Independent Councillor 

  Central Beds Council & Ampthill Town Council

Welcome

Welcome to my website. I am an Independent Councillor and am privileged to have been an Ampthill Town Councillor since 1997. In addition, I was elected as a Central Beds Council in May 2019 to represent and serve the residents of Ampthill, Maulden and Clophill. 


As your Councillor, I aim to keep you up to date. So if you follow Councillor Facebook &Twitter posts and subscribe to my Councillor E-Newsletter you should be fully apprised of what's going on. Indeed, I'm all about community engagement.

Please feel free to contact me for help and I'll do my best to assist. 

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Newsletter

 Please subscribe to my monthly e-newsletter that aims to bring you details of all the local issues:

Councillor Mark Smith's Newsletter 

Your Views are Important to Me

I believe Politicians do not know best! What are your issues? Let me know. This will enable me to better represent you:

 

Report It

I've created a page where you can report such issues as Highway Matters, Fly-Tipping, Abandoned Vehicles, Dog Fouling, a Breach of Planning, Changes that affect your Council Tax, Abuse of vulnerable adults, Abuse of a Child, a Benefit Fraudster & Anti-Social Behaviour. You can also find details of reporting issues to the Police, Ampthill Town Council. Visit my 'Report It' Page

Email me at mark.andrew.smith@hotmail.co.uk or ring me on 07896124933

 

Learn About Me

Discover my proven track record of community service and my fight against severe illness. Find out more via the following pages....

 

Learn How I Can Help

Discover how in my role as an Ampthill Town Councillor I can help you. In addition, I've compiled details of help you can avail yourself of and sources of funding. Find out more via the following pages....

  • How Can I help You - as your Ampthill Town Councillor
  • Help Available for You - I've compiled this page as there are many help organisation (mostly in the voluntary sector) that can help you as you navigate life's many challenges. It's well worth visiting this page to see the plethora of help that is potentially available for you on a local and national level
  • Funds available for local residents - I've compiled this page as you may not be aware but there are funds available both locally and nationally can assist you in the areas of particular social welfare and education. It's worth paying a visit to this page just to see if you are eligible for these funds

 

Learn How to become empowered

Discover how you can become more empowered! Too often you can feel defeated by the system and bureaucracy. I've tried to pull together a number of tools which I hope will better equip to tackle those in power. Find out more via the following pages....
  • Empowering You - details the principles of Empowerment, how to set up a petition and how the Localism Act gives communities new rights and powers
  • Standing as a Councillor - every 4 years there are elections for Ampthill Town Council and Central Beds Council. Indeed the next election is in May 2019. So if you want to influence local decision making why not stand. I've compiled all the information you will need to make an informed decision, plus you can always contact me to find out more.
  • Influencing Planning Decisions - this page gives you information about where to find details of proposed developments and how you can make representations for or against a particular development
  • How to make a Freedom of Information Request - after you've exhausted all avenues in obtaining information from local bodies you may consider making a Freedom of Information Request. This page contains details about the process of making such a request
  • Campaigning - sometimes local issues arise that require action. This page gives you details about running a successful campaign
  • Communicating your message - this page details all the means of getting your message heard locally with links to all the local publications, websites, local social media outlets and local media

 

Learn about Being Independent & Becoming Independent

Discover why you don't need to belong to a political party and why party politics has no place in local government. Find out more via the following pages....

 

Contact Me:

The MarkSmith.org.uk Website is promoted by Mark Smith, 6 Sidney Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2RJ