Being a councillor
Councillors are elected to represent an individual geographical unit on the council known as a ward. Raddstock is made up of 4 wards including: Clandown, Haydon, Radstock Central and Writhlington. Councillors are generally elected by the public every four years.
Councillors have three main components to their work.
- Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Getting involved locally
Every Councillor is required to sign up to the Council Code of Conduct which sets the standard of behaviour expected of members of the Council in their representation of the community. The Code of Conduct can be found under the Policies section of our website here
The Good Councillor Guide is essential reading for Councillors, anyone thinking about becoming a councillor or wanting to know more about Councils and how they work.