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Swansea: 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.

This page is built from official registers only; the council’s own publications have not been read yet, and every line below says so where that leaves a gap.

City and County of Swansea Council: Welsh unitary authority (unitary), Wales. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council. ONS code W06000011.

Council website

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

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Transport

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Council tax

Average Band D council tax in Swansea for 2026–27: £2,238.29 a year. Of that, £1,807.38 is set by the council, £405.14 by the police and, on average, £25.77 by community councils.

Every band

Swansea: council tax by band, 2026 to 2027, including police and average community council
Band	A year
A-	£1,243.49
A	£1,492.19
B	£1,740.89
C	£1,989.59
D	£2,238.29
E	£2,735.69
F	£3,233.09
G	£3,730.48
H	£4,476.58
I	£5,222.68

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.

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Environment

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Education

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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

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

Swansea: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
Service	Budget
Education	£306.0 million
Social services	£259.2 million
Council fund housing	£120.4 million
Local environmental services	£37.7 million
Roads and transport	£26.9 million
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation	£21.2 million
Planning, economic and community development	£8.4 million
Local tax collection	£3.8 million
Debt financing costs	£34.9 million
Law, order and protective services	none budgeted
Central administration	£21.4 million
Other revenue expenditure	£9.8 million
Revenue expenditure	£849.5 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).

Swansea in numbers

Official statistics for the whole council area. Each figure is the latest published, with the period it covers.

Total population: 251,304 people 30 June 2024 · Office for National StatisticsMid-year estimate of the total number of people
Median age: 40 years 30 June 2024 · Office for National StatisticsMedian age of people
Gross disposable household income per head: £20,255 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage income per person (£) after taxes and direct benefits
Gross median weekly pay: £606 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsGross median weekly pay based on where people live (£)
Children in relative poverty after housing costs: 24.4% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsPercentage of children aged under 16 living in relative low income families After Housing Costs (AHC)
Claimant Count: 3.2% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsPercentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are claiming unemployment-related benefits
Average house price: £205,383 July 2026 · HM Land RegistryAverage monthly price of a property (£)
Housing affordability ratio (residence-based): 5.4 affordability ratio 1 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsRatio of median house price to median gross annual residence-based earnings
Female healthy life expectancy: 56.8 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage years expected to be lived in good health for females born in the given year
Male healthy life expectancy: 57.4 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage years expected to be lived in good health for males born in the given year
Greenhouse gas emissions: 4.0 tCO2e per capita 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGreenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e) per capita
Gigabit capable broadband: 91.6% 1 January 2026 · OfcomPercentage of premises that have coverage from a gigabit-capable service (download speeds of 1,000 Mbps or more)
Public electric vehicle chargers: 154.0 per 100,000 population 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublicly available electric vehicle chargers at all speeds per 100,000 people
Active businesses: 7,325 number of enterprises 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with turnover or employment in current year

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

75 seats in 2026. Run by: Labour, with a majority. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Labour Party 44, Liberal Democrats 13, Independent / Other 9, Conservative and Unionist 4, Uplands 2, Vacant 1, Green Party (E&W) 1, Reform UK 1.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

All 75 councillors, by ward

Lyndon Jones (Conservative and Unionist) — Bishopston
Mandy Evans (Labour Party) — Bôn-y-maen
Paul Lloyd (Labour Party) — Bôn-y-maen
David Phillips (Labour Party) — Castle
Fiona Gordon (Labour Party) — Castle
Hannah Lawson (Labour Party) — Castle
Patience Bentu (Labour Party) — Castle
Brigitte Rowlands (Independent / Other) — Clydach
Gordon Walker (Independent / Other) — Clydach
Matthew Bailey (Independent / Other) — Clydach
Elliott King (Labour Party) — Cockett
Mike Durke (Labour Party) — Cockett
Oliver James (Labour Party) — Cockett
Chris Holley (Liberal Democrats) — Cwmbwrla
Graham Thomas (Liberal Democrats) — Cwmbwrla
Peter Black (Liberal Democrats) — Cwmbwrla
Jeff Jones (Liberal Democrats) — Dunvant and Killay
Louise Gibbard (Labour Party) — Dunvant and Killay
Mary Jones (Liberal Democrats) — Dunvant and Killay
Vacant (Vacant) — Fairwood
Andrew Stevens (Labour Party) — Gorseinon and Penyrheol
Jan Curtice (Labour Party) — Gorseinon and Penyrheol
Nicola Matthews (Labour Party) — Gorseinon and Penyrheol
Richard Lewis (Independent / Other) — Gower
Dai Jenkins (Labour Party) — Gowerton
Susan Jones (Independent / Other) — Gowerton
Beverley Hopkins (Labour Party) — Landore
Mike White (Labour Party) — Landore
Mark Tribe (Conservative and Unionist) — Llangyfelach
Alyson Anthony (Labour Party) — Llansamlet
Matthew Jones (Labour Party) — Llansamlet
Penny Matthews (Labour Party) — Llansamlet
Ryland Doyle (Labour Party) — Llansamlet
Adam Davis (Labour Party) — Llwchwr
Kelly Roberts (Labour Party) — Llwchwr
Robert Smith (Labour Party) — Llwchwr
Chris Evans (Green Party (E&W)) — Mayals
Andrea Lewis (Labour Party) — Morriston
Ceri Evans (Labour Party) — Morriston
Rob Stewart (Labour Party) — Morriston
Robert Francis-Davies (Labour Party) — Morriston
Yvonne Jardine (Labour Party) — Morriston
Angela O'Connor (Conservative and Unionist) — Mumbles
Francesca O'Brien (Reform UK) — Mumbles
Will Thomas (Conservative and Unionist) — Mumbles
Jess Pritchard (Labour Party) — Mynydd-bach
Mike Lewis (Labour Party) — Mynydd-bach
Sam Pritchard (Labour Party) — Mynydd-bach
Andrew Williams (Labour Party) — Pen-clawdd
Erika Kirchner (Labour Party) — Penderry
Mair Baker (Labour Party) — Penderry
Terry Hennegan (Labour Party) — Penderry
Tony Fitzgerald (Independent / Other) — Penllergaer
Lynda James (Independent / Other) — Pennard
Kevin Griffiths (Independent / Other) — Pontarddulais
Philip Downing (Labour Party) — Pontarddulais
Victoria Holland (Labour Party) — Pontlliw and Tircoed
Cheryl Philpott (Liberal Democrats) — Sketty
James McGettrick (Liberal Democrats) — Sketty
Michael Locke (Liberal Democrats) — Sketty
Mike Day (Liberal Democrats) — Sketty
Nicola Furlong (Liberal Democrats) — Sketty
Hayley Gwilliam (Labour Party) — St Thomas
Joe Hale (Independent / Other) — St Thomas
Cyril Anderson (Labour Party) — Townhill
David Hopkins (Labour Party) — Townhill
Lesley Walton (Labour Party) — Townhill
Allan Jeffery (Liberal Democrats) — Uplands
Peter May (Uplands) — Uplands
Sandra Joy (Liberal Democrats) — Uplands
Stuart Rice (Uplands) — Uplands
Sam Bennett (Liberal Democrats) — Waterfront
Wendy Lewis (Labour Party) — Waunarlwydd
Rebecca Fogarty (Labour Party) — West Cross
Sara Keeton (Labour Party) — West Cross

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own website; we have not yet located the page. 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.

This council’s meeting papers are not yet read automatically, so decisions and motions are not listed here; they are on the council’s website.

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Every council page has the same five headings in the same order. Sources are the council’s own publications and official statistics. Council list: mySociety, UK Local Authorities (CC BY 4.0) and WhatDoTheyKnow authorities (CC BY-SA 4.0); council websites, tiers and service links: GOV.UK (Open Government Licence); codes: ONS Code History Database (Open Government Licence). Corrections: hello@whatsittome.org.