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OVER £1.2MILLION WAS SPENT ON COUNCILLORS' PAY 09:39, 03 Jun 2025 Taxpayers in Walsall spent over £1.2 million on councillor pay and special responsibility allowances last year. Most

Walsall councillors received a basic pay of £13,455.95 for the year but those with extra responsibility, such as committee chairs or portfolio holders, received special allowances on top.

READ MORE: WALSALL COUNCILLOR’S BOLD PROPOSAL TO REFORM LOCAL ELECTION SYSTEM The highest earner last year was the leader of the council, Garry Perry. As leader, Councillor Perry earned an

extra £36,792.48 on top of the basic pay, bringing his total to £50,248.44 during 2024-25. Councillor Perry resigned from the post last month and his replacement will be appointed at an

extraordinary council meeting on Tuesday, June 10. Article continues below The second highest paid member was last year’s Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Anthony Harris, who received an extra

£27,573.85, bringing his total to £41,029.81. Below is a list of all the allowances paid to each Walsall Councillor, highest to lowest, with their party, ward, any extra responsibility for

the 2024-25 municipal year and their attendance at full council. Councillor Garry Perry, Conservative, Pelsall ward, leader of Walsall Council, 100 per cent attendance at full council *

Total pay: £50,248.44 Councillor Anthony Harris, Conservative, Aldridge North and Walsall Wood ward, Mayor of Walsall, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £41,029.81

Councillor Adrian Andrew, Conservative, Pheasey Park Farm ward, deputy leader and portfolio holder for economic growth and regeneration, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay:

£36,691.92 Councillor Mark Statham, Conservative, Bloxwich East ward, deputy leader and portfolio holder for finance, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £35,949.13

Councillor Stacie Elson, Conservative, Willenhall North ward, portfolio holder for children and young people, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £32,378.99 Councillor Garry

Flint, Conservative, Bloxwich East ward, portfolio holder for health and wellbeing, six out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £32,378.99 Councillor Kerry Murphy,

Conservative, Brownhills, portfolio holder for street pride, five out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £32,378.99 Councillor Keir Pedley, Conservative, Streetly ward,

portfolio holder for adult social care, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £32,378.99 Councillor Amandeep Garcha, Conservative, Short Heath ward, portfolio holder for

resident access and housing support, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £31,023.88 Councillor Edward Lee, Conservative, Pelsall ward, portfolio holder for internal

resources, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £31,023.88 Councillor Pardeep Kaur, Conservative, Aldridge Central and South ward, portfolio holder for education and skills,

100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £29,120.03 Councillor Mike Bird, Conservative, Pheasey Park Farm ward, chair of the planning committee, 100 per cent attendance at full

council * Total pay: £27,453.92 Councillor Kenneth Furgeson, Conservative, Brownhills ward, chair of the licensing and safety committee, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay:

£26,491.01 Councillor Aftab Nawaz, Independent, St Matthews ward, leader of the independent group, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £26,032.92 Councillor Matt Ward,

Labour, Darlaston South ward, leader of the labour group, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £26,032.92 Councillor Matthew Follows, Conservative, Bloxwich West

ward, chair of the economy and environment overview and scrutiny committee, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £25,651.92 Councillor Adam Hicken, Conservatives, Willenhall

North ward, chair of children’s services overview and scrutiny committee, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £25,651.92 Councillor Khizar Hussain, Independent, Pleck ward,

chair of the social care and health overview scrutiny committee, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £25,651.92 Councillor Natalie Latham, Labour, Willenhall South ward,

chair of the education overview and scrutiny committee, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £25,651.92 Councillor John Murray, Conservative, Brownhills ward, chair

of the scrutiny overview committee, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £25,651.92 Councillor Christopher Towe, Conservative, Pheasey Park Farm ward, Mayor of Walsall for

2023-24 municipal year, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £21,736.6 Councillor Louise Harrison, Conservative, Bloxwich West ward, deputy mayor of Walsall, seven out of

eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £20,196.04 Councillor Rose Martin, Conservative, Pelsall ward, chair of the standards committee, seven out of eight full council meetings

attended * Total pay: £19,484.99 Councillor Waheed Rasab, Conservative, Paddock ward, chair of the health and wellbeing board, six out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay:

£19,484.99 Councillor Sarah Cooper, Conservative, Streetly ward, chair of taxi licensing sub-committee A, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £19,272.14 Councillor Joshua

Whitehouse, Conservative, Short Heath ward, chair of employment appeal sub-committee B, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £18,609.81 Councillor Amo Hussain, Conservative,

Birchills Leamore ward, chair of taxi licensing sub-committee B, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £18,413.17 Councillor Poonam Gill, Conservative, Short Heath ward, chair

of employment appeals sub-committee A and cabinet assistant, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £18,047.05 Councillor Gaz Ali, Conservative, Birchills Leamore ward, 100

per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £16,714.92 Councillor Nick Gandham, Conservative, Paddock ward, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £15,138.57

Councillor Izzy Hussain, Conservative, Blakenall ward, cabinet assistant, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £15,022.15 Councillor Bobby Bains, Conservative,

Aldridge and Central South ward, four out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £13,802.25 Councillor Hajran Bashir, Independent, Palfrey ward, 100 per cent attendance at full

council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Christine Bott, Labour, Darlaston South ward, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Paul Bott, Labour,

Darlaston South ward, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Rose Burley, Labour, Bentley and Darlaston North ward, 100 per cent attendance at

full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Simran Cheema, Labour, Willenhall South ward, six out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Sabina Ditta,

Independent, Palfrey ward, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Naheed Gultasib, Independent, Pleck ward, five out of eight full council meetings

attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Shakila Hussain, Independent, Palfrey ward, five out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Tina Jukes,

Labour, Birchills Leamore, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Rob Larden, Conservatives, Willenhall North, seven out of eight full council meetings

attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Farhana Hassan, Independent, St Matthews ward, two out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Ram K. Mehmi,

Labour, Pleck ward, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Emma Morgan, Labour, Blakenall ward, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay:

£13,455.96 Councillor Saiqa Nasreen, Independent, Bentley and Darlaston North ward, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Amanda Parkes,

Conservative, Aldridge North and Walsall Wood ward, five out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Lorna Rattigan, Conservative, Rushall-Shelfield ward,

100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Suky Samra, Conservative, Streetly, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor

Keith Sears, Conservative, Aldridge North and Walsall Wood ward, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Pete Smith, Independent, Blakenall ward, 100 per

cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Gurmeet Singh Sohal, Conservative, Paddock ward, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor

Corin Statham, Conservative, Bloxwich East, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Vera Waters, Conservative, Rushall-Shelfield ward, 100 per cent

attendance at full council * Total pay: £13,455.96 Councillor Tim Wilson, Conservative, Aldridge Central and South ward, five out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay:

£13,455.96 Councillor Eileen Russell, Labour, St Matthews ward, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £12,153.77 Councillor Jade Chapman, Conservative,

Rushall-Shelfield ward, seven out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £12,153.77 Councillor Michael Coulson, Labour, Bloxwich West ward, 100 per cent attendance at full

council * Total pay: £12,153.77 Councillor Klara Margetts, Labour, Willenhall South, six out of eight full council meetings attended * Total pay: £12,153.77 Councillor Lucie Nahal, Labour,

Bentley and Darlaston North, 100 per cent attendance at full council * Total pay: £12,153.77 Other than the 60 elected members for 2024-25, five former councillors from the previous year

each received a payment of £1,302.19. The payments cover the period from the end of the financial year in April to the beginning of the municipal year. A Walsall Council spokesperson said:

“Members of Walsall Council receive an annual basic allowance. This includes the costs of telephones, travel, and subsistence in the borough of Walsall. "Recommendations about the level

of members’ allowances are made to council by an Independent Remuneration Panel. Article continues below “There are some councillors with special responsibilities, for example, cabinet

members or committee chairs, whereby members receive an additional allowance. “The council publishes records of members’ allowances each year, plus a register of all expenses.”