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Wrexham: senior pay and councillor allowances
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In its draft statement of accounts for 2024-25, Wrexham reports total remuneration of £213,951 for its chief executive (former) / interim chief executive (including employer pension contributions), a year in which the post changed hands, 11 employees paid £100,000 or more, and £1,391,000 paid in members' allowances.
Key figures
- £213,951Chief Executive (former) / Interim Chief Executive, 2024-25
- 11Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2024-25
- £1,391,000Members' allowances, 2024-25
- £19,771Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26
Chief Executive (former) / Interim Chief Executive
Total remuneration of £213,951 in 2024-25, including employer pension contributions. The post changed hands, or the figure covers part of a year, so it is not compared with the year before. The median among the 3 other Welsh councils collected so far is £201,891.
| As printed | Year | Total |
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Chief Executive (former) - Ian Bancroft (note i: left 31 December 2024; annualised salary £153,520)Details for Chief Executive (former) - Ian Bancroft (note i: left 31 December 2024; annualised salary £153,520) | 2024-25 | £213,951 |
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Interim Chief Executive (note ii: commenced 1 January 2025; annualised salary £134,733)Details for Interim Chief Executive (note ii: commenced 1 January 2025; annualised salary £134,733) | 2024-25 | £40,083 |
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Chief Executive (former) - Ian BancroftDetails for Chief Executive (former) - Ian Bancroft | 2023-24 | £178,264 |
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From the accounts: Mid-year change in 2024/25; 'current' shows the former Chief Executive's line (the larger part of the year), and the Interim Chief Executive's line is also recorded. Figures exclude Returning Officer fees (£14,480 paid to the former Chief Executive in 2024/25). A total excluding pension is not printed.
PDF page 29 (printed page 28), Note 17(c)
Employees paid £60,000 or more
208 employees in 2024-25, up 34.2% on 2023-24 (155). 11 were paid £100,000 or more, 8.0 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 3 other Welsh councils collected so far is 9.5 per 100,000.
| Band | 2024-25 | 2023-24 |
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£60,000 to £64,999Details for £60,000 to £64,999 | 78 | 68 |
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£65,000 to £69,999Details for £65,000 to £69,999 | 55 | 32 |
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£70,000 to £74,999Details for £70,000 to £74,999 | 17 | 19 |
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£75,000 to £79,999Details for £75,000 to £79,999 | 19 | 12 |
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£80,000 to £84,999Details for £80,000 to £84,999 | 9 | 9 |
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£85,000 to £89,999Details for £85,000 to £89,999 | 13 | 6 |
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£90,000 to £94,999Details for £90,000 to £94,999 | 3 | 2 |
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£95,000 to £99,999Details for £95,000 to £99,999 | 3 | 3 |
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£100,000 to £104,999Details for £100,000 to £104,999 | 2 | 2 |
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£105,000 to £109,999Details for £105,000 to £109,999 | 4 | 2 |
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£110,000 to £114,999Details for £110,000 to £114,999 | 3 | 0 |
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£115,000 to £119,999Details for £115,000 to £119,999 | 1 | 0 |
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£120,000 to £124,999Details for £120,000 to £124,999 | 1 | 0 |
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Includes schools staff. Senior officers listed separately are not in these counts. From the accounts: Current = 2024/25, previous = 2023/24. Welsh threshold £60,000. Note 17(b): 'the number of employees (excluding Senior Officers as identified in disclosure note c below) whose remuneration excluding pension contributions was £60k or more in bands of £5k'. Schools, Non-schools and Total columns; counts are Total. Remuneration includes payments on termination, expense allowances and taxable benefits. No total row is printed.
Source: Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough Council Draft Statement of Accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2025 (draft), PDF page 28 (printed page 27), Note 17(b). Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24.
Councillors' allowances
£1,391,000 in 2024-25, up 8.2% on 2023-24 (£1,286,000), or £10.08 per resident. The median among the 3 other Welsh councils collected so far is £7.24 per resident.
The basic allowance for each councillor is £19,771 a year (2025-26). It is set nationally: £19,771 for 2025-26.
From the accounts: "In 2024/25 allowances totalling £1,382k (£1,274k 2023/24) were paid directly to Elected Members and in addition, allowances totalling £9k (£12k in 2023/24) were paid to co-opted Members inclusive of an element of expenses." (PDF page 19 (printed page 18), Note 4)
What this data does and doesn't show
- Every figure is as Wrexham printed it, in accounts that have not yet been audited. Counts in the £100,000 figure are our sum of the council's bands.
- Comparisons are with the other Welsh councils read so far; no national figure is published for England.
- Wrexham's finance documents page lists only a statutory-deadlines notice for 2025-26; the latest statement found is the draft 2024/25 statement (committee appendix dated March 2026). accountsTotal is our sum of the elected (£1,382k) and co-opted (£9k) figures; the elected-member figure alone is £1,382k (2023/24 £1,274k). The members' remuneration page publishes schedules of remuneration (rates) rather than annual totals paid. Basic rate is the national Welsh basic salary for 2025-26.