Cllr

Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Title and Honorific

Cllr
Stands forCouncillor
CategoriesWriting & Everyday

Cllr stands for Councillor, a title and honorific abbreviation.

Standard British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand title for an elected member of a local council, placed before the person's name. It is written without a period in British style.

Example: Cllr Ahmed raised residents' concerns about the closure of the Westgate library.

Usage notes

The American equivalent is "Councilmember" or "Council Member," which is not abbreviated this way. British style omits the full stop because Cllr is a contraction that ends with the word's last letter. The spelling "councillor" with a double L is standard in British English, while American English uses "councilor."

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