Spotlight Powys

Montgomery

This postcode is located in the electoral ward of Forden and Montgomery and the community area of Montgomery.

Powys County Council

The County Council is responsible for highways, education, social services, waste and regulatory services. It is funded by Welsh Government, council tax and other income.

Your representative on Powys County Council is Cllr Jeremy Brignell-Thorp, who serves as the county councillor for the Forden and Montgomery electoral ward.

They are a  Non-Affiliated councillor.

  View their profile and voting record »

Montgomery Town Council

Your Town Council looks after local issues such as green spaces and benches. These vary from place to place. It is funded by council tax and other income.

The annual precept request for Montgomery Town Council in 2024/25 was approximately £80,789. For the 2024/25 financial year, there are approximately 753 properties in the community.

For the upcoming 2025/26 financial year, there are approximately 771 properties in the community.

Did you know? In your area, the most common council tax band is Band C with 27.3% of houses in that band.

Montgomery Town Council is made up of 11 councillors.

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  Council Tax

Council Tax is a local tax made up of 3 precepting authorities - the county council, community or town council and Police & Crime Commissioner. The current breakdown for a Band D property in 2024/25 is shown below.

Powys County Council
£1,638.78
Montgomery
£107.24
P&CC
£332.03

A comparison between 2023 and 2018 is shown below.

20.5%

Element paid to Powys County Council

Up £449.58 per year.

62.5%

Element paid to Montgomery Town Council

Up £67.04 per year.

32.4%

Element paid to Police & Crime Commissioner

Up £107.47 per year.

During this current administration (2022), council tax for this community has increased by 11%, or £227.77 per year / £4.38 per week.

Since 2018, council tax for this community has increased by 30%, or £624.09 per year / £12.00 per week.

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