Councillor
A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K. and its former colonies. The US equivalent is councilman or councilwoman.
It is not the same as a counselor, who provides counsel or advice.
U.K. Councillors
In the United Kingdom, Councillors are elected representatives that make up 4 levels of local government. County, Borough or District, and Town, Parish or Community Councillors are responsible for local decision making in most of Britain outside of major urban areas. London Boroughs and Unitary Authoritys are also run by elected Councillors, and these are principal decision-making bodies in major urban areas. The London Assembly, Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament are tiers of regional government with elected legislative bodies, but their members are not referred to as County Councillors.
Councillors are typically elected as members of political parties. Once elected they arer eant to represent all their constituents and not just those who voted for them. They are bound by a code of conduct enforced by standards boards.
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