2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Is bus ridership within the council's area high?

Question code: 2.8b
Section: Transport
Topic: Buses
Source: National Data
Question weight: Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria:
First tier criteria met if bus passenger journeys are over 75 per head of population

Second tier criteria met if bus passenger journeys are over 150 per head of population.

Clarifications

This question is applicable to English transport authorities only.

Where the data is combined at a ITA level - we are scoring all constituent councils as one. For example, all councils within Greater Manchester ITA will be scored according to the Greater Manchester ITA bus ridership figures.

Marked using Department for Transport data (BUS 0110): Passenger journeys on local bus services per head of population by local authority: England - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/bus01-local-bus-passenger-journeys

Question performance

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County Single Tier

0 points

85 single tier councils

90 in 2023

▼-5

1 point

12 single tier councils

3 in 2023

▲9

2 points

33 single tier councils

33 in 2023

0

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

single tier councils

55

councils scored higher in 2025

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00

councils scored lower in 2025

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-- No change

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Council	Score	Difference2023	Evidence
City of London Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Barnet Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Bexley Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Brent Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Bromley Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Camden Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Croydon Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Ealing Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Enfield Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Hackney Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Haringey Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Harrow Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Havering Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Hillingdon Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Hounslow Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Islington Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Lambeth Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Lewisham Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Merton Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Newham Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Redbridge Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Southwark Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Sutton Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Tower Hamlets Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Waltham Forest Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
London Borough of Wandsworth Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
Royal Borough of Greenwich Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
Westminster City Council Score 2025 2/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	2/2	--	gov.uk
Birmingham City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	gov.uk
Brighton and Hove City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	1/2	--	gov.uk
Bristol City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	gov.uk
Coventry City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	gov.uk
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference Evidence gov.uk	1/2	NA	gov.uk
Nottingham City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	1/2	--	gov.uk
Reading Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference -- Evidence gov.uk	1/2	--	gov.uk
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference Evidence gov.uk	1/2	NA	gov.uk
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference Evidence gov.uk	1/2	NA	gov.uk
Southampton City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	gov.uk
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference Evidence gov.uk	1/2	NA	gov.uk
Wolverhampton City Council Score 2025 1/2 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence gov.uk	1/2	▲ 1	gov.uk
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bath and North East Somerset Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bedford Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blackpool Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bracknell Forest Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bradford Metropolitan District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Buckinghamshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Central Bedfordshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cheshire West and Chester Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
City of York Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cornwall Council (Unitary) Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cumberland Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference	0/2	NA	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Darlington Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Derby City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dorset Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Durham County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Halton Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hartlepool Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Herefordshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Isle of Wight Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Isles of Scilly Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Kirklees Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Leeds City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Leicester City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Liverpool City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Luton Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Manchester City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Medway Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Middlesbrough Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Milton Keynes Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North East Lincolnshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Lincolnshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Northamptonshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Somerset Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Northumberland Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Peterborough City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Plymouth City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Portsmouth City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Redcar and Cleveland Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rutland County Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Salford City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sheffield City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Shropshire Council - Unitary Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Slough Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Gloucestershire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Tyneside Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stoke-on-Trent City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Sunderland City Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swindon Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Telford & Wrekin Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Thurrock Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Torbay Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Warrington Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Berkshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Westmorland and Furness Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference	0/2	NA	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Northamptonshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wiltshire Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wirral Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wokingham Borough Council Score 2025 0/2 2023 Difference --	0/2	--	Evidence doesn't meet criteria