Margaret Lewington
Co-opted
| Telephone | |
| margaret.lewington@newtown.org.uk | |
| Ward | West |
| Party Affiliation | Conservatives |
| Office | None |
| Committee Membership | Economy and Environment, Services |
Profile
I live in Newtown and I am delighted to have been co-opted onto Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Town Council representing the West ward.
I take an active interest in local matters and want to work for the benefit of the local community to make life better for our residents.
Newtown is a great place to live, work, learn and play and I wanted to join the Town Council to work towards making it an even better place.
These are exciting times ahead for our town and I want to be part of it.
Councillor Stats
Date took Office – 25.7.2022 (The start of continuous service)
Key
DNA = data not available
X = Councillor not in office
Attendance Record
Your Council’s decisions are made at meetings of the council or its committees. Your Councillors have a duty to attend all meetings of the Council and meetings of the Committees of which they are members, unless an absence is approved by the meeting for a stated reason, for example a council duty elsewhere or ill-health.
Note that some councillors have been required to attend more meetings than others by reason, for example, of a shorter term of office or lesser number of committees to which elected, so the reader is advised to consider both the total number and the percentage when interpreting the attendance record.
| Year (April – Mar) | Total Required Meetings | Total Required Meetings Attended (including Approved Absences) | % of Required Duty Met | Other Meetings Attended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 – May 23 | 23 | 23 | 100 | 0 |
| 2023 – 2024 | DNA | |||
| 2024 – 2025 | ||||
| 2025 – 2026 | ||||
| 2026 – 2027 |
Training Record
There are no legal requirements for councillors to undertake training either before or after being elected. However, this Council does require that all councillors undertake Code of Conduct training within six months of taking office and encourages all councillors to take advantage of training offered by organisations operating in the local council sector.
| Year | Course |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Equality and Diversity – Module 14 |
| Chairing Skills – Module 10 | |
| Community Engagement Part ll – Tools & Techniques – Module 13 | |
| The Council Meeting – Module 5 | |
| Local Government Finance – Module 6 | |
| Code of Conduct – Module 9 | |
| The Council – Module 1 | |
| Understanding the Law – Module 4 | |
| Creating a Community Place Plan – Module 12 | |
| Planning Policy for Beginners | |
| Use of IT, Social Media and Websites – Module 16 | |
| 2023-24 | Community Engagement Part ll – Tools & Techniques – Module 13 |
| Equality and Diversity – Module 14 | |
| 2024-25 | |
| 2025-26 | |
| 2026-27 |
Outside Body Appointments
| Year | Outside Body |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | |
| 2023-24 | Friends of Montgomery Canal |
| Montgomeryshire Canal Project | |
| Shropshire Union Canal Society | |
| 2024-25 | |
| 2025-26 | |
| 2026-27 |
Project Leads and other Responsibilities
| Project | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kicking off Christmas | June 22 | |
| Celebration of Newtown Event | June 23 | |
| PP AT8-Encourage a review of the community need (as identified in the Place Plan evidence) for: ecologically sensitive improvements to lighting; improved maintenance and reductions in overgrown greenery; improved signage on existing footpath & cycle routes | June 23 | |
| PP AT7-Encourage more walking and cycling by publicising the locations of routes and paths and providing free, led walks and cycle rides | June 23 | |
| Supporting new sporting events | Jan 24 | |
| D Day Commemorative event 2024 | Feb 24 |
Declarations of Interests
Your Councillors are obliged to observe the Code of Conduct. In doing so they will declare their personal and prejudicial interests in matters being discussed in meetings. Note that in Wales councillors are not required to declare interests in a Resister of Interests, but must declare them whenever they occur in meetings.
No current declarations of interests to display
Payments to Members
Your Councillors are entitled to payments (remuneration) at levels determined by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales though they may choose to opt out of all or some of the payments. Note that some councillors may have lesser entitlement if joining or ceasing part way through the year.
The total amounts shown here, are made up of various allowances including a care allowance.
| Year | Total Payments |
|---|---|
| May 2022- May 23 | £762.95 |
| 2023-24 | |
| 2024-25 | |
| 2025-26 | |
| 2026-27 |
