Question

Who are the councillors

Answer 1

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

All local authorities in the United Kingdom are overseen by elected councillors. These include:

unitary authorities

county councils and district councils

parish, town and community councils

The Common Council of the City of London (in which councillors are known as aldermen and councilmen)

According to Debrett's Correct Form the English title "Councillor" (often shortened to ‘Cllr’) applies only to elected members of city, borough or district councils. However, there is no legal basis for this restriction and in practice the title is applied to all councillors at all levels of local government. Where necessary, parish and county councillors are differentiated by the use of a fuller title such as "town councillor" or "county councillor". The title precedes the holder's rank or other title, as in Cllr Dr Jenny Smith or Cllr Sir Ricky Taing, and for women it precedes their title of marital status, as in Cllr Mrs Joan Smith. Youth councillors are solely known as Youth Councillors.

Councillors are typically elected as members of political parties or alternatively as independents. Councils may also co-opt unelected councillors to fill vacancies on a council where insufficient candidates have stood for election, although in practice this is rare outside parish councils. Once elected, they are meant to represent all the residents under the whole authority, not just those who voted for them or just those in the district or ward they were elected in. They are bound by a code of conduct enforced by standards boards.

In 2007 the age limit for councillors fell to 18, leading to younger people standing.

Youth Councillors are also elected in local areas such as the British Youth Council, a youth council on a national scale to the Dartford Youth Council, a youth council for a specific borough.


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Answer 2

Councillors are people elected to represent the local community who run the local Council ...
Council are made of members are called councillors..