Highways and transport: every London borough ranked by spend per resident
33 councils · median £14.85/person · mean £-18.36/person. From MHCLG Revenue Outturn 2024-25.
| Rank | Council | Control | Seats | Population | Total spend | Per resident | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hounslow | Lab | 299,424 | £25.2m | £84.09 | +466% | |
| 2 | Bromley | Con | 335,319 | £15.3m | £45.74 | +208% | |
| 3 | Enfield | Con | 327,434 | £12.5m | £38.10 | +157% | |
| 4 | Greenwich | Lab | 299,528 | £10.6m | £35.36 | +138% | |
| 5 | Harrow | Con | 270,724 | £9.4m | £34.59 | +133% | |
| 6 | Sutton | LD | 214,525 | £6.7m | £31.44 | +112% | |
| 7 | Richmond upon Thames | LD | 196,678 | £6.2m | £31.40 | +111% | |
| 8 | Waltham Forest | Green | 279,737 | £8.3m | £29.65 | +100% | |
| 9 | Kingston upon Thames | LD | 172,692 | £4.9m | £28.40 | +91% | |
| 10 | Barnet | Lab | 405,050 | £10.7m | £26.35 | +77% | |
| 11 | Bexley | Con | 256,434 | £6.5m | £25.29 | +70% | |
| 12 | Lewisham | Green | 301,255 | £7.6m | £25.15 | +69% | |
| 13 | Havering | Ref | 276,274 | £6.4m | £23.21 | +56% | |
| 14 | Hillingdon | Con | 329,185 | £7.1m | £21.59 | +45% | |
| 15 | Hackney | Green | 266,758 | £5.4m | £20.24 | +36% | |
| 16 | Barking and Dagenham | Lab | 232,747 | £3.6m | £15.41 | +4% | |
| 17 | Croydon | Con | 409,342 | £6.1m | £14.85 | 0% | |
| 18 | Southwark | Green | 314,786 | £4.5m | £14.23 | -4% | |
| 19 | Brent | Lab | 352,976 | £4.5m | £12.64 | -15% | |
| 20 | Redbridge | Lab | 321,231 | £2.3m | £7.07 | -52% | |
| 21 | Merton | Lab | 218,539 | £1.3m | £5.86 | -61% | |
| 22 | Tower Hamlets | ASP | 331,886 | £-3.0m | £-8.99 | -161% | |
| 23 | Ealing | Lab | 385,985 | £-7.7m | £-19.97 | -234% | |
| 24 | Newham | NEW | 374,523 | £-10.0m | £-26.63 | -279% | |
| 25 | Wandsworth | Con | 337,655 | £-10.8m | £-32.12 | -316% | |
| 26 | Haringey | Green | 263,850 | £-11.3m | £-42.73 | -388% | |
| 27 | Islington | Lab | 223,024 | £-11.0m | £-49.53 | -434% | |
| 28 | Lambeth | Green | 316,920 | £-20.0m | £-63.23 | -526% | |
| 29 | Camden | Lab | 216,943 | £-22.8m | £-105.22 | -809% | |
| 30 | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | 188,687 | £-23.7m | £-125.52 | -945% | |
| 31 | City of London | Ind | 15,111 | £-2.3m | £-151.15 | -1118% | |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | 144,518 | £-34.0m | £-235.60 | -1687% | |
| 33 | Westminster | Con | 209,996 | £-66.3m | £-315.82 | -2227% |
What this shows. Net revenue expenditure on the highways and transport bucket from each council’s 2024-25 Revenue Outturn (RO) submission to MHCLG, divided by ONS mid-year population. Higher per-head doesn’t imply waste — it can reflect demographic need (e.g. more older residents), rurality, or policy choice (e.g. retaining in-house services rather than contracting out). Lower per-head doesn’t imply efficiency — some councils have moved costs to fees, grants, or a ringfenced account.
Caveats. Councils under MHCLG suppression for 2024-25 don’t appear here (Birmingham, Slough, Cumberland and others — see their council card for the reason). Comparisons across the tier line don’t make sense, which is why this table is filtered to one council type at a time. Source: MHCLG Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing.