Bucks Council leader admits 'we have too many members â all receiving full allowances' CALLS have sounded for a bloated council body to cut off some of its “excess” members who are still claiming full allowances – or ensure other councillors take a pay cut. A member of the public challenged Buckinghamshire Council leader Cllr Martin Tett to pare back an ‘excessive’ number of paid council members – or else insist other councillors accept a cut in pay to balance the books. The matter was raised during a Budget Scrutiny Select Committee Inquiry, on Monday, January 11. Buckinghamshire Council currently has 202 councillors receiving full allowances, according to Cllr Tett.