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): 3 Councillors Gilesgate Map
Hexham Priestpopple (East): 6 Councillors Priestpopple Map
Hexham Leazes (West): 5 Councillors Leazes Map

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MR STEPHEN BALL

COUNCILLOR

Community Engagement Committee

Finance and General Purposes Committee

Gilesgate Ward

01434 602343

stephen.ball@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

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Mr NEIL PARK

COUNCILLOR

Community Engagement Committee

Priestpopple Ward

neil.park@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

MR DOM MCDERMOTT

COUNCILLOR

Gilesgate Ward

dom.mcdermott@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

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 MR MIKE DOMINGUE

COUNCILLOR

Community Engagement Committee

Chairperson of Planning and Infrastructure Committee

Finance and General Purposes Committee

Priestpopple Ward

mike.domingue@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

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DR SUZANNE FAIRLESS-AITKEN

COUNCILLOR & COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR

Hexham East division

Chairperson of Community Engagement Committee

Chairperson of Remembrance Events Sub-Committee

Priestpopple Ward

@happierhexham

suzannehappierhexham@gmail.com

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PENNY GRENNAN

 COUNCILLOR

DEPUTY MAYOR

Community Engagement Committee

Planning and Infrastructure Committee

Gilesgate Ward

penny.grennan@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

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FAY HARTLAND

COUNCILLOR

Chairperson of Finance and General Purposes Committee

Planning and Infrastructure Committee

Leazes Ward

fay.hartland@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

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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

01434 607669

derekhexham@gmail.com

MR ROGER HIGGINS

COUNCILLOR

Planning & Infrastructure Committee

Gilesgate Ward

roger.higgins@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

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MR JOHN ORD

COUNCILLOR

 Planning and Infrastructure Committee

Community Engagement Committee

Finance and General Purposes Committee

Gilesgate Ward

john.ord@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

MR DAVID WRIGHT

COUNCILLOR

Finance & General Purposes Committee

Priestpopple Ward

david.wright@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

MR TOM SHARLOT

COUNCILLOR

Planning & Infrastructure Committee

Leazes Ward

tom.sharlot@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

MR SIMON KITCHEN

COUNCILLOR

Community Engagement Committee

Priestpopple Ward

simon.kitchen@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

MR NIGEL PORTER

COUNCILLOR

 Planning and Infrastructure Committee

Finance and General Purposes Committee

nigel.porter@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

Mr Andrew Gooding

TOWN CLERK

FIND ME AT:

Council Office, St Andrew’s Cemetery, West Road, Hexham NE46 3RR

01434 609575

clerk@hexhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

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/

http://hexhamcommunity.net/2022/01/

Alison Smith Blog – recycling