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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

What does my local councillor do? Your questions answered ...

When you vote for your local councillors, you're voting for people who can forward your views and concerns to council bosses

Scotland has 1219 elected councillors who are elected every five years. There are usually three or four that will win a seat to represent your area – or council ward – and they will come from a mixture of political parties or maybe independent. 

But what does your councillor actually do and what can you go to them for? 

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