Hyndburn Labour will not be accepting the 1% increase in allowances in 2014

Allowances for Councillors are set to go up by 1% at the start of the new administrative year after the elections. All Hyndburn Labour members have voted not to take the increase and keep their money at the 2009 level.

Such rises have been put forward year-on-year and Councillors' allowances were reduced across the board by Labour once we took control in 2011. In contrast, the Conservatives reduced their allowances for just one month before the elections before taking the increase.

By freezing their allowances, the Labour group in Hyndburn have saved over £30,000 from that portion of the budget.