Who we are & what we do

Duston Parish Council consists of 12 elected councillors who serve for a four year term.

The Parish Office is located at 1st Floor, Duston Community Centre, Pendle Road, Duston, Northampton NN5 6DT. Our email for resident queries is office@duston-pc.gov.uk

Council Meetings - see the diary of meetings for more information.

For further information relating to the services offered by the Parish Council please contact the Parish Office who will be happy to give advice and assistance.

To see our key policies and procedures please go here policies

To see our budgets and financial governance please go here finance

Councillors

A list of our councillors can be found here Councillors

A list of committees and what they do can be found here committees

Councillors are either elected or co-opted. Duston Parish Council elects councillors every four years. The next Parish Council election is due in May 2020.

Northampton Borough Council administers and oversees the election to Duston Parish Council. If you have an interest in being a candidate at the next Parish Council election then please contact the Elections Team, The Guildhall, St Giles Square, Northampton, NN1 1DE. Telephone 0300 330 7000 or email elecreg@northampton.gov.uk

Further information on standing for the Parish Council can be found on the Electoral Commission website: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/parish-and-community-council-elections-in-england-and-wales

About Us

Our mission is "Serving the community of Duston". The electorate (the number of registered voters) of Duston is 12,905 (as of 1st March 2019).

A parish council is a local authority that makes decisions on behalf of the people in the parish. It is the level of local government closest to the community. They have few duties but a number of powers. A Parish council, for instance, can directly run local facilities such as leisure centres, theatres, manage parks and establish bylaws. An outline guide to powers of a Parish Council can be found here:

Our History

Following the Local Government Act 1894 a Duston Parish Council came into existence and ran a number of local amenities. However, when the village of Duston was incorporated into the Borough of Northampton in 1965, following the Northampton (Local Government Areas) Order S.I 1965 No. 250, the then Duston Parish Council was dissolved.

After 26 year gap the present modern day Duston Parish Council was formed following the Northampton (Parishes) Order 1991. Our inaugural election and meeting happened in May 1991.

See here the documents as to our original set up in 1991:

Our Staff

We have a team of staff that work together to deliver the range of services we provide. They can be contacted through our office at Duston Community Centre, by phone or email.