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Flintshire: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

Read on 25 September 2026. Councils publish at different rates and in different places, so “nothing found” means nothing found, not nothing happening.

Flintshire County Council: Welsh unitary authority (unitary), Wales. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council. ONS code W06000005.

Council plan · Budget · Meeting papers · Councillors · Register of interests · Consultations

Do it online

The council’s own service pages as listed by GOV.UK’s Local Links Manager (Open Government Licence), refreshed weekly; the same list of everyday services, in the same order, for every council, in GOV.UK’s wording.

Housing

Flintshire's adopted Local Development Plan (2015–2030) provides for 7,870 new homes against a housing requirement of 6,950.

“7,870 new homes to meet a housing requirement of 6,950 of which 2,265 will be affordable.”

Flintshire County Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. Policy STR1: Strategic Growth, adopted LDP Written Statement. Full policy lead-in: 'In order to meet Flintshire’s economic ambition between 2015 and 2030, the Plan will make provision for:' (item iii). LDP page states it was adopted on 24/01/23. Verified with curl + pdftotext.

Transport

The council is consulting on an update to the Flintshire Active Travel Network Map (walking, wheeling and cycling routes) until 2 November 2026.

“The comments and suggestions have been reviewed and maps have prepared for 12 week statutory consultation. This will run from 10th August 2026 to 2nd November 2026. The revised map will be submitted to Welsh Government in December 2026.”

Flintshire County Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. Page shows 'Opened: 10/08/2026' and 'Closes: 02/11/2026'.

Council tax

Average Band D council tax in Flintshire for 2026–27: £2,376.17 a year. Of that, £1,914.92 is set by the council, £398.25 by the police and, on average, £63.00 by community councils.

Every band
Flintshire: council tax by band, 2026 to 2027, including police and average community council
BandA year
A-£1,320.09
A£1,584.11
B£1,848.13
C£2,112.15
D£2,376.17
E£2,904.21
F£3,432.25
G£3,960.28
H£4,752.34
I£5,544.40

Including the police and the average community council charge; band A− is for homes in band A that qualify for disabled band reduction. Source: Welsh Government, Council tax levels by billing authority and band (Open Government Licence).

Source: Welsh Government, Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority (Open Government Licence). Your own bill depends on your band, your community council and any discounts or reductions.

The council set a Council Tax increase of 5.46% for 2026/27.

“For 2026/27 the Council set a Council Tax increase of 5.46%”

Flintshire County Council, 24 February 2026. Read 25 September 2026. Page 'Last updated: 24 February 2026'. Next line on page: '4.98% to pay for Council services, and an additional 0.48% to cover the increased costs of our contributions to North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority.' Verified with curl.

Environment

The council's Climate Change Strategy 2025–2030 sets out a path to a net zero carbon Council by 2030.

“This strategy and action plan sets out our journey towards a net zero carbon Council by 2030; it’s a live document that will evolve as our wider understanding of how we can combat the impacts of climate change evolve.”

Flintshire County Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. Linked from https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Climate-Change/Background.aspx

Education

The council is considering a proposal to close Saltney Ferry C.P. and Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. schools and open a new community primary school; the statutory consultation closed on 29 July 2026.

“Flintshire County Council is considering a proposal to close Saltney Ferry C.P. School and Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School and establish a new maintained community primary school.”

Flintshire County Council, undated. Read 25 September 2026. Same page: 'The statutory consultation on this proposal ran from 16 June 2026 to 29 July 2026 and is now closed.' Other live proposals are listed at the School Modernisation page (Catholic education reorganisation, Drury Primary enlargement).

What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

The budget for each service, as Flintshire reported it to the Welsh Government. The same headings, in the same order, for every council in Wales.

Flintshire: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
ServiceBudget
Education£189.3 million
Social services£149.3 million
Council fund housing£49.0 million
Local environmental services£25.8 million
Roads and transport£18.2 million
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation£10.3 million
Planning, economic and community development£2.3 million
Local tax collection£867,000
Debt financing costs£16.7 million
Law, order and protective servicesnone budgeted
Central administration£10.5 million
Other revenue expenditure£4.7 million
Revenue expenditure£476.9 million

Revenue expenditure: the cost of running each service in the year, as the Welsh Government collects it.A minus figure means the service’s income is budgeted to be more than its spending. “None budgeted” usually means another body runs that service here. Source: Welsh Government, Budgeted revenue expenditure by authority and service (Open Government Licence).

Life in Flintshire: the official facts

Facts about the people who live here: their pay, homes, health and more, from official statistics. They describe the place, not you, and every council gets the same list. Each shows when it was measured.

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Showing: Flintshire.

People living here
155,954 people 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsAn official estimate of everyone who lives in the area, in the middle of the year.
Typical age
45 years 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsHalf the people who live here are younger than this and half are older.
Money to live on, per person, per year
£23,426 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage household income per person after taxes, with benefits added: what people have to spend or save.
Typical weekly pay, before tax
£650 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsFor employees who live here: half earn more than this each week, half earn less.
Children growing up in poverty
24.2% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsThe share of children under 16 in families on low incomes once housing costs are paid.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.8% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsThe share of people aged 16 to 64 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while looking for work.
Average price of a home
£214,882 August 2026 · HM Land RegistryThe average price of a home here in the month shown.
How many years of pay a home costs
5.7 times yearly pay 1 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsA typical home's price divided by the typical yearly pay of people who live here.
Years in good health: women
58.2 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a girl born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Years in good health: men
59.1 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a boy born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Greenhouse gases, per person
9.7 tonnes per person 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroEmissions from the area in a year, shared out per resident, in tonnes of carbon dioxide or its equivalent.
Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
90.8% 1 January 2026 · OfcomThe share of addresses that can get gigabit broadband (1,000 Mbps).
Public chargers for electric cars
118.0 per 100,000 people 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublic charging points at all speeds, for every 100,000 people.
Businesses trading here
5,360 businesses 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with sales or staff in the year.

More figures for Flintshire from the ONS

Gathered by the Office for National Statistics in Explore Local Statistics (Open Government Licence), refreshed daily. Some figures aren’t published for every nation, so the list can be shorter outside England.

Who runs the council

67 seats in 2026. Run by: Labour, as a minority administration. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Labour Party 27, Independent / Other 25, Flintshire People's Voice 6, Reform UK 4, Liberal Democrats 3, Vacant 1, Conservative and Unionist 1.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

Elections here now: Mold (26 November 2026).

All 67 councillors, by ward
  • Mared Eastwood (Independent / Other) — Argoed and New Brighton
  • Vacant (Vacant) — Argoed and New Brighton
  • Kevin Rush (Labour Party) — Bagillt
  • Robert Davies (Independent / Other) — Bagillt
  • Billy Mullin (Labour Party) — Broughton North East
  • Chrissy Gee (Flintshire People's Voice) — Broughton South
  • Ryan McKeown (Labour Party) — Broughton South
  • Fran Lister (Liberal Democrats) — Brynford and Halkyn
  • Simon Jones (Labour Party) — Brynford and Halkyn
  • Arnold Woolley (Independent / Other) — Buckley: Bistre East
  • Richard Jones (Independent / Other) — Buckley: Bistre East
  • Carolyn Preece (Flintshire People's Voice) — Buckley: Bistre West
  • Dan Rose (Flintshire People's Voice) — Buckley: Bistre West
  • Carol Ellis (Independent / Other) — Buckley: Mountain
  • Dennis Hutchinson (Independent / Other) — Buckley: Pentrobin
  • Mike Peers (Independent / Other) — Buckley: Pentrobin
  • David Healey (Labour Party) — Caergwrle
  • Steve Copple (Independent / Other) — Caerwys
  • Andrew Parkhurst (Liberal Democrats) — Cilcain
  • Bernie Attridge (Independent / Other) — Connah's Quay Central
  • Debbie Owen (Independent / Other) — Connah's Quay Central
  • Antony Wren (Independent / Other) — Connah's Quay South
  • Bill Crease (Independent / Other) — Connah's Quay South
  • Andy Hughes (Independent / Other) — Connah's Quay: Golftyn
  • David Richardson (Reform UK) — Connah's Quay: Golftyn
  • Roz Mansell (Independent / Other) — Connah's Quay: Wepre
  • Ian Roberts (Labour Party) — Flint: Castle
  • Michelle Perfect (Labour Party) — Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny
  • Paul Cunningham (Labour Party) — Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny
  • Vicky Perfect (Labour Party) — Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny
  • Mel Buckley (Labour Party) — Flint: Oakenholt
  • Rosetta Dolphin (Independent / Other) — Greenfield
  • Adele Davies-Cooke (Conservative and Unionist) — Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd
  • David Coggins Cogan (Liberal Democrats) — Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd
  • Gillian Brockley (Flintshire People's Voice) — Hawarden: Aston
  • Helen Brown (Reform UK) — Hawarden: Aston
  • Dave Mackie (Independent / Other) — Hawarden: Ewloe
  • Linda Thomas (Labour Party) — Hawarden: Ewloe
  • Ant Turton (Independent / Other) — Hawarden: Mancot
  • Sam Swash (Flintshire People's Voice) — Hawarden: Mancot
  • Mike Allport (Independent / Other) — Higher Kinnerton
  • Ted Palmer (Labour Party) — Holywell Central
  • Ian Hodge (Reform UK) — Holywell East
  • Paul Johnson (Labour Party) — Holywell West
  • Gladys Healey (Labour Party) — Hope
  • Kristian Salkeld (Reform UK) — Leeswood
  • Gina Maddison (Labour Party) — Llanasa and Trelawnyd
  • Glyn Banks (Labour Party) — Llanasa and Trelawnyd
  • Dave Hughes (Labour Party) — Llanfynydd
  • Chris Bithell (Labour Party) — Mold East
  • Geoff Collett (Labour Party) — Mold South
  • Tina Claydon (Labour Party) — Mold West
  • Teresa Carberry (Labour Party) — Mold: Broncoed
  • Pam Banks (Labour Party) — Mostyn
  • Linda Thew (Independent / Other) — Northop
  • Marion Bateman (Independent / Other) — Northop
  • Alasdair Ibbotson (Flintshire People's Voice) — Pen-y-ffordd
  • Roy Wakelam (Independent / Other) — Pen-y-ffordd
  • Christine Jones (Labour Party) — Queensferry and Sealand
  • Dale Selvester (Independent / Other) — Queensferry and Sealand
  • Jason Shallcross (Independent / Other) — Saltney Ferry
  • Richard Lloyd (Labour Party) — Saltney Ferry
  • David Evans (Labour Party) — Shotton East and Shotton Higher
  • Ron Davies (Labour Party) — Shotton East and Shotton Higher
  • Sean Bibby (Labour Party) — Shotton West
  • Allan Marshall (Independent / Other) — Treuddyn
  • Chris Dolphin (Independent / Other) — Whitford

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own site, linked rather than summarised, because summarising means choosing. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

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