In Bridport and Dorset
Bridport Town Council is the parish authority for the town of Bridport.
Local Government in Dorset is based on three tiers of local authorities,
i.e. County, District, and Parish. The Town Council is responsible
for and administers a range of local services and amenities e.g.
street market, allotments, cemetery etc. It supplements the provision
of local government services whilst promoting and representing the
town with other statutory bodies.
Bridport Town Council - Functions:
• Administration of the Democratic
Process
• Allotments • Assistance for Local Voluntary Sector
Organisations • Bridport Local Area Partnership • Bridport
Market • Cemetery and Woodland Burial Area • Children’s
Play Areas
• Community Planning • Community Website • Dedicated
Maintenance for some Highways • Grants Scheme
• Local Lead Organisation for Town Centre CCTV • Local
Planning Consultee
• Mountfield Offices • Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces
• Provision of Public Seats and Flower Tubs • Street
Lighting • Street Naming • Town Hall • Town Hall
Toilets • Salt House • Promoting awareness of climate
change and energy use.
Bridport Town Council comprises 18 Councillors who are elected for
four years to represent their electors in the two wards of Bridport,
North and South Ward. The next election takes place in May 2011.
The Town Mayor is the Chairman of the Council and is elected annually
from among the councillors. On civic occasions when robed, the Town
Mayor is accompanied by two macebearers. The maces date from the
1600s, while the mayoral chain is one of the oldest in Dorset.
The Leader of the Council is elected annually by fellow councillors
and is the Town Council’s spokesperson on policy matters.
The full Town Council meetings take place approximately every six-eight
weeks, usually in the Town Hall. The Council also appoints committees
and sub committees. Committees and all other meetings take place
at Mountfield. All of the meetings of the Town Council, its committees
and sub committees are open to the public and are advertised on
community notice boards and on the Council’s web site. Members
of the public are able to address meetings of the Town Council in
the Public Forum, held at the start of all Council and committee
meetings.
The calendar of Town Council meetings and all agendas and minutes
are published on the Town Council’s web site. The agendas
are also displayed on notice boards one week before each meeting.
Address: Mountfield, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3JP.
Tel: 01308 456722. Fax: 01308 456112.
e-mail: enquiries@bridport-tc.gov.uk. Website:www.bridport-tc.gov.uk.
Bridport Parish Statistics:
Area: 323 hectares. Electorate: 6,683.
(Dorset Data Book 2008 population estimate 8,100)
West Dorset District Council Functions:
• Car Parks • Community Planning • Council Tax
Collection • Economic Development
• Elections • Environmental Health • Environmental
Services • Harbours • Housing
• Leisure and Recreation • Licensing • Local Planning
& Building Regulations • Markets
• Planning Process and Development Control • Recycling
• Refuse and Waste Collection • Street Cleansing •
Tourism
Address: Stratton House, 58-60 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1
1UZ.
Tel: 01305 251010 and Typetalk. Fax: 01305 251481.
Website: www.dorsetforyou.com.
E-mail: custservices@westdorset-dc.gov.uk.
Dorset County Council Functions:
• Adult Services • Children’s Services •
County Farms • Dorset History
• Economic Development • Education • Environment
• Health Partnerships
• Highways and Transportation • Libraries and Heritage
• Registration • Roads and Traffic • Social Care
• Strategic Planning • Trading Standards • Waste
Disposal
• World Heritage Site (Jurassic Coast)
Address: County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ.
Tel: 01305 251000. Typetalk 0870 2409598 Minicom: 01305 267933.
Website: www.dorsetforyou.com.
E-Mail: www.dorsetforyou.com (on line forms)
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