Town councillors to vote on increasing their allowance by almost £1,400

COUNCILLORS in Middlesbrough will next week vote on whether they should receive more money for their roles.

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The town's councillors are being recommended to increase their basic allowance from its current level of £7,608 to the Teesside average of £8,999.

If approved, all other allowances, including for serving as the chair of a committee, would remain at the 2024 level.

Following the 2025 review of members’ allowances, the Independent Panel on Members’ Remuneration has recommended an increase of £1,391 to the basic allowance, provided to all 46 councillors and the elected mayor, while special responsibility allowances would remain frozen. Councillors are being asked to consider the panel's recommendations, and, if rejected, the council will need to create its own allowances scheme.