Parish Councillors

This page provides a list of parish councillors who are elected every 4 years.  Fishburn Parish Council has 11 council ‘seats’ serving an electorate of 1890 people. Councillors’ home addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers have been removed from the website following the Government’s review of intimidation in public life and the introduction of changes to the rules, which suggested that care should be taken to avoid disclosing such addresses.

The main point of contact with the Parish Council is through the Parish Clerk, who can be contacted on most weekdays (Mon-Fri) during normal office hours (between 9 am and 5 pm) on telephone number: 07771 224860 (message service available), or via e-mail at: fishburnparishcouncil@hotmail.com 

Sandra Jean Dowson

Sandra Jean Dowson

- Chair

Co-opted on 14th March 2019. Uncontested election on 6th May 2021. Appointed Vice-Chair on 8th December 2022. Elected Chair on 11th May 2023.

Michele Amanda Barker

Michèle Amanda Barker

- Vice Chair

Uncontested election on 6th May 2021. Elected Vice-Chair on 11th May 2023.

Vivienne Christine Anderson

Vivienne Christine Anderson

-Councillor

Co-opted 13th April 2023.

Daniel Dowson

Daniel Dowson

-Councillor

Co-opted 13th October 2022.

Stephen Tinkler

Stephen Tinkler

-Councillor

Uncontested election on 6th May 2021.

Parish Clerk

Kelly Anne Payne

-Councillor

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Parish Clerk

Carol Leonard

-Councillor

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Parish Clerk

Sallie Hughes

-Councillor

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Parish Clerk

John Robinson

-Clerk to the Council

The Parish Council is a body corporate by the name “Fishburn Parish Council”. The Clerk to the Council is the “Proper Officer” appointed by the Parish Council to discharge its functions. The Parish Clerk is also the Responsible Financial Officer (RFO).

Register of Interests

Councillors are required to complete a register of interest form. You can view the Fishburn Parish Council’s Registerable Interests on Durham County Council’s website:

http://democracy.durham.gov.uk/ecSDDisplay.aspx?NAME=SD2724&ID=2724&RPID=3564849&sch=doc&cat=13149&path=13149

The parish councillors’ and any staff images on this page must not be stored, recorded, republished, or otherwise processed without the explicit agreement of Fishburn Parish Council. They are not licenced for use under the Open Government Licence.

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