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Councillor Eion WattsEion Watts

Title: Leader of the Council and Leader of the Labour Group
Party: Labour
Ward: Barlborough
Other councillors representing this Ward:
Councillor Hilary Gilmour

More information about this councillor

 PDF iconRegister of interest form (updated September 2012) 

Surgery details

This councillor prefers to be contacted directly by phone or email so he can deal with the matter immediately.

Contact information
60 Ruthyn Avenue
Barlborough
Derbyshire
S43 4EX
Phone: 01246 819683
Email: eion.watts@bolsover.gov.uk

Committee appointments and outside bodies represented on

  • Council
  • Executive (Chairman)
  • Audit Committee
  • ICT Shared Services Committee
  • Standards Committee
  • Strategic Alliance Joint Committee
  • Union/Employee Consultation Committee (Chairman)
  • Scrutiny Management Board (non voting member)
  • Association of District Councils Residual Body
  • Joint Working Board (BDC/NEDDC/CBC)
  • Local Government Association (Derbyshire Branch)
  • Local Government Association (National)
  • National Coal Mining Museum Liaison Committee
  • Industrial Communities Alliance
  • EUROACOM
  • Coalfields Task Force
  • Derbyshire Transformational Management Board
  • Derbyshire Partnership Forum
  • Derbyshire Partnership Forum Board
  • ICT Shared Service Joint Committee
  • Joint Working Board
  • Local Government Association – General Assembly
  • Local Government Association – Rural Commission
  • Local Government Information Unit
  • Local Strategic Partnership Board
  • Local Strategic Partnership Executive Support Group
  • Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Board


Additional information

Eion was elected as a district councillor in 1987 and served as Deputy Leader of the Council for 9 years before becoming Leader in May 2003. During this time he has served on countless committees and has gained a vast array of knowledge, particularly in personnel, best value and economic regeneration issues.

He has significant responsibility for policy and strategy and also looks after Customer Service issues. Policies and strategies provide the means by which we deliver on our ambitions. These must ensure that we continuously improve the services we delivers and maintains our focus. Responsibility for this function is given to the Leader of the Council who is also the Chair of the Executive.

This combination of roles ensures co-ordinated delivery and approach is at the heart of the decision making process, enabling us to be ambitious in what we plan to achieve by ensuring that all our resources are focused while maintaining our customer orientated approach. The role also has important consequences for our partnership working in facilitating a co-ordinated multi-agency approach to problems facing the area and our communities through the Community Strategy and the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy amongst others and our work with and as part of the Bolsover Local Strategic Partnership (BLSP).

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:28

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