Councillors

Councillor Harris joined the Council in 1995. He is the second-longest serving councillor on the Town Council. He represents East Ward.

Councillor Harris is a member of the Resources, Planning and Community Committees.

Councillor Harris was Mayor of Richmond in 2000-1 Civic year.

Councillor Hodgson joined the town council in the parish elections of May 2015 and represents North Ward.

Councillor Hodgson is the Vice Chair of the Community Committee and a member of the Resources Committee.

Councillor Hodgson was the Town Mayor of Richmond for the civic year 2020-21

Councillor Webb is the current Deputy Mayor of Richmond Town Council.

Councillor Webb joined the Council in January 2020 and represents North Ward.

Councillor Webb is a member of the Community, Resources and Planning Committees and is also a Town Council Representative at Dementia Awareness meetings.

Councillor Lord joined the Council in 2003 and represents East Ward.

Councillor Lord is a member of the Resources and Community Committees.

Councillor Lord was the Town Mayor of Richmond in 2004-05 and 2016-17 civic years.

Councillor Parsons was a Councillor from 1998-2008 and then rejoined the Town Council in May 2011, he represents West Ward.

Councillor Parsons is a member of the Appeals Committee and is the Town Council representative at meetings for Welcome to Richmond and Thompson Trust.

Councillor Parsons was Town Mayor of Richmond in 2002-04,  2005-06, 2012-13 and 2017-18  civic years.

Councillor Preece joined Richmond Town Council in 2014 and represents West Ward.

Councillor Preece is Vice Chair of the Planning Committee and a member of the Community and Resources Committees and is a Parish representative at meetings of Richmond School Trustees.

Councillor Preece was the Town Mayor of Richmond in the 2018 -19 & 2019-20 civic years.

Councillor Robert (Bob) White is the current Town Mayor for the Civic Year 2021-2022.

Councillor White joined the Council in 2008 and represents East Ward.

Councillor White has been a member of the Resources, Community and Planning Committees for the past ten years. He is Chair of the Community Committee and Planning Committees. 

As Town Mayor, Councillor White is the Council representative at meetings of The Georgian Theatre Trust, Richmondshire Museum, The Norwegian Twinning Committee and Richmond 950th Celebrations.

Councillor White was Mayor of Richmond in 2013-14 civic year and Deputy Mayor 2010-11 & 2018-19

Other interests in town:

Vice Chair of the Richmond Branch of the Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal Organiser for Richmond.

Founder member of the Richmond Working Together Group providing community information on the Richmond.org website.

Hon. Treasurer for the Richmond/Norwegian Twinning Association.

Councillor Brewer joined the Council in 2019 and represents West Ward.

Councillor Brewer is a member of the Community and Appeals Committees and is a Town Council representative at meetings for Dementia Awareness.

Councillor Curran had previously been a member of the Town Council and rejoined in 2019 and represents West Ward.

Councillor Curran is a member of the Appeals Committee and is a Parish representative at the Richmond School Trustees meetings.

Councillor Curran was the Town Mayor of Richmond in the Civic Year 2006-2007.

Councillor Wicks joined the Council in 2018 and represents East Ward.

Councillor Wicks is Chair of the Resources Committee and is the Town Council representative at O.R.B.T.A meetings.

Councillor World joined the Council in 1991. He is the longest serving councillor on the Town Council and represents West Ward.

Councillor World is a member of the Resources and Community Committees and is a Town Council representative at Richmondshire Scout Council meetings.

Councillor World was Mayor of Richmond in 1996-97 & 2014-16 civic years.

Councillor Woods joined the Town Council in May 2018 and represents West Ward.

Councillor Woods is Chairman of the Planning Committee, Vice Chair of the Resources Committee and a member of the Community Committee.  Councillor Woods is a Town Council representative at meetings of the Yorkshire Local Councils Association and  Fair Trade.

Councillor Morton joined the Town Council in May 2019 and represents the North Ward.

Councillor Morton is the Chair of the Community Committee and a member of the Appeals Committee.

Councillor Harrison was elected on to the Town Council in August 2021 and represents West Ward.

Councillor Cheyne joined the Town Council in September 2021 and represents the North Ward.