Council Rankings

Performance scorecard across financial health, planning, efficiency and reserves.

312 councils

Rank	Council	Region	Type	Overall ↓	Financial	Planning	Efficiency	Reserves
1	Dacorum Borough Council	East of England	district council	60	47	79	61	53
2	Newark and Sherwood District Council	East Midlands	district council	60	49	77	59	55
3	Stratford-on-Avon District Council	West Midlands	district council	60	47	79	61	53
4	Bolsover District Council	East Midlands	district council	59	47	84	52	53
5	Broadland District Council	East of England	district council	59	46	77	60	53
6	Broxtowe Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	59	45	84	57	53
7	Chelmsford City Council	East of England	district council	59	43	82	63	48
8	East Suffolk Council	East of England	district council	59	40	82	68	45
9	Wealden District Council	South East	district council	59	47	77	59	55
10	West Oxfordshire District Council	South East	district council	59	43	84	59	50
11	Eastleigh Borough Council	South East	district council	58	44	79	61	50
12	Elmbridge Borough Council	South East	district council	58	43	79	61	48
13	Gosport Borough Council	South East	district council	58	47	77	55	53
14	Harborough District Council	East Midlands	district council	58	47	77	56	53
15	Havant Borough Council	South East	district council	58	40	86	62	45
16	New Forest District Council	South East	district council	58	46	77	58	53
17	Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	58	47	74	60	53
18	South Norfolk District Council	East of England	district council	58	44	79	60	50
19	Surrey Heath Borough Council	South East	district council	58	44	82	54	53
20	Uttlesford District Council	East of England	district council	58	48	77	53	55
21	Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council	South East	district council	57	42	79	60	48
22	Gedling Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	57	45	72	59	53
23	Horsham District Council	South East	district council	57	43	79	57	50
24	Maidstone Borough Council	South East	district council	57	42	79	59	50
25	North Norfolk District Council	East of England	district council	57	43	77	59	48
26	Rossendale Borough Council	North West	district council	57	43	86	52	50
27	St Albans City and District Council	East of England	district council	57	39	82	63	43
28	Stafford Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	57	44	77	59	50
29	Worcester City Council	West Midlands	district council	57	45	74	57	53
30	Wyre Forest District Council	West Midlands	district council	57	40	84	60	45
31	Ashfield District Council	East Midlands	district council	56	40	79	60	45
32	Ashford Borough Council	South East	district council	56	46	66	60	53
33	Dartford Borough Council	South East	district council	56	40	84	55	48
34	Exeter City Council	South West	district council	56	42	74	60	48
35	Fareham Borough Council	South East	district council	56	44	72	57	53
36	North Hertfordshire District Council	East of England	district council	56	40	79	57	48
37	South Hams District Council	South West	district council	56	42	82	52	48
38	Chesterfield Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	55	42	77	53	48
39	Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	55	42	72	59	48
40	South Cambridgeshire District Council	East of England	district council	55	41	72	61	48
41	Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council	South East	district council	55	38	82	57	45
42	West Suffolk Council	East of England	district council	55	44	64	62	50
43	Wychavon District Council	West Midlands	district council	55	38	82	58	45
44	Adur District Council	South East	district council	54	40	79	54	45
45	Braintree District Council	East of England	district council	54	34	84	59	40
46	East Lindsey District Council	East Midlands	district council	54	35	84	58	40
47	Great Yarmouth Borough Council	East of England	district council	54	40	77	53	48
48	Hastings Borough Council	South East	district council	54	43	74	52	50
49	Lewes District Council	South East	district council	54	36	82	57	40
50	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	South East	district council	54	38	79	56	45
51	Ribble Valley Borough Council	North West	district council	54	45	69	49	53
52	Rugby Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	54	39	79	55	45
53	South Derbyshire District Council	East Midlands	district council	54	39	77	58	45
54	South Holland District Council	East Midlands	district council	54	37	84	55	43
55	South Kesteven District Council	East Midlands	district council	54	33	86	59	38
56	Stroud District Council	South West	district council	54	39	77	57	45
57	Waverley Borough Council	South East	district council	54	38	77	58	43
58	Bassetlaw District Council	East Midlands	district council	53	34	82	58	40
59	Breckland District Council	East of England	district council	53	37	74	61	43
60	Bromsgrove District Council	West Midlands	district council	53	43	64	56	50
61	Canterbury City Council	South East	district council	53	33	82	60	38
62	Charnwood Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	53	39	69	59	45
63	Cherwell District Council	South East	district council	53	39	72	58	45
64	East Staffordshire Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	53	37	77	57	43
65	Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	53	35	79	57	40
66	Rushcliffe Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	53	32	84	58	38
67	South Ribble Borough Council	North West	district council	53	36	77	58	40
68	South Staffordshire Council	West Midlands	district council	53	39	74	57	45
69	Swale Borough Council	South East	district council	53	37	72	61	43
70	Teignbridge District Council	South West	district council	53	36	77	59	40
71	Tendring District Council	East of England	district council	53	36	77	61	40
72	West Lindsey District Council	East Midlands	district council	53	43	66	57	48
73	Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	district council	52	36	72	60	40
74	Colchester City Council	East of England	district council	52	35	72	58	43
75	Fylde Borough Council	North West	district council	52	35	79	55	40
76	Huntingdonshire District Council	East of England	district council	52	35	74	58	43
77	Malvern Hills District Council	West Midlands	district council	52	41	66	56	45
78	Redditch Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	52	37	74	54	43
79	Three Rivers District Council	East of England	district council	52	38	74	52	45
80	Wyre Council	North West	district council	52	31	82	59	35
81	Babergh District Council	East of England	district council	51	33	79	54	38
82	Borough of Broxbourne	East of England	district council	51	41	61	56	48
83	Burnley Borough Council	North West	district council	51	32	82	52	38
84	Derbyshire Dales District Council	East Midlands	district council	51	42	66	49	48
85	East Hertfordshire District Council	East of England	district council	51	31	77	63	35
86	Eastbourne Borough Council	South East	district council	51	37	69	56	43
87	Forest of Dean District Council	South West	district council	51	34	79	53	40
88	Guildford Borough Council	South East	district council	51	28	86	58	33
89	High Peak Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	51	36	74	52	43
90	Mid Sussex District Council	South East	district council	51	34	74	57	40
91	Mole Valley District Council	South East	district council	51	37	72	55	43
92	Preston City Council	North West	district council	51	33	74	59	38
93	South Oxfordshire District Council	South East	district council	51	33	74	61	38
94	Tandridge District Council	South East	district council	51	33	77	55	38
95	Test Valley Borough Council	South East	district council	51	38	66	55	45
96	Thanet District Council	South East	district council	51	28	84	60	33
97	Worthing Borough Council	South East	district council	51	28	86	56	33
98	Arun District Council	South East	district council	50	31	74	60	35
99	Basildon Borough Council	East of England	district council	50	31	69	64	35
100	Brentwood Borough Council	East of England	district council	50	30	84	53	35
101	Cannock Chase District Council	West Midlands	district council	50	31	79	56	35
102	Chichester District Council	South East	district council	50	30	77	58	35
103	Chorley Council	North West	district council	50	34	69	58	40
104	City of Lincoln Council	East Midlands	district council	50	29	86	52	35
105	Epsom and Ewell Borough Council	South East	district council	50	31	79	55	35
106	Lancaster City Council	North West	district council	50	27	84	60	30
107	Mansfield District Council	East Midlands	district council	50	35	69	56	40
108	Mid Devon District Council	South West	district council	50	36	74	50	43
109	Mid Suffolk District Council	East of England	district council	50	28	82	56	33
110	North Warwickshire Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	50	41	66	48	48
111	Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	50	40	69	44	48
112	Rochford District Council	East of England	district council	50	34	74	53	40
113	Sevenoaks District Council	South East	district council	50	30	77	58	35
114	Spelthorne Borough Council	South East	district council	50	31	77	59	35
115	Torridge District Council	South West	district council	50	37	72	51	43
116	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	South East	district council	50	28	82	56	33
117	Warwick District Council	West Midlands	district council	50	29	77	62	33
118	Watford Borough Council	East of England	district council	50	34	69	58	38
119	Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	East of England	district council	50	29	82	57	35
120	West Lancashire Borough Council	North West	district council	50	33	72	58	38
121	Woking Borough Council	South East	district council	50	29	79	59	33
122	Cheltenham Borough Council	South West	district council	49	29	77	59	33
123	Cheshire West and Chester Council	North West	unitary authority	49	49	82	10	55
124	Dover District Council	South East	district council	49	28	79	58	33
125	East Devon District Council	South West	district council	49	31	72	60	35
126	East Hampshire District Council	South East	district council	49	28	79	58	33
127	Epping Forest District Council	East of England	district council	49	26	79	60	30
128	Gloucester City Council	South West	district council	49	31	72	60	35
129	Hart District Council	South East	district council	49	29	77	57	33
130	Hertsmere Borough Council	East of England	district council	49	32	72	57	38
131	Hyndburn Borough Council	North West	district council	49	34	69	54	40
132	Ipswich Borough Council	East of England	district council	49	32	72	57	38
133	Lichfield District Council	West Midlands	district council	49	35	66	57	40
134	North Kesteven District Council	East Midlands	district council	49	30	74	59	33
135	Tewkesbury Borough Council	South West	district council	49	28	79	56	33
136	Vale of White Horse District Council	South East	district council	49	37	58	59	43
137	Castle Point Borough Council	East of England	district council	48	27	79	58	30
138	City of Wolverhampton Council	West Midlands	metropolitan district	48	47	82	9	55
139	Crawley Borough Council	South East	district council	48	31	66	59	35
140	East Cambridgeshire District Council	East of England	district council	48	28	82	50	33
141	Folkestone & Hythe District Council	South East	district council	48	31	69	59	35
142	Maldon District Council	East of England	district council	48	32	72	51	38
143	North Devon District Council	South West	district council	48	31	72	54	35
144	North East Derbyshire District Council	East Midlands	district council	48	30	72	55	35
145	Norwich City Council	East of England	district council	48	26	77	58	30
146	Oxford City Council	South East	district council	48	29	74	57	35
147	Somerset Council	South West	county council	48	45	84	10	53
148	Stevenage Borough Council	East of England	district council	48	27	82	53	33
149	Amber Valley Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	47	27	74	59	30
150	Barnsley MBC	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	47	46	79	10	53
151	Calderdale Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	47	47	77	9	55
152	Cotswold District Council	South West	district council	47	29	72	53	33
153	Cumberland Council	North West	unitary authority	47	47	77	9	55
154	Fenland District Council	East of England	district council	47	28	74	55	33
155	Gravesham Borough Council	South East	district council	47	26	77	56	30
156	Harlow District Council	East of England	district council	47	32	66	53	38
157	Isle of Wight Council	South East	unitary authority	47	44	84	9	53
158	Kent County Council	South East	county council	47	46	79	10	53
159	Lincolnshire County Council	East Midlands	county council	47	43	89	10	48
160	Melton Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	47	29	84	40	35
161	North West Leicestershire District Council	East Midlands	district council	47	26	79	55	30
162	Pendle Borough Council	North West	district council	47	27	79	54	30
163	Peterborough City Council	East of England	unitary authority	47	44	84	10	50
164	Rother District Council	South East	district council	47	31	69	53	38
165	Runnymede Borough Council	South East	district council	47	31	66	57	35
166	Rushmoor Borough Council	South East	district council	47	27	74	54	33
167	Blaby District Council	East Midlands	district council	46	26	72	55	30
168	Boston Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	46	29	69	53	33
169	Brighton & Hove City Council	South East	unitary authority	46	45	79	9	53
170	Central Bedfordshire Council	East of England	unitary authority	46	46	77	10	53
171	Hampshire County Council	South East	county council	46	45	79	10	53
172	London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham	London	london borough	46	43	84	7	50
173	London Borough of Lambeth	London	london borough	46	47	77	8	53
174	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	London	london borough	46	42	86	8	50
175	Nottingham City Council	East Midlands	unitary authority	46	47	74	9	55
176	Staffordshire County Council	West Midlands	county council	46	41	86	10	48
177	Telford and Wrekin Council	West Midlands	unitary authority	46	43	82	9	50
178	Erewash Borough Council	East Midlands	district council	45	32	55	57	38
179	Gloucestershire County Council	South West	county council	45	46	72	10	53
180	North Tyneside Council	North East	metropolitan district	45	43	79	10	48
181	North Yorkshire Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	unitary authority	45	43	79	10	50
182	Plymouth City Council	South West	unitary authority	45	45	74	9	53
183	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	West Midlands	district council	45	25	69	56	30
184	Sunderland City Council	North East	metropolitan district	45	45	74	10	50
185	Swindon Borough Council	South West	unitary authority	45	46	72	10	53
186	Tamworth Borough Council	West Midlands	district council	45	26	74	52	30
187	Trafford Council	North West	metropolitan district	45	42	79	10	50
188	Warrington Borough Council	North West	unitary authority	45	44	77	10	50
189	Wiltshire Council	South West	unitary authority	45	42	82	9	50
190	Cornwall Council	South West	unitary authority	44	43	77	10	48
191	Halton Borough Council	North West	unitary authority	44	44	74	9	50
192	Kirklees Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	44	45	72	10	50
193	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames	London	london borough	44	49	64	8	55
194	Shropshire Council	West Midlands	unitary authority	44	42	79	10	48
195	Southampton City Council	South East	unitary authority	44	44	72	9	53
196	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	North East	unitary authority	44	43	74	9	50
197	Tameside MBC	North West	metropolitan district	44	39	86	9	45
198	Bury Council	North West	metropolitan district	43	42	74	9	50
199	Darlington Borough Council	North East	unitary authority	43	42	74	9	48
200	Leicestershire County Council	East Midlands	county council	43	40	74	10	48
201	Liverpool City Council	North West	metropolitan district	43	45	69	10	50
202	London Borough of Bexley	London	london borough	43	43	72	8	50
203	London Borough of Ealing	London	london borough	43	42	77	8	48
204	London Borough of Havering	London	london borough	43	41	77	8	48
205	London Borough of Islington	London	london borough	43	40	79	7	45
206	London Borough of Redbridge	London	london borough	43	42	74	8	50
207	Newcastle City Council	North East	metropolitan district	43	42	74	9	50
208	North Somerset Council	South West	unitary authority	43	36	84	9	43
209	Rotherham MBC	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	43	43	69	10	50
210	Salford City Council	North West	metropolitan district	43	40	79	10	45
211	Sefton Council	North West	metropolitan district	43	40	77	9	48
212	St Helens Borough Council	North West	metropolitan district	43	34	89	10	38
213	Stoke-on-Trent City Council	West Midlands	unitary authority	43	40	77	10	45
214	West Berkshire Council	South East	unitary authority	43	42	74	9	50
215	Bath and North East Somerset Council	South West	unitary authority	42	40	72	10	45
216	Bolton Council	North West	metropolitan district	42	38	79	9	45
217	Buckinghamshire Council	South East	unitary authority	42	47	58	10	53
218	Hertfordshire County Council	East of England	county council	42	39	74	10	45
219	Knowsley MBC	North West	metropolitan district	42	42	69	9	48
220	Leicester City Council	East Midlands	unitary authority	42	38	77	9	45
221	London Borough of Brent	London	london borough	42	42	72	7	48
222	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	London	london borough	42	40	74	7	48
223	London Borough of Wandsworth	London	london borough	42	39	77	7	45
224	North East Lincolnshire Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	unitary authority	42	34	86	9	40
225	North Lincolnshire Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	unitary authority	42	38	79	10	43
226	Rochdale Borough Council	North West	metropolitan district	42	35	86	9	40
227	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	London	london borough	42	38	79	6	45
228	South Gloucestershire Council	South West	unitary authority	42	38	77	9	45
229	Winchester City Council	South East	district council	42	25	58	54	30
230	City of Westminster	London	london borough	41	38	74	7	45
231	Coventry City Council	West Midlands	metropolitan district	41	38	74	9	45
232	Dorset Council	South West	unitary authority	41	39	72	10	43
233	Lancashire County Council	North West	county council	41	37	77	10	43
234	London Borough of Harrow	London	london borough	41	39	74	8	45
235	London Borough of Merton	London	london borough	41	37	77	8	43
236	North Northamptonshire Council	East Midlands	unitary authority	41	34	82	10	38
237	Nottinghamshire County Council	East Midlands	county council	41	35	79	10	40
238	Solihull MBC	West Midlands	metropolitan district	41	40	69	10	45
239	Southend-on-Sea City Council	East of England	unitary authority	41	35	82	9	40
240	West Sussex County Council	South East	county council	41	43	64	10	50
241	Wigan Council	North West	metropolitan district	41	36	77	10	40
242	Blackpool Council	North West	unitary authority	40	36	74	9	40
243	City of York Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	unitary authority	40	38	69	9	45
244	Derbyshire County Council	East Midlands	county council	40	30	86	10	35
245	London Borough of Barnet	London	london borough	40	39	69	8	45
246	London Borough of Haringey	London	london borough	40	41	66	7	48
247	London Borough of Newham	London	london borough	40	34	82	7	40
248	London Borough of Southwark	London	london borough	40	29	89	8	33
249	Medway Council	South East	unitary authority	40	34	79	9	40
250	Norfolk County Council	East of England	county council	40	34	77	10	38
251	Portsmouth City Council	South East	unitary authority	40	37	72	9	43
252	Slough Borough Council	South East	unitary authority	40	36	74	9	43
253	Birmingham City Council	West Midlands	metropolitan district	39	34	77	9	38
254	City of Doncaster Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	39	33	77	10	38
255	City of London Corporation	London	london borough	39	36	77	2	40
256	Durham County Council	North East	unitary authority	39	37	69	10	43
257	Leeds City Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	39	33	77	9	38
258	London Borough of Hounslow	London	london borough	39	42	58	7	50
259	Luton Borough Council	East of England	unitary authority	39	36	72	9	40
260	Oldham Council	North West	metropolitan district	39	33	77	9	38
261	Oxfordshire County Council	South East	county council	39	32	77	10	38
262	Royal Borough of Greenwich	London	london borough	39	35	74	7	40
263	Sandwell MBC	West Midlands	metropolitan district	39	37	69	10	43
264	Stockport MBC	North West	metropolitan district	39	38	64	10	45
265	Torbay Council	South West	unitary authority	39	38	64	9	45
266	Wokingham Borough Council	South East	unitary authority	39	32	79	10	38
267	Worcestershire County Council	West Midlands	county council	39	28	86	10	33
268	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	unitary authority	38	41	55	10	48
269	East Sussex County Council	South East	county council	38	31	77	10	35
270	Essex County Council	East of England	county council	38	34	69	11	38
271	Gateshead Council	North East	metropolitan district	38	34	69	9	40
272	Kingston upon Hull City Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	unitary authority	38	31	79	9	35
273	London Borough of Bromley	London	london borough	38	33	74	8	40
274	London Borough of Lewisham	London	london borough	38	31	77	7	38
275	Manchester City Council	North West	metropolitan district	38	27	84	10	30
276	Rutland County Council	East Midlands	unitary authority	38	28	82	9	33
277	Sheffield City Council	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	38	29	79	10	33
278	Surrey County Council	South East	county council	38	30	77	9	35
279	Thurrock Council	East of England	unitary authority	38	32	77	10	35
280	Walsall Council	West Midlands	metropolitan district	38	32	74	9	38
281	West Northamptonshire Council	East Midlands	unitary authority	38	29	79	9	35
282	Westmorland and Furness Council	North West	unitary authority	38	30	79	9	35
283	Wirral Council	North West	metropolitan district	38	38	61	10	43
284	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	South West	unitary authority	37	28	77	9	33
285	Cheshire East Council	North West	unitary authority	37	27	82	9	33
286	City of Bradford MDC	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	37	30	74	9	35
287	Devon County Council	South West	county council	37	30	74	10	35
288	Hartlepool Borough Council	North East	unitary authority	37	28	77	9	33
289	London Borough of Camden	London	london borough	37	32	74	7	38
290	London Borough of Croydon	London	london borough	37	29	79	8	35
291	London Borough of Sutton	London	london borough	37	35	64	8	43
292	Middlesbrough Council	North East	unitary authority	37	33	69	9	40
293	Reading Borough Council	South East	unitary authority	37	31	72	10	35
294	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council	North West	unitary authority	36	28	74	9	33
295	Cambridgeshire County Council	East of England	county council	36	33	64	10	38
296	London Borough of Enfield	London	london borough	36	32	69	7	38
297	London Borough of Hackney	London	london borough	36	30	72	7	35
298	London Borough of Hillingdon	London	london borough	36	28	74	8	33
299	Milton Keynes City Council	South East	unitary authority	36	29	72	10	33
300	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council	North East	unitary authority	36	30	72	10	33
301	Suffolk County Council	East of England	county council	36	32	64	10	38
302	Warwickshire County Council	West Midlands	county council	36	29	74	10	33
303	Bedford Borough Council	East of England	unitary authority	35	30	69	10	33
304	Bristol City Council	South West	unitary authority	35	28	69	9	33
305	City of Wakefield MDC	Yorkshire and the Humber	metropolitan district	35	29	69	9	35
306	Derby City Council	East Midlands	unitary authority	35	28	69	9	33
307	Dudley MBC	West Midlands	metropolitan district	35	25	77	9	30
308	Herefordshire Council	West Midlands	unitary authority	35	26	77	9	30
309	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	London	london borough	35	26	79	7	30
310	London Borough of Waltham Forest	London	london borough	35	26	77	7	30
311	South Tyneside Council	North East	metropolitan district	35	28	69	9	33
312	Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	unitary authority	33	27	66	10	30