Our Councillors
There are 14 Councillors on Hexham Town Council. They are elected on Local Election Day (usually a Thursday in early May) to serve for a four-year term. If a Councillor steps down, a by-election may be held and the newly elected Councillor will serve for the rest of the current term.
Town Councillors are entitled to small allowances but the Councillors have voted not to receive these (unless for example, a Councillor undertakes significant travel on behalf of the Town Council).
Hexham is represented on Northumberland County Council by three County Councillors.
Town Councillors are elected in 3 Hexham wards (maps below), each returning multiple Councillors, as follows:
Hexham Gilesgate (Central): 5 Councillors, covering Wydon Park, Priestlands, Hextol, Hencotes, Beaumont Street, Lower Cockshaw, Lower Eilansgate, Haugh Lane, Tyne Green, Hallstile Bank and Gilesgate.
Hexham Priestpopple (East): 5 Councillors, covering Dipton Mill Rd, Loughbrow and Hackwood Parks, Maidens Walk, White Cross, Woodlands, Eastwood Grange, Alemouth Road, Peth Head and Priestpopple.
Hexham Leazes (West): 4 Councillors, covering Beaumont Park and Highford Park, Causey Hill, Whetstone Bridge, Allendale Rd, Beech Hill, Shaftoe Leazes, Millfield, upper Cockshaw, upper Eilansgate and Leazes.
MR STEPHEN BALL
COUNCILLOR
Community Engagement Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Gilesgate Ward
ARIANE BATY
COUNCILLOR
Planning and Infrastructure Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Leazes Ward
MRS DENISE BELL
COUNCILLOR
Neighbourhood Plan Committee
Priestpopple Ward
MR TREVOR CESSFORD
COUNCILLOR & COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR
Hexham Central with Acomb division
Gilesgate Ward
MR MIKE DOMINGUE
COUNCILLOR
Community Engagement Committee
Chairperson of Planning and Infrastructure Committee
Deputy Chairperson of Finance and General Purposes Committee
Priestpopple Ward
DR SUZANNE FAIRLESS-AITKEN
COUNCILLOR & COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR
Hexham East division
Chairperson of Community Engagement Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Chairperson of Remembrance Events Sub-Committee
Priestpopple Ward
PENNY GRENNAN
COUNCILLOR
Chairperson of Neighbourhood Plan Committee
Community Engagement Committee
Planning and Infrastructure Committee
Gilesgate Ward
FAY HARTLAND
COUNCILLOR
DEPUTY MAYOR
Chairperson of Finance and General Purposes Committee
Planning and Infrastructure Committee
Leazes Ward
MR DEREK KENNEDY
COUNCILLOR & COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR
Hexham West division
MAYOR
Community Engagement Committee
Planning and Infrastructure Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Neighbourhood Plan Committee
Remembrance Events Sub-Committee
Leazes Ward
MS GINNIE O’FARRELL
COUNCILLOR
Deputy Chairperson of Community Engagement Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Gilesgate Ward
MR JOHN ORD
COUNCILLOR
Planning and Infrastructure Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Gilesgate Ward
MR TOM PEARSON
COUNCILLOR
Community Engagement Committee
Planning & Infrastructure Committee
Priestpopple Ward
MRS ALISON SMITH
COUNCILLOR
Community Engagement Committee
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Leazes Ward
LEE WILLISCROFT-FERRIS
COUNCILLOR
Community Engagement Committee
Remembrance Events Sub-Committee
Priestpopple Ward
VACANT (CURRENTLY COVERED BY A LOCUM CLERK)
TOWN CLERK
PROJECTS AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
Councillors’ Interests
Please note that the Town Council keeps original paper copies and a register of members’ interests but that Northumberland County Council maintains a list of Councillors’ interests available from the NCC web site.
Councillors’ Blogs
In late 2021 Councillors started blogs relating to individual interests:
http://hexhamcommunity.net/2021/12/
Boundary maps
A map of the three Hexham Wards as well as Hexham Town Council’s boundary with neighbouring Parish Councils can be seen below.
For a more detailed map please use the Northumberland County Council Digital Maps service available online here
