Source: https://www.willingdonandjevington.org.uk/parish-council/parish-councillors/ Read: 2026-11-04 SHA-256 of the file as fetched: 5fd64a5bd0dfb3439de731bc00b31c3f6804debcd1e25c8c84455196fd73da33 Parish Councillors - Willingdon and Jevington Parish Council Parish Council The Community Cemetery Events Latest News Contact Us Parish Council Minutes Council Documents Council Responsibilities Parish Councillors Who To Call Register of Attendance District & County Councillors Community A to Z of Services Healthy Willingdon Churches Groups & Clubs Planning Applications Village Halls Pubs Useful Contact Numbers Willingdon Community Hub Library Schools Cemetery Parish Clerk & Cemetery Manager Cemetery Sections Cemetery Rules & Regulations Fees & Charges Events News Contact Parish Council Pellentesque interdum augue ipsum, non porttitor metus condimentum eu. In ultricies vestibulum urna, nec pellentesque lectus sollicitudin eu. Vivamus velit massa, tincidunt et tempus nec, consequat eget odio. The Community The Cemetery Minutes Council Documents Council Responsibilities Parish Councillors Who To Call Register of Attendance District & County Councillors A to Z of Services Healthy Willingdon Churches Groups & Clubs Planning Applications Village Halls Pubs Useful Contact Numbers Willingdon Community Hub Library Schools Parish Clerk & Cemetery Manager Cemetery Sections Cemetery Rules & Regulations Fees & Charges Parish Councillors Parish Councillors The council is a single corporate body created in 1894 primarily to exclude the church from local government. The Local Government Act 1972 was created to give more freedom to parish councils to carry out a series of functions on behalf of the community without constraints from the central government. The council has been granted powers by parliament and is responsible for its actions as a corporate body. The council represents and serves the whole community. It establishes policies for future actions and will decide how money is raised and spent on behalf of the local community from setting a budget annually. The council has the authority to raise money through the precept which is a tax collectable from the council tax of the local authority. Individual Councillors work together as a corporate body to provide services and manage parish land, buildings and properties, also carrying out maintenance and improvements. The council must hold at least four meetings a year, one of which must be the Annual meeting in which the chair and various committees are voted in. Most decisions about local council business are taken at formal meetings which the public have a right to attend. Councillors A councillor’s main role is to act as a representative of his local council. A councillor is the holder of a public office and is a volunteer. A councillor is elected by the electors of the parish every four years. A councillor may also be co-opted into the council too. All councillors are required by law to complete a declaration of acceptance of office and to provide a written undertaking to accept the council code of conduct. A councillor must also complete a register of interest. No individual councillor can make a decision on their own only as a council as a whole and they make decisions on behalf of the local community. A councillor has a duty to respond to the views and needs of the community. A councillor is legally required to conduct themselves ethically and be open about their own interests. A councillor is expected to attend council meetings and to make informed contributions on business debates that need to have a decision made. Even though the RFO is responsible for the all the financial management a councillor is also responsible as part of the council for ensuring that the financial records are all in good order and managed by the RFO. Chairman The chair is a statutory role responsible for ensuring that effective, lawful and impartial decisions are taken at council meetings. It is a position of authority. The council are obliged to appoint a chair under the Local Government Act 1972 section 14. The chair works with the clerk to ensure that the council is properly informed for the making of lawful decisions during meetings. The chairman should also ensure that during the meeting discussions are not too lengthy and that all Councillors are involved. A chair should suggest content to the clerk for the agenda but the clerk has the overall say what is put in the agenda. They must also ensure that business is only kept to what is on the agenda and that decisions are made and recorded. The chair is elected by the members of the council at The Annual Council meeting and will serve for 12 months at a time. To make sure decisions are made the chair will have the casting vote if any vote is tied. The chair is often the face of the council in a civic capacity and will speak at various functions on behalf of the council. The chairman on his own has no power to make any decisions. Any resignations by other councillors or clerks should be given to the chairman. In This Section Parish Council Minutes Council Documents Audit Terms of Reference Insurance Transparency Governance Policies Constitution Council Responsibilities Parish Councillors Who To Call Register of Attendance District & County Councillors Ben Clennell Watermill The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 483383 ben.clennell@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Helen Coote Lower Willingdon The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 07483806628 howard.coote@willingdonandjevintonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Howard Coote Lower Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 0748386628 howard.coote@willingdonandjevintonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Martin Cooper Watermill Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 483483 martin.cooper@willingdonandjevington.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Dionne Daniel Lower Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 07917533760 dionne.daniel@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Sally Morris Upper Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 489603 sally.morris@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.org.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Ian Nisbet Upper Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 507993 ian.nisbet@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov..uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Christine Payne MBE Lower The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 07801191028 christine.payne@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Fran Pritchett Lower Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 485415 john.pritchett@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests John Pritchett Upper Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 485415 john.pritchett@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Ruth Sheppard Lower Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 482714 ruth.sheppard@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Daniel Shing Lower Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 07576 261898 daniel.shing@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Stephen Shing Upper Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 07576 261898 stephen.shing@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interest Andy Watkins Lower Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 485795 andy.watkins@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Ryan Weedon Upper Ward The Cllr has an interest the address of which is withheld under section 32A of the localism Act 2011 01323 489603 ryan.weedon@willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk Declaration of Acceptance of Office Register of Members Interests Was this page helpful? 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