An important part of a councillor’s role is committee work. This is where the council officers brief members on existing policy and members in turn build on that policy for the betterment of the community. Each committee has a set number of places and each councillor will attempt to get onto the committees that most interest them. In the current democratic system, the makeup of the committees, reflect the proportionality of the council overall. In the period 2013 – 2017, there were 78 councillors in total, 46 Conservative councillors and 16 Liberal Democrat councillors. Therefore, each committee will have a ratio reflecting 78 divided by 16 Lib Dem councillors. Hence the reason why it is imperative for a Party to gain as many Seats as possible.