Samantha Townsend: councillor, Shildon Town Council

Samantha Townsend is a councillor on Shildon Town Council, a local council within Durham County Council's area, according to the council's own website.

Council

Shildon Town Council

Source

Councillors – Shildon Town Council, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Samantha Townsend

No direct contact details are published for Samantha Townsend in the list. Contact them through Shildon Town Council's website.

Everyone on Shildon Town Council's published list (17).

Who has power over Shildon

Samantha Townsend sits on Shildon Town Council, at level 2 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Shildon, each with its own page:

• Durham County Council the principal council (level 3)
• North East Mayoral Combined Authority led by Kim McGuinness
• Durham Constabulary led by Joy Allen
• Bishop Auckland: Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour) MP
• Blaydon and Consett: Liz Twist (Labour) MP
• City of Durham: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour) MP
• Easington: Grahame Morris (Labour) MP
• Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor: Alan Strickland (Labour) MP
• North Durham: Luke Akehurst (Labour) MP
• UK government and all 650 MPs
• United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over County Durham, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Councillors – Shildon Town Council, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Shildon Town Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.