Source: https://www.gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk/members.php Read: 2026-11-04 SHA-256 of the file as fetched: 6b50e88ddc8ff4347dff592159f62d08380b812d169c80561039494d9ea75f6b Parish Councillors Skip to content Home Parish Councillors Meetings Documents Cemetery Useful Links Contact The Parish Councillors Chair Kate Royston 2 Rock View, Devon Consols, Tavistock, PL19 8PB Tel: 07969 569444 kate.royston@gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk Kate Royston Register of Interests (pdf) Vice Chair Katherine Steer Hele Farm, Gulworthy, Tavistock, PL19 8PA Tel: 07942 286125 katherine.steer@gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk Katherine Steer Register of Interests (pdf) Councillor Daniel Edwards Kelly Mill, Kelly, Nr Lifton, PL16 0HH Tel: 07942 286125 daniel.edwards@gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk Daniel Edwards Register of Interests (pdf) Councillor William James Hamilton Woodovis Farm, Gulworthy, Tavistock, PL19 8NW Tel: 01822 832207 william.james.hamilton@gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk William James Hamilton Register of Interests (pdf) Councillor George Lister Morwellham Quay, Tavistock, PL19 8JL Tel: 07942 286125 george.lister@gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk George Lister Register of Interests (pdf) Councillor Emma Wearing Wheal Maria Farm, Gulworthy, PL19 8PE Tel: 07772 562418 emma.wearing@gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk Emma Wearing General Notice of Registerable Interests (pdf) Councillors Whether a councillor stood for election and was voted in, or were instead co-opted to fill a vacancy, it makes little difference. Councillors work together in the council to serve the community. A councillors role is to bring local issues to the attention of the council and help it make decisions on behalf of the local community. Councillors bring many skills and experiences to the table and every councillor can make acontribution. The following list gives a taster of the things a councillor should do: effectively represents the interests of their parish actively and constructively contributes to good governance actively encourages community participation and citizen involvement in the work of the council knows and has contact with key local stakeholders represents the council to the community is a channel of communication for the parish and ensures constituents are informed of services and decisions that affect them and the reasons for these decisions develops and maintains a working knowledge of organisations operating within the area deals with constituents’ enquiries and representations fairly and without prejudice contributes to the formation of the council’s policies and plans by active involvement in council meetings undertakes appropriate training and development to help fulfil the requirements of the councillors role acts as the councils representative on outside bodies and reports back Conduct and Interests There are seven Nolan Principles which define the standards of public life. They are: Selflessness – you should act in the public interest Integrity – you should not put yourself under any obligations to others, allow them improperly to influence you or seek benefit for yourself, family, friends or close associates Objectivity – you should act impartially, fairly and on merit Accountability – you should be prepared to submit to public scrutiny necessary to ensure accountability Openness – you should be open and transparent in your actions and decisions unless there are clear and lawful reasons for non-disclosure Honesty – you should always be truthful Leadership – as a councillor, you should promote, support and exhibit high standards of conduct and be willing to challenge poor behaviour. Each local council adopts a Code of Conduct that is in line with the Nolan Principles and deals with councillors’ obligations to register and disclose their interests. Any complaints about a councillors’ conduct must be dealt with by the principal authority’s monitoring officer. Councillors must declare their business and financial interests called ‘Disclosable Pecuniary Interests’. These include: employment, land and business interests. It is a potential criminal offence to fail to register or declare a DPI, discuss and/or voting on a matter where there is a DPI. May 2024 Parish Clerk Gulworthy Parish Council The Methodist Chapel Morwellham Tavistock Devon PL19 8JL 07860 658002 clerk@gulworthyparishcouncil.gov.uk Home Parish Councillors Meetings, Agendas & Minutes Policies and Other Documents Accounts and Financial Information Parish Councillors' Responsibilities Contact Us Accessibility Statement Gulworthy Cemetery Climate and Biodiversity Emergency Gulworthy Parish Together Useful Links & Resources About Gulworthy Parish Gulworthy Photo Gallery Website Terms of Use Text Only Version Website developed by WesternWeb Last updated 3rd June 2026 Mobile Site