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Public spending

Flintshire council area. Every figure carries its own date.

What this council spent, how it changed and how it compares with councils with similar responsibilities and population sizes.

Flintshire County Council only. This covers the council’s own services. It is not all public spending in the area.

£450.08 million in 2024–25

Council revenue expenditure. These are recorded amounts spent, rather than plans for future spending.

For each resident£2,887

Cash spending · 2024–25

For each resident, allowing for inflation£2,887

2024–25 prices · 2024–25

“Per resident” spreads the total across everyone who lives here. It is not a payment to each person.

Has spending kept up with prices and population?

Allowing for inflation makes spending in different years easier to compare. Looking per resident also allows for a changing population.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £2,064.65 per person in 2001/2002; £2,887.04 per person in 2024/2025. 39.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20022,064.65
2002/20032,195.24
2003/20042,403.29
2004/20052,618.82
2005/20062,658.61
2006/20072,689.92
2007/20082,697.99
2008/20092,825.52
2009/20102,908.82
2010/20112,911.58
2011/20122,847.79
2012/20132,807.33
2013/20142,849.79
2014/20152,795.49
2015/20162,780
2016/20172,765.26
2017/20182,710.02
2018/20192,670.11
2019/20202,637.52
2020/20212,704.59
2021/20222,873.97
2022/20232,821.05
2023/20242,861.05
2024/20252,887.04
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See cash spending and total spending

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, cash

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ million · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £171.37 million in 2001/2002; £450.08 million in 2024/2025. 162.6% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, cash — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2001/2002171.37
2002/2003186.38
2003/2004209.28
2004/2005235.72
2005/2006246.31
2006/2007257
2007/2008264.07
2008/2009288.26
2009/2010301.43
2010/2011306.88
2011/2012307.42
2012/2013308.09
2013/2014319.42
2014/2015318.61
2015/2016319.09
2016/2017324.78
2017/2018323.04
2018/2019325.44
2019/2020329.98
2020/2021356.64
2021/2022380.7
2022/2023400.84
2023/2024428.55
2024/2025450.08
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Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ million · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £306.87 million in 2001/2002; £450.08 million in 2024/2025. 46.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · total spending, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2001/2002306.87
2002/2003326.97
2003/2004358.51
2004/2005391.99
2005/2006398.5
2006/2007403.82
2007/2008406.9
2008/2009428.07
2009/2010442.1
2010/2011442.79
2011/2012434.76
2012/2013428.57
2013/2014435.75
2014/2015428.94
2015/2016427.25
2016/2017426.31
2017/2018418.93
2018/2019412.76
2019/2020407.74
2020/2021419.22
2021/2022445.59
2022/2023438.45
2023/2024445.37
2024/2025450.08
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Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, cash

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,153.03 per person in 2001/2002; £2,887.04 per person in 2024/2025. 150.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council revenue expenditure · spending per resident, cash — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20021,153.03
2002/20031,251.31
2003/20041,402.87
2004/20051,574.82
2005/20061,643.27
2006/20071,711.88
2007/20081,750.97
2008/20091,902.68
2009/20101,983.31
2010/20112,017.91
2011/20122,013.66
2012/20132,018.18
2013/20142,088.98
2014/20152,076.46
2015/20162,076.22
2016/20172,106.67
2017/20182,089.69
2018/20192,105.25
2019/20202,134.53
2020/20212,300.87
2021/20222,455.39
2022/20232,579.04
2023/20242,752.99
2024/20252,887.04
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All annual figures and what they include
Council spending · Flintshire · full reviewed history
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–02171.373306.867£1,153£2,065
2002–03186.379326.975£1,251£2,195
2003–04209.275358.513£1,403£2,403
2004–05235.721391.987£1,575£2,619
2005–06246.309398.499£1,643£2,659
2006–07256.996403.825£1,712£2,690
2007–08264.074406.9£1,751£2,698
2008–09288.258428.069£1,903£2,826
2009–10301.434442.098£1,983£2,909
2010–11306.884442.793£2,018£2,912
2011–12307.417434.761£2,014£2,848
2012–13308.095428.567£2,018£2,807
2013–14319.418435.75£2,089£2,850
2014–15318.61428.937£2,076£2,795
2015–16319.09427.252£2,076£2,780
2016–17324.777426.309£2,107£2,765
2017–18323.038418.933£2,090£2,710
2018–19325.445412.764£2,105£2,670
2019–20329.981407.74£2,135£2,638
2020–21356.645419.222£2,301£2,705
2021–22380.695445.594£2,455£2,874
2022–23400.837438.451£2,579£2,821
2023–24428.553445.374£2,753£2,861
2024–25450.084450.084£2,887£2,887

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Outside this measure: Separate capital-account expenditure; Separate housing revenue account; Central-government and NHS spending; Separate police, fire and national park authority returns.

Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident amounts use the population estimate for the year in which that financial year starts, matched to the council’s area code. Missing populations remain gaps. Inflation is adjusted using a broad measure of prices across the economy; it does not measure each service’s particular costs.

Changes in council boundaries, responsibilities, schools or accounting can affect the figures. A rise or fall alone does not show a change in service quality.

Sources and calculations →

How does it compare with similar councils?

The comparison uses councils in Wales with the same broad responsibilities, choosing up to three closest in population size. They may face different needs and costs.

Same financial year: 2024–25 · spending per resident
Council or comparison groupAt 2024–25 pricesCash prices
Flintshire (this council)£2,887£2,887
Bridgend£3,118£3,118
Newport£3,235£3,235
Neath Port Talbot£3,507£3,507
Wales councils with the same broad responsibilities£3,170£3,170
How the comparison works

Same country and broad council responsibilities, closest population size. Not adjusted for need, deprivation, income, commuter demand or service outcomes.

Fixed cohort of current councils of this type; complete observations only. This is not all council spending in the country.

The wider comparison covers 22 current councils of the same type. Spending and populations are added before dividing; individual council rates are not averaged.

The selected councils use the latest year with matching spending and population for this council. Every comparison row uses that same year. This is not a ranking of value for money or a measure of whether funding is fair.

Where does the council money go?

Open a service to see its history. The headings follow the council returns, so responsibilities and accounting differ between countries.

Education · £183.53 million · 2024–25

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £924.07 per person in 2001/2002; £1,177.27 per person in 2024/2025. 27.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002924.07
2002/2003958.92
2003/20041,048.6
2004/20051,088.4
2005/20061,107.13
2006/20071,122.09
2007/20081,137.32
2008/20091,179.54
2009/20101,219.03
2010/20111,191.73
2011/20121,148.88
2012/20131,148.44
2013/20141,126.68
2014/20151,115.57
2015/20161,087.49
2016/20171,082
2017/20181,062.81
2018/20191,058.16
2019/20201,060.75
2020/20211,103.92
2021/20221,194.52
2022/20231,141.54
2023/20241,145.13
2024/20251,177.27
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Education · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0276.701137.344£516£924
2002–0381.414142.829£547£959
2003–0491.311156.427£612£1,049
2004–0597.967162.912£655£1,088
2005–06102.571165.948£684£1,107
2006–07107.205168.454£714£1,122
2007–08111.319171.527£738£1,137
2008–09120.336178.702£794£1,180
2009–10126.325185.274£831£1,219
2010–11125.61181.239£826£1,192
2011–12124.021175.395£812£1,149
2012–13126.037175.321£826£1,148
2013–14126.284172.276£826£1,127
2014–15127.144171.171£829£1,116
2015–16124.823167.135£812£1,087
2016–17127.08166.808£824£1,082
2017–18126.688164.296£820£1,063
2018–19128.973163.578£834£1,058
2019–20132.71163.983£858£1,061
2020–21145.57171.112£939£1,104
2021–22158.231185.205£1,021£1,195
2022–23162.199177.419£1,044£1,142
2023–24171.527178.259£1,102£1,145
2024–25183.533183.533£1,177£1,177
Social services · £140.39 million · 2024–25

Social services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £362.73 per person in 2001/2002; £900.52 per person in 2024/2025. 148.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Social services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002362.73
2002/2003409.07
2003/2004484.99
2004/2005513.82
2005/2006539.32
2006/2007558.73
2007/2008573.38
2008/2009587.98
2009/2010629.3
2010/2011625.93
2011/2012638.65
2012/2013599.38
2013/2014623.39
2014/2015646.66
2015/2016651.07
2016/2017668.77
2017/2018684.36
2018/2019717.62
2019/2020740.52
2020/2021731.2
2021/2022814.3
2022/2023806.98
2023/2024858.7
2024/2025900.52
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Social services · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0230.10853.913£203£363
2002–0334.73160.93£233£409
2003–0442.23272.348£283£485
2004–0546.24976.909£309£514
2005–0649.96680.839£333£539
2006–0753.38183.879£356£559
2007–0856.12186.474£372£573
2008–0959.98589.079£396£588
2009–1065.21395.645£429£629
2010–1165.97495.192£434£626
2011–1268.94297.5£452£639
2012–1365.7891.502£431£599
2013–1469.87395.32£457£623
2014–1573.70299.223£480£647
2015–1674.73100.061£486£651
2016–1778.546103.102£509£669
2017–1881.577105.794£528£684
2018–1987.467110.935£566£718
2019–2092.647114.478£599£741
2020–2196.421113.34£622£731
2021–22107.865126.254£696£814
2022–23114.663125.422£738£807
2023–24128.624133.673£826£859
2024–25140.389140.389£901£901
Council fund housing and housing benefit · £42.59 million · 2024–25

Council fund housing and housing benefit · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £114.25 per person in 2001/2002; £273.18 per person in 2024/2025. 139.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Council fund housing and housing benefit · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002114.25
2002/2003139.2
2003/2004129.45
2004/2005277.26
2005/2006282.4
2006/2007275.64
2007/2008282.11
2008/2009317.97
2009/2010353.15
2010/2011358.83
2011/2012366.35
2012/2013379.44
2013/2014401.86
2014/2015401.8
2015/2016394.57
2016/2017397.36
2017/2018366.61
2018/2019324.56
2019/2020293.36
2020/2021283.48
2021/2022277.96
2022/2023291.56
2023/2024287.49
2024/2025273.18
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Council fund housing and housing benefit · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–029.48316.981£64£114
2002–0311.81820.733£79£139
2003–0411.27219.31£76£129
2004–0524.95641.5£167£277
2005–0626.16342.329£175£282
2006–0726.33541.381£175£276
2007–0827.61242.546£183£282
2008–0932.43948.173£214£318
2009–1036.59653.673£241£353
2010–1137.82154.571£249£359
2011–1239.54755.929£259£366
2012–1341.64257.925£273£379
2013–1445.04261.446£295£402
2014–1545.79461.652£298£402
2015–1645.28960.641£295£395
2016–1746.6761.259£303£397
2017–1843.70156.673£283£367
2018–1939.55950.173£256£325
2019–2036.70245.35£237£293
2020–2137.38143.94£241£283
2021–2236.81943.096£237£278
2022–2341.42845.315£267£292
2023–2443.06244.753£277£287
2024–2542.58942.589£273£273
Local environmental services · £24.99 million · 2024–25

Local environmental services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £116.34 per person in 2001/2002; £160.33 per person in 2024/2025. 37.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Local environmental services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002116.34
2002/2003125.44
2003/2004144.43
2004/2005168.37
2005/2006173.61
2006/2007160.76
2007/2008163.45
2008/2009173.56
2009/2010161.52
2010/2011190.13
2011/2012180.33
2012/2013169.12
2013/2014186.05
2014/2015143.6
2015/2016155.26
2016/2017150.95
2017/2018142.35
2018/2019130.25
2019/2020132.76
2020/2021146.75
2021/2022146.64
2022/2023170.84
2023/2024184.07
2024/2025160.33
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Local environmental services · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–029.65717.292£65£116
2002–0310.6518.684£72£125
2003–0412.57721.546£84£144
2004–0515.15525.202£101£168
2005–0616.08426.022£107£174
2006–0715.35924.134£102£161
2007–0815.99824.651£106£163
2008–0917.70726.295£117£174
2009–1016.73824.549£110£162
2010–1120.0428.915£132£190
2011–1219.46727.531£128£180
2012–1318.56125.818£122£169
2013–1420.85428.448£136£186
2014–1516.36722.034£107£144
2015–1617.82123.861£116£155
2016–1717.72823.271£115£151
2017–1816.96922.006£110£142
2018–1915.87520.135£103£130
2019–2016.6120.524£107£133
2020–2119.35122.747£125£147
2021–2219.42422.735£125£147
2022–2324.27426.552£156£171
2023–2427.57228.654£177£184
2024–2524.99524.995£160£160
Roads and transport · £19.17 million · 2024–25

Roads and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £106.68 per person in 2001/2002; £122.95 per person in 2024/2025. 15.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Roads and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002106.68
2002/2003117.15
2003/2004137
2004/2005147.06
2005/2006129.67
2006/2007121.79
2007/2008124.17
2008/2009164.13
2009/2010165.07
2010/2011138.48
2011/2012136.69
2012/2013146.19
2013/2014157.76
2014/2015135.02
2015/2016171.74
2016/2017157.19
2017/2018158.34
2018/2019153.11
2019/2020148.35
2020/2021142.75
2021/2022133.43
2022/2023131.33
2023/2024108.35
2024/2025122.95
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Roads and transport · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–028.85515.856£60£107
2002–039.94617.449£67£117
2003–0411.9320.438£80£137
2004–0513.23722.012£88£147
2005–0612.01319.436£80£130
2006–0711.63618.284£78£122
2007–0812.15418.728£81£124
2008–0916.74424.865£111£164
2009–1017.10625.088£113£165
2010–1114.59621.06£96£138
2011–1214.75620.868£97£137
2012–1316.04422.317£105£146
2013–1417.68324.123£116£158
2014–1515.38920.718£100£135
2015–1619.71226.394£128£172
2016–1718.46224.234£120£157
2017–1818.87424.477£122£158
2018–1918.66223.67£121£153
2019–2018.5622.934£120£148
2020–2118.82422.127£121£143
2021–2217.67420.688£114£133
2022–2318.6620.411£120£131
2023–2416.22916.866£104£108
2024–2519.16819.168£123£123
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · £10.31 million · 2024–25

Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £120.09 per person in 2001/2002; £66.16 per person in 2024/2025. 44.9% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002120.09
2002/2003134.06
2003/2004128.21
2004/2005134.23
2005/2006121.08
2006/2007134.36
2007/2008143.13
2008/2009136.11
2009/2010116.25
2010/2011104.54
2011/2012102.6
2012/2013107.58
2013/201492.37
2014/2015103.65
2015/201696.74
2016/201788.08
2017/201881.88
2018/201971.34
2019/202067.9
2020/202157.62
2021/202273.72
2022/202369.88
2023/202472.77
2024/202566.16
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–029.96817.849£67£120
2002–0311.38219.968£76£134
2003–0411.16419.125£75£128
2004–0512.08220.092£81£134
2005–0611.21818.149£75£121
2006–0712.83720.171£86£134
2007–0814.00921.586£93£143
2008–0913.88620.621£92£136
2009–1012.04717.669£79£116
2010–1111.01815.898£72£105
2011–1211.07615.664£73£103
2012–1311.80616.423£77£108
2013–1410.35314.124£68£92
2014–1511.81315.904£77£104
2015–1611.10414.868£72£97
2016–1710.34513.579£67£88
2017–189.76112.658£63£82
2018–198.69511.029£56£71
2019–208.49510.497£55£68
2020–217.5988.931£49£58
2021–229.76511.429£63£74
2022–239.92910.861£64£70
2023–2410.911.328£70£73
2024–2510.31510.315£66£66
Planning and economic development · £2.96 million · 2024–25

Planning and economic development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £6.34 per person in 2001/2002; £19 per person in 2024/2025. 199.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Planning and economic development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20026.34
2002/200313.18
2003/200421.77
2004/200527.6
2005/200630.72
2006/200735.55
2007/200834.86
2008/200952.54
2009/201045.43
2010/201125.83
2011/201220.95
2012/201313.48
2013/201418.93
2014/201533.23
2015/20164.12
2016/201717.09
2017/201821.48
2018/201910.04
2019/202013.5
2020/202117.79
2021/202222.65
2022/202320.46
2023/202425.96
2024/202519
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Planning and economic development · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–020.5260.942£4£6
2002–031.1191.963£8£13
2003–041.8963.248£13£22
2004–052.4844.131£17£28
2005–062.8464.604£19£31
2006–073.3965.336£23£36
2007–083.4125.257£23£35
2008–095.367.96£35£53
2009–104.7086.905£31£45
2010–112.7233.928£18£26
2011–122.2613.198£15£21
2012–131.4792.057£10£13
2013–142.1212.894£14£19
2014–153.7875.099£25£33
2015–160.4730.634£3£4
2016–172.0082.635£13£17
2017–182.563.32£17£21
2018–191.2241.552£8£10
2019–201.6892.087£11£14
2020–212.3462.758£15£18
2021–2233.512£19£23
2022–232.9073.179£19£20
2023–243.8894.041£25£26
2024–252.9622.962£19£19
Council tax benefit and administration · £0.84 million · 2024–25

Council tax benefit and administration · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £15.79 per person in 2001/2002; £5.36 per person in 2024/2025. 66.1% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Council tax benefit and administration · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/200215.79
2002/20036.68
2003/200419.09
2004/200510.72
2005/200620.14
2006/200721.06
2007/200815.54
2008/200912.95
2009/201014.38
2010/201112.59
2011/201212.17
2012/201310.47
2013/201416.59
2014/201514.98
2015/20161.19
2016/20171.62
2017/20180.71
2018/2019-0.23
2019/20202.91
2020/20213.64
2021/20225.65
2022/202310.77
2023/20245.53
2024/20255.36
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Council tax benefit and administration · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–021.3112.348£9£16
2002–030.5670.995£4£7
2003–041.6622.847£11£19
2004–050.9651.605£6£11
2005–061.8663.019£12£20
2006–072.0123.162£13£21
2007–081.5212.344£10£16
2008–091.3211.962£9£13
2009–101.492.185£10£14
2010–111.3271.915£9£13
2011–121.3141.858£9£12
2012–131.1491.598£8£10
2013–141.8592.536£12£17
2014–151.7072.299£11£15
2015–160.1360.183£1£1
2016–170.190.25£1£2
2017–180.0840.109£1£1
2018–19-0.029-0.036£-0£-0
2019–200.3640.45£2£3
2020–210.4790.563£3£4
2021–220.7480.875£5£6
2022–231.531.674£10£11
2023–240.8280.861£5£6
2024–250.8350.835£5£5
Law, order and protective services · £0 million · 2024–25

Law, order and protective services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £5.94 per person in 2001/2002; £0 per person in 2024/2025. 100% lower between these observations.

2 missing periods in the selected range; the line stops at each gap.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Law, order and protective services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/20025.94
2002/20033.71
2003/20044.12
2004/20050.66
2005/2006-1.24
2006/2007No source observation for this service and year.
2007/2008No source observation for this service and year.
2008/20090
2009/20100
2010/20110
2011/20120
2012/20130
2013/20140
2014/20150
2015/20160
2016/20170
2017/20180
2018/20190
2019/20200
2020/20210
2021/20220
2022/20230
2023/20240
2024/20250
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Law, order and protective services · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–020.4930.883£3£6
2002–030.3150.553£2£4
2003–040.3590.615£2£4
2004–050.0590.098£0£1
2005–06-0.115-0.186£-1£-1
2006–07No source observation for this service and year.Not availableNot availableNot available
2007–08No source observation for this service and year.Not availableNot availableNot available
2008–0900£0£0
2009–1000£0£0
2010–1100£0£0
2011–1200£0£0
2012–1300£0£0
2013–1400£0£0
2014–1500£0£0
2015–1600£0£0
2016–1700£0£0
2017–1800£0£0
2018–1900£0£0
2019–2000£0£0
2020–2100£0£0
2021–2200£0£0
2022–2300£0£0
2023–2400£0£0
2024–2500£0£0
Other revenue expenditure · £25.3 million · 2024–25

Other revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2001/2002 to 2024/2025

Flintshire County Council only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2001/2002 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £292.41 per person in 2001/2002; £162.27 per person in 2024/2025. 44.5% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Reported actual revenue expenditure, excluding sales, fees and charges but including specific and special government grants. Includes the source’s revenue adjustments and financing conventions. Kept separate from English and Scottish council totals.

Different accounting definition from England and Scotland; compare Welsh councils on the same basis.

Council tax benefit changed in 2013–14; service classifications and financing changes affect long-run comparisons.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Other revenue expenditure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Flintshire County Council only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2001/2002292.41
2002/2003287.83
2003/2004285.63
2004/2005250.72
2005/2006255.78
2006/2007259.94
2007/2008224.03
2008/2009200.75
2009/2010204.69
2010/2011263.52
2011/2012241.16
2012/2013233.24
2013/2014226.17
2014/2015200.98
2015/2016217.82
2016/2017202.19
2017/2018191.47
2018/2019205.25
2019/2020177.47
2020/2021217.43
2021/2022205.1
2022/2023177.69
2023/2024173.05
2024/2025162.27
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Other revenue expenditure · Flintshire
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2001–0224.27143.461£163£292
2002–0324.43742.871£164£288
2003–0424.87242.609£167£286
2004–0522.56737.527£151£251
2005–0623.69738.339£158£256
2006–0724.83539.023£165£260
2007–0821.92833.788£145£224
2008–0920.4830.413£135£201
2009–1021.21131.109£140£205
2010–1127.77540.076£183£264
2011–1226.03336.817£171£241
2012–1325.59735.606£168£233
2013–1425.3534.582£166£226
2014–1522.90630.838£149£201
2015–1625.00133.476£163£218
2016–1723.74831.171£154£202
2017–1822.82429.599£148£191
2018–1925.01731.73£162£205
2019–2022.20327.435£144£177
2020–2128.67233.703£185£217
2021–2227.16931.8£175£205
2022–2325.24827.617£162£178
2023–2425.92126.938£167£173
2024–2525.29825.298£162£162

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