Each of the 49 councillors is elected for a four-year term. They decide how the District Council should carry out its many functions. The current political balance of the Council is:-
Conservative 30
Labour/Labour and Co-operative 9
Liberal Democrats 9
Independent 1
The five Labour and four Labour and Co-operative Party councillors together form the Labour and Co-operative Party Group on the Council.
Please contact your local Councillor(s) for information about whether they hold surgeries for local residents.
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