Parish and town councils
There are 88 parish and town councils in the district and 28 parishes which do not have a council, but a parish meeting. Parish and town councillors are elected once every four years. The last elections were on Thursday 4 May 2023.
Contact individual parish and town councils for specific information about the town or parish.
Parish and Town Council contact detailsAllowances for parish and town councillors
Regulations allow parish and town councils to pay councillors a basic allowance and travel allowances. Parish and town councils do not need to consider or pay such allowances.
Councils can decide to pay just the chairman or all the councillors. If all councillors are paid the chairman's allowance must be higher.
Parish and town councils must give public notice of any allowance scheme they use. The scheme must be available for inspection or to buy from the parish or town council. After the end of each financial year, the council must publish details of any allowances paid.
Code of Conduct for parish and town councillors
Councils must have a code of conduct. This code is not necessarily the same as the one adopted by the District Council.
To find out about your parish or town council’s code of conduct please contact the clerk to your parish or town council.
Register of interests
Parish and town councillors must complete a register of members' interest form. This is a requirement of the code of conduct.
We hold the register of interests for parish and town councillors.
Complaints against parish and town councillors
To make a complaint that a councillor is not following the code of conduct, use our general enquiry form or write to the Monitoring Officer at Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1PX.