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There are currently vacancies to join the Council with eligibility criteria detailed below
To be able to stand as a candidate at a parish council election or be subsequently co-opted by a Parish Council you must:
- be at least 18 years old1
- be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights2
- meet at least one of the following four qualifications:
- You are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards.3 More information is set out in our guidance ‘Being a registered local government elector’.
- You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.4 More information is set out in our guidance ‘Occupying as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the local authority area’.
- 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 area.5 More information is set out in our guidance ‘Your main or only place of work is in the local authority area‘.
- You have lived in the parish 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.6 More information is set out in our guidance ‘Living in the parish area (or within three miles of it)’.
When completing your home address form and consent to nomination form you will be asked to indicate which qualifications you meet. You should indicate on the forms all those qualifications that apply to you.
Please contact the Clerk for more information. If you fulfil the criteria above, a Co-option application form is available here in either Word or PDF format. Co-option Questionnaire – word Co-option Questionnaire – pdf