New councillor needed on St Martins Parish Council

[Maggie 65]

ST MARTINS PARISH COUNCIL 

 

NOTICE UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (Section 87(2)) 

 

VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 

A casual vacancy has occurred in the office of Councillor for 

the Parish of St Martins following the resignation on 

13th

 March 2014 of Councillor Will Lander 

 

Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 

2006 now applies. 

 

The rule allows TEN ELECTORS for the parish in which the 

casual vacancy has arisen to request the Returning Officer to 

hold an election to fill the vacancy. That request must be made 

within FOURTEEN DAYS, calculated in accordance with the 

rules of the date of this notice. The fourteen-day period ends on 

Friday 4th

 April 2014. 

 

If a request to hold an election is not received during the permitted time? 

Rule 5(5) of the above Rules will apply. The Parish Council must, as soon as 

practicable after the expiry of the fourteen-day period, co-opt a person to fill the 

vacancy. 

 

The Returning Officer’s address is: 

Electoral Services, Shropshire Council, The Shirehall, 

Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ND 

The telephone number for further guidance is 0345 678 9015. 

 

This notice is dated 17th

 March 2014 

Sue Crow, Clerk; 3 Fernhill Close, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3PW 

Tel 01691 655385

 

(from Shrops Council website)

[Simple Simon 36]

Just to point out, because I am of course an expert on parish matters, that you can apply for this position if you've either lived or worked within the parish, or within a 3 year boundary of the parish, for 1 year.

 

You don't get paid, but you can claim expenses.

 

Somebody is bound to correct me if I've got that wrong.

[Community Online 65]

Attached is a downloadable version of the vacancy information

 

Election notice vacancy.pdf