MAKE A CHANGE BECOME A LOCAL COUNCILLOR

If you care about where you live and are passionate about your community, we need you.  Join us and make a change.

WHAT DO LOCAL COUNCILS DO? Your local council has an overall responsibility for the well-being 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 a 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

TO BE A LOCAL COUNCILLOR you must:

Be a UK or Commonwealth citizen; or be a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; or be a citizen of another Member State of the European Union

Be at least 18 years old

Be an elector of the local council; or in the past 12 months occupied land or other premises in the area the local council serves (as owner or tenant); or work in the area the local council serves (as your principal or only place of work); or live within three miles of the local council boundary.