Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the Parish in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.

They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone.

Council Meetings provide an opportunity for any Parish resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place bi-monthly.

Councillors are not paid a salary for their work. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.