District and county councillors
Your councils are made up of between 24 and 48 councillors from different political parties.
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If you tell us your postcode, we can provide information specific to your location, including your next refuse and recycling collection dates, your nearest library and who your district councillor is.
Standing for election at regular intervals, the councillors represent different areas, called wards. The wards are arranged so that each councillor represents roughly the same number of electors. Because some wards have larger populations they have two or even three councillors to represent the area. Each ward is made up of smaller areas, called parishes. For example, if you live in the parish of Stratton, you live in the ward of Frome Valley.
Councillors make decisions on how they should use their resources and make them available to the community. They represent local views and try to resolve problems within the local area. It is also important for them to undertake quality checks on the service they are providing.
Councillors are there to make decisions and to give help and advice on issues that have not been resolved through direct contact with your council.
Find out who your councillors are by using our my local function. Alternatively, you can view a map of all county councillors or a map of all district/borough councillors.
- Christchurch Borough councillors
Christchurch has 24 councillors.
- Dorset county councillors
Dorset County Council has 45 councillors who are elected by the public every four years.
- East Dorset district councillors
East Dorset has 36 councillors who are elected en-bloc every four years. The next elections will be held in 2015.
- North Dorset District Councillors
North Dorset District Council is made up of 33 democratically elected councillors - voted for by local people in local elections.
- Purbeck district councillors 2013/14
Purbeck District Council has 24 councillors, representing 14 wards.
- West Dorset district councillors
West Dorset District Council has 48 councillors who are elected by the public every four years. They represent 33 different wards of West Dorset. The last district council elections took place on 5 May 2011.
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Councillors
Weymouth and Portland has 36 councillors. Find out about your councillor.
- Councillors - allowances
Councillors are entitled to certain allowances per year. These include a basic allowance, as well as allowances which cover subsistence, travel and special responsibilities, such as chairmanship of committees.
- Councillors - declaration of interest
All county and district councillors are required to list their financial and other interests. These forms are available to inspect at council offices and are in the process of being made available online.
- Complaints about councillors
How to let us know about any problems or complaints about the services we provide or the treatment you have received from us.
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