When should I contact a councillor?
Councillors have differing responsibilities depending on which council you live in. Because of these variations we are only able to give you ‘rule-of-thumb’ guidance here.
Firstly, in here in Wales you may have two levels of council: County and Community, in which case their responsibilities are divided as follows:
Community Councillors: If you have one or more District Councillor, they tend to deal with open areas, playing fields and foot paths, the local environment, and the administration of community centres.
County Councillors (as on this website): County councillors, they tend to deal with education, transport and roads, fire and social services plus libraries.
Don’t worry if you’re not absolutely sure who to pick! Whoever you write to should forward your letter to the most appropriate person, if you haven’t got it quite right.
