Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Criteria met if a council has banned the use of glyphosate or all pesticides in parks and road verges where they have control. This ban must include the street cleaning/weed control team.
Banning pesticides includes banning glyphosate and any other pesticides that the council have been using.
Marked using data supplied by Pesticide Action Network - https://www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-free-towns-success-stories/
Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.
| Council | Score | Difference2023 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adur District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Breckland District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Broadland District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Cambridge City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Chelmsford City Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Chichester District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Dartford Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| East Devon District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| East Hampshire District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| High Peak Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Lancaster City Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Lewes District Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Maidstone Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Rochford District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Rossendale Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Runnymede Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Sevenoaks District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| South Hams District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| South Norfolk District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| St Albans City and District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Stroud District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Thanet District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Torridge District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| Wealden District Council | 1/1 | ▲ 1 | |
| West Suffolk Council | 1/1 | -- | |
| Worthing Borough Council | 1/1 | -- | |
Amber Valley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Arun District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ashfield District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ashford Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Babergh District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Basildon Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bassetlaw District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blaby District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bolsover District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Borough of Broxbourne
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Boston Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Braintree District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Brentwood Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bromsgrove District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Broxtowe Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Burnley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cannock Chase District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Canterbury City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Castle Point Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Charnwood Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cheltenham Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cherwell District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Chesterfield Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Chorley Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
City of Lincoln Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Colchester Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cotswold District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Crawley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dacorum Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Derbyshire Dales District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dover District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Eastbourne Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Cambridgeshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Hertfordshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Lindsey District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Staffordshire Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Suffolk Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Elmbridge Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Epping Forest District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Erewash Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Exeter City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Fareham Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Fenland District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Forest of Dean District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Fylde Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gedling Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gloucester City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gosport Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gravesham Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Guildford Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Harborough District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Harlow Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hart District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hastings Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Havant Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hertsmere Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Horsham District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Huntingdonshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Hyndburn Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ipswich Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Lichfield District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Maldon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Malvern Hills District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mansfield District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Melton Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mid Devon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mid Suffolk District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mid Sussex District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Mole Valley District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Newark and Sherwood District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
New Forest District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Devon Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North East Derbyshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Hertfordshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Kesteven District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Norfolk District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Warwickshire Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North West Leicestershire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Norwich City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Oxford City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Pendle Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Preston City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Redditch Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ribble Valley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rother District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rugby Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rushcliffe Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rushmoor Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Derbyshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Holland District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Kesteven District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Oxfordshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Ribble Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
South Staffordshire Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Spelthorne Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stafford Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stevenage Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Swale Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tamworth Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tandridge District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Teignbridge District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tendring District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Test Valley Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Three Rivers District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Uttlesford District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Vale of White Horse District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Warwick District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Watford Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Waverley Borough Council
| 0/1 | ▼ -1 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Welwyn Hatfield Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Devon Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Lancashire Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Lindsey District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Oxfordshire District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Winchester City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Woking Borough Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Worcester City Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wychavon District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wyre Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wyre Forest District Council
| 0/1 | -- | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |