News
The latest version of the Parish and Town Council Charter and supplement is now available for download.
Volunteers sought for the Working Group looking at next year's Spring Conference. Please contact the Parish and Town Council Liaison Officer on the number below.
There are 31 Parish and Town Councils within the Leeds Metropolitan District. Funds needed to support their activities are raised by adding an extra cost known as a precept to each householder’s council tax bill.
The Parish/Town Councils are
- Aberford and District
- Allerton Bywater
- Allerton Bywater
- Alwoodley
- Arthington
- Bardsey cum Rigton
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
- Boston Spa
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe
- Bramhope and Carlton
- Clifford
- Collingham with Linton
- Drighlington
- East Keswick
- Gildersome
- Great and Little Preston
- Harewood
- Horsforth (Town Council)
- Kippax
- Ledsham
- Ledston
- Mickelfield
- Morley (Town Council)
- Otley (Town Council)
- Pool in Wharfedale
- Scarcroft
- Shadwell
- Swillington
- Thorner
- Thorp Arch
- Walton
- Wetherby (Town Council)
You can download a list with the details of Parish and Town Council Clerks in Leeds. Please contact Leeds City Council's Parish and Town Council Liaison Officer on 0113 395 1954 if you have a query about a Parish or Town Council and do not know who to speak to.
The role of Parish and Town Councils
There are over 9,000 parish and town councils in England and they form the tier of local government closest to the people. The term town council is synonymous with parish council in that any parish council can style itself town council if it considers it appropriate so to do. Collectively, parish and town councils, and community councils in Wales, are often termed local councils. The chairman of a town council may be styled town mayor.
Parish and town councils are local authorities and have a limited number of duties. They do, however, have wide powers, should they decide to use them and they may, with agreement of the district or county council, exercise certain functions normally carried out by those councils.
Parish and town councils maintain a close relationship with the local community. They encourage the public to attend council meetings as observers and they are obliged to organise at least one town or parish meeting each year which all local electors may attend and can raise issues of local concern.
Parish/Town Council Vacancies
There is currently a vacancy for Town Councillor in the Hall Park Ward of Horsforth Town Council. Please see Notice of Election which is available to download from this page.
Also available to download from this page is a Statement of Persons Nominated and a list of polling stations that will be in use at the Election.
The results for the election are as follows:-
BOVINGTON James David (Lab) - 149
BOYES Margaret Anne (Lib Dem)- 320
SPENCER Susan (Cons) - 519
For further information on Parish or Town Councils contact
Yorkshire Local Councils Association (YLCA)
William House
Shipton Road
Skelton
York
YO30 1XF
email admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk
Tel: 01904 642435
Please click on the link for details of the Parish and Town Council Spring conference.