# Parking income in Isle of Anglesey url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/isle-of-anglesey/ 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 Isle of Anglesey Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2024–25 Isle of Anglesey took **£1.0m** in parking income and spent £0.4m, a **surplus of £0.6m** against £0.4m in 2023–24 (+48%), the 11th largest of 22 councils in Wales. Figures are from the council's own return to the Welsh Government. Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Welsh Government (StatsWales)](https://stats.gov.wales/). ## Key figures - £0.62mParking surplus ▲ 2024–25 - £0.97mParking income ▲ 2024–25 - £0.35mSpending on parking ▼ 2024–25 - 11 of 22Rank in Wales, largest surplus first 2024–25 Source: [Welsh Government (StatsWales)](https://stats.gov.wales/). ## How much has Isle of Anglesey made from parking each year? **Isle of Anglesey: parking income, spending and surplus, £ million** **The numbers behind this chart** | Year | Income | Spending | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2002–03Details | £0.19m | £0.16m | £0.03m | | Spending£0.16mSurplus£0.03m | | | | | 2003–04Details | £0.21m | £0.18m | £0.02m | | Spending£0.18mSurplus£0.02m | | | | | 2004–05Details | £0.25m | £0.18m | £0.07m | | Spending£0.18mSurplus£0.07m | | | | | 2005–06Details | £0.31m | £0.21m | £0.1m | | Spending£0.21mSurplus£0.1m | | | | | 2006–07Details | £0.29m | £0.33m | £-0.04m | | Spending£0.33mSurplus£-0.04m | | | | | 2007–08Details | £0.45m | £0.48m | £-0.03m | | Spending£0.48mSurplus£-0.03m | | | | | 2008–09Details | £0.36m | £0.39m | £-0.03m | | Spending£0.39mSurplus£-0.03m | | | | | 2009–10Details | £0.36m | £0.29m | £0.07m | | Spending£0.29mSurplus£0.07m | | | | | 2010–11Details | £0.37m | £0.28m | £0.09m | | Spending£0.28mSurplus£0.09m | | | | | 2011–12Details | £0.34m | £0.29m | £0.05m | | Spending£0.29mSurplus£0.05m | | | | | 2012–13Details | £0.33m | £0.28m | £0.06m | | Spending£0.28mSurplus£0.06m | | | | | 2013–14Details | £0.39m | £0.3m | £0.09m | | Spending£0.3mSurplus£0.09m | | | | | 2014–15Details | £0.46m | £0.3m | £0.16m | | Spending£0.3mSurplus£0.16m | | | | | 2015–16Details | £0.52m | £0.34m | £0.19m | | Spending£0.34mSurplus£0.19m | | | | | 2016–17Details | £0.61m | £0.36m | £0.25m | | Spending£0.36mSurplus£0.25m | | | | | 2017–18Details | £0.64m | £0.35m | £0.29m | | Spending£0.35mSurplus£0.29m | | | | | 2018–19Details | £0.68m | £0.38m | £0.3m | | Spending£0.38mSurplus£0.3m | | | | | 2019–20Details | £0.6m | £0.33m | £0.27m | | Spending£0.33mSurplus£0.27m | | | | | 2020–21Details | £0.26m | £0.36m | £-0.09m | | Spending£0.36mSurplus£-0.09m | | | | | 2021–22Details | £0.67m | £0.31m | £0.37m | | Spending£0.31mSurplus£0.37m | | | | | 2022–23Details | £0.72m | £0.34m | £0.38m | | Spending£0.34mSurplus£0.38m | | | | | 2023–24Details | £0.85m | £0.43m | £0.42m | | Spending£0.43mSurplus£0.42m | | | | | 2024–25Details | £0.97m | £0.35m | £0.62m | | Spending£0.35mSurplus£0.62m | | | | Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Welsh Government (StatsWales)](https://stats.gov.wales/). Wales reports parking as a single line, so there is no on-street and car park split. Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Welsh Government (StatsWales)](https://stats.gov.wales/). All figures are cash, in the council's own return. The most recent year is a first release and may be revised. Isle of Anglesey is recorded as: Unitary Authority. ## What can Isle of Anglesey 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 Isle of Anglesey compare with other councils? **Isle of Anglesey among the Wales councils nearest it, parking surplus 2024–25** - 7. Pembrokeshire £1.02m - 8. Ceredigion £0.99m - 9. Monmouthshire £0.92m - 10. Denbighshire £0.63m - ◆11. Isle of Anglesey £0.62m - 12. Bridgend £0.24m - 13. Merthyr Tydfil £0.24m - 14. Wrexham £0.17m - 15. Rhondda Cynon Taf £0.16m Wales average: £0.72m ◆ Isle of Anglesey 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 | | --- | --- | | 7. Pembrokeshire | £1.02m | | 8. Ceredigion | £0.99m | | 9. Monmouthshire | £0.92m | | 10. Denbighshire | £0.63m | | 11. Isle of Anglesey (Isle of Anglesey) | £0.62m | | 12. Bridgend | £0.24m | | 13. Merthyr Tydfil | £0.24m | | 14. Wrexham | £0.17m | | 15. Rhondda Cynon Taf | £0.16m | Figures for the 2024–25 financial year. Source: [Welsh Government (StatsWales)](https://stats.gov.wales/). [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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Roads and transport revenue outturn expenditure by authority and service](https://stats.gov.wales/) | Welsh Government (StatsWales) | the 2024–25 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 Isle of Anglesey: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/isle-of-anglesey/) - [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.