Richard Church: councillor for Welshpool Castle, Powys County Council

Richard Church is a Welsh Liberal Democrats councillor for the Welshpool Castle ward on Powys County Council, according to the council's own published list. Richard Church is also Cabinet Member for Legal and Regulatory Services. Their current term began on 9 May 2022.

Council: Powys County Council
Name as published: Church, Richard
Ward: Welshpool Castle
Party: Welsh Liberal Democrats
Posts: Cabinet Member for Legal and Regulatory Services
Term began: 9 May 2022
Official profile: powys.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Powys County Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Richard Church

These are the details Powys County Council publishes for Richard Church, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: cllr.richard.church@powys.gov.uk
Phone: 01938 558861
Home address (published by the council): 34 Woodside, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7NG
Official profile: powys.moderngov.co.uk

Welsh Liberal Democrats on Powys County Council

Welsh Liberal Democrats holds 23 of the 68 seats on Powys County Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Welsh Liberal Democrats 23, Powys Independents 15, Welsh Conservatives 12, Welsh Labour 9, Plaid Cymru 4, Reform UK 3 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Powys County Council

Matthew Dorrance Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Fairer Powys
Danny Bebb Vice-Chair of Council
Geoff Morgan Chair of Council
Jake Berriman Leader and Cabinet Member for People, Performance and Partnerships

All 68 councillors of Powys County Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Welshpool Castle

Richard Church sits on Powys County Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Powys, each with its own page:

Dyfed-Powys Police led by Dafydd Llywelyn, Ifan Charles
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat) MP
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr: Steve Witherden (Labour) MP
Senedd devolved law-making for Wales
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

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

Where this comes from

Powys County Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Powys County 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 Name or seat out of date?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.