Each councillor sits on various committees. Details of the committees can be found on the Committee pages. There are four wards in Buckingham, with eight councillors for Buckingham South, seven councillors for Buckingham North and one each for the wards of Fishers Field and Highlands & Watchcroft – making a total of 17 councillors. The Mayor of Buckingham is also elected by Councillors at the beginning of each Mayoral year. The Mayor raises money for charities and is available for engagements throughout the year.
For a list of what committees each councillor is on, click here. N.B. PDFs of each Councillors Register of Interests are available by clicking on the ROI icons. If you are not able to access these for any reason, please contact the town council office for alternative copies or help.
Cllr. Terry Bloomfield
Address
32 Meadway, Buckingham, MK18 1BN
Contact Details
01280 815 336
tbloomfield@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Mark Cole JP
Address
5 Nightingale Place, Buckingham, MK18 1UF
Contact Details
01280 816 005
mcole@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham North
Cllr. Geraldine Collins (The Mayor)
Address
1 Fishers Field, Buckingham, MK18 1SF
Contact Details
01280 823 006
gcollins@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Fishers Field
Cllr. Paddy Collins
Address
1 Fishers Field, Buckingham, MK18 1SF
Contact Details
01280 823 006
pcollins@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham North
Cllr. Margaret Gateley
Address
1 Watchcroft Drive, Buckingham, MK18 1GH
Contact Details
01280 816 317
mgateley@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Highlands & Watchcroft
Cllr. Jon Harvey
Address
Contact Details
01280 812 711
jharvey@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Paul Hirons
Address
Portrush, 16 London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AS
Contact Number
01280 812 072
phirons@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Andy Mahi
Address
97 Burleigh Piece, Buckingham, MK18 7BT
Contact Details
01280 816 562
amahi@cllr.buckingham.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Howard Mordue
Address
5 Carisbrooke Court, Buckingham, MK18 1TU
Contact Details
01280 815 418
hmordue@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham North
Cllr. Ruth Newell
Address
1 Watlow Gardens, Buckingham, MK18 1GQ
Contact Details
01280 815 229
rnewell@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham North
Cllr. Lisa O’Donoghue
Address
2 Jarman Close, Buckingham, MK18 7AB
Contact Details
01280 824 624
lodonoghue@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Anthony Ralph
Address
14 Partridge Close, Buckingham, MK18 7HH
Contact Details
01280 813 710
aralph@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Mike Smith
Address
59 Deerfield Close, Buckingham, MK18 7ET
Contact Details
01280 822 215
msmith@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Christine Strain-Clark
Address
12 Church Street, Buckingham, MK18 1BY
Contact Details
01280 816 832
cstrain-clark@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham North
Cllr. Robin Stuchbury
Address
44 Hare Close, Buckingham, MK18 7EW
Contact Details
01280 824 285
rstuchbury@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham South
Cllr. Martin Try (Deputy Mayor)
Address
3 Wharf View, Buckingham, MK18 1XF
Contact Details
01280 816 202
mtry@cllr.buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Ward
Buckingham North
Ward
Buckingham North
Councillors on Outside Organisations
The Council keeps a list of which Councillors are representative of outside organisations.
Interested in becoming a councillor?
Elections take place every four years; the next election is May 2020. The timescales, advertising and process of elections is governed by a statutory procedure. All candidates have to be proposed and seconded by electors of the parish.
With a few exceptions you can be a Councillor if you are:
- "18 years of age or over at the date of your nomination
- a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or a citizen of another member state of the European Community,
and either:
- be a local government elector (voter) for the area of the authority, or
- have during the whole of the 12 months preceding the day on which you are nominated as a candidate occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the area of the authority, or
- have your principal or only place of work in the 12 months preceding the day on which you are nominated as a candidate in the area of the authority, or
- have lived in the area of the authority during the whole of the 12 months preceding the day on which you are nominated as candidate."
For more information read Aylesbury District Council's local democracy advice.
Co-option
If an existing Councillor post becomes vacant, the vacancy is advertised for a fixed period of time and – unless ten electors have requested a poll – the vacancy is filled by co-option at a subsequent council meeting. If you are interesting in the current Town Councillor vacancy then please complete the below questionnaire and send to the following address allow with a short statement (side of A4) on why you wish to be co-opted as a Town Councillor.
email to: committeeclerk@Buckingham-tc.gov.uk
Post to: Committee Clerk, Buckingham Town Council, Buckingham Centre, Verney Close, Buckingham MK18 1JP