Cirencester Town Council

Cirencester Town Council is a parish council in Gloucestershire formed in 1974, that serves an estimated 20,000 people. The town is divided into eight wards each electing two Councillors. The Councillors elect a Mayor each year who is also the chairman of the council. The current mayor of Cirencester is Sarah Orr

Cirencester Town Council
Type
Type	Town council
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr Sarah Orr
Deputy Mayor	Cllr Andrew Jopp
Chief Executive	Andrew Tubb
Structure
Seats	16 Councillors
Liberal Democrat	14 / 16
Green	1 / 16
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	May 2023
Meeting place
Bingham Gallery, Dyer Street, Cirencester
Website
www.cirencester.gov.uk

Responsibilities

Cirencester Town Council provide a variety of services and amenities for the town. These include management of CCTV, maintaining and improving parks, sport and recreation in the town, management of the historic charter and farmers markets, leading on community engagement and providing a youth service.

Current composition

Cirencester Town Council is elected every four years. The Liberal Democrats won 14 of the 16 seats on Cirencester Town Council at the 2019 Local Elections. Rather than form a political group all councillors agreed to work apolitically. Many of the Town Councillors also serve on Cotswold District Council (8 out of 16) and two Councillors also serve on Gloucestershire County Council. ^[1]

Mayoral history

Years	Name	Party
2024–	Sarah Orr		Liberal Democrats
2022-2024	Sabrina Dixon		Green
2021–2022	Claire Bloomer		Liberal Democrats
2019–2021	Patrick Coleman		Liberal Democrats
2017–2019	Nigel Robbins OBE		Liberal Democrats
2015–2017	Mark Harris		Liberal Democrats
2013–2015	Joe Harris		Liberal Democrats
2011–2013	Andrew Lichnowski		Liberal Democrats
2009–2011	Geoffrey Adams		Conservative
2007–2009	Shirley Alexander		Liberal Democrats
2005–2007	Norman Whereat		Independent
2003–2005	Deryck Nash		Liberal Democrats
2001–2003	Shirley Alexander		Liberal Democrats
1999–2001	Norman Whereat		Independent
1996–1999	Brenda Potter		Labour
1994–1996	Deryck Nash		Liberal Democrats
1992–1994	Aileen Calvert		Conservative
1990–1992	J.W Watson		Independent
1987–1990	Mavis Marshall		Independent
1986–1987	Michael Grace		Labour
1985–1986	G.E.J Bartlett		Liberal
1982–1985	R. Sharpes		Independent
1979–1982	W.J Waites		Independent
1976–1979	J.H Marshall		Independent
1975–1976	J.S Barker		Independent
1974–1975	Jack Pady J.P		Independent
1971–1974	Cyril W.H. Staite		Independent