Interest in parish councils spike after chaotic meeting goes viral

Interest in parish councils has spiked after footage of a chaotic meeting in Cheshire went viral on social media.

A clip of an argument at a Handforth Parish Council meeting has been seen more than two million times.

In Herefordshire there are 137 democratically elected parish councils.

Parish councils are run by councillors who volunteer to make their community a better place.

Each of the market towns in Herefordshire has a parish council along with Hereford.

These five town councils and the city council each has a mayor.

Their work includes representing the community, delivering some services and striving to improve the quality of life in the parish.

Each parish council will have different needs, which are often identified through the parish plan process.

Councillors have an important role in working with their communities to develop a plan for the parish.

Every parish council in Herefordshire has a clerk and this is the best person to contact if you have a concern relating to a parish council matter.

And all parish councillors have to complete a declaration of interest form which can be viewed on the parish councillor pages.

Parish liason and rural services provide information and advice to the public and to parish councils and liaise between local councils and Herefordshire Council.

They also provide advice and support to communities working to develop or retain rural services.