Councillor allowances and expenses 2022 - 2023

Senior Salary - Executive Members

Members with an asterisk against their name took up office on 8 May 2022, all other members’ salaries run from 1 April 2022.

Councillor Name 

Role or Title

Senior Salary - Executive Members*

Pension Contributions

Carol Andrews

Cabinet Member

£32,589.65

£1,955.37

Shayne Cook

Cabinet Member

£33,216.69

-

Donna Cushing

Councillor and Scrutiny Chair

£25,101.66

£1,506.14

Tudor Davies MBE

Councillor and Scrutiny Chair

£25,101.66

-

Elaine E Forehead         

Cabinet Member

£31,496.80

-

Nigel George           

Cabinet Member

£33,216.69

-

Gary Johnston       

Councillor and Scrutiny Chair

£24,179.81

£1,450.84

Philippa Leonard   

Cabinet Member

£31,496.80

£1,530.90

Chris Morgan*

Cabinet Member

£29,990.48

-

Sean Morgan       

Leader

£51,189.38 

£3,071.36

Teresa Parry

Councillor and Scrutiny Chair

£25,101.66

£1,506.14

James Pritchard      

Deputy Leader

£38,616.53

£2,316.99

Roy Saralis     

Councillor/Chair of Planning

£25,101.66

-

Julian Simmonds          

Cabinet Member

£32,418.65

£1,945.11

Eluned Stenner       

Cabinet Member

£33,216.69

£1,360.80

Andrew Whitcombe

Councillor and Scrutiny Chair

£25,899.70

-

Lindsay G Whittle        

Leader of main opposition

£24,179.81

£1,450.84

Walter Williams

Councillor/Chair of Licensing 

£24,179.81

£1,450.84

Civic Salary

Councillor Name 

Role or Title

Civic Salary

Pension Contributions

Elizabeth M Aldworth      

Councillor and Mayor

£32,589.65

£1,955.37

Michael Adams     

Councillor and deputy Mayor

£19,792.43

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Basic Salary

Councillor Name

Role or Title

Basic Salary*

Pension Contributions

Alan P Angel     

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Charlotte Bishop

Councillor

£16,545.03

£983.68

Anne Broughton-Petit*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£902.32

Marina Chacon-Dawson*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£756.00

Robert Chapman*     

Councillor

£15,038.71

£902.32

Pat Cook*

Councillor

£15,038.71

-

Carl Cuss

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Nigel Dix

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Greg Ead*

Councillor

£15,038.71

-

Colin Elsbury   

Councillor

£16,443.55

£986.61

Gary Enright*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£84.00

Kevin Etheridge

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Mark A Evans       

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Andrew Farina-Childs

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Christine Forehead    

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

James Fussell

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Ann Gair

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Colin Gordon

Councillor

£18,264.92

£1,095.90

David Harse        

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Teresa Heron*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£504.00

Adrian Hussey

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Dawn Ingram-Jones*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£902.32

Martyn P James        

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Leeroy Jeremiah

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Jan Jones*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£420.00

Steve Kent

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Arianna K Leonard         

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Colin Mann

Councillor

£17,466.88

-

Amanda McConnell*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£902.32

Brenda Miles

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Bob Owen

Councillor

£16,545.03

£992.70

Lisa M Phipps          

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Mansel Powell*

Councillor

£15,038.71

-

Denver W Preece        

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Dianne Price     

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Haydn Pritchard*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£420.00

Judith Pritchard*

Councillor

£15,038.71

-

Jo Rao*

Councillor

£15,038.71

-

Janine Reed*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£840.00

John Roberts

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Jim Sadler*

Councillor

£15,038.71

-

Jon Scriven

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Steve Skivens

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

John Taylor     

Councillor

£16,394.66

£983.68

Carl Thomas

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Jon Scriven

Councillor

£16,394.66

-

Shane Williams*

Councillor

£15,038.71

-

Jill Winslade*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£902.32

Kristian Woodland*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£902.32

Ceri Wright*

Councillor

£15,038.71

£902.32

Travel Allowance

In some instances travel claims relate to attendance at training courses.

Councillor Name

Role or Title

Travel Allowance

Subsistance Allowance

Anne Broughton-Petit*

Councillor

£18.00

-

Marina Chacon-Dawson*

Councillor

£79.28

-

Shayne Cook

Councillor

£42.03

-

Greg Ead*

Councillor

£35.64

-

Kevin Etheridge      

Councillor

£464.50

£69.14

Chris Morgan*    

Cabinet Member

£166.05

-

Sean Morgan          

Leader

£93.60

-

Bob Owen

Councillor

£116.10

-

James Pritchard

Deputy Leader

£206.45

-

Payments from other public bodies

Councillor Name 

Role or Title

Name of Public Body

Amount Paid

Marina Chacon-Dawson

Councillor

Gwent Police & Crime Panel

£852.72

Tudor Davies MBE

Councillor and Scrutiny Chair

South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

£1,951.69

Colin Elsbury        

Councillor

South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

£2,340.45

Christine Forehead     

Councillor

Gwent Police & Crime Panel

£6,40.40

Adrian Hussey

Councillor

South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

£2,340.45

Colin Mann

Councillor

Gwent Police & Crime Panel

£630.00

Ceri Wright

Councillor

South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

£1,697.81

Co-opted Members

Co-opted Member Name

Committee

Total Allowance Paid

Travel Allowance

P Brunt

Standards Committee

£402.00

-

M Western

Education Scrutiny Committee

£630.00

-

V Pearson

Governance &  Audit Committee

£1,092.00

£13.50

T Millington

Education Scrutiny Committee

£400.00

-

L Rees

Governance &  Audit Committee

£1,260.00

£270.35

N Yates

Governance &  Audit Committee

£1,133.00

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