What do Councillors do?

As a result of the Local Government Act 2000, the role of councillors changed and an executive/scrutiny system was introduced. The council is run on a system similar to that at central government, with an executive to make major policies and councillors to scrutinise or examine these decisions in detail.

What does your Councillor do?

Your councillor is the person elected every four years to represent your area.

Your councillor can help if you are dissatisfied with a council service by advising or directing you to someone who can help sort out your problem and can sometimes progress the case on your behalf. This is often done in advice surgeries where you can meet with the councillor for your ward and discuss your problem.

As community leaders councillors put forward proposals to improve their ward, which may include bringing together different community groups to develop a case for change.

Some councillors also hold positions of office within the City Council's Cabinet, or other decision-making bodies. Find out more about these decision making processes.

Unhappy with a Councillor's behaviour?

If you are unhappy about the way a councillor or member of a local authority has behaved, you can complain to Standards for England (external website).

Contact details

Members' Services
Council House
Earl Street
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 5RR
Telephone: 024 7683 1039

The map below depicts the 18 wards. Clicking on a ward will reveal the 3 ward councillors for that area, together with a brief profile, details of their roles and responsibilities and contact details.

Coventry Wards Map

Downloadable documents

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Members' wall chart (PDF) (516 kb)