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 ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
Burnley is divided into 15 wards, and each ward is represented by three councillors. They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Bank Hall
Burnley Independent Group
Leader of the Council
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Conservative
Coalclough with Deerplay
Liberal Democrats
Leader Liberal Democrat Group, Executive Member for Community & Environmental Services
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Labour
Chair - Scrutiny
Coalclough with Deerplay
Liberal Democrats
Trinity
Green Party
Gannow
Labour
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Labour
Chair - Audit & Standards
Hapton with Park
Conservative
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Burnley Independent Group
Chair Development Control
Cliviger with Worsthorne
Green Party
Leader - Green Group, Executive Member for Sustainable Development & Growth
Lanehead
Labour
Trinity
Green Party
Gawthorpe
Labour
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Labour
Vice-Chair - Scrutiny
Hapton with Park
Conservative
Leader - Conservative Group
Cliviger with Worsthorne
Green Party
Trinity
Green Party
Vice-Chair Development Control
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Burnley Independent Group
Deputy Mayor
Coalclough with Deerplay
Liberal Democrats
Gawthorpe
Conservative
Queensgate
Burnley Independent Group
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Labour & Co-operative Party
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Burnley Independent Group
Queensgate
Burnley Independent Group
Briercliffe
Liberal Democrats
Queensgate
Burnley Independent Group
Mayor of Burnley
Bank Hall
Burnley Independent Group
Executive Member for Housing and Development Control
Cliviger with Worsthorne
Green Party
Executive Member for Health, Culture and Wellbeing
Gawthorpe
Labour
Vice-Chair Licensing
Briercliffe
Liberal Democrats
Briercliffe
Liberal Democrats
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Resources and Performance Management
Bank Hall
Burnley Independent Group
Hapton with Park
Conservative
Gannow
Conservative
Gannow
Independent
Lanehead
Burnley Independent Group
Vice-Chair Audit & Standards
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Labour
Brunshaw
Burnley Independent Group
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Conservative
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Liberal Democrats
Brunshaw
Labour & Co-operative Party
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Conservative
Brunshaw
Green Party
Lanehead
Labour