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Council, Government & Democracy > About the Parish Council

Lanchester Parish Council is made up of 15 members elected every four years by the people of Lanchester. The Full Council meets every month on the second Tuesday at 7pm at Park House, Lanchester.

The council also has four sub-committees, Planning, Finance and General Purposes, Recreation and Appeals. The Council may also form ad-hoc informal committees to co-ordinate certain projects or tasks, for example, the Parish Plan Implementation Working group and the Lynwood House working group.

Lanchester Parish Council seeks work in partnership with all our parish organisations and undertakes joint projects such as the development of Park House Community Play Area and the Parish Plan.

The present Council was elected in May 2007 and currently has 10 Labour members, 2 Derwentside Independent members, 1 Conservative member and 2 Independent members.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Council, Councillor Ossie Johnson was elected Chair for the year 2008 - 2009 with Councillor Margaret Gray elected as Deputy Chair.

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Lanchester is also represented by Councillors on other authorities:

Durham County Council (Unitary Authority):
Councillor Ossie Johnson (Labour)
Councillor Richard Young (Derwentside Independents)