What your local politicians do
Your councillors are responsible for local services. This means that they are responsible for most things that affect your local area.
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Local politicians
You may have more than one councillor and you can find out who they are by visiting www.councillor.gov.uk (this website will open a new window) or by phoning or visiting your local council.
Council
This is the local government where things are decided about the area you live in.
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If you live in London you will also have politicians called Members of the London Assembly and one called the Mayor of London. They are responsible for things that affect the whole of the London area.
Politician
Politicians are ordinary people who decide they want to help run the country. They become politicians by winning an election.
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The things you may want to contact them about include social services, housing, your streets and roads, town planning, recycling, libraries, leisure centres, local police and fire services.
What you can do
You can vote to choose your councillors at a local election.
If you live in London you can also vote for the Mayor of London and some members of the London Assembly.
Local election
A local election is when you can vote for your local politicians, called councillors. They make decisions about your local area and local services.
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You can ask to meet your local politician or write or email them about issues that affect you.
They usually publish a plan telling you what they want to do about services in your area. You can ask to get a copy of this plan.
Local politician
Local politicians are ordinary people who are elected to help make decisions about local services. There are different types of local politician and they are called councillors.
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Council
This is the local government where things are decided about the area you live in.
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Council
This is the local government where things are decided about the area you live in.
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As a local person, you can tell the council, or if you live in London your Members of the London Assembly, what you think about services.
This might be about council housing, social services or rubbish collection.
Council
This is the local government where things are decided about the area you live in.
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Council
This is the local government where things are decided about the area you live in.
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A group of people who work for the council and provide services for those who need support.
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