The number of Councillors that a Parish has depends on the number of people on the Electoral Register. Binham with Cockthorpe Parish Council has seven Councillors. Elections take place every four years on the first Thursday in May, and may also be held if a vacancy occurs mid-term. Binham with Cockthorpe Parish Council has a vacancy for a parish councillor and if you are interested in being involved with your village, please contact the Clerk or any of the Parish Councillors listed below.
The Parish Council has a range of legal duties and powers related to local matters, such as looking after open spaces (The Greens), allotments, the Parish Council Cemetery and bus shelter. Binham with Cockthorpe Parish Council also undertakes other important commitments including:
- responding to North Norfolk District Council on all planning applications relating to the parish
- working with Norfolk County Council on highway matters, including ensuring that road furniture and status are maintained for safe driving
- working with Norfolk Constabulary to monitor volume and speed of traffic and speed awareness through the villages, in particular using their own SAMS (speed awareness management system)
- taking responsibility for, and maintaining areas of the villages, including grass cutting and repairs
Vacancies on the Parish Council
There are currently two vacancies on the Parish Council. If you are interested in being a parish councillor and having a say in your village please contact the Clerk – details on Home page. To find out a bit more about being a parish councillor, please click on the link below to listen to parish councillors talking on You Tube about why they enjoy helping their community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ozlo_Byls.
Below is the Notice of Vacancy for the latest vacancy on the Parish Council. Please click on the link to open and read the Notice with details on how to request an election for this vacancy
Binham With Cockthorpe Notice of vacancy July’ 26 Cllr Andy Wordingham resignation 13.07.2026
Contact Details for your Parish Councillors
Binham with Cockthorpe Parish Council is here for you as electors and where questions or problems arise, please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk or any of the Parish Councillors listed below
Liz BRADY – Chair
Email: lizsdavenport@gmail.com
Tel: 01328 830830
Pennie ALFORD – Vice Chair
Email: pennie.alford@btinternet.com
Tel: 0790 089 1778
Jo Aldridge
Email: j.aldridge@tutamail.com
Wendy KEESOM
Email: wendymkeesom@gmail.com
Lotte WYNDER
Email: lottewynder@hotmail.com
Complaints about parish councillors
North Norfolk District Council handles complaints from members of the public about misconduct by Parish Councillors.
If you want to complain about the conduct of a member of one of our Parish or Town councils, you must submit your complaint to:
The Monitoring Officer
North Norfolk District Council
Council Offices
Holt Road
Cromer
NR27 9EN
More information can be found at:
Register of Interests
All members of the Parish Council are required by law to register their financial and other interests These include:
- details of any employment or business carried out by them;
- the name of their employer;
- details of any directorships;
- contracts between themselves/their firm and the Council;
- interests in land in the area.
The Register is maintained by the District Council Monitoring Officer and is available for inspection by the public on its website. The link to the register is below.
https://modgov.north-norfolk.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=203&LS=3