Local councillors are elected by the community. They decide how the council should carry out its various activities, including how local services are run. Councillors represent general public interest as well as the individuals living in the ward where they’ve been elected.
Newark and Sherwood District Council is run by 39 councillors who are elected by the local community. 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:
Councillors have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to and talk their councillor face-to-face.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances.
To find your councillor please use the below links:

Balderton North & Coddington
Independent

Balderton North & Coddington

Balderton South
Independents for Newark and District
Portfolio Holder for Climate and the Environment

Balderton South
Independents for Newark and District

Beacon
Independents for Newark and District
Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder - Heritage, Culture & the Arts. Leader of Independents for Newark and District Group

Beacon
Independents for Newark and District
Portfolio Holder - Health, Wellbeing & Leisure

Beacon
Independents for Newark and District

Bilsthorpe
Independent

Boughton
Conservative

Bridge
Independent

Bridge
Newark and Sherwood District Independents

Castle

Collingham
Conservative

Collingham
Conservative

Devon
Independents for Newark and District

Devon
Green Party

Devon
Labour
Portfolio Holder - Public Protection and Community Relations

Dover Beck
Conservative
Vice-Chair of the Council Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group

Edwinstowe & Clipstone
Labour

Edwinstowe & Clipstone
Labour

Edwinstowe & Clipstone
Labour
Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategy, Performance & Finance

Farndon & Fernwood
Conservative

Farndon & Fernwood
Conservative

Farndon & Fernwood
Conservative
Leader of the Conservative Group

Farnsfield
Labour

Lowdham
Conservative

Muskham
Conservative

Ollerton
Labour

Ollerton
Labour
Portfolio Holder- Housing

Ollerton
Labour

Rainworth North & Rufford
Labour
Portfolio Holder - Sustainable Economic Development

Rainworth North & Rufford
Labour
Chair of the Council

Rainworth South & Blidworth
Conservative

Rainworth South & Blidworth
Newark and Sherwood District Independents
Leader of the Newark and Sherwood Independents Group

Southwell
Liberal Democrat
Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group

Southwell
Conservative

Southwell
Liberal Democrat

Sutton-on-Trent
Conservative

Trent
Liberal Democrat