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Unitary authorityE06000009Population 143,492
Blackpool Council
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Contracts running
116
Ending in the next year
46
Payments published
£3.5B
Paid in 2025-26 so far
£918.8M
Council tax collected
£83.6M
Borrowing
£867.7M
Debt interest
£19.9M a year
Schools
51
Housing waiting list
11,844
Properties owned
1,988
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Blackpool is a unitary authority serving 143,492 people. It has published 478,324 payments since 2021-22, worth £3.5B, and 116 of the 637 contracts on record are still running.