Your Council

Facts and Figures

Area of Town 1,760 acres
Population 12,330 (census 2015)

Total Electorate as at 1 April 2017 = 8424

There are 18 Members of the Council made up of

11 Conservative

6 Labour

1 Liberal Democrat

East Ward – Number of electorate = 2,995

Cllr Robert Backhouse

Cllr Dianne Hill

Cllr Nasir Jamil

Cllr Alain Lewis

Cllr Alex Lewis-Grey

Cllr Zulhash Uddin

North Ward – Number of electorate = 3,163

Cllr Sheridan Bowie

Cllr John Eldridge

Cllr David Elliott

Cllr Ian Kinghorn

Cllr Mrs Leah Markwell

Cllr Peter Oakford
Cllr Trevor Poile

West Ward – Number of electorate = 2,266

Cllr Nicholas Blackwell
Cllr Fiona Brown

Cllr Graham Munn

Cllr Jason Reeves