Cirencester Town Council

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Cirencester Town Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Sarah Orr
Deputy Mayor
Cllr Andrew Jopp
Chief Executive
Andrew Tubb
Structure
Seats16 Councillors
10 / 16
2 / 16
3 / 16
Elections
First past the post
Last election
May 2023
Meeting place
Bingham Gallery, Dyer Street, Cirencester
Website
www.cirencester.gov.uk

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

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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

YearsNameParty
2024–Sarah Orr Liberal Democrats
2022-2024Sabrina Dixon Green
2021–2022Claire Bloomer Liberal Democrats
2019–2021Patrick Coleman Liberal Democrats
2017–2019Nigel Robbins OBE Liberal Democrats
2015–2017Mark Harris Liberal Democrats
2013–2015Joe Harris Liberal Democrats
2011–2013Andrew Lichnowski Liberal Democrats
2009–2011Geoffrey Adams Conservative
2007–2009Shirley Alexander Liberal Democrats
2005–2007Norman Whereat Independent
2003–2005Deryck Nash Liberal Democrats
2001–2003Shirley Alexander Liberal Democrats
1999–2001Norman Whereat Independent
1996–1999Brenda Potter Labour
1994–1996Deryck Nash Liberal Democrats
1992–1994Aileen Calvert Conservative
1990–1992J.W Watson Independent
1987–1990Mavis Marshall Independent
1986–1987Michael Grace Labour
1985–1986G.E.J Bartlett Liberal
1982–1985R. Sharpes Independent
1979–1982W.J Waites Independent
1976–1979J.H Marshall Independent
1975–1976J.S Barker Independent
1974–1975Jack Pady J.P Independent
1971–1974Cyril W.H. Staite Independent

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