A full list of figures has been published showing how much Exeter city councillors were paid in allowances and expenses for the last year.
Exeter’s councillors received a combined total of nearly £442,000 for their work over the past year, according to local democracy reporter Guy Henderson.
Only £1,000 of that total came from expenses claimed by members of the council. The bulk of the payments are fixed allowances set by an independent outside body without any input from the city council.
The allowances are designed to allow working people to serve on their local authorities without suffering financially as a result.
The figures were published ahead of a meeting of the executive committee. Leader Phil Bialyk (Lab, Exwick) said it was important for local authority members to be fully transparent about the money they received.
Payments range from a dozen city councillors receiving the basic member’s allowance of £7,070 up until the end of March 2026 to Cllr Bialyk, whose allowance as leader is £30,049.
Councillors receive extra allowances above the basic rate for roles such as committee chairs, portfolio holders, group leaders and the Mayoralty.
The full list, including allowances and expense claims up until the end of March this year, is as follows. A number of councillors stood down or were not re-elected at the polls earlier this year.
Phil Bialyk (Lab, Exwick) £30,113.07; Laura Wright (formerly Lab, St Thomas) £19,733.37; Ruth Williams (Lab, Mincinglake and Whipton) £19,452.05; Marina Asvachin (formerly Lab, Priory) £19,443.00; Bob Foale (formerly Lab, Alphington) £19,443.00; Matthew Vizard (formerly Lab, Newton and St Leonards) £19,443.00; Duncan Wood (Lab, Pinhoe) £19,443.00; Susannah Patrick (Lab, Exwick) £17,979.53; Paul Knott (Lab, Exwick) £14,140.08; Liz Pole (Lab, Mincinglake and Whipton) £14,140.08; Catherine Rees (formerly Green, Heavitree) £13,721.95; Anne Jobson (Con, St Loyes) £13,303.84; Martyn Snow (Lab, Pennsylvania) £12,372.00; Kevin Mitchell (Lib Dem, Duryard and St James) £11,023.13; Tony Wardle (Lab, Priory) £10,605.00; Gemma Rolstone (Lab, Topsham) £10,186.89; Diana Moore (Green, St Davids) £9,795.41; Michael Mitchell (Lib Dem, Duryard and St James) £9,761.18; James Cookson (Lab, Topsham) £9,616.09; Deborah Darling (Lab, St Thomas) £8,628.04; Mollie Miller-Boam (Lab, Pinhoe) £8,628.04; Peter Holland (formerly Con, St Loyes) £8,316.76; Josie Parkhouse (formerly Lab, Pennsylvania) £7,906.28; Lucy Haigh (Ind, Heavitree) £7,718.16; Zoe Hughes (Ind, Pennsylvania) £7,718.16; James Banyard (Green, St Davids) £7,600.94; Yvonne Atkinson (Lab, Alphington) £7,070.04; Jane Begley (Lab, Priory) £7,070.04; Carol Bennett (formerly Green, Heavitree) £7,070.04; Adrian Fullam (Lib Dem, St Thomas) £7,070.04; Rob Harding (Lab, Alphington) £7,070.04; Jakir Hussain (Lab, Pinhoe) £7,070.04; Andy Ketchin (Green, Newtown and St Leonards) £7,070.04; Tammy Palmer (Lib Dem, Duryard and St James) £7,070.04; Tess Read (formerly Green, St Davids) £7,070.04; Alison Sheridan (Reform, St Loyes) £7,070.04; Lynn Wetenhall (Green, Newton and St Leonards) £7,070.04; Matthew Williams (Lab, Topsham) £7,070.04; Tony Payne (Reform, Mincinglake and Whipton) £6,803.95; Naima Allcock (formerly Lab, Mincinglake and Whipton) £0.00; Joshua Ellis-Jones (formerly Lab, Topsham) £0.00. Overall Total: £441,876.48.
Exeter Councillor Allowance and Expense Figures Published