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Trowbridge Town Council is the first tier of local government for the county town of Wiltshire, serving its community by providing a range of services including Active Trowbridge (sports and leisure services), Trowbridge Museum (cultural and educational outreach), Trowbridge Information Centre (information and travel services), Civic Centre (event and conferencing venue. Trowbridge Town Council was formed in 1974 as part of a then re-organisation of local government. There are 21 councillors who serve on the Council, the most recent local elections having taken place on May 4th 2017. Councillors make decisions through the meetings of Council and Committees. These councillors serve seven wards within the town: •	Adcroft: N. Blakemore (LD), B. Cooper (C), E. Kirk* (C) •	Central: C. Blackmore (LD), P. Kemp (L), S. Palmen* (LD) •	Drynham: D. Halik* (C), D. Halik* (Mrs) (Mayor of Trowbridge) (C), G. Payne* (C) •	Grove:	A. Bateman-Gay (LD), R. Brice (LD), G. Whiffen (C) •	Lambrok: T. Bazan (C), C. Beaver (LD), D. King (C) •	Park: G. Bridges (LD), D. Drewett (I) (Deputy Mayor of Trowbridge), P. Fuller* (Council Leader) (C) •	Paxcroft: A. Bryant (LD), D. Cavill (C), S. Oldrieve* (LD) (C) Conservative  (I) Independent   (L) Labour   (LD) Liberal Democrat. Those councillors marked with an * also serve as County Councillors for Wiltshire Council.

The Leader of Trowbridge Town Council is Councillor Peter Fuller (Conservative), who represents Park Ward in Trowbridge. The Leader is the councillor who heads the largest political group represented on the council and is appointed annually. He leads the decision-making process and directs strategic policy and budget setting and is on every committee of the council. The current Mayor of Trowbridge is Councillor Deborah Halik (Conservative), having been elected in the Spring of 2017. Councillor Halik represents Drynham Ward at town council level, and the Lambrok Ward in Trowbridge at county council level. The Mayor’s chosen charity for her tenure is Wiltshire Mind..The Mayor acts as Chair of the Council. The current Deputy Mayor is Councillor Dennis Drewett (Independent), who represents Park Ward in Trowbridge. Lance Allan is the Chief Executive of the Town Council, and is also the most senior officer, working closely with the council leader and being responsible for strategy and policy, making recommendations to the council and the Policy & Resources Committee. The department heads report to the Chief Executive.