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Powys: 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.
Powys County Council: Welsh unitary authority (unitary), Wales. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council.
Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Road maintenance: Reporting
- Street lighting: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Primary school places: Applications for service
- Secondary school places: Applications for service
- Library facilities: Providing information
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Average Band D council tax in Powys for 2026–27: £2,351.72 a year. Of that, £1,872.08 is set by the council, £387.63 by the police and, on average, £92.01 by community councils.
Every band
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| A- | £1,306.51 |
| A | £1,567.81 |
| B | £1,829.12 |
| C | £2,090.42 |
| D | £2,351.72 |
| E | £2,874.32 |
| F | £3,396.93 |
| G | £3,919.53 |
| H | £4,703.44 |
| I | £5,487.35 |
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Environment
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Education
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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education | £170.5 million |
| Social services | £161.8 million |
| Council fund housing | £33.2 million |
| Local environmental services | £24.5 million |
| Roads and transport | £17.5 million |
| Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation | £5.3 million |
| Planning, economic and community development | £4.6 million |
| Local tax collection | £4.7 million |
| Debt financing costs | £14.1 million |
| Law, order and protective services | none budgeted |
| Central administration | £5.6 million |
| Other revenue expenditure | £16.4 million |
| Revenue expenditure | £457.9 million |
Powys in numbers
- Total population
- 135,059 people
- Median age
- 51 years
- Gross disposable household income per head
- £23,047
- Gross median weekly pay
- £597
- Children in relative poverty after housing costs
- 24.9%
- Claimant Count
- 2.6%
- Average house price
- £237,762
- Housing affordability ratio (residence-based)
- 6.8 affordability ratio
- Female healthy life expectancy
- 63.8 years
- Male healthy life expectancy
- 64.2 years
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 11.6 tCO2e per capita
- Gigabit capable broadband
- 62.1%
- Public electric vehicle chargers
- 270.3 per 100,000 population
- Active businesses
- 5,830 number of enterprises
Who runs the council
68 seats in 2026. Run by: a coalition or arrangement of Liberal Democrats and Labour.
Councillors by party: Liberal Democrats 22, Independent / Other 15, Conservative and Unionist 13, Labour Party 9, Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 4, Reform UK 4, Green Party (E&W) 1.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 68 councillors, by ward
- Huw Williams (Labour Party) — Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais
- Sarah Williams (Labour Party) — Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais
- Bryn Davies (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn
- Adrian Jones (Conservative and Unionist) — Berriew and Castle Caereinion
- Chris Walsh (Labour Party) — Brecon East
- Liz Rijnenberg (Labour Party) — Brecon East
- David Meredith (Labour Party) — Brecon West
- Matthew Dorrance (Labour Party) — Brecon West
- Tom Colbert (Independent / Other) — Bronllys and Felin-fach
- Jeremy Pugh (Independent / Other) — Builth
- Les George (Conservative and Unionist) — Caersws
- Danny Bebb (Liberal Democrats) — Churchstoke
- Chloe Masefield (Liberal Democrats) — Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower
- Claire Hall (Liberal Democrats) — Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower
- Sandra Davies (Labour Party) — Cwm-twrch
- Little Brighouse (Independent / Other) — Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge
- Gareth Pugh (Conservative and Unionist) — Dolforwyn
- Jeremy Brignell-Thorp (Green Party (E&W)) — Forden and Montgomery
- Elwyn Vaughan (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Glantwymyn
- James Gibson-Watt (Liberal Democrats) — Glasbury
- Ian Harrison (Conservative and Unionist) — Guilsfield
- William Lloyd (Liberal Democrats) — Gwernyfed
- Gareth Ratcliffe (Liberal Democrats) — Hay
- Geoff Morgan (Reform UK) — Ithon Valley
- Benjamin Breeze (Conservative and Unionist) — Kerry
- Ange Williams (Independent / Other) — Knighton with Beguildy
- Corinna Kenyon-Wade (Liberal Democrats) — Knighton with Beguildy
- Bryan Davies (Independent / Other) — Llanafanfawr with Garth
- Gary Mitchell (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Llanbrynmair
- Karl Lewis (Reform UK) — Llandinam with Dolfor
- Jake Berriman (Liberal Democrats) — Llandrindod North
- Lauren D'Silva (Liberal Democrats) — Llandrindod South
- Pete Roberts (Liberal Democrats) — Llandrindod South
- Lucy Roberts (Conservative and Unionist) — Llandrinio
- Arwel Jones (Independent / Other) — Llandysilio
- Gareth E Jones (Independent / Other) — Llanelwedd
- Gareth D Jones (Independent / Other) — Llanfair Caereinion and Llanerfyl
- Peter Lewis (Conservative and Unionist) — Llanfyllin
- Jackie Charlton (Liberal Democrats) — Llangattock and Llangynidr
- Sian Cox (Liberal Democrats) — Llangors with Bwlch
- Deb Edwards (Independent / Other) — Llangunllo with Norton
- Jonathan Wilkinson (Conservative and Unionist) — Llangyniew and Meifod
- Fleur Frantz-Morgans (Liberal Democrats) — Llanidloes
- Glyn Preston (Liberal Democrats) — Llanidloes
- Aled Davies (Conservative and Unionist) — Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin
- Gwynfor Thomas (Conservative and Unionist) — Llansantffraid
- Peter James (Independent / Other) — Llanwrtyd Wells
- Claire Johnson-Wood (Reform UK) — Llanyre with Nantmel
- Alwyn Evans (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Machynlleth
- Edwin Roderick (Independent / Other) — Maescar and Llywel
- David Selby (Liberal Democrats) — Newtown Central and South
- Kelly Healy (Liberal Democrats) — Newtown Central and South
- Joy Jones (Independent / Other) — Newtown East
- Adam Kennerley (Liberal Democrats) — Newtown North
- Pete Lewington (Conservative and Unionist) — Newtown West
- Ed Jones (Independent / Other) — Old Radnor
- Beverley Baynham (Independent / Other) — Presteigne
- Angela Davies (Liberal Democrats) — Rhayader
- John Yeomans (Conservative and Unionist) — Rhiwcynon
- William Powell (Liberal Democrats) — Talgarth
- Raiff Devlin (Liberal Democrats) — Talybont-on-Usk
- David Thomas (Labour Party) — Tawe Uchaf
- Amanda Jenner (Conservative and Unionist) — Trelystan and Trewern
- Richard Church (Liberal Democrats) — Welshpool Castle
- Carol Robinson (Liberal Democrats) — Welshpool Gungrog
- Graham Breeze (Independent / Other) — Welshpool Llanerchyddol
- Susan McNicholas (Labour Party) — Ynyscedwyn
- Iain McIntosh (Reform UK) — Yscir with Honddu Isaf and Llanddew