Political Accountability

The individual and collective decisions councillors make will be of interest to electors. You will be held accountable for the promises you make in your manifesto and you should be prepared to answer for the decisions of your political group.
If you are an ‘opposition’ councillor, part of your role will involve checking and questioning the decisions of the controlling group and putting forward alternatives to the council’s policies. There will probably already be established positions in place – different views that your group (if you are a member of one) has about issues facing the council.

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