Editing Newark-on-Trent (section)

===Newark Town Council===
The town has an elected council of 18 members from seven wards: Beacon (5 councillors), Bridge (3), Castle (2), Devon (5), Magnus (1), Sleaford (1) and South (1).<ref>{{cite web |title=Your Councillors |url=https://www.newark.gov.uk/the-council/councillors/ |publisher=Newark Town Council |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>  Newark Town Council has taken on some responsibilities devolved by Newark and Sherwood District Council, including parks, open spaces and Newark Market. It also runs events such as the LocAle and Weinfest,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newark.gov.uk/events/locale-weinfest.html |title=LocAle & Weinfest – Newark Town Council |work=newark.gov.uk |year=2011 |access-date=29 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331104953/http://newark.gov.uk/events/locale-weinfest.html |archive-date=31 March 2012}}</ref> a museum in the Town Hall,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newark.gov.uk/museum/museum.html |title=Museum – Newark Town Council |work=newark.gov.uk |year=2011 |access-date=29 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907014922/http://newark.gov.uk/museum/museum.html |archive-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> and allotments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newark.gov.uk/allotments/allotments-2.html |title=Allotments – Newark Town Council |work=newark.gov.uk |year=2011 |access-date=29 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807164905/http://newark.gov.uk/allotments/allotments-2.html |archive-date=7 August 2011}}</ref>

A new police station costing £7 million opened in October 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/officers-could-leave-share-newark-3054024 |title=Officers could leave or share police station just 13 years after it was built |first=Matt |last=Jarram |date=5 July 2019 |website=nottinghampost}}</ref>