North Area Committee

	Map of North area

This Area Committee covers the wards Summertown, Wolvercote, St. Margaret's and North.

You can find the dates, times and locations of Area Committee meetings on our Council Meetings pages. These are public meetings and you are welcome to come along. Each Area Committee has an open session that allows you to have your say.

The North Area Committee are currently putting together the Area Plan, which will summarise the priorities over the coming three years. This is expected to be completed in Autumn 2009.

Non Voting Membership of the Committee

There is also a non-voting membership of the Committee made up of:

• County Councillor John Goddard (Summertown and Wolvercote)
• County Councillor Jean Fooks (Summertown and Wolvercote)
• County Councillor Alan Armitage (West Central Oxford)
• County Councillor Susanna Pressel (West Central Oxford) 

To find out more about these County Councillors, see the County Councillors page of the Oxfordshire County Council website.

Area Profile

The population of the North Area is 22,755 making up around 17% of Oxford's population. 

The area is predominantly residential but also contains a number of colleges and the sizeable shopping area of Summertown. The western side of the area, along the canal, has recently experienced significant growth in new housing. 

Page last reviewed 29 Jul 2009