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Merseyside council debt
Merseyside: the combined debt of its 5 councils. Latest figures: Jun 2026.
Total debt
£1.98bn
5 councils
Debt per person
£1,337
1,479,007 residents
Net debt
£1.63bn
after £347m of investments
Change in a year
+14.7%
+£260m since Mar 2025
Merseyside council debt over time
Sum of the outstanding borrowing of its councils at each date, Mar 2010 to Jun 2026.
Councils in Merseyside
| Council | Debt | Per person | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | £956m | £1,882 | 48% |
| Wirral | £445m | £1,350 | 23% |
| Sefton | £297m | £1,032 | 15% |
| St Helens | £157m | £829 | 8% |
| Knowsley | £122m | £747 | 6% |
All of these councils run every local service in their area, so their debts add up without counting anything twice. As at Jun 2026.
Merseyside council debt by year
| Date | Debt | Investments | Net debt | Per person | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | £1.98bn | £347m | £1.63bn | £1,337 | 1,479,007 |
| Mar 2026 | £2.02bn | £306m | £1.71bn | £1,366 | 1,479,007 |
| Dec 2025 | £1.92bn | £336m | £1.58bn | £1,295 | 1,479,007 |
| Sep 2025 | £1.84bn | £395m | £1.44bn | £1,243 | 1,479,007 |
| Jun 2025 | £1.80bn | £401m | £1.40bn | £1,223 | 1,471,820 |
| Mar 2025 | £1.76bn | £293m | £1.47bn | £1,197 | 1,471,820 |
| Dec 2024 | £1.62bn | £275m | £1.35bn | £1,103 | 1,471,820 |
| Sep 2024 | £1.57bn | £362m | £1.21bn | £1,068 | 1,471,820 |
| Jun 2024 | £1.54bn | £378m | £1.16bn | £1,058 | 1,457,354 |
| Mar 2024 | £1.57bn | £259m | £1.31bn | £1,075 | 1,457,354 |
| Dec 2023 | £1.48bn | £372m | £1.11bn | £1,014 | 1,457,354 |
| Sep 2023 | £1.44bn | £365m | £1.08bn | £988 | 1,457,354 |
| Jun 2023 | £1.48bn | £374m | £1.10bn | £1,026 | 1,439,102 |
| Mar 2023 | £1.54bn | £329m | £1.21bn | £1,072 | 1,439,102 |
| Dec 2022 | £1.52bn | £421m | £1.10bn | £1,053 | 1,439,102 |
| Sep 2022 | £1.50bn | £505m | £998m | £1,045 | 1,439,102 |
| Jun 2022 | £1.50bn | £575m | £928m | £1,056 | 1,423,718 |
| Mar 2022 | £1.51bn | £504m | £1.01bn | £1,063 | 1,423,718 |
| Dec 2021 | £1.46bn | £437m | £1.02bn | £1,026 | 1,423,718 |
| Sep 2021 | £1.41bn | £484m | £930m | £993 | 1,423,718 |
| Jun 2021 | £1.44bn | £525m | £915m | £1,015 | 1,417,728 |
| Mar 2021 | £1.57bn | £428m | £1.14bn | £1,107 | 1,417,728 |
| Dec 2020 | £1.56bn | £472m | £1.08bn | £1,097 | 1,417,728 |
| Sep 2020 | £1.53bn | £393m | £1.14bn | £1,080 | 1,417,728 |
| Jun 2020 | £1.55bn | £454m | £1.09bn | £1,091 | 1,417,661 |
| Mar 2020 | £1.57bn | £453m | £1.12bn | £1,110 | 1,417,661 |
| Mar 2019 | £1.33bn | £310m | £1.02bn | £943 | 1,413,110 |
| Mar 2018 | £1.23bn | £292m | £933m | £871 | 1,406,500 |
| Mar 2017 | £994m | £357m | £637m | £710 | 1,400,264 |
| Mar 2016 | £930m | £329m | £601m | £668 | 1,391,809 |
| Mar 2015 | £861m | £322m | £539m | £621 | 1,386,152 |
| Mar 2014 | £849m | £489m | £361m | £614 | 1,382,415 |
| Mar 2013 | £900m | £504m | £396m | £651 | 1,381,756 |
| Mar 2012 | £956m | £608m | £349m | £693 | 1,380,770 |
| Mar 2011 | £969m | £603m | £366m | £704 | 1,375,902 |
| Mar 2010 | £982m | £511m | £471m | £716 | 1,371,789 |