Arlesey Town Council consists of 15 elected Town Councillors, who, on a voluntary basis, aim to provide an effective and efficient service to the community.

So who are the Town Councillors

and what do they do?

Councillors are elected to the Town Council for a four year term by the residents of Arlesey. The current Town Council was elected in May 2003 and will serve the community for a four year term. 

All Councillors are voluntary and unpaid for their services.  In exercising its power as a corporate body, the Town Council operates under a strict code of conduct and on election must agree to work within this code.  The leader of the Town Council is the Mayor, who chairs all full Town Council meetings.  The Mayor and the Vice Chairman, are elected annually by their fellow Councillors.

For details of your Local Councillors click on the Councillors button.

In addition to the Town Council, Arlesey is represented at County and District level by the local Councillors listed below.

The Town Council works hard to improve the quality of life in Arlesey. The majority of the Town Council's business is undertaken through its various committees.  These committees consider how and why money is spent ensuring that expenditure is both appropriate and cost effective. 

Town Council committees meet regularly and make recommendations to the full Town Council Meeting, which meets monthly.     

Legal papers and consultation documents are scrutinized by appointing one or more members to study and report back to the Town Council.  Where there are major issues affecting the town, the Council may institute a public consultation to consider problems in full.  A recent example of this being the future of Arlesey Health Centre.

The Town Council keeps itself in touch with the wider local community, through contact with neighbouring parishes of similar size and with colleagues on other Councils.  Individual Town Councillors also represent Arlesey on a variety of outside bodies, reporting back to the Town Council to keep everyone informed.  Councillors make themselves available for individual discussions about any matters affecting the Town.   

To find out more about the members of the committees and their work, click on the Committee button on the left hand side of the page.