulation£29
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£584.7625.3%
Children's services£411.1317.8%
Debt costs and levies£224.949.7%
Housing and homelessness£129.175.6%
Schools and education£111.474.8%
Public health£97.944.2%
Streets, waste and transport£85.093.7%
Parks, libraries and leisure£83.723.6%
Running the council£63.972.8%
Planning and the local economy£51.102.2%
Community safety and regulation£29.481.3%
Manchester City Council, all services£1,872.7981.0%
Police£285.3012.3%
Fire and the Mayor's other services£153.956.7%
Mayor of Greater Manchester, all£439.2519.0%
Your bill£2,312.04100%

Split in proportion to the £1,040m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 26p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetDrawn from council reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Planning and the local economyNet budget to Community safety and regulationSourced from a published documentCouncil tax£269.8m, 18%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£615.6m, 41%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£444.2m, 30%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£7.8mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£146.1m, 10%Sourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£10.5mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£506.1m, 34%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£324.7m, 22%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£228.3m, 15%Sourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£124.9m, 8%Sourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£71.7mSourced from a published documentPublic health£62.2mSourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£47.2mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£46.5mSourced from a published documentRunning the council£35.5mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£28.4mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£16.4m£1,492m

Not drawn in the flow, because they are below zero: Council tax surplus and other (−£2.1m). They are in the tables.

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Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£269.8m18.1%
Business rates kept locally£615.6m41.3%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£444.2m29.8%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£7.8m0.5%
Other government grants£146.1m9.8%
Council tax surplus and other−£2.1m−0.1%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£10.5m0.7%
Net budget£1,491.9m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£506.1m33.9%
Care for older and disabled adults£324.7m21.8%
Children's services£228.3m15.3%
Debt costs and levies£124.9m8.4%
Housing and homelessness£71.7m4.8%
Public health£62.2m4.2%
Streets, waste and transport£47.2m3.2%
Parks, libraries and leisure£46.5m3.1%
Running the council£35.5m2.4%
Planning and the local economy£28.4m1.9%
Community safety and regulation£16.4m1.1%
Net budget£1,491.9m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£269.8m
Business rates kept locally£615.6m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£444.2m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£7.8m
Other government grants£146.1m
Council tax surplus and other−£2.1m
Drawn from council reserves£10.5m
Net budget£1,491.9m

What it pays for

Schools and education£506.1m
Care for older and disabled adults£324.7m
Children's services£228.3m
Debt costs and levies£124.9m
Housing and homelessness£71.7m
Public health£62.2m
Streets, waste and transport£47.2m
Parks, libraries and leisure£46.5m
Running the council£35.5m
Planning and the local economy£28.4m
Community safety and regulation£16.4m
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Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,618.25 in 2023/24 to £1,872.79 in 2026/27, up 16%.

Band D council tax in Manchester each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of Greater Manchester
2023/24£1,618.25£1,969.50
2024/25£1,699.00£2,068.25
2025/26£1,783.78£2,183.03
2026/27£1,872.79£2,312.04

Councillors and how each ward voted

Labour 64, Green 21, Reform UK 7 and Liberal Democrats 4 of the 96 councillors on the council’s list. Labour has more than half the seats, so runs the council. In May 2026 one of each ward's seats was up for election; the ward's other councillors were elected in earlier years. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Ancoats and Beswick

How Ancoats and Beswick voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 32.3%
Votes for each candidate in Ancoats and Beswick ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,776Hussayn Salem
Liberal Democrats1,095
Labour Party785
Reform UK498
Conservative and Unionist Party78

4,238 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ardwick

How Ardwick voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 26.9%
Votes for each candidate in Ardwick ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,607Alex-Salik Imran
Labour Party1,128
Reform UK295
Workers Party of Britain170
Conservative and Unionist Party161
Liberal Democrats119
Communist Party of Britain30

3,540 people voted. 30 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Baguley

How Baguley voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 28.1%
Votes for each candidate in Baguley ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,329Sian Astley
Labour and Co-operative Party906
Green Party597
Conservative and Unionist Party245
Liberal Democrats122
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition53

3,266 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Brooklands

How Brooklands voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 33.5%
Votes for each candidate in Brooklands ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,198Steven Hodgkiss
Labour Party1,190
Green Party767
Conservative and Unionist Party377
Liberal Democrats182

3,724 people voted. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Burnage

How Burnage voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 36.3%
Votes for each candidate in Burnage ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,257Asma Alam
Labour Party1,446
Reform UK837
Liberal Democrats152
Workers Party of Britain110
Conservative and Unionist Party107
Independent24

4,942 people voted. 9 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Charlestown

How Charlestown voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 29.6%
Votes for each candidate in Charlestown ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,566Dylan Evans
Labour Party1,202
Green Party652
Liberal Democrats172

3,615 people voted. 23 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Cheetham

How Cheetham voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 29.7%
Votes for each candidate in Cheetham ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,398Naeem Hassan
Green Party1,090
Independent943
Workers Party of Britain323
Reform UK270
Liberal Democrats121

4,162 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Chorlton

How Chorlton voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 52.5%
Votes for each candidate in Chorlton ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,549Chantal Kerr-Sheppard
Labour Party2,374
Reform UK295
Liberal Democrats247
Conservative and Unionist Party147

5,627 people voted. 15 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Chorlton Park

How Chorlton Park voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 45.8%
Votes for each candidate in Chorlton Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,474Grace Tudor-Worrall
Labour and Co-operative Party2,358
Reform UK495
Liberal Democrats342
Workers Party of Britain259
Conservative and Unionist Party150
Social Democratic Party24

6,120 people voted. 18 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Clayton and Openshaw

How Clayton and Openshaw voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 26.6%
Votes for each candidate in Clayton and Openshaw ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,308Thomas Frederick Robinson
Green Party1,013
Reform UK996
Conservative and Unionist Party180
Liberal Democrats151

3,666 people voted. 18 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Crumpsall

How Crumpsall voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 28.4%
Votes for each candidate in Crumpsall ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,425Jawad Amin
Green Party1,073
Reform UK587
Workers Party of Britain246
Liberal Democrats123

3,475 people voted. 21 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Deansgate

  • Marcus JohnsLabourDeputy Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration
  • Anthony McCaulLabourDeputy Executive Member for Clean Air, Environment and Transport
  • Sarah WakefieldGreenChair of Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
How Deansgate voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 26.6%
Votes for each candidate in Deansgate ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,380Sarah Wakefield
Labour Party801
Liberal Democrats380
Reform UK226
Conservative and Unionist Party120
Social Democratic Party5

2,922 people voted. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Didsbury East

How Didsbury East voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 49.6%
Votes for each candidate in Didsbury East ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party2,104Andrew Simcock
Liberal Democrats1,474
Green Party1,443
Reform UK476
Conservative and Unionist Party156

5,676 people voted. 23 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Didsbury West

How Didsbury West voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 46.5%
Votes for each candidate in Didsbury West ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,504John Leech
Green Party1,547
Labour Party1,220
Reform UK342
Conservative and Unionist Party54

5,675 people voted. 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Fallowfield

How Fallowfield voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 25.8%
Votes for each candidate in Fallowfield ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,328Sufyaan Jasat
Labour Party710
Reform UK293
Conservative and Unionist Party105
Liberal Democrats79
Workers Party of Britain37

2,562 people voted. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Gorton and Abbey Hey

How Gorton and Abbey Hey voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 27.8%
Votes for each candidate in Gorton and Abbey Hey ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,489Chris Ogden
Labour and Co-operative Party1,196
Reform UK1,117
Liberal Democrats169
Conservative and Unionist Party87

4,071 people voted. 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Harpurhey

How Harpurhey voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 22.4%
Votes for each candidate in Harpurhey ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,135David Godfrey
Reform UK788
Green Party735
Conservative and Unionist Party210
Liberal Democrats132

3,012 people voted. 12 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Higher Blackley

How Higher Blackley voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 30.9%
Votes for each candidate in Higher Blackley ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,084Martin Power
Labour Party942
Independent710
Green Party621
Liberal Democrats146

3,517 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hulme

How Hulme voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 29.0%
Votes for each candidate in Hulme ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,059Bernard Ekbery
Labour Party1,257
Reform UK285
Liberal Democrats156

3,773 people voted. 16 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Levenshulme

How Levenshulme voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 38.1%
Votes for each candidate in Levenshulme ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party3,073Fesl Reza-Khan
Labour Party1,052
Workers Party of Britain649
Reform UK378
Independent286
Liberal Democrats68
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition33

5,565 people voted. 26 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Longsight

How Longsight voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 32.5%
Votes for each candidate in Longsight ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,307Asif Iqbal Ranjha
Labour Party1,524
Workers Party of Britain460
Reform UK384
Liberal Democrats93
Conservative and Unionist Party83
Communist League Election Campaign12

4,879 people voted. 16 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

How Miles Platting and Newton Heath voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 26.7%
Votes for each candidate in Miles Platting and Newton Heath ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,243Tom Lane
Labour Party1,166
Green Party884
Conservative and Unionist Party196
Liberal Democrats137

3,642 people voted. 16 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Moss Side

How Moss Side voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 27.8%
Votes for each candidate in Moss Side ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,371Thirza Amina Asanga-Rae
Labour Party1,356
Reform UK189
Conservative and Unionist Party110
Workers Party of Britain108
Liberal Democrats65

4,223 people voted. 24 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Moston

How Moston voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 31.2%
Votes for each candidate in Moston ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,683Blake Fisher
Labour Party1,498
Green Party753
Liberal Democrats188

4,146 people voted. 24 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Northenden

How Northenden voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 34.3%
Votes for each candidate in Northenden ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,465Angela Moran
Reform UK1,094
Green Party851
Conservative and Unionist Party253
Liberal Democrats178

3,851 people voted. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Old Moat

How Old Moat voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 34.0%
Votes for each candidate in Old Moat ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,829Sam Easterby-Smith
Labour Party1,189
Reform UK394
Liberal Democrats209
Conservative and Unionist Party115
Social Democratic Party28

3,779 people voted. 15 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Piccadilly

How Piccadilly voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 30.8%
Votes for each candidate in Piccadilly ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,684Ross Steven
Labour and Co-operative Party1,030
Liberal Democrats325
Reform UK172
Conservative and Unionist Party96

3,318 people voted. 11 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rusholme

How Rusholme voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 32.5%
Votes for each candidate in Rusholme ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,919Shams Syed
Labour Party1,066
Workers Party of Britain579
Reform UK155
Conservative and Unionist Party122
Liberal Democrats120

3,974 people voted. 13 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sharston

How Sharston voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 26.8%
Votes for each candidate in Sharston ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,203David McCullough
Labour Party1,009
Green Party577
Conservative and Unionist Party226
Liberal Democrats132

3,161 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Whalley Range

How Whalley Range voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 38.2%
Votes for each candidate in Whalley Range ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,498Ati Zafar
Labour Party1,407
Workers Party of Britain266
Reform UK206
Liberal Democrats135
Conservative and Unionist Party124

4,654 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Withington

How Withington voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 36.6%
Votes for each candidate in Withington ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,604Beth Hartness
Liberal Democrats1,056
Labour Party843
Reform UK362
Conservative and Unionist Party64

3,937 people voted. 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Woodhouse Park

How Woodhouse Park voted in May for one of its 3 seats: turnout 26.3%
Votes for each candidate in Woodhouse Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,411Astrid Johnson
Reform UK1,015
Labour Party438
Conservative and Unionist Party91
Liberal Democrats55
Independent30

3,049 people voted. 9 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Manchester

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from