Cirencester Town Council

Cirencester Town Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Sarah Orr
Deputy Mayor
Cllr Andrew Jopp
Chief Executive
Andrew Tubb
Structure
Seats16 Councillors
14 / 16
1 / 16
Elections
First past the post
Last election
May 2023
Meeting place
Bingham Gallery, Dyer Street, Cirencester
Website
www.cirencester.gov.uk

Cirencester Town Council is a parish council in Gloucestershire formed in 1974, that serves an estimated 20,000 people. The town is divided into eight wards each electing two Councillors. The Councillors elect a Mayor each year who is also the chairman of the council. The current mayor of Cirencester is Sarah Orr

Responsibilities

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Cirencester Town Council provide a variety of services and amenities for the town. These include management of CCTV, maintaining and improving parks, sport and recreation in the town, management of the historic charter and farmers markets, leading on community engagement and providing a youth service.

Current composition

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Cirencester Town Council is elected every four years. The Liberal Democrats won 14 of the 16 seats on Cirencester Town Council at the 2019 Local Elections. Rather than form a political group all councillors agreed to work apolitically. Many of the Town Councillors also serve on Cotswold District Council (8 out of 16) and two Councillors also serve on Gloucestershire County Council. [1]

Mayoral history

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Years Name Party
2024– Sarah Orr Liberal Democrats
2022-2024 Sabrina Dixon Green
2021–2022 Claire Bloomer Liberal Democrats
2019–2021 Patrick Coleman Liberal Democrats
2017–2019 Nigel Robbins OBE Liberal Democrats
2015–2017 Mark Harris Liberal Democrats
2013–2015 Joe Harris Liberal Democrats
2011–2013 Andrew Lichnowski Liberal Democrats
2009–2011 Geoffrey Adams Conservative
2007–2009 Shirley Alexander Liberal Democrats
2005–2007 Norman Whereat Independent
2003–2005 Deryck Nash Liberal Democrats
2001–2003 Shirley Alexander Liberal Democrats
1999–2001 Norman Whereat Independent
1996–1999 Brenda Potter Labour
1994–1996 Deryck Nash Liberal Democrats
1992–1994 Aileen Calvert Conservative
1990–1992 J.W Watson Independent
1987–1990 Mavis Marshall Independent
1986–1987 Michael Grace Labour
1985–1986 G.E.J Bartlett Liberal
1982–1985 R. Sharpes Independent
1979–1982 W.J Waites Independent
1976–1979 J.H Marshall Independent
1975–1976 J.S Barker Independent
1974–1975 Jack Pady J.P Independent
1971–1974 Cyril W.H. Staite Independent

References

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