Want to know more?
If you are interested in standing as a Parish Councillor then the following documents will provide you with background and useful information:
Click here to read a copy of the NALC publication: 'All About Local Councils'
Click here to read a copy of the NALC publication: 'It Takes All Sorts'
Do you qualify?
In order to qualify to be elected and to be a councillor a candidate:
• must be a British, Commonwealth or EU citizen, and
• must be 18 years of age or older
In addition to the above, the candidate must meet at least one of the following criteria:
• be registered as a local government elector for the parish where they are standing as a candidate, or
• have occupied as owner or tenant land or other premises in the parish where they are standing as a candidate, during the whole of the 12 months preceding the day of the nomination and the day of election, or
• his/her principal or only place of work has been in the parish where they are standing as a candidate, during those 12 months, or
• have resided in the parish where they are standing as a candidate, or within 4.8 kilometres of it.
Certain people are disqualified from standing, including paid officers of the Parish Council, bankrupts and those subject to recent sentences of imprisonment. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are qualified to stand. If in doubt, they should contact the Electoral Commission or take their own legal advice.
Still interested?
Please call 01761 433686 or email clerk@peasedownstjohnparishcouncil.gov.uk to find out about the next steps.