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District Councillors - general information

District Councillors have a number of challenging roles. These include representing the people of the ward they represent and serving on bodies both within and possibly outside the Council.

Like Members of Parliament, an equally important part of a local Councillor's work relates to that undertaken within his/her ward. As a ward Councillor, they are likely to be asked by their electorate to help resolve problems and be responsible for promoting and representing their ward.

They also have to deal with correspondence and face to face meetings with electors and receive and make telephone calls to discuss issues on behalf of their electors with Council Officers and other officials. The demands on Members locally often involves evenings and weekends.

From 1 May 2003 the number of Councillors making up the District Council reduced from 40 to 34.

All 34 Councillors will meet as the Council about six times during the year. The Council is responsible for setting the budget, the level of Council Tax, approving all new policies and changes to old ones.

Councillors are also appointed to serve on a wide range of Policy Panels and Committees of the Council and, possibly, to represent the Council on other outside bodies.

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Author: Eric Williams. Last Updated: 10/10/2006.