What does the Council Do?

Your Council is a corporate body, a legal entity separate from that of its members. Its decisions are the responsibility of the whole body. The Council has been granted powers by Parliament including the important authority to raise money through taxation (the precept) and a range of powers to spend public money. 

Your Council is an elected body in the first tier of local government. Other tiers, known as principal councils or authorities, have many legal duties to deliver services such as education, housing, town and country planning, transport, environmental health and social services. Local councils have the legal power to take action, but they have very few duties and greater freedom to choose what action to take. They can play a vital part in representing the interests of the communities they serve and improving the quality of life and the local environment.

How is Eastfield Town Council constituted?

Eastfield Town Council consists of 11 Councillors who serve for 4 year terms. All Councillors are voluntary and receive no payment at all for their services and they are supported by a paid part-time Clerk/R.F.O

Our current Town Councillors were voted in in May 2022. with 4 Co-options since. These Councillors represent all of the electors of Eastfield in Westway and Eastway Wards, and have to stand for election every four years.  The Town  Council is not a political body and Councillors do not represent any political party when working for the Town Council. 

What is Eastfield Town Council responsible for?

• Reviewing Planning Applications
• Feeding into Local Authority Consultations
• Liaise with Police and Councty Council
• Represent the parish on associated committees

How Much Does It Cost You?

For the year ending March 31st 2025, the Annual Council Tax charge for a Band A property in Eastfield  is £1621.  Of this, the Town Council accounts for  £42,91 which was a decrease of 5%  compared with the previous year.  The cost of running the Town Council therefore works out at less than  83p per week for the average household.