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• 9 years of expertise in local authority data

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• One-off dataset or any-time updates

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Feature	Communications Dataset	Leaders & Decision Makers Dataset	Full Dataset (i.e. both)	GSS (ONS) Codes Dataset
Number of records	All UK councillors (19,202)	Covers 80% of councils (4,673 councillors)	All UK councillors (19,202)	All UK wards (9,301 wards)
Updates	Twice weekly	Twice weekly	Twice weekly	Annual
Access	One-off: CSV Subs: Any-time download	One-off: CSV Subs: Any-time download	One-off: CSV Subs: Any-time download	CSV
Fields:
Counci name	✔	✔	✔	✔
Council LUA code	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ward name	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ward GSS code	✔	✔	✔	✔
Councillor name	✔	✔	✔
Email address	✔		✔
Party	✔	✔	✔
Party code	✔	✔	✔
Leader tag		✔	✔
Role field		✔	✔
Next election	✔	✔	✔
Pricing:
One-off (No updates)	Purchase £879	Purchase £374	Purchase £959	Purchase £45
Annual subscription (Any-time updates)	Purchase £1,099/yr	Purchase £469/yr	Purchase £1,199/yr	-
Annual subscription (Any-time updates)	Purchase £92/mo	Purchase £39/mo	Purchase £99/mo	-
If you need something different, get in touch. Discounts are available for not-for-profit organisations.			Email me

Details of data fields

Council name:

All UK councils (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, City of London, Isles of Scilly)

Council LUA code:

(e.g. E07000224) Enables integration with other data sources

Ward name:

Text UTF-8

Ward GSS code:

(e.g. E05009800) Enables integration with other data sources (census, postcode lookup, etc.)

Councillor name:

Text UTF-8; forename and surname as one text field; some prefixes (Sir, Lady) included; middle names included where normally used; Mr/Mrs/suffixes not provided

Email address:

Available for 99%+; regularly collected and validated; removed whenever a councillor takes it down from their council website or requests removal

Party:

Councillor's current party

Party Code:

As used by Electoral Commission

Leader tag:

Binary flag indicating councillors who are council leaders

Role:

Text field with cabinet and committee roles, party leadership roles, etc.

Date of next election:

Differs depending on specific council and ward

FAQs

How soon will I get the dataset?

We will setup your account, generate a dataset and provide your initial CSV and secure download link on the same day as payment.

Can I cancel a purchase?

A one-off purchase can be cancelled at any time prior to delivery of the dataset, but not afterwards. An annual subscription can be cancelled at any time, but the year one fee cannot be refunded after delivery and in the case of a monthly payment model a minimum of 12 monthly payments must be completed. After cancellation of a subscription, you're welcome to continue using your dataset without updates.

How are May elections handled?

We aim to update any council mergers, boundary changes and newly elected councillors within a week of May elections. Email addresses and roles are added as they become available. Typically, councils (and we) have everything finalised by the end of May.

Can I share the dataset with other people?

Your licence covers usage within your organisation only. If you wish to purchase a broader licence, please get in touch by email above.

When is my renewal payment due?

Annual payments are due on the anniversary of the initial payment.

About Council Data UK

Backstory

I'm Jon Lawson. I launched Open Council Data UK in 2016 to track the ebbs and flows of local authority representatives.
Over the years I've had many requests for additional services and in 2023 I established CDUK to provide premium datasets and services.

What does it involve?

We collect and maintain an archive of all UK councillors every year following the May elections. This dataset is provided under a Public Domain license and stretches back to 2016. As premium services, we also collect and maintain email addresses and committee and leadership roles, including bi-weekly updates for new vacancies, by-elections, defections and suspensions, as well as periodic checking and validation processes. Prior to the May elections, details of any council mergers and boundary changes are fed into the database in preparation for the big May election update.

What's coming in the future?

Now we have the maps page up and running, the focus is to reach 99% coverage on the Leaders and Decision-Makers dataset. Finally, following the May elections we're planning to offer additional records covering other types of leaders in local authorities.