Councillors

The Central Fife area is split into two distinct wards – Ward 7: Cowdenbeath and Ward 8: Lochgelly, Cardenden & Benarty. Each ward is represented by four councillors. Both wards are represented at Fife Council through the Cowdenbeath Area Committee. The Cowdenbeath Area Committee have the following functions:

• leadership and promotion of joint working with community plan partners and other statutory and voluntary or not for profit bodies to support the wellbeing of their communities, through the implementation of Local Community and Area Management Plans;
• overseeing the delivery and effectiveness of local community planning and partnership arrangements; determining the relevant geographical basis for local community planning;
• contributing to the development of, and monitoring the local delivery of the Fife Community Plan;
• receiving an annual report of progress against the local community plan as a basis for continuing dialogue with communities, partners and services on challenges and priorities.

All meetings of the Cowdenbeath Area Committee are open to the public. Questions can be raised at the Cowdenbeath Area Committee by submitting your question 10 days prior to any scheduled meeting.