Mayor and Deputy Mayor

Janet Whitehead - Mayor 2022-23, 2025-26
Janet Whitehead Mayor 2022-23, 2025-26

  • Mayor of Whitworth
  • Finance Monitoring Committee (Chair)
  • Grievance Committee
  • Whitworth in Bloom
  • General Purposes Committee
  • Personnel working group
  • Farrow Hoyle Committee
  • Environment and Wildlife Committee
  • Healey Dell Management Committee

Louise Burton - Deputy Mayor 2025-26
Louise Burton Deputy Mayor 2025-26

  • General Purposes Committee
  • Farrow Hoyle Committee
  • Tourism and Leisure Committee
  • Finance Monitoring Committee
  • Personnel Working Group

Councillors

Tom Aldred - Mayor 1994-95 and 2006-07
Tom Aldred Mayor 1994-95 and 2006-07

  • Finances Monitoring Committee
  • Grievance Committee
  • Rossendale Borough Council Standards (Town Council representation)
  • General Purposes Committee

Alan Neal - Mayor 1990-91, 2003-04 and 2017-18
Alan Neal Mayor 1990-91, 2003-04 and 2017-18

  • Crook Hill Community Benefit Fund Grant Panel
  • General Purposes Committee
  • Finance Monitoring Committee
  • Rochdale and Ancient Parish Educational Trust
  • Burnley Area LALC
  • Whitworth Mulit Agency meetings

David Chorlton - Mayor 2010-11
David Chorlton Mayor 2010-11

  • Appeals Committee
  • Tourism and Leisure Committee
  • General Purposes Committee
  • Hallfold Conservation working group
  • Spodden Valley Revealed working group 

Sarah Rhodes -
Sarah Rhodes

  • Whitworth Community Partnership
  • Whitworth Flood Forum
  • General Purposes Committee
  • Hallfold Conservation working group
  • Spodden Valley Revealed working group
  • Environment and Wildlife Committee (Chair)

Gareth Baron - Mayor 2024-25
Gareth Baron Mayor 2024-25

  • General Purposes Committee
  • Appeals Committee
  • RBC Standards Committee (Town Council representation)
  • Whitworth In Bloom
  • Environment and Wildlife Committee

Michael Whitworth -
Michael Whitworth

  • Whitworth Sports Council
  • General Purposes Committee
  • Tourism and Leisure Committee
  • Burnley Area LALC
  • Hallfold Playgroup
  • Whitworth Flood Forum
  • Spodden Valley Revealed working group
  • Hallfold Conservation working group
  • Personnel working group
  • Environment and Wildlife Committee

Scott Smith -
Scott Smith

  • General Purposes Committee
  • Appeals Committee
  • Healey Dell Management Committee
  • Whitworth Flood Forum
  • Whitworth In Bloom

Kim Blezard -
Kim Blezard

  • General Purposes Committee
  • Tourism and Leisure Committee (Chair)
  • Farrow Hoyle Charitable Trust
  • Personnel working group
  • Whitworth Sports Council
  • Named member to work closely with WLC CIC and reoprt back to WTC

Julie Greenwood -
Julie Greenwood

General Purposes Committee - Grievance Committee -Finance Monitoring Committee -Farrow Hoyle Charitable Trust -Whitworth Community Partnership -Whitworth Multi Agency meetings -Rossendale Connected

Steve Butterworth

General Purposes Committee

Environment and Wildlife Committee

Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer

Rachel Hodson
Council Offices, Civic Hall (The Ashcroft) Market Street Whitworth Lancashire OL12 8DP