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:
Queensgate
Burnley Independent Group
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
Coalclough with Deerplay
Liberal Democrats
Trinity
Green Party
Gannow
Labour
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Labour
Hapton with Park
Conservative
Vice-chair of Scrutiny Committee
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Labour
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Burnley Independent Group
Gawthorpe
Labour
Cliviger with Worsthorne
Conservative
Lanehead
Labour
Gannow
Labour & Co-operative Party
Trinity
Green Party
Gawthorpe
Labour
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Labour
Hapton with Park
Conservative
Leader - Conservative Group, Vice-chair of Licensing Committee
Cliviger with Worsthorne
Green Party
Trinity
Green Party
Vice-Chair of Development Control Committee
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Burnley Independent Group
Mayor
Coalclough with Deerplay
Liberal Democrats
Queensgate
Burnley Independent Group
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Burnley Independent Group
Queensgate
Burnley Independent Group
Briercliffe
Liberal Democrats
Chair of Licensing Committee
Bank Hall
Burnley Independent Group
Executive Member for Development & Growth
Cliviger with Worsthorne
Green Party
Executive Member for Housing, Health & Culture
Gawthorpe
Labour
Briercliffe
Liberal Democrats
Vice-chair of Audit and Standards Committee
Briercliffe
Liberal Democrats
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Resources and Performance Management
Bank Hall
Burnley Independent Group
Hapton with Park
Conservative
Chair of Scrutiny Committee
Gannow
Conservative
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Labour
Deputy Mayor
Brunshaw
Burnley Independent Group
Chair of Development Control Committee
Brunshaw
Labour
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Conservative
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Liberal Democrats
Brunshaw
Labour & Co-operative Party
Lanehead
Labour
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Conservative
Chair of Audit and Standards Committee
Lanehead
Labour