Source: https://shildon.gov.uk/councillors/ Read: 2026-11-04 SHA-256 of the file as fetched: 83ef25ee96296470881381883382ff6b09e811ab7d8dcf31ba7321df14b32539 Councillors – Shildon Town Council Skip to content Monday – Thursday 8:30am to 4:30pm Friday 8:30am to 4pm Shildon Town Council Call 01388 772563 Contact the Council: council@shildon.gov.uk Shildon Town Council Council Information Payments Town Mayor Councillors Policies and Procedures Financial Documents Annual Return Budgets Transparency Data Newsletters Agenda & Minutes Meetings Dates Town Council Meetings Annual Town Council Meetings Annual Parish Meetings Resources Meetings Services and Amenities Meetings Services Civic Hall Cemetery and Burials Parks & Green Spaces Allotments Community Partnerships Tourism & Heritage Useful Links Education Training and Development Schools and Colleges News & Events Contact Us Facebook page opens in new window X page opens in new window Instagram page opens in new window Shildon Town Council Council Information Payments Town Mayor Councillors Policies and Procedures Financial Documents Annual Return Budgets Transparency Data Newsletters Agenda & Minutes Meetings Dates Town Council Meetings Annual Town Council Meetings Annual Parish Meetings Resources Meetings Services and Amenities Meetings Services Civic Hall Cemetery and Burials Parks & Green Spaces Allotments Community Partnerships Tourism & Heritage Useful Links Education Training and Development Schools and Colleges News & Events Contact Us Councillors You are here: Home Councillors Your Councillors Local Councillors are elected to represent a geographical area know as a ‘Ward’. The Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003. Elected Members of Shildon Town Council do not claim a Parish Basic Allowance or Travel Allowance under the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 Shildon is covered by three Ward areas: Sunnydale, Thickley and Byerley. Shildon Town Council is made up of 17 elected Members. To vote in any election you need to be registered to vote. If you would like further information on Registering to Vote please Click Here Complaints against Councillors Please be advised that any complaints regarding a Councillor who has breached the Code of Conduct are dealt with independently by the Monitoring Officer at Durham County Council. They can contacted on 03000 260 000, for more details please visit the website at Complaints about councillors – Durham County Council Sunnydale Ward Cllr Dorothy Louise Mather Tel: 07525 859259 louise.mather@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Timothy Hillary Tel: 07851 239928 timothy.hillary@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Andrew Farlow andrew.farlow@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Rachael Bell Tel: 01388 776020 rachael.nicholson@shildon.gov.uk Cllr David Bell D.Bell@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Stephanie Ring 07846 978657 stephanie.ring@shildon.gov.uk Thickley Ward Cllr Peter Quinn Tel: 07895 184341 peter.quinn@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Shirley Quinn Tel: 07891 131402 shirley.quinn@shildon.gov.uk Cllr David Gisby Tel: d.gisby@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Nathan Hanratty N.hanratty@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Simon Hall Tel: s.hall@shildon.gov.uk VACANCY Byerley Ward Cllr Susan Luckhurst s.luckhurst@shildon.gov.uk Cllr David Thompson Tel: 07765 753071 d.thompson@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Samantha Townsend Tel: 07393 359878 samantha.townsend@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Neil Cleasby n.cleasby@shildon.gov.uk Cllr Paul Dent paul.dent@shildon.gov.uk Shildon & Dene Valley Ward Cllr Kate Rowland Shildon and Dene Valley Tel: 03000 260 795 Kate.Rowland@durham.gov.uk Cllr Michael Ramage Shildon and Dene Valley Tel: 03000 260 814 Michael.Ramage@durham.gov.uk Cllr James Stephenson Shildon and Dene Valley Tel: 03000 260 766 James.Stephenson2@durham.gov.uk Search Search Search News Categories Community (15) Education / Schools (1) Environment (4) Events (8) Home Page news (6) Parish Information (1) Town Council News (3) Vacancies (1) Recent News Royal George celebration 8 October 2026 Shildon Town Council: Working Towards a Net Zero Future 4 September 2026 Shildon Fun4All 2026 5 August 2026 Hackworth Park improvements 30 July 2026 Councillor Vacancies 30 July 2026 Preloved School Uniform Appeal! 30 July 2026 Recent News Royal George celebration 8 October 2026 Shildon Town Council: Working Towards a Net Zero Future 4 September 2026 Shildon Fun4All 2026 5 August 2026 Hackworth Park improvements 30 July 2026 Contact us Please contact the Town Clerk for any advice or queries. Address: Council Offices Civic Hall Square Shildon County Durham DL4 1AH Tel: 01388 772563 Email: council@shildon.gov.uk Quick Links Privacy Policy – GDPR Accessibility Statement Contact Us Policies and Procedures Copyright Images and content Shildon Town Council 2024 Website hosted and created by Parish Web&Host Go to Top