VOA challenge outcomes 2023-24 · OGL v3.0

Council tax challenge league table

Every English and Welsh local authority with 150+ resolved challenges in 2023-24, ranked by the share that won a lower band. 82 authorities qualify. Click a column to sort; filter by region or country. See the full data report →.

Compiled by BandCheck from official sources — see our methodology.

Key figures

Highest success rate: Westmorland and Furness — 47.8% (220 of 460 resolved challenges)
Best region: Wales at 35.1% (680 of 1,940)
Lowest region: London at 17.6%
82 authorities qualify, each with 150+ resolved challenges in 2023-24.

Region Country

#	Authority	Region	Resolved	Band cut	Success rate	Appeal guide
1	Westmorland and Furness	North West	460	220	47.8%	Appeal →
2	Cumberland	North West	340	160	47.1%	Appeal →
3	Stockport	North West	260	110	42.3%	Appeal →
4	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	270	110	40.7%	Appeal →
5	Powys	Wales	150	60	40%	Appeal →
6	Somerset	South West	900	360	40%	Appeal →
7	Lambeth	London	230	90	39.1%	Appeal →
8	South Gloucestershire	South West	240	90	37.5%	Appeal →
9	Kirklees	Yorkshire and the Humber	270	100	37%	Appeal →
10	Northumberland	North East	190	70	36.8%	Appeal →
11	Herefordshire	West Midlands	200	70	35%	Appeal →
12	North Somerset	South West	200	70	35%	Appeal →
13	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	1190	410	34.5%	Appeal →
14	Cheshire East	North West	320	110	34.4%	Appeal →
15	Cornwall	South West	640	220	34.4%	Appeal →
16	Ashford	South East	150	50	33.3%	Appeal →
17	Manchester	North West	180	60	33.3%	Appeal →
18	Salford	North West	210	70	33.3%	Appeal →
19	Wyre	North West	150	50	33.3%	Appeal →
20	Bolton	North West	160	50	31.3%	Appeal →
21	Mid Sussex	South East	160	50	31.3%	Appeal →
22	Torbay	South West	160	50	31.3%	Appeal →
23	Liverpool	North West	260	80	30.8%	Appeal →
24	Wiltshire	South West	390	120	30.8%	Appeal →
25	Dorset	South West	660	200	30.3%	Appeal →
26	Bristol	South West	200	60	30%	Appeal →
27	Shropshire	West Midlands	300	90	30%	Appeal →
28	Wirral	North West	210	60	28.6%	Appeal →
29	Durham	North East	250	70	28%	Appeal →
30	Sefton	North West	250	70	28%	Appeal →
31	Guildford	South East	180	50	27.8%	Appeal →
32	Milton Keynes	South East	180	50	27.8%	Appeal →
33	New Forest	South East	180	50	27.8%	Appeal →
34	Birmingham	West Midlands	470	130	27.7%	Appeal →
35	Chelmsford	East of England	150	40	26.7%	Appeal →
36	Maidstone	South East	150	40	26.7%	Appeal →
37	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	640	170	26.6%	Appeal →
38	Buckinghamshire	South East	1130	300	26.5%	Appeal →
39	Bexley	London	190	50	26.3%	Appeal →
40	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	380	100	26.3%	Appeal →
41	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	190	50	26.3%	Appeal →
42	Harrow	London	230	60	26.1%	Appeal →
43	Arun	South East	160	40	25%	Appeal →
44	Brighton and Hove	South East	200	50	25%	Appeal →
45	Calderdale	Yorkshire and the Humber	160	40	25%	Appeal →
46	East Hertfordshire	East of England	160	40	25%	Appeal →
47	Tunbridge Wells	South East	200	50	25%	Appeal →
48	Vale of White Horse	South East	160	40	25%	Appeal →
49	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	420	100	23.8%	Appeal →
50	Brentwood	East of England	170	40	23.5%	Appeal →
51	Huntingdonshire	East of England	170	40	23.5%	Appeal →
52	Medway	South East	170	40	23.5%	Appeal →
53	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	220	50	22.7%	Appeal →
54	Bromley	London	310	70	22.6%	Appeal →
55	Cardiff	Wales	180	40	22.2%	Appeal →
56	Enfield	London	190	40	21.1%	Appeal →
57	Plymouth	South West	190	40	21.1%	Appeal →
58	Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	290	60	20.7%	Appeal →
59	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	290	60	20.7%	Appeal →
60	Waverley	South East	150	30	20%	Appeal →
61	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	560	110	19.6%	Appeal →
62	Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	210	40	19%	Appeal →
63	Lewisham	London	160	30	18.8%	Appeal →
64	Westminster	London	160	30	18.8%	Appeal →
65	Richmond upon Thames	London	220	40	18.2%	Appeal →
66	Coventry	West Midlands	170	30	17.6%	Appeal →
67	Havering	London	170	30	17.6%	Appeal →
68	Redbridge	London	230	40	17.4%	Appeal →
69	Haringey	London	180	30	16.7%	Appeal →
70	Merton	London	180	30	16.7%	Appeal →
71	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	180	30	16.7%	Appeal →
72	Croydon	London	430	70	16.3%	Appeal →
73	Wealden	South East	210	30	14.3%	Appeal →
74	Reigate and Banstead	South East	220	30	13.6%	Appeal →
75	Knowsley	North West	350	40	11.4%	Appeal →
76	Brent	London	180	20	11.1%	Appeal →
77	Kingston upon Thames	London	200	20	10%	Appeal →
78	Ealing	London	320	30	9.4%	Appeal →
79	Watford	East of England	220	20	9.1%	Appeal →
80	Barnet	London	660	50	7.6%	Appeal →
81	Hillingdon	London	150	10	6.7%	Appeal →
82	Hounslow	London	160	10	6.3%	Appeal →

Source: VOA Council Tax: challenges and changes (England & Wales), March 2024 — OGL v3.0. Showing only authorities with 150+ resolved challenges in 2023-24 (counts rounded to the nearest 10, so small-authority percentages are coarse). FY2023-24 spans the April-2023 reorganisations; new unitaries include predecessor residuals. The next Valuation Office release has been postponed — this is the latest published year.

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