Local councillors

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What councillors do

Councillors are democratically accountable to residents of their wards. The overriding duty of councillors is to the whole community, but they have a special duty to their constituents, including those who did not vote for them.

Councillors:

  • are collectively the ultimate policy-makers and carry out a number of strategic and corporate management functions
  • contribute to the good governance of the area and actively encourage citizen involvement in decision making
  • effectively represent the interests of their ward and of individual constituents
  • respond to constituents' enquiries and representations, fairly and impartially
  • participate in the governance and management of Woking Borough Council
  • maintain the highest standards of conduct and ethics
  • serve the public interest and take decisions having regard to the interests of the whole local community

Councillor surgeries

Councillors can help by advising or directing you to someone who can help sort out your problem. They can sometimes progress the case on your behalf. This is often done face to face in local councillor surgeries. 

To find out if a councillor runs a surgery, contact them directly.

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