What is Councillor?
A '''councillor''' is a member of a [[local government]] [[council]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] all [[local authority|local authorities]] are overseen by elected councillors. In [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]], most larger borough, unitary authority or county councils pay their councillors basic allowances and pay for their [[wikt:expense|expenses]]. '''Councilmember''', '''councilman''', '''councilwoman''', '''councilor''', or '''councillor''' is a title for a member of a council used in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/07/spelling_spats_divide_city_council/|title=Spelling spats divide City Council|last=Viser|first=Matt|publisher=Boston Globe|date=7 August 2006|access-date=7 August 2006}}</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Alderman]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Local government]] [[Category:Government occupations]] {{politics-stub}}