Parish and Town Council Annual Forum
The parish and town council annual forum will take place on Wednesday 25 January 2012, 6.30pm-9pm. The agenda and further details will be circulated nearer the time.
Neighbourhood planning regulations consultation
Following on from the parish and town council localism seminar copies of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations Consultation document and response form are now available to download.
As discussed at the seminar any local council who wishes to feed into our response should forward their comments on by 25 November 2011. They should be sent to Jane Harwood, Corporate Policy and Performance Officer, 2nd Floor East, Civic Hall or jane.harwood@leeds.gov.uk. The Department of Communities and Local Government website may also be of interest.
Vacancies
The notice of vacancy for a Councillor for the Scholes ward is also available to download from this page.
Information
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
- Alwoodley
- Arthington
- Bardsey cum Rigton
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
- Boston Spa
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe (QS)
- Bramhope and Carlton
- Clifford
- Collingham with Linton
- Drighlington
- East Keswick (QS)
- Gildersome
- Great and Little Preston
- Harewood
- Horsforth (Town Council)
- Kippax
- Ledsham
- Ledston
- Mickelfield
- Morley (Town Council)
- Otley (Town Council) (QS)
- Pool in Wharfedale
- Scarcroft
- Shadwell
- Swillington
- Thorner (QS)
- Thorp Arch
- Walton
- Wetherby (Town Council)
QS indicates the council has achieved quality status.
You can download a list with the details of parish and town council clerks in Leeds.
For further information on Parish or Town Councils contact Yorkshire Local Councils Association (YLCA), York House, Outgang Lane, Osbaldwick, York, YO19 5UP, email admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk or call 01904 436622.
Parish/Town Council Elections - 5 May 2011
The results from the elections held on 5 May 2011 are available to download from this page.