Chris, the short answer is that almost anyone can become a councillor if they are 18 years of age or over, are a British, Commonwealth or European Union citizen and are on the electoral register.
You can’t be a councillor if you work for the relevant council in a politically restricted post, are legally bankrupt or have been surcharged in excess of £2,000, or have served a prison sentence (including suspended sentences) of three months or more in the five years before an election. You can also be disqualified under legislation relating to corrupt or illegal practices
Almost anyone. You have to be over 18 (I think), a British citizen (Irish too) but some people are excluded, like prisoners in jail and people who have been certified insane. Yes, I know, you might think a lot of councillors are a bit crazy, but we’ve not been certified by a psychiatrist, even if you think we should be!
there is a long and complicated answer, but here is a short version –
if you are 18, and one of ,
*registered as an elector,
*working or
*resident in the relevant council area,
for the last 12 months, you can stand as a councillor,
The tricky and most important bit is to persuade sufficent people to vote for you.
Yes – so long as the electorate vote them in
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Chris, the short answer is that almost anyone can become a councillor if they are 18 years of age or over, are a British, Commonwealth or European Union citizen and are on the electoral register.
You can’t be a councillor if you work for the relevant council in a politically restricted post, are legally bankrupt or have been surcharged in excess of £2,000, or have served a prison sentence (including suspended sentences) of three months or more in the five years before an election. You can also be disqualified under legislation relating to corrupt or illegal practices
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Yes, if you are over 18, Chris, and can convince the people that you are worthy of their vote.
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Almost anyone. You have to be over 18 (I think), a British citizen (Irish too) but some people are excluded, like prisoners in jail and people who have been certified insane. Yes, I know, you might think a lot of councillors are a bit crazy, but we’ve not been certified by a psychiatrist, even if you think we should be!
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there is a long and complicated answer, but here is a short version –
if you are 18, and one of ,
*registered as an elector,
*working or
*resident in the relevant council area,
for the last 12 months, you can stand as a councillor,
The tricky and most important bit is to persuade sufficent people to vote for you.
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