Cllr. Geoffrey Jaggard
Forest Heath District Council is made up of 27 members
(councillors) who have been elected to represent the 14 wards in
the district. You can find out who your local councillor is on the
Councillors pages.
The Council has a Conservative majority, with 20
Conservatives, four Liberal Democrats, one
Independent and two Forest Heath Independent Alliance
members.
We have a streamlined committee structure. All
committees report to the Council and their decisions are also
looked at by our Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The Leader of the Council is
Councillor Geoffrey Jaggard, the Chairman
is Councillor Rona Burt and the
Vice-Chairman is
Councillor Malcolm Smith.
Our Electoral Services team runs all elections in the
Forest Heath district, as well as maintaining the
electoral roll.
The electoral roll is continually updated and you can ask
for your name to be included at any time. It is a legal
requirement to be registered on the electoral
roll. You can opt to be included on a "non-public"
version if you prefer not to have your details
published.
Forest Heath is an improving council. We received
a Fair rating in our Comprehensive Performance Assessment and
our assessors said we are showing signs of
improvement.