Council Rankings

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

312 councils

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