Council and Democracy

Democratic Services

Welcome to the Democracy Section of Wyre Forest District Council’s website. These pages explain how democratic decision-making happens in Wyre Forest, and how you can get involved. They also provide information on forthcoming meetings, your local ward councillors, their role and how to contact them.

Wyre Forest District Council has 42 Councillors, covering 17 wards.

How decisions are made

The Council makes decisions through a range of bodies which collectively make up its decision making structure.

The main aspects of this structure are detailed below:

• Full Council
• Cabinet
• Planning
• Licensing and Environmental Committee
• Ethics and Standards Committee
• Appointments and Appeals Committee
• Miscellaneous Functions Committee
• Audit Committee
• Community and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee
• Corporate Resources Scrutiny Committee
• Overview and Scrutiny
• Diagram of decisions making structure

Elections Services

The Council's Elections Services team carries out the following:

• Preparing and updating the Register of Electors
• Organising Parliamentary, European Parliamentary, County, District Parish and Town Council elections, referendum and parish polls
• Promoting participation in the electoral process
• Providing elections information to the public
• Conducting boundary and parish reviews