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Metropolitan district councilE08000031Population 281,434

Wolverhampton City Council

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Contracts running: 299
Ending in the next year: 127
Payments published: £1.1B
Paid in 2025-26 so far: £290.9M
Council tax collected: £145.0M
Borrowing: £857.6M
Debt interest: £28.2M a year
Schools: 128
Housing waiting list: 8,260
Properties owned: 4,159

About

Wolverhampton is a metropolitan district council serving 281,434 people. It has published 256,024 payments since 2023-24, worth £1.1B, and 299 of the 1,199 contracts on record are still running.

Paid most in 2025-26 so far

Spending

Payments over £500, published to November 2025

Paid in 2025-26 so far: £290.9M; April to November 2025
Same months of 2024: £281.3M; 2025-26 is 3% higher
Payments: 66,604; in 2025-26 so far
Latest month published: November 2025

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2025-26 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £442K; 308 payments ·
Payments to individuals: £25K; Names withheld ·
Consultancy: £3.3M
Agency staff: £5.9M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£857.6M borrowed and £79.5M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£834.6M · 97%

Banks£23.0M · 3%

Council details

Type: Metropolitan district council
Code: E08000031
Population: 281,434
Payments: 2023-24 to 2025-26
Contract notices: 1,199, latest 28 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Smoking Cessation Workplace Outreach28 Oct 2026 · Open Tender · £1.5M CWC26184 - Deans Road Wall and Tunnel Repairs27 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £30K · Haystoun Construction Ltd.CWC26059MW - Outdoor 360° CCTV Camera Solution23 Oct 2026 · Pipeline

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