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The meeting was due to consider a temporary deferral of the minimum revenue provision charge, a proposed new No Casino Resolution with changes to the Gambling Policy, and licensing changes to the constitution for information. The minutes for this meeting have not been published, so no decisions are recorded here.
Councillors approved a review of the council's reserves, which moves money towards a larger equal pay provision. They also adopted a motion backing the RNLI, approved the Director of Social Services' annual report and the annual review of performance, and received the Scrutiny annual report.
Council adopted two notices of motion, one on Additional Learning Needs funding and one on controlling changes to local high streets. It also amended the rules for appointing chief officers, created a new statutory pensions post and changed some committee memberships. Councillors also received annual reports from three committees for information.
Councillors approved the Council's refreshed Corporate Plan for 2026-28. The plan keeps the six well-being objectives but updates the steps and measures used to meet them. Councillors also changed the membership of several council bodies, such as committees and panels.
Council agreed the 2026-27 constitutional and committee arrangements, including which posts receive extra pay, new rules for public questions, and mandatory training for councillors. The public was then excluded for a closed item that these minutes do not describe.
The Lord Mayor is the council's ceremonial head, and the Deputy Lord Mayor is the second civic post. Both signed a declaration accepting office.
Full Council met on 25 March 2026. It approved the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts, the school admission arrangements for 2027-28, the 2026-27 Pay Policy Statement and a revised Corporate Health and Safety Policy, and it changed the membership of two committees. It was also told that Swansea has applied to join the global Biophilic Cities Network. In a closed session, it approved updates to the governance documents of the Wales Pension Partnership and delegated authority to sign them.
Council met on 5 March 2026 to set its budgets and financial plans. It approved the 2026/27 revenue budget and Council Tax levy, the Housing Revenue Account budgets, the capital budget and programme to 2030/31, the Medium Term Financial Plan, and the treasury management and capital strategies. Opposition amendments on car parking, social care and highways were not supported.
The Council met on 29 January 2026. It adopted a motion urging the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) to drop its plan to cut professional regional rugby from four teams to three, with 59 votes for and none against. It also adopted the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2026/27, approved the Asset Management Plan for 2025 to 2029, agreed to move Swansea Bay City Deal decisions to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee, and nominated Councillor Penny Matthews as Lord Mayor Elect for 2026-2027.
Councillors met on 4 December 2025. They approved the Council's response to its first Panel Performance Assessment, a 4.3% rise in council house rents from April 2026, a co-ordinated school admissions scheme for September 2028, the 2026/27 Council Tax base and a community councillor for the Standards Committee. They also noted reports on policy commitments and written answers to earlier questions.
At its meeting on 6 November 2025 the Council adopted two notices of motion: one on social cohesion and misinformation about asylum and migration, and one asking the council's Pension Fund and the Wales Pension Partnership not to invest in companies linked to the conflict in Gaza. It agreed to reduce the Governance & Audit Committee from 12 members to 9 from 4 December 2025, and approved changes to the membership of several council bodies. The Section 151 Officer gave a verbal update on the mid-term budget, and no decision was recorded on it.
Swansea Council met on 2 October 2025. Councillors approved a new policy on licensing houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), changed the rules on councillors' questions, approved advice on the council's reserves, and changed some committee memberships. They also received annual reports from the Governance and Audit Committee and from Scrutiny.
Swansea Council met on 4 September 2025. Members noted annual reports from the Standards Committee and the Democratic Services Committee and approved the Director of Social Services' annual report. They amended the terms of reference of the Governance & Audit Committee and the Joint Consultative Committee, granted Councillor Robert Francis-Davies leave of absence with sickness pay, and changed the membership of several Council bodies. A proposal to reduce the Governance & Audit Committee was withdrawn.
The Council met on 3 July 2025. It approved the draft Annual Review of Performance 2024-25 for publication, which rates the council's overall performance as Good. It also agreed steps to form a new investment company for the Wales Pension Partnership, which pools the assets of Wales's eight local government pension funds, including Swansea's.
The council met on 16 May 2025 and elected a Lord Mayor and a Deputy Lord Mayor for the 2025-2026 municipal year. The Lord Mayor is the council's ceremonial head for one year. The minutes record no declarations of interest.
Council held its Annual Meeting on 15 May 2025. It elected a Presiding Member and a Deputy Presiding Member, and the Leader announced his Cabinet members. Council also set senior and civic salaries, appointed council bodies and their seats, noted the annual reports of four Service Transformation Committees, and approved an updated Corporate Plan for 2025-28.
On 1 May 2025 Swansea Council appointed two independent members to the Standards Committee, which deals with councillors' conduct. It also approved changes to the councillors' ICT allowance policy, adopted a guide on handling online abuse of councillors, noted new personal safety guidance and changed the membership of four council bodies.
Cancelled
Council approved the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts and set school admission arrangements for 2026-2027. It also approved and signed the Final Letter of Representation that Audit Wales, the external auditor, needs before it can issue its audit opinion on the accounts.
At its meeting on 6 March 2025, Swansea Council approved its 2025/26 revenue budget and Council Tax levy, the capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets, the Medium Term Financial Plan, a treasury management strategy and a capital strategy. It adopted a motion on violence against women and girls and referred a motion on National Insurance to the Cabinet. Opposition amendments to the budget and capital proposals were not supported.
The Council met on 30 January 2025. It approved the first public consultation stage of a new Local Development Plan for 2023 to 2038, re-adopted its Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2025/26, and approved a co-ordinated school admissions scheme and a 2025-26 pay policy. It also agreed arrangements for a statutory panel performance assessment, elected a Deputy Lord Mayor, and adopted two notices of motion on pension age compensation and financial hardship.
Swansea Council met on 5 December 2024. Members adopted a revised Gambling Policy, approved the Council Tax Base for 2025/26, and approved the draft Annual Review of Performance 2023/24 for publication. They also agreed a 2.7 per cent rise in council house rents from 1 April 2025, accepted a review of school admission criteria, and changed the rules so that councillors' questions carry over if a meeting is cancelled.
Cancelled
Full Council met on 3 October 2024. It adopted the Welsh Language Promotions Strategy 2024 to 2029 and approved the Director of Social Services' annual report for 2023/24.
Swansea Council met on 5 September 2024 and dealt with appointments, constitutional changes and four motions. Councillors appointed Mark Parkinson as the community councillor on the Standards Committee, changed the Council Constitution and changed some committee memberships. They also adopted four motions, two of them in amended form, on the Crown Estate, flying rings on council beaches, the two-child benefit limit and winter fuel payments.
Council met on 11 July 2024 and agreed changes to the Standards Committee's powers to help recruit a town or community councillor. It also changed the membership of several committees and panels, and councillors received written answers to questions on topics such as waste collections, school bank accounts and staff vacancies. Council agreed to exclude the public from one closed item.
Cancelled
The minutes record no declarations of interest.
The Annual Meeting of Council on 16 May 2024 elected its Presiding Member and Deputy Presiding Member, and approved the Constitution, committee structure and senior salaries for the year. It also named a new courtyard after Huw Mowbray, a former Property Development Manager, and approved the Gower AONB rebrand as Gower National Landscape, and the Councillor Development Strategy. The minutes of the meeting record decisions on items 1 to 12; some items below are reports without a recorded decision.
Swansea Council met on 21 March 2024. It approved the 2022/23 Statement of Accounts after an audit found that school buildings had been overvalued by £39 million, a figure corrected in the accounts. It also adopted a biodiversity action plan, a human rights and equality plan and a pay policy, kept its well-being objectives unchanged, and approved school admission arrangements for 2025-2026.