Redbourn Parish Council is the third tier of local government after St Albans District Council and Hertfordshire County Council. Officially the Parish is divided into two wards, Beaumont and Nicholls, with 6 councillors elected to each ward every four years, making 12 councillors in total. If a vacancy arises in between elections, councillors may be co-opted onto the council.

Councillors act as a group voting on issues together responding to the needs and views of the community rather than as individuals making decisions on behalf of the Council.Their role as the electors' elected representatives is to:

• Suggest ideas.
• Engage in constructive debate.
• Comment on proposals to ensure the best outcome.
• Vote in Council to enable the Council to reach decisions.
• Ensure financial operations of the council are in good order, and that the correct financial processes are in place and being applied.

Councillors are legally required to conduct themselves ethically and to be open about their own interests. They are required to abide by the Code of Conduct, to register interests and to declare their interests on agenda items at meetings.

Our councillors are elected or co-opted, if you would like to become a councillor or find out more about what they do then please contact the Clerk to the Council on 01582 794832 or via email clerk@redbourn-pc.gov.uk