WHY BECOME A PARISH COUNCILLOR
Casual Vacancy / Co-opted Councillor
Bagnall Parish Council should have seven Councillors, however, following the elections on 4 May 2023 only five councillors were elected and one co-option. Since then we have received a resignation so we now have two vacancies for Parish Councillor.
The Parish Council is now advertising these vacancies and anyone interested in putting forward their candidacy should read the document above – ‘Why Become a Parish Councillor – and request a copy of the application form from the Clerk.
In short, the criterion for nomination is:
- be at least 18 years old
- be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any member state of the European Union,
and meet at least one of the following four qualifications:
a. You are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish/community in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards.
b. You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish/community area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.
c. Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the parish/community area.
d. You have lived in the parish/community area or within three miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.