Kirkby Stephen Town Council

Kirkby Stephen Town Council

An active and forward thinking Council which represents and serves the local community. The Town Council aims to respond to the needs and aspirations of the people it represents and to undertake work which benefits the town and its residents. It is also active in addressing local issues, dealing with any problems which arise and generally ‘getting things done!’

Clerk

Mr Christian Barnes | All Members and the Clerk may be contacted at Kirkby Stephen Local Links, Vicarage Lane, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4QX, Tel/Fax 017683 74854, [email protected] The Clerk will usually be at Local Links on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Public Participation is welcome, if you want to get emails about council meetings Click here

Councillors

There are 9 seats on Kirkby Stephen Town Council. A list of the councillors elected on the 4th May 2023 follows.

Birtles, Alex (Vice Chairman)*
Dew, Philip (W&F)**
Hall, Maurice
Lancaster, Sandy
Murray, John (W&F)**
Richardson, Paul (Chairman)*
Thornton, Dorothy
Waite, Adrian
Wren, Grace

*Cllrs Richardson and Birtles were elected Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively at the Council’s Annual Meeting on the 16 May 2023.
**Cllrs Dew and Murray are also elected members of Westmorland and Furness Council.

Declarations of Interest.

Kirkby Stephen Town Councillor
Elected / Co-opted 

DPI (Kirkby Stephen Town Council) *Monitoring Officer to update.

DPI (Monitoring Officer - date published - W&F)

Paul Richardson (Chairman)

Elected (2023) 

09/08/2023

Alex Birtles (Vice Chairman)

Elected (2023)

24/5/2023

Phil Dew (W&F)

Elected (2023)

24/5/2023

Dorothy Thornton

Elected (2023)

24/5/2023

Adrian Waite

Elected (2023)

24/5/2023

Maurice Hall

Elected (2023)

2/8/2023

Sandy Lancaster

Elected (2023)

24/5/2023

John Murray (W&F)

Elected (2023)

20/6/2023

Grace Wren

Elected (2023)

24/5/2023

Councillors wishing to update their Declarations should download and complete the form here | Declaration of Interest Form. The printed form should be returned directly to the Monitoring Officer, Westmorland and Furness Council, Town Hall, Corney Square, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7QF. Councillors may wish to provide a dated copy to the Town Clerk as a record of submission.