Becoming a Councillor

Any vacancies for co-option as a Town Councillor will be advertised below.

Do you want to make a positive difference in your town?

Would you like to influence decisions that affect your community?

If you answered yes to those questions, then have you considered becoming a Town Councillor? 

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the area you live or work in. You need to be willing to give up some of your time for this role, but how much time depends on you – your commitment to working for your community without being paid.  As a minimum you will need to commit to meetings of the Town Council which are held on the second Thursday of every other month and to becoming a Member on one of the council’s 3 committees, which meet once every other month (alternate to the Town Council meetings).

 There is currently a vacancy on the Town Council for Moor Ward and, having been through the prescribed procedure, no election has been requested. As a result, the vacancy will now be filled by the co-option process, with appointment of this vacancy being made at a meeting of the Town Council. 

 Unless otherwise disqualified, a person is qualified to be co-opted as a local councillor if they are over 18, and a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a Euro national on the day of their selection AND during the last twelve months they have: 

• Lived in the Town or within three miles of it or

• Been a local government elector in the area or

• Resided in the area, or occupied as an owner or tenant any land or other premises in that area; or

• Had their place of work, in that area.

A councillor's role can include responsibilities such as developing strategies and plans for the town, helping with problems and ideas, representing the community, working with other local community groups, decision making and reviewing decisions, as well as talking to the community about their needs and about what the council is doing. 

If you are interested in your local community and would like further details for this vacancy, please contact the Town Clerk.  Closing date for applications to be received is: - 

By Friday 7th March 2025

Mrs M Parker

Clerk to the Council

21st February 2025

To be a Town Councillor, a person is qualified to be co-opted as a local councillor if they are:

• at least 18 years old

• a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any member state of the European Union

and meets at least one of the following four qualifications:

• 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.

If you meet these requirements, you can find Councillor co-option vacancies below, and complete the form to apply.