Lindal and Marton Parish Council

Local Government Overview

Lindal and Marton Parish Council provides an important part of local government, together with Barrow Borough Council, and Cumbria County Council. Other Parish and Town Councils in the Barrow Borough are Askam & Ireleth Parish Council, and Dalton with Newton Town Council.

The County Council is responsible for strategic services such as highways, education, libraries, social services, strategic planning, and refuse disposal. The Borough Council is responsible for local services including housing, local planning, environmental health, and refuse collection.

The Parish Council represents the community at Parish level. It is a team of elected volunteers, working together, making decisions and producing plans for the benefit of the community. The Chairman is its leader, who ensures that the team is focussed and works effectively. The Clerk to the Council is there to administer the Council's business, and is the first point of contact for the Council. 

The Parish Council can 'precept', raising a council tax each year to improve facilities and services for local people. Its powers and duties can include the provision and maintenance of allotments, public monuments, halls, some street lighting, litter bins, rights of way, roadside verges, and bus shelters.

The Parish Council can comment on planning applications and can be represented at public inquiries. It advises the County and Borough authorities on the views of residents, and especially priorities for local investment.

Borough and Parish elections occur every four years, and in-between there may be elections to fill casual vacancies. No formal qualifications are needed, but there are rules that you need to satisfy if you are to be a Councillor.

Lindal and Marton Parish Council

Lindal and Marton Parish Council meetings are held in public, normally at the Buccleuch Hall. They are led by the Council's Chairman, and advised by the Clerk to the Council who is there to see that business is conducted within the law. All Parish Councils must meet at least four times a year, usually more often.

The Lindal and Marton Parish Council has delegated authority for the management of The Green, and has a responsibility to pass comment on local planning applications.

The Councillors represent the Parish and liaise with other organisations such as Barrow Borough Council, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership, and Furness Greenways Steering Group.

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Agendas and minutes of Lindal and Marton Parish Council meetings are posted on the noticeboards outside the Buccleuch Hall, and near the War Memorial in Marton, and can be found on the Downloads page of this website. They are also published in the newsletter Aspects of Lindal and Marton, which is jointly sponsored by Lindal and Marton Parish Council, and St Peter's Church.

References

This page includes information extracted from public sources including:

• Barrow Borough Council website
• Cumbria Association of Local Councils website

Contacts

Councillor Alfred Waite, Chairman Lindal and Marton Parish Council, 4 Silver Street, Marton, Cumbria, LA12 0NQ. Phone: 01229 462922.

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