Gill Heesom: councillor for Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council

Gill Heesom is a Conservative councillor for the Westlands ward on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 5 May 2008.

Council: Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council
Ward: Westlands
Party: Conservative
Term began: 5 May 2008
Official profile: moderngov.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
Source: Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Gill Heesom

These are the details Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council publishes for Gill Heesom, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: gillian.heesom@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
Phone: 01782 610411
Post: c/o Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle, Staffs, ST5 1BL
Official profile: moderngov.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

Who else represents Westlands

Mark Holland Conservative
Simon Tagg Conservative Conservative Group Leader

Conservative on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council

Conservative holds 15 of the 44 seats on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 26. Seats by party: Reform UK 26, Conservative 15, Labour and Co-operative Party 2, Labour 1.

Leaders and post holders on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council

Patricia Harrison Vice Chair. Economy and Place Scrutiny Committee
Janice SainReiners Vice Chair. Audit and Standards Committee
Pamela Jellyman Vice Chair. Licensing and Public Protection Committee
Glenn Tift Chair. Audit and Standards Committee
Paul Wood Chair. Finance, Assets and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Peter Walton Vice Chair. Finance, Assets and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Mark Harrison Deputy Mayor
Christopher Saxton Chair. Planning Committee

All 44 councillors of Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Westlands

Gill Heesom sits on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Newcastle-under-Lyme, each with its own page:

Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Police led by Ben Adams, David Gardner
Newcastle-under-Lyme: Adam Jogee (Labour) MP
Stafford: Leigh Ingham (Labour) MP
Stoke-on-Trent North: David Williams (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Newcastle-under-Lyme, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Newcastle-under-Lyme District 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.