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 (Chair) Farrow Hoyle Committee Tourism and Leisure Committee Finance Monitoring Committee Personnel Working Group

Councillors

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