Cirencester Town Council
Cirencester Town Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Cllr Sarah Orr |
Deputy Mayor | Cllr Andrew Jopp |
Chief Executive | Andrew Tubb |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 16 Councillors |
14 / 16 | |
1 / 16 | |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | May 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
| Bingham Gallery, Dyer Street, Cirencester | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Cirencester Town Council is a parish council in Gloucestershire formed in 1974, that serves an estimated 20,000 people. The town is divided into eight wards each electing two Councillors. The Councillors elect a Mayor each year who is also the chairman of the council. The current mayor of Cirencester is Sarah Orr
Responsibilities
Cirencester Town Council provide a variety of services and amenities for the town. These include management of CCTV, maintaining and improving parks, sport and recreation in the town, management of the historic charter and farmers markets, leading on community engagement and providing a youth service.
Current composition
Cirencester Town Council is elected every four years. The Liberal Democrats won 14 of the 16 seats on Cirencester Town Council at the 2019 Local Elections. Rather than form a political group all councillors agreed to work apolitically. Many of the Town Councillors also serve on Cotswold District Council (8 out of 16) and two Councillors also serve on Gloucestershire County Council. [1]
Mayoral history
| Years | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024– | Sarah Orr | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2022-2024 | Sabrina Dixon | Green | |
| 2021–2022 | Claire Bloomer | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2019–2021 | Patrick Coleman | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2017–2019 | Nigel Robbins OBE | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2015–2017 | Mark Harris | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2013–2015 | Joe Harris | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2011–2013 | Andrew Lichnowski | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2009–2011 | Geoffrey Adams | Conservative | |
| 2007–2009 | Shirley Alexander | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2005–2007 | Norman Whereat | Independent | |
| 2003–2005 | Deryck Nash | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2001–2003 | Shirley Alexander | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1999–2001 | Norman Whereat | Independent | |
| 1996–1999 | Brenda Potter | Labour | |
| 1994–1996 | Deryck Nash | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1992–1994 | Aileen Calvert | Conservative | |
| 1990–1992 | J.W Watson | Independent | |
| 1987–1990 | Mavis Marshall | Independent | |
| 1986–1987 | Michael Grace | Labour | |
| 1985–1986 | G.E.J Bartlett | Liberal | |
| 1982–1985 | R. Sharpes | Independent | |
| 1979–1982 | W.J Waites | Independent | |
| 1976–1979 | J.H Marshall | Independent | |
| 1975–1976 | J.S Barker | Independent | |
| 1974–1975 | Jack Pady J.P | Independent | |
| 1971–1974 | Cyril W.H. Staite | Independent | |