MHCLG · Year ending March 2018 to Year ending March 2025 · £ million

Council spending on services

Council spending on services: Year ending March 2018 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k2018202020222024Year ending March 2018: £89.8bn £ million · published 13 August 2026Year ending March 2019: £91.4bn £ million · published 13 August 2026Year ending March 2020: £94.6bn £ million · published 13 August 2026Year ending March 2021: £106.3bn £ million · published 13 August 2026Year ending March 2022: £107.1bn £ million · published 13 August 2026Year ending March 2023: £113.5bn £ million · published 13 August 2026Year ending March 2024: £123.8bn £ million · published 13 August 2026Year ending March 2025: £134.2bn £ million · published 13 August 2026

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Source: MHCLG, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing, England: revenue outturn multi-year data, Outturn 2017-18 to 2024-25 (v3.2) (published 13 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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