A large majority of councils have signaled their intention to implement a council tax increase of at least 4.99% this year. Data from the 139 top-tier authorities in England that have proposed or confirmed increases so far show that 85% plan to raise rates close to 5%.

This is just below the threshold that would typically require a local referendum. When factoring in the six councils facing severe financial distress - which are granted permission to raise council tax beyond this level without a local vote - the proportion increases to nearly 90%.

Among the councils that have disclosed their plans, 122 have proposals pending approval from the full council, while 17 have been confirmed. Meanwhile, 14 councils have yet to announce their intentions, according to an analysis by the PA news agency.

Given recent trends, it is said to be unlikely that a council tax increase proposed by senior councillors will be rejected by the full council at this advanced stage of the budget process. Below is a list of the latest proposed and confirmed council tax increases for 2025/26 by top-tier local authorities in England.

The data only covers the 153 top-tier local authorities in England, including county councils, London boroughs, Metropolitan boroughs and unitary authorities and does not include lower-tier district councils.

Some 14 top-tier authorities have yet to make public a proposed or confirmed figure, says the Express.

Cambridgeshire (Eastern England): 4.99% confirmed Derbyshire (East Midlands): 4.99% confirmed Devon (SW England): 4.99% proposed East Sussex (SE England): 4.99% confirmed Essex (Eastern England): 3.75% confirmed Gloucestershire (SW England): 4.99% proposed Hampshire (SE England): 4.995% confirmed Hertfordshire (SE England): 4.99% proposed Kent (SE England): 4.99% confirmed Lancashire (NW England): 4.99% proposed Leicestershire (East Midlands): 4.99% proposed Lincolnshire (East Midlands): 2.99% proposed Norfolk (Eastern England): 4.99% proposed Nottinghamshire (East Midlands): 4.84% proposed Oxfordshire (SE England): 4.99% confirmed Staffordshire (West Midlands): 4.99% confirmed Suffolk (Eastern England): 4.99% confirmed Surrey (SE England): 4.99% confirmed Warwickshire (West Midlands): 4.99% confirmed West Sussex (SE England): 4.99% confirmed Worcestershire (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed - London Barking & Dagenham: 4.99% proposed Barnet: 4.98% proposed Bexley: tbc Brent: 4.99% proposed Bromley: tbc Camden: tbc City of London: tbc Croydon: 4.99% proposed Ealing: 4.99% proposed Enfield: 4.99% proposed Greenwich: 4.99% proposed Hackney: tbc Hammersmith & Fulham: 4.99% proposed Haringey: 4.99% proposed Harrow: 4.99% proposed Havering: 4.99% proposed Hillingdon: 4.99% proposed Hounslow: 4.99% proposed Islington: 4.99% proposed Kensington & Chelsea: 4.00% proposed Kingston-upon-Thames: 4.99% proposed Lambeth: 4.99% proposed Lewisham: 4.99% proposed Merton: 4.99% proposed Newham: 8.99% proposed Redbridge: tbc Richmond-upon-Thames: 4.99% proposed Southwark: 4.99% proposed Sutton: 4.99% proposed Tower Hamlets: 4.99% proposed Waltham Forest: 4.99% proposed Wandsworth: 2.00% proposed Westminster: 4.99% proposed - Metropolitan boroughs Barnsley (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.90% proposed Birmingham (West Midlands): 7.49% proposed Bolton (NW England): 4.99% proposed Bradford (Yorkshire/Humber): 9.99% proposed Bury (NW England): 4.99% proposed Calderdale (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% proposed Coventry (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed Doncaster (Yorkshire/Humber): 3.99% proposed Dudley (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed Gateshead (NE England): 4.99% proposed Kirklees (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% proposed Knowsley (NW England): 4.99% proposed Leeds (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% proposed Liverpool (NW England): tbc Manchester (NW England): 4.99% proposed Newcastle-upon-Tyne (NE England): 4.99% proposed North Tyneside (NE England): 4.99% proposed Oldham (NW England): 4.99% proposed Rochdale (NW England): 4.99% proposed Rotherham (Yorkshire/Humber): 3.00% proposed Salford (NW England): 4.99% proposed Sandwell (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed Sefton (NW England): 4.99% proposed Sheffield (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% proposed Solihull (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed South Tyneside (NE England): 4.95% proposed St Helens (NW England): tbc Stockport (NW England): 4.99% proposed Sunderland (NE England): 4.99% proposed Tameside (NW England): 4.99% proposed Trafford (NW England): 7.49% proposed Wakefield (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% proposed Walsall (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed Wigan (NW England): tbc Wirral (NW England): 4.99% proposed Wolverhampton (West Midlands): tbc - Unitary authorities Bath & North East Somerset (SW England): 4.99% proposed Bedford (Eastern England): 4.99% confirmed Blackburn with Darwen (NW England): 4.99% proposed Blackpool (NW England): 4.99% proposed Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (SW England): 4.99% proposed Bracknell Forest (SE England): tbc Brighton & Hove (SE England): 4.99% proposed Bristol (SW England): 4.99% proposed Buckinghamshire (SE England): 4.99% proposed Central Bedfordshire (Eastern England): 4.99% proposed Cheshire East (NW England): 4.99% proposed Cheshire West and Chester (NW England): 4.99% proposed Cornwall (SW England): 4.99% proposed Cumberland (NW England): 4.99% proposed Darlington (NE England): 4.99% proposed Derby (East Midlands): 4.99% proposed Dorset (SW England): 4.99% confirmed Durham (NE England): 4.99% proposed East Riding of Yorkshire (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% confirmed Halton (NW England): 4.99% proposed Hartlepool (NE England): 4.99% proposed Herefordshire (West Midlands): 4.99% confirmed Hull (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% proposed Isle of Wight (SE England): 4.99% proposed Isles of Scilly (SW England): 4.99% proposed Leicester (East Midlands): 4.99% proposed Luton (Eastern England): 4.99% proposed Medway (SE England): 4.99% proposed Middlesbrough (NE England): 4.99% proposed Milton Keynes (SE England): 4.99% proposed North East Lincolnshire (Yorkshire/Humber): 3.98% proposed North Lincolnshire (Yorkshire/Humber): tbc North Northamptonshire (East Midlands): 4.99% proposed North Somerset (SW England): 4.99% proposed North Yorkshire (Yorkshire/Humber): 4.99% confirmed Northumberland (NE England): 4.99% proposed Nottingham (East Midlands): 4.99% proposed Peterborough (Eastern England): 4.99% proposed Plymouth (SW England): 4.99% proposed Portsmouth (SE England): 4.99% proposed Reading (SE England): 4.99% proposed Redcar & Cleveland (NE England): 4.99% proposed Rutland (East Midlands): 4.99% proposed Shropshire (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed Slough (SE England): tbc Somerset (SW England): 7.50% proposed South Gloucestershire (SW England): 4.99% proposed Southampton (SE England): tbc Southend-on-Sea (Eastern England): 4.99% proposed Stockton-on-Tees (NE England): 4.95% proposed Stoke-on-Trent (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed Swindon (SW England): 4.99% proposed Telford & Wrekin (West Midlands): 4.99% proposed Thurrock (Eastern England): 4.99% proposed Torbay (SW England): 4.75% proposed Warrington (NW England): 4.98% proposed West Berkshire (SE England): 4.99% proposed West Northamptonshire (East Midlands): 4.99% proposed Westmorland & Furness (NW England): 4.99% proposed Wiltshire (SW England): 4.50% proposed