Councillors and Officers
The parish is split into three wards, Plawsworth (which also covers Nettlesworth), Kimblesworth and West Nettlesworth (streets on the eastside of Cross Lane, Sacriston) and the seats on each ward are filled by the following councillors:
Plawsworth:
Seat 1: Cllr Heather Rippon
Seat 2: Cllr Ryan McGuire
Seat 3: Cllr Bill Jackson
Seat 4: Cllr Elaine Burnip
Seat 5: Cllr Lillian Walker
Seat 6: Cllr Donna Bruce
Seat 7: Vacant
Kimblesworth:
Seat 1: Cllr Sunny Moon-Schott
Seat 2: Cllr Ann Pattinson
West Nettlesworth:
Seat 1: Vacant
Seat 2: Vacant
Clerk And Responsible Finance Officer :
John Kelly - Email - departing early August 2025
Daniel Inman (Clerk in Training, since May 2025
Administrative Assistant:
Gemma O'Brien
Please see uncontested election notices for 1 May 2025 for the wards of Plawsworth and Kimblesworth, and a notice of zero nominations for the ward of West Nettlesworth.
All councillors must disclose any interests they hold, such as employment, land and memberships. These interests should be registered at the start of their role but also kept up to date whenever a relevant change occurs. These interests can be viewed on the Durham County Council website here:
https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/ecSDDisplay.aspx?NAME=SD3179&ID=3179&RPID=11374612
