Committee details
Council
Purpose of committee
There are four ordinary meetings a year of the Full Council of 47 Members plus a number of Special Council meetings. These are the Annual Council meeting in May which appoints the Mayor, the Executive Leader of the Council and makes all other appointments to the Cabinet and the Committees of the Council. The Policy Council meeting takes place in November and agree the Council’s Corporate Strategy for the forthcoming year. The Finance Council at the end of February/early March and agrees the Council’s budget and sets the level of Council Tax for the forthcoming year.
Chorley Council has 42 councillors, elected into power for four years (known as a 'term') to represent a particular area of the borough. The different areas are known as 'wards' and the space for the councillor is known as a 'seat' on the Council. You can find your local councillor and contacts for them here. The current composition of the Council is Labour (31), Conservative (10) and Independent (1).
Membership
- Councillor Julia Berry (Mayor)
- Councillor Tommy Gray (Deputy Mayor)
- Councillor Sarah Ainsworth
- Councillor Aaron Beaver
- Councillor Martin Boardman
- Councillor Alistair Bradley
- Councillor Sam Chapman
- Councillor Mark Clifford
- Councillor Alan Cullens
- Councillor Magda Cullens
- Councillor Karen Derbyshire
- Councillor Gordon France
- Councillor Margaret France
- Councillor Danny Gee
- Councillor Harold Heaton
- Councillor Alex Hilton
- Councillor Terry Howarth
- Councillor Keith Iddon
- Councillor Hasina Khan
- Councillor Samir Khan
- Councillor Zara Khan
- Councillor Roy Lees
- Councillor Adrian Lowe
- Councillor Matthew Lynch
- Councillor Michelle Le Marinel
- Councillor June Molyneaux
- Councillor Alistair Morwood
- Councillor Dedrah Moss
- Councillor Beverley Murray
- Councillor James Nevett
- Councillor Alan Platt
- Councillor Debra Platt
- Councillor Aidy Riggott
- Councillor Jean Sherwood
- Councillor Arjun Singh
- Councillor Kim Snape
- Councillor Ryan Towers
- Councillor John Walker
- Councillor Jenny Whiffen
- Councillor Neville Whitham
- Councillor Alan Whittaker
- Councillor Peter Wilson
Contact information
Support officer: Ruth Rimmington. Email: ruth.rimmington@chorley.gov.uk
Phone: 01257 515118
Email: ruth.rimmington@chorley.gov.uk
Web site: chorley.gov.uk