Horton Parish Council consists of nine members, all of whom are volunteers. 

Member Responsibilities:

                                                                     Cllr Hickley - Chair, Residential Planning  

                                                                     Cllr Larcombe - Vice Chair, Waterways, Flooding 

                                                                     Cllr Cole - Finance, Greens, Flags, DALC rep, LAANC rep, Training, Staffing and Industrial Planning

                                                                     Cllr Bovingdon - Champney Hall Management Committee

                                                                     Cllr Coogan - Neighbourhood Plan,

                                                                     Cllr Buckley - Community Liaison 

                                                                     Cllr Patel  - Highways link

We have a volunteer Flood Warden who advises on water courses and flooding.  He can be contacted via the Clerk 

If no email address is shown for a Councillor they can be contacted care of the clerk.

There are two ways to become a Parish Councillor (if you qualify to hold the post*).

Co-option – this is the process by which a Council vacancy can be filled by a vote of the existing Cllrs. This usually occurs when a seat has become vacant in between elections, and there hasn’t been enough electors requesting a by-election. 

Election – during a normal election period, or if a by-election has been called to fill a vacant seat, members of the public can stand for election. There are specific rules about how to do this, and there is advice available online.   

A Good Councillor Guide publication is available here.  If you are interested in becoming a Councillor please contact the clerk

*Eligibility criteria can be found here.  Prospective co-option candidates must fulfil the same criteria requirements as those for qualifications for candidature for an election.