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Tandridge District Council has 42 councillors elected to look after the interests of the district as a whole and their local community. Currently, 34 Conservative, 6 Liberal Democrat and 2 independent councillors represent 20 wards. Each ward has one or more councillors.

Elections

District elections are usually held every three years out of four, at which a third of councillors are elected. In the fourth year the County Council elections are held. Councillors are not paid for the work they do, but they can claim an allowance. Details of their expenses are published each year - councillors allowances

Committees

Councillors are appointed to a number of committees and sub-committees. They also represent the Council on many local organisations.

Eight main committees carry out the detailed business of the Council and make recommendations or reports to Council meetings. These are:

• Community Services - leisure, refuse collection, recycling, public toilets, litter and street cleaning.
• Planning - planning, applications, development.
• Housing - council housing.
• Licensing
• Overview & Scrutiny - corporate strategy, performance indicators, Best Value, audit reports.
• Planning Policy - Local Plan, Land charges, building control, environmental health.
• Resources - finance, community safety, Council Tax, benefits, business rates, information technology.
• Standards - councillors' code of conduct.

All meetings are held at the Council Offices, Oxted from 7.30pm. Copies of agendas are also available from the Council Offices or local libraries, or online agendas & minutes.

Members of the public are welcome to attend committee and council meetings. They can also speak in support of or against planning applications, or submit questions and petitions to other council meetings.

Leader of the Council

The Council has a Leader, a councillor from the majority party or administration, who acts as principal spokesperson on Council issues and policies and works closely with the Chief Executive.

Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council

During the Annual Meeting of the Council in May, the Chairman of the Council and Vice Chairman are appointed for the year.

The Chairman represents the Council at local community events and outside functions.

Council Constitution

The Council's constitution (This link will open in a new window) sets out how the Council operates.

Parish or village councils

All of Tandridge is covered by parish or village councils responsible for a variety of parish matters.

More information

• District and parish ward boundaries
• Watch a video about what your local councillor can do for you. This video was produced by Oxfordshire County Council and funded by IESE. (This link will open in a new window) It may not be fully accessible.

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