Buxted Parish Council
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Buxted Parish Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Councillor Vivienne Blandford | |
Councillor John Rose | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 12* |
Political groups | Independent (12) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 7 May 2015 |
Next election | May/June 2019 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| Footnotes | |
| Only 12 of the 15 available seats are currently filled. | |
Buxted Parish Council governs the village of Buxted, a civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex in England. The council appoints one councillor who is then known as the "Chairman" or "Chairwoman." The current Chairperson is Councillor Vivienne Blandford.[1]
Buxted Parish Council is formed of two wards - these wards are currently represented by twelve parish councillors.[2]
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the communities of Crowborough, Five Ashes, Heathfield, Buxted & Uckfield.
Buxted Parish Council was established in 1894, when the system of Parish Councils was created for rural communities.[3]
Council
Members of the Council are elected for four-year terms. Meetings are held every month. All meetings of the Council and the committees are open to the public.[3] The Council is a member Council of East Sussex Association of Local Councils.[4] It manages recreational areas such as the Buxted Recreation Ground and High Hurstwood Recreation Ground.[5][6]
