Councillors

The council is run by 46 councillors who are elected by the local community.

Councillors are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the local community about local services and budgets, including the level of the council tax.

Each councillor represents an area within the district – known as a ward - and serves for a period of four years. The work of a councillor includes helping local people, supporting local organisations, campaigning on local issues, and developing links with all parts of the community.

Councillors meet and elect individual councillors from among their number to fulfil particular responsibilities such as:

District councillors

	Allsopp Neil Conservative Balderton North
	Armstrong Nora Conservative Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe
	Bickley, Thomas Independent Castle (Newark)
	Blaney, Roger Conservative Trent (Newark)
	Bradbury, John Labour Rainworth
	Bradbury, Robert Conservative Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe
	Brooks, Betty Margaret Conservative Balderton West
	Brooks, Celia Labour Edwinstowe
	Brooks, Gordon Conservative Balderton West
	Brown, Irene Independent Bridge (Newark)
	Crawford, Stan Labour Ollerton
	Crowe, Rita Conservative Magnus (Newark)
	Dawn, Gill Independent Bridge (Newark)
	Dobson, Maureen Independent Winthorpe
	Duncan, Peter Courtney Conservative Beacon (Newark)
	Gurney, Trish Labour Devon (Newark)
	Hamilton, Julian Liberal Democrat Southwell East
	Handley, Paul Conservative Southwell North
	Harris, Peter Richard Liberal Democrat Southwell West
	Jackson, Roger Conservative Lowdham
	Jones, Dennis Labour Devon (Newark)
	Laughton, Robert Conservative Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe
	Lloyd, David Conservative Beacon (Newark)
	Logue, Declan Independent Farndon
	Merry, Geoffrey Independent Blidworth
	Michael, Sylvia Conservative Caunton
	Middleton, John Labour Rainworth
	Osborne, Jason Louis Conservative Balderton North
	Payne, David Conservative Castle
	Peck, John Malcolm Labour Edwinstowe
	Roberts, Tony Conservative Magnus (Newark)
	Rontree, Kevin Conservative Collingham and Meering
	Rose, Christine Liberal Democrat Sutton-on-Trent
	Saddington, Susan Conservative Muskham
	Shaw, Melvyn Conservative Collingham and Meering
	Shilling, Linda Ann Labour Boughton
	Soar, Sheila Labour Clipstone
	Staples, David Labour Boughton
	Thompson, David Labour Clipstone
	Tift, Linda Labour Rainworth
	Tribe, Marika Conservative Beacon (Newark)
	Truswell, Abbie Ann Labour Ollerton
	Walker, Ivor Conservative Farndon
	Wendels, Tim Conservative Lowdham
	Wells, Benjamin Labour Ollerton
	Woodhead, Yvonne Labour Blidworth