Councillors
What types of work do councillors get involved with?
- Councillors represent the local community by dealing with
residents problems and by feeding back residents' views to the
council on a variety of issues.
- Councillors have a role in making decisions which affect the
borough by their involvement in policy development or in the
management and monitoring of the delivery of council services to
residents
- Councillors are appointed to represent the council on
external organisations or on local partnerships.
Key roles for all councillors are as follows:
- To take part constructively and effectively in the good
governance of the borough
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To contribute actively to the formation,
development and review of the council's policies, priorities,
plans, strategies, budget and service delivery
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To ensure the council takes into account
the differing needs and views of all sections of the community
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To take an active part in supporting the
interests of the community and improving the quality of life
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To represent the interests of their ward
effectively
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To raise awareness within the community of the
council and its activities
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To take part effectively and actively when
sitting as a member of any committee, sub committee, working group
or task group.
The roles and functions of all councillors are
set out in the Council's Constitution.
The political make-up of the council is as follows:
- Conservative – 30 seats
- Ashford Independent – 5 seats
- Labour – 5 seats
- Liberal Democrat – 2 seats
- Independent – 1 seat
Council Leaders
The Worshipful The Mayor - Cllr. M M French
Deputy Mayor - Cllr. R K Davidson
Leader of the Council - Cllr. P J Wood
Deputy Leader of the Council - Cllr. G D Clarkson CBE
Party Group Leaders
Leader of the Conservative Group - Cllr. P J Wood
Leader of the Ashford Independent Group - Cllr. P R Davison
Leader of the Labour Group - Cllr. H Yeo
Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group - Cllr. R K Davidson
Leader of the Independent Group - Cllr. D Smith
Party Group Deputy Leaders
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group - Cllr. G D Clarkson
CBE
Deputy Leader of the Ashford Independent Group - Cllr. A M W Mortimer
OBE
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group - Cllr. B Chilton
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group - Cllr. J Adby
Who's My Councillor?
For a full list of Councillors please visit the Members of the
Council webpage.
If you know the name of your councillor, then you can discover
more information by selecting their name below. If you aren't sure,
simply search by ward, village or parish. For information about
Parish Clerks view our Parish Councils webpage.
Councillor Complaints
If you are concerned about the conduct of Ashford Borough
Councillors or parish or town councillors within the Ashford area
you may make a complaint directly to Ashford Borough Council
provided the complaint relates to conduct which is or may be a
breach of the councillor code of conduct. For more
information view our councillor complaints webpage.
Who's My Kent County Councillor?
Find out who your current Kent County
Councillors are.
This webpage was updated on
1/30/2012