Barlaston Parish Council is made up of eleven elected members who serve the community for a period of four years.  Meetings are held every month, usually on the first Tuesday, at the Wedgwood Memorial College.  The agenda is published one week before the date of the meeting and is posted on notice boards around the village.  Residents are welcome to attend meetings and have a chance to speak at the Open Forum which is at the start of each meeting.  The minutes of the meeting are available on this website and at Barlaston Library.

The Parish Council also employs a Clerk who attends all council meetings, takes minutes and deals with the day to day administration.

Staffordshire County Council acknowledges that town and parish councils are the level of local government closest to the people.  The Local Council Charter sets out the County Council's aims to work in partnership with local communities.

The first Council Charter was adopted in 1995.  The revised Charter can be viewed by clicking here.

The first meeting of Barlaston Parish Council was held on Tuesday 8 January 1895 and a copy of the minutes can be viewed by clicking here.

"Historic records of Barlaston Parish Council have been deposited at Staffordshire Record Office, where they are available for public inspection, subject to exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  These include parish council minutes, 1894-2005. 

A catalogue of these records is available in "Gateway to the Past" (http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk) - the online catalogue of the Staffordshire and Stoke on-Trent Archive Service.

The Archive Service's website (http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives) provides further information on planning a visit to consult records."

Barlaston is part of Staffordshire County Council's Stone Rural Division.  The County Councillor for this division is:-

Ian Parry 219 Grindley Lane Blythe Bridge ST11 9JS Tel: 01782 398338 E-mail: ian.parry@staffordshire.gov.uk