Timetable of Town Council Meetings

Timetable of Town Council Meetings

Timetable of Town Council Meetings

In accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 (Schedule 12, Part III), every township must hold an Annual Meeting on some day between 1 March and 1 June. At this Annual Meeting, there is a general power to discuss township issues and pass the appropriate resolutions.

In accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 (Schedule 12, Parts II and VI), the Town Council must also hold an Annual General Meeting in May. The first business of the Annual General Meeting will be to elect the mayor for the ensuing year (i.e. to the date of the next Annual General Meeting). Only Town Council elected members are entitled to speak and vote at the Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting will take place  at The Community Pavilion Pool Hey, Stockbridge Village on Thursday 20 May 2027 (commencing 7.15 p.m.). Members of the public are very welcome to attend  meeting. Monthly Town Council Meeting take place at The Community Pavilion, Pool Hey, Stockbridge Village on the third Thursday of the month (commencing 7.15 p.m.) except April, August & December. Town Council meetings take place regularly during the year.  Meetings are held on Thursdays according to a schedule decided at the Annual General Meeting of the Town Council. Meetings start at 7.15 p.m. (normally held in Community Pavilion, Pool Hey) and are chaired by the Town Mayor. The Town Mayor for 2025/26 is Councillor John Donnelly 

The Annual Town Meeting will take place at The Community Pavilion, Pool Hey, Stockbridge Village on 27 May 2027  (commencing 6.00 p.m.). Individuals registered as local government electors within the area of Knowsley Town Council are entitled to speak and vote. Resolutions passed at this meeting are NOT binding on the Town Council. 

The meeting schedule for the current municipal year is below:

1.      18 June 2026

2.      16 July 2026

3.      17 September 2026

4.      15 October 2026

5.      19November 2026 

6.      21 January 2027

7.      18 February 2027

8.      18 March 2027

All the above meetings are open to the pubic (although there may be rare occasions when certain items are discussed in private).

Public Participation at Town Council Meetings

Questions from Residents

Residents who wish to ask a question at an Ordinary Meeting of the Town Council are welcome to do so, subject to the following arrangements:

  • Questions must be submitted in writing or by email to the Clerk to the Council no later than eight days before the date of the Ordinary Town Council Meeting at which the question is to be asked.
  • Each question must include the name and address of the questioner.
  • A maximum period of 15 minutes will be allocated for public questions at any one meeting.
  • No person may submit more than one question for any meeting.
  • No more than two questions may be submitted on behalf of any one organisation or community group for any meeting.

The Mayor/Chair will manage the public question session to ensure the efficient conduct of Council business. Questions received after the deadline may not be accepted for that meeting.

For further information, or to submit a question, please contact the Clerk to the Council.

The Town Council reserves the right to convene extraordinary meetings as circumstances dictate.

Further details regarding meetings of the Town Council can be obtained from the Clerk of the Council.