Councillors or ‘Members’
help the Mayor run the Council on behalf of the community.
There are 60 Councillors in all: 59 Labour and 1 Christian
Peoples Alliance. Newham is divided into 20 areas called
‘Wards’, each having three Councillors.
Councillors are elected at
Local Elections, which are held every 4 years - The next
one is due in 2006. For the full results from the last election
(May 2002) and more general information on elections, please
see our election
pages.
Unlike the officers, Councillors
are not employees of the Council and they are not paid a
salary for their duties. They do, however, receive an allowance.
See Members
Allowances for more
information.
Members'
Surgeries
Councillors are elected to
serve and represent the community. They want to be accessible
to the people in their wards so they hold regular advice
surgeries where people can comment on the Council and its
services and raise queries or problems about them. Alternatively,
you can contact them directly, either by phone, in writing,
by email or via the town hall.
Information about Ward Councillors,
their contact details and their surgeries is provided in
this web-site at in Your
Representatives.
Councillors are listed by name
and ward. Details
of Councillors and their surgeries are also obtainable by
ringing the call centre on 020 8430 2000.
If you are trying to find
out who your Member of Parliament or Member of the European
Parliament is, please click on the following links MPs
and MEPs.
Advice
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