Giving Back to the Community

Parish Councillors Needed for the Local Elections in May.

All Parish Councils in Cheshire West & Cheshire will be up for election Thursday 4th May 2023 – Tattenhall and District Parish Council will have 15 seats to fill. To retain their current powers, Tattenhall Parish Council need to elect two thirds of their Councillors. All current Parish Councillors will need to apply, it is unknown who will/will not apply.

Have you thought about giving something back to your community, and doing things that make a difference? Then why not consider being a Parish Councillor?

The current Parish Council meets every 2 months and has other informal meetings. The current members estimate they spend an hour a week plus the formal meeting.

Prospective Parish Councillors may submit their forms directly (see below) or through the Parish Clerk.
Full training is given to Councillors, the working environment is friendly and participation can be based around interests. There is no political party affiliation.

The Parish Clerk is happy to arrange meetings to allow people to get a councillor's perspective.

Who can be a Parish Councillor?
To be a parish councillor you must be...

• 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 fourqualifications:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Nominations for the elections close at 4pm on 4 April, meaning all paperwork and other documentation must be submitted and approved by that date.

To find out more, click here for the Tattenhall & District Parish Council website.

For all the criteria, training details and registration dates, click here for the CWaC website.

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