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Every figure on the Bristol Council page links back to an official source. Here is the full manifest — what each data point is, where it comes from, and when it was last verified.
The bar is: every number traceable to a .gov.uk URL.
Official UK government data only. No third-party aggregators. All figures come from GOV.UK bulk datasets (MHCLG Revenue Account, ONS, DEFRA, LGBCE) or from Bristol Council's own .gov.uk website.
Multi-source triangulation. Budget and population figures are cross-checked against at least two sources (e.g. council's own budget report vs. MHCLG RA return). If two sources disagree, we flag it in our internal validator and hold off publishing until we can verify the correct figure.
Dated and auditable. Every data point records the date it was verified. Spotted a discrepancy? Contact us and we'll investigate transparently — corrections are published on our change log.
Detailed data last verified: 2026-04-13
Bulk datasets used for every council on CivAccount. Council tax, service budgets, and population all come from these.
Council Tax 2025-26
GOV.UK (MHCLG)
Revenue Account (RA) 2025-26
GOV.UK (MHCLG)
Revenue Outturn (RO) 2024-25
GOV.UK (MHCLG)
ONS Mid-2024 Population Estimates
Office for National Statistics
Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBCE)
LGBCE
DEFRA Local Authority Waste Statistics 2022-23
DEFRA
Council-specific fields with a direct source URL. Each links to the exact .gov.uk document CivAccount pulled the data from.
Chief executive
Live pageBristol City Council — Senior officers' pay
Accessed 2026-04-22
Chief executive salary
2024-25Bristol City Council Pay Policy Statement 2024-25
Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 55b9590cc494…
Council leader
Live pageBristol City Council — Political leadership
Accessed 2026-04-23
Councillor basic allowance
2025-26Bristol Councillors' Allowances (live page)
Accessed 2026-04-23
reserves
2024-25Bristol City Council Draft Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — MIRS General Fund balance at 31 March 2025
Page 58
Accessed 2026-04-23
sha256 fa79c9d26712…
revenue_budget
2024-25Bristol Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Comprehensive Income and Expenditure
Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 fa79c9d26712…
total_councillors
Live pageBristol Councillors
Accessed 2026-04-23
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