Parish and town councils have a wide range of powers which essentially relate to local matters, such as:
- looking after community buildings
- open space
- allotments
- play areas
- street lighting
- bus shelters
- car parks.
There are no parish councils in the Cambridge City council area. Lists of town and parish councils can be obtained from the relevant district councils (see links on right), which have details of chairpersons and councillors, or from the Tagish website.
The following is a list (not exhaustive) of parish and town councils that have set up websites.