Source: https://hixon.gov.uk/about-the-parish/council-members/ Read: 2026-11-04 SHA-256 of the file as fetched: f80b9ff8aed6db4a5a9820fba7182a5da4ff133993bb6dcc6cf7ebc7bd02ce24 Your Councillors – Hixon Parish Council Skip to content Menu Hixon Parish Council Hixon Parish Council Search Your Parish Your Councillors Governance Policies and procedures Committee Membership and Working Groups Accounts Current contracts Current agreements Assets Meetings Past meetings Upcoming meetings Environment Environmental improvements Highways Planning Projects News Newsletters and flyers Calendar of events Community Calendar of events Map Neighbourhood plan Heritage & History Amenity Vehicle Visit Dates Links to other sites Your representatives Walk leaflets Rights of way Allotments Memorial flower beds Speed watch Contact us Close Menu Your Councillors Become a councillor Our councillors are elected to serve the public – could you be the next one? Find out more Our councillors Amelia Garner Councillor Email: amelia.garner@hixon.gov.uk Download register of interests: A Garner Brendan McKeown Chairperson/Councillor Phone: 07966135536 , 01889 272666 Email: brendan.mckeown@hixon.gov.uk Download register of interests: B McKeown Darren Hever-Smith Councillor Email: darren.hever-smith@hixon.gov.uk Download register of interests: D. Hever- Smith Jonathan Hughes Councillor Email: jonathan.hughes@hixon.gov.uk Download register of interests: J Hughes Paul Hopcroft Vice-Chairperson/Councillor Email: paul.hopcroft@hixon.gov.uk Download register of interests: P Hopcroft Susan McKeown Councillor Phone: 01889 272666 Email: susan.mckeown@hixon.gov.uk Download register of interests: SA McKeown Staff members Catherine Gill Clerk to Hixon Parish Council Email: clerk@hixon.gov.uk How to become a councillor A parish council is the tier of local authority closest to its community as it elects representatives from within that community. Parish councils are democracy on your doorstep. Anyone can stand as a candidate provided they meet the qualification requirements or you can find out more by contacting the Electoral Services department at Stafford Borough Council. You should be: Aged over 18. A British, Commonwealth citizen, or Euro-national citizen (who is a registered elector) Resident for 12 months prior to the day of election – either in the parish or within 3 miles of the boundary. Occupied land or premises for 12 months as owner or tenant – either in the parish or within 3 miles of the boundary Had a principal place of work – either in the parish or within 3 miles of the boundary. You cannot become a councillor if: You hold a paid office with the council. If you are subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order creates disqualification which dates from the judgement or execution and generally ends one year after the relevant order is made. If you have within five years before the election or since election been convicted in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of any offence and been sentenced to not less than three months imprisonment (whether suspended or not) without the option of a fine. Imprisonment probably includes any type of custodial sentence. This disqualification begins when the ordinary period for making an appeal is finally dismissed or abandoned or fails for want of prosecution. You can get further information from the Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association . Back To Top Hixon Parish Council About the website Hixon is a small village in Staffordshire, lying some 8 miles east of the county town of Stafford. The parish also includes the hamlets of Lea Heath and Pasturefields. 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