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Northumberland County Council is made up of 67 elected councillors each representing an area of the county.

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County councillor information Members’ local improvement schemes
County councillor information Members’ local improvement schemes

County councillor information

An overview of the cabinet of Northumberland County Council and details of how to contact your local councillor or attend a meeting.

Northumberland County Council is made up of 67 elected councillors. 

Each councillor represents constituents within an area of Northumberland. They all meet as a full council responsible for setting the budget and the council's policy framework. Councillors also sit on a range of committees.

Cabinet and Business Chair portfolios

The council's Cabinet and Business Chairs have a range of responsibilities, covering a number of portfolio areas.
 
Please use the links below to find out their names, contact details and responsibilities:
The cabinet is made up of elected councillors nominated by the leader of the council. This comprises portfolio holders, who hold specific responsibilities.  The leader was elected by full council on 24 May 2017.

Below are details of the current cabinet. Find their contact details and responsibilities by clicking on their name. 
Each year a basic allowance is paid to each councillor.

In addition to this, a special responsibility allowance (SRA) is paid to a number of councillors, including the following, to reflect their special responsibilities over and above their role as a ward councillor:
  • cabinet members including the leader and deputy leader of the council
  • business chair and deputy business chair
  • chairs and vice chairs of the overview and scrutiny committees
  • chairs and vice chairs of other certain committees, including planning, licensing and others
  • opposition party leaders and party secretaries.
Allowances are set by an independent remuneration panel. All the numbers produced are gross figures with allowances being subject to tax.

You can see the details of expenses and allowances for each year from 2008 are in the documents below.
 
If you make a complaint, it must be about why you think a member has not followed their code.

The member’s code of conduct is part of the county council constitution. To assist you, we have also prepared an indicative flowchart that sets out how the process works for handling complaints about elected members.  Recent decisions

There are currently no vacancies.

Further information on becoming a councillor can be found here 

Any queries should be directed to:-

Elections Office
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
 
Tel: 01670 624811
Email: elections@northumberland.gov.uk
 

Members’ local improvement schemes

Details on how the members spend their annual budget for local projects.

Each county councillor has an annual £15,000 budget for schemes they can use for local projects in their area.

Progress reports are published on the agendas of area committee meetings quarterly. An annual report is published once a year.

Details of previous years can be found here: 
For details of the latest quarterly reports for 2015-16, please go to the agendas for either the area committee – central, north, south east or west by clicking here.

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