Councillors

Your Parish Councillors

Newbold Verdon Parish Council covers the Civil Parish of Newbold Verdon which resides in the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth.

There are 10 council seats, with currently 3 vacancies. The council members are made up of elected and co-opted individuals.

Elections are held every 4 years with the next elections taking place in April/May 2023.

Please select a council member from the below for their contact details and to learn more about them. There is also a table which highlights each council member's area of responsibility.

Council Member	Area of Responsibility
Cllr Bill Crooks	Climate Change Working Group
Cllr Joyce Crooks	Green Space Committee Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Website Working Group Montague Trust (Allotments)
Cllr Martyn Oliver	Internal Control Councillor Website Working Group Staffing Committee
Cllr Mark Sheppard-Bools	Green Space Committee Climate Change Working Group
Cllr Clem Petcher	Planning Committee
Cllr John Dowell	Cemetery Committee Montague Trust (Allotments) Burials
Cllr Mick Parker	Police Liaison Officer
Cllr Rick Bell	Cemetery Committee
Cllr Connor Harris	Play Area Inspections
Cllr Andrew Tessier	Sports Field Working Group Neighbourhood Plan Steering Committee Staffing Committee

Register of Council Members Interests

All council members have to declared their interests upon taking office. Please click on the below document to review each members interests. These can also be found on the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council' website.

Councillors Registrable Interests 22-2023 (PDF, 127 Kb)
Register of Declared Interests 2022/2023

Members Code of Conduct

All council members need to adbide by a Code of Conduct, which is attached for your review.

Further information concerning the conduct and role of a Parish Councillor can also be found in the attached documents:

The Good Councillors Guide
It Takes All Sorts
The Councillors Guide to Finance

Code of Conduct (PDF, 185 Kb)
Code of Conduct Policy
The Good Councillors Guide (PDF, 799 Kb)
The most up to date guide for Councillors.
The Good Councillors Guide to Finance (PDF, 386 Kb)
The most up to date guide for councillors regarding local authority finances.
It Takes All-sorts (PDF, 5.2 Mb)
This document is for those that are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor. It gives an insight into the role of a councillor.