Let's have a look at the Council's Constitution.
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...sed_Jan_12.pdf
Amongst the key roles of Councillors are:
2.3 Roles and Functions of all councillors
II. represent their communities and bring their views into the Council’s decisionmaking process, i.e. become the advocate of and for their communities;
III. deal with individual casework and act as an advocate for constituents in resolving particular concerns or grievances;
Where does that limit them to local issues only? It constituents have a grievance regarding something that is happening in their community abroad, it is perfectly reasonable for their representative to raise it at Council.
Not gobbledygook, jaysay. Fact.