# Parking income in Cornwall UA url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/cornwall-ua/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Parking income in Cornwall UA Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2025–26 Cornwall UA took **£20.1m** in parking income and spent £8.9m, a **surplus of £11.2m** against £10.5m in 2024–25 (+7%), the 33rd largest of 290 councils in England. Figures are from the council's own return to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). ## Key figures - £11.19mParking surplus ▲ 2025–26 - £20.06mParking income ▲ 2025–26 - £8.87mSpending on parking ▼ 2025–26 - £0.00mPenalty charge income ▼ 2025–26 - 33 of 290Rank in England, largest surplus first 2025–26 Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). ## How much has Cornwall UA made from parking each year? **Cornwall UA: parking income, spending and surplus, £ million** **The numbers behind this chart** | Year | Income | Spending | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2017–18Details | £15.87m | £6.13m | £9.74m | | Spending£6.13mSurplus£9.74m | | | | | 2018–19Details | £16.58m | £6.86m | £9.72m | | Spending£6.86mSurplus£9.72m | | | | | 2019–20Details | £15.94m | £7.24m | £8.7m | | Spending£7.24mSurplus£8.7m | | | | | 2020–21Details | £9.32m | £6.52m | £2.8m | | Spending£6.52mSurplus£2.8m | | | | | 2021–22Details | £14.92m | £6.8m | £8.12m | | Spending£6.8mSurplus£8.12m | | | | | 2022–23Details | £16.28m | £7.45m | £8.83m | | Spending£7.45mSurplus£8.83m | | | | | 2023–24Details | £19.44m | £7.95m | £11.49m | | Spending£7.95mSurplus£11.49m | | | | | 2024–25Details | £19.63m | £9.17m | £10.46m | | Spending£9.17mSurplus£10.46m | | | | | 2025–26Details | £20.06m | £8.87m | £11.19m | | Spending£8.87mSurplus£11.19m | | | | Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). | Year | On-street income | On-street spending | Car park income | Car park spending | Penalty income | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2017–18Details | £0.72m | £1.06m | £15.16m | £5.07m | £0.71m | | On-street spending£1.06mCar park income£15.16mCar park spending£5.07mPenalty income£0.71m | | | | | | | 2018–19Details | £0.93m | £1.24m | £15.65m | £5.62m | £0.91m | | On-street spending£1.24mCar park income£15.65mCar park spending£5.62mPenalty income£0.91m | | | | | | | 2019–20Details | £2.71m | £1.25m | £13.22m | £5.99m | £1.12m | | On-street spending£1.25mCar park income£13.22mCar park spending£5.99mPenalty income£1.12m | | | | | | | 2020–21Details | £1.74m | £1.25m | £7.58m | £5.27m | £0.89m | | On-street spending£1.25mCar park income£7.58mCar park spending£5.27mPenalty income£0.89m | | | | | | | 2021–22Details | £1.89m | £1.28m | £13.03m | £5.52m | £1.11m | | On-street spending£1.28mCar park income£13.03mCar park spending£5.52mPenalty income£1.11m | | | | | | | 2022–23Details | £1.80m | £1.55m | £14.48m | £5.90m | £1.42m | | On-street spending£1.55mCar park income£14.48mCar park spending£5.90mPenalty income£1.42m | | | | | | | 2023–24Details | £2.67m | £1.65m | £16.77m | £6.30m | £1.27m | | On-street spending£1.65mCar park income£16.77mCar park spending£6.30mPenalty income£1.27m | | | | | | | 2024–25Details | £3.11m | £1.84m | £16.52m | £7.33m | £1.24m | | On-street spending£1.84mCar park income£16.52mCar park spending£7.33mPenalty income£1.24m | | | | | | | 2025–26Details | £0.00m | £0.00m | £20.06m | £8.87m | £0.00m | | On-street spending£0.00mCar park income£20.06mCar park spending£8.87mPenalty income£0.00m | | | | | | Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). All figures are cash, in the council's own return. The most recent year is a first release and may be revised. Cornwall UA is recorded as: Unitary Authority. ## What can Cornwall UA spend a surplus on? **On-street parking charges and all council parking penalty charges (England and Wales)** Ring-fenced by law a ring-fenced parking account. A surplus may only be spent on parking, public transport, highway and environmental improvements and similar purposes; a deficit is made good from the general fund. [Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s55, as applied in England by SI 2022/71, regs 25 and 27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/55) At the end of each financial year any deficit in the account shall be made good out of the general fund or, in Wales, council fund, and (subject to subsection (3) below) any surplus shall be applied for all or any of the purposes specified in subsection (4) below **Council car park (off-street) tariffs** Kept by the body that collects it the council's general fund. Section 55 covers on-street parking and enforcement income, not car park fees. Not verified [Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s55(1), and DfT statutory guidance on civil parking enforcement](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-enforcement-of-parking-contraventions/guidance-for-local-authorities-on-enforcing-parking-restrictions) The income from on-street charging and any penalty charge payments received (whether for on-street or off-street enforcement) must only be used in accordance with section 55 (as amended) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Legal position as of 22 September 2026. Source: [legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/). Checked by hand 22 September 2026. ## How does Cornwall UA compare with other councils? **Cornwall UA among the England councils nearest it, parking surplus 2025–26** - 29. Bristol UA £14.18m - 30. Hounslow £13.54m - 31. Milton Keynes UA £12.54m - 32. Newcastle £12.15m - ◆33. Cornwall UA £11.19m - 34. City of London £10.40m - 35. Greenwich £10.20m - 36. York UA £10.04m - 37. Bath & North East Somerset UA £9.19m England average: £4.83m ◆ Cornwall UA Ranked largest surplus first; a negative figure is a deficit. [Every council](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/) is in the full tables. **Show as a table** | Name | Surplus | | --- | --- | | 29. Bristol UA | £14.18m | | 30. Hounslow | £13.54m | | 31. Milton Keynes UA | £12.54m | | 32. Newcastle | £12.15m | | 33. Cornwall UA (Cornwall UA) | £11.19m | | 34. City of London | £10.40m | | 35. Greenwich | £10.20m | | 36. York UA | £10.04m | | 37. Bath & North East Somerset UA | £9.19m | Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). [Every council's parking surplus](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/), penalty charge levels and the national trend. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: revenue outturn multi-year data set (RO2 parking)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2025–26 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [legislation.gov.uk and official guidance, provision by provision](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/) | legislation.gov.uk | 22 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0 (legislation.gov.uk)](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Back to Cornwall: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/cornwall/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.