A parish council is the level of elected government that is closest to the community, with the district authority (Leeds City Council) above it in the hierarchy. Parish councils have no true equivalent in urban areas. Being close to the community, parish councils are very often the first place people will go with concerns or ideas. For this reason they play a vital part in village life, making decisions on behalf of the people in the parish. A parish councillor must have a passion for making a difference within their local community, recognising the needs of the young and the elderly in equal measure while taking into consideration the legal boundaries in which they work.
The number of councillors making up a parish council varies with the size of the parish – in Bramham we have nine. They are elected to serve for a period of four years and the last election took place in May 2019. Their work is entirely voluntary; no Councillor receives any payment for attending the meetings.
Details of the current Councillors, and their Clerk, are included below. If you would like to know more information about how and why Parish Councils operate, and what powers they have, or you are interested in becoming a Councillor, please click here.
The Councillors and the Council Clerk
linda.richards@bramhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
01937842151
Assets & Amenities Committee Member
Planning Advisory Working Group Member
Employment Committee Member
Traffic Management Working Group Member
LCC Leeds Festival Working Group Representative
Tenter Hill Allotments Liaison
Cllr Pam Corrigan
pam.corrigan@bramhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
Tel: 01937 845843.
Assets & Amenities Committee
Complaints Committee Member
Playground Redevelopment Working Group Member
James Ingham
james.ingham@bramhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
Planning Advisory Working Group Member
Complaints Committee Member
Traffic Management Working Group Member
Neighbourhood Plan Working Group Member
Cllr Michael Corrigan (Chair)
mike.corrigan@bramhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
01937 845843
Traffic Management Working Group Chair
Finance Working Group Member
Football Pitch Management Working Group Member
Cllr Trish Prest (Vice Chair)
Employment Committee Member
Complaints Committee Member
Finance Working Group Member
Neighbourhood Plan Working Group Member
Assets & Amenities Committee Member
Playground Redevelopment Working Group Member
trish.prest@bramhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Mark Tozer
Finance Working Group Member
Complaints Committee Member
Football Pitch Management Working Group Member
Assets and Amenities Committee member [Chair]
Playground Redevelopment Working Group Member [Chair]
Web Master
Cllr Keith Huggins
keith.huggins@bramhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
Football Pitch Management Working Group Member (Chair)
Planning Advisory Working Group Member
Neighbourhood Plan Working Group Member
Assets and Amenities Committee Member
Employment Committee Member
Playground Redevelopment Working Group Member
Cllr Scott Jones
scott.jones@bramhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
Assets & Amenities Committee Member
Tenter Hill Allotments Liaison
Jamie Dean
jamie.dean@bramhparishcouncil.gov.uk
Clerk to the Council
Tel. 0747 116 2307
Please note the clerk works part time (12 hrs per week)
Committees and Working Groups
The Council has the following Committees and Working Groups which report to the Council:
| Finance Working Group |
| Assets & Amenities Committee |
| Neighbourhood Plan Review Working Group |
| Football Pitch Management Working Group |
| Planning Advisory Working Group |
| Complaints Committee |
| Traffic Management Working Group |
| Employment Committee |
Bramham is a Parish with Leeds City Council as its principal authority. Leeds has responsibility for many of the services in the village, such as highways, education, planning and recreation. Click here to access Leeds City Council Website.