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Councillors and Decision Making in Warrington

 

This page provides a brief introduction to and allows you to link to more detailed pages should you wish to do so. If you want to know more please contact the Head of Democratic Services and Member Services Manager on 01925 442112.

Full Council
The Council is composed of 57 councillors who serve on the Council for a four-year term. All councillors meet together as the Council every eight weeks. Here councillors decide the Council’s overall policies and set the budget each year. Click the following link to view the Council minutes & agendas facility.  Here you will be able to find out about the various committees and individuals who represent you on your local council. Find out who sits on which committees, any decisions or declarations they have made, examine agendas and minutes of any meeting and find out how to contact any member of your local council. 

The Executive Board
Every year the Council elects one of its members to be the Leader and appoints nine other councillors - one as the deputy leader - to form a Cabinet. The Leader and the Cabinet are known collectively as the Executive Board. 

The Executive Board is responsible for the formulation of the council’s corporate strategy. The strategy sets the context for the Executive Board to propose how services should be organised and delivered. These priorities are proposed in a Budget and Policy Framework presented for adoption by the full Council.

Click the following link to view Executive Board roles and responsibilities PDF Logo

Forward Plan
The Forward Plan allows elected members, officers of the council and members of the public to be kept up to date about important decisions that are to be made and provides details of where further information can be obtained.

The Forward Plan is published at council offices.  Click the following link to view or download the Forward Plan PDF Logo

Regulatory committees
There are certain roles that the Executive Board may not perform, for example approving or declining planning or licensing applications. The full Council will establish special ‘regulatory committees’ to carry out these roles.

Overview and scrutiny function
There are five overview and scrutiny committees: 

  • Children's Services
  • Sustainable Environment and Regeneration
  • Resources
  • Communities
  • Health      

They take a lead role in reviewing council policy and strategy. They monitor the decisions of the Executive Board to make sure they are compatible with the Budget and Policy Framework. They also review the performance of the Executive Board and the council as a whole and make recommendations to improve services. 

Smaller scrutiny working groups look at issues in more detail. They gather evidence and question witnesses to produce reports making recommendations to the council’s Executive Board and any other relevant bodies. Click the following link to view the Overview and Scrutiny section.

Constitution
The council's constitution puts into words how the political structure works and sets out:

  • the tasks that each part of the political structure performs; and
  • how they perform them.        

Click the following link to view the Constitution.