The Council has 20 Councillors serving six wards. Councillors are not paid and are elected every four years to serve the people living and working in their areas. The last elections were held in May 2007. The next will be May 2011. All Councillors serve on Council, Planning and Strategy Working Groups. List of councillors sitting on the other committees can be viewed in the committee section.
The Councillors elected to serve until May 2011 are:
Buglawton
Ernie Clarke (L)
Douglas Parker (C)
Bob Boston (L) * elected September 2007
North-West
Gordon Baxendale(C)
Chris Nield (C)
Bob Edwards (C)
Central
Clive Anstice (C)
David Martin (C) (DTM)
Jeanne Whitehurst (LD)
South
David Brown (C) (TM)
Sally Ann Holland (C)
Peter Mason (C)
Matthew Carey (C)
North
Louise Daniels (C)
Andrew Thwaite (C)
Lisa Bossons (L)
West
Nigel Bayley (C)
Denis Murphy (LD)
Phillip Smith (C)
Rebecca Williams (C)
C= Conservative, L = Labour LD = Liberal Democrat I = Independent
TM = Town Mayor DTM = Deputy Town Mayor
The Town Mayor of Congleton is elected annually by a vote of the Council. The Mayor chooses a charity for their year in office and raises money. Councillors can be contacted via the Town Council Office, Town Hall, Congleton, CW12 1BN. Tel 01260 270350, fax 01260 280357 or email info@congletontowncouncil.co.uk.