Calling all community heroes! Do you want to make a positive difference to your community?
Have you considered becoming a Parish Councillor?
What does a local council do?
Your local council has overall responsibility for the wellbeing of your local community. Their work falls into three main categories:
- Delivery of services
- Improve quality of life for residents
- Give communities a democratic voice
Becoming a local councillor
As a local councillor you can become a voice for your community and make real change. Councillors are community leaders and represent the interests of the communities they serve. Local councillors have three main responsibilities:
- Decision-making
- Monitoring
- Getting involved locally
Being eligible as a Parish Councillor
To stand for election to a local council you must be:
- At least 18 years old
- 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:
- The applicant is, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish in which they wish to stand from the day of their co-option onwards.
- The applicant has 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 their co-option.
- The applicant’s main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of their co-option has been in the parish area.
- The applicant has lived in the parish area or within three miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the day of their co-option.
AND
You are not disqualified from standing:
- employed by the Parish Council or holds a paid office for the Parish Council
- subject of a Bankruptcy Restrictions Order (or interim order) in England or Wales
- have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 months or more (incl. suspended sentence)
- have been disqualified under Audit Commission Act 1998
- are serving a disqualification due to being found guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice by an election court
- subject to the notification requirement of or under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and the ordinary period allowed for making an appeal or application in respect of the order or notification has passed
- convicted of an intimidatory criminal offence motivated by hostility towards a candidate, future candidate or campaigner or holder of a relevant elective office
This list is not exhaustive. Please see electoralcommission.org.uk for full details.
April 2025
We have no current councillor vacancies.