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Ickford Parish Council Elections

ANY OF YOU HAVE REALLY GOT INTO THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT during
Mlockdown; helping with shopping and clearing litter. Thank you to everyone .

Finally, elections are planned for this
CALLING ALL May after being cancelled in 2019 due to
COMMUNITY HEROES reorganisation and in 2020 because of
coronavirus.

We are allowed to have seven councillors
for Ickford and, at present only have six,
so there is space for a new candidate.
Should no one put themselves forward as
a prospective candidate and the existing
council decide to stand again, there will be

ICKFORD PARISH COUNCIL no need for a Parish Council election and
NEEDS YOU! it will be assumed that everyone is happy
BECOME A with the current council members.
PARISH COUNCILLOR

ELECTIONS TAKE If you feel you would like to get more
involved in the way the village is run and
PLACE IN MAY 2021
how the precept is spent then please feel
free to apply. (See information below). v

MAKE A CHANGE

BECOME A PARISH COUNCILLOR www.visionforickford.co.uk

WHAT DOES YOUR LOCAL PARISH COUNCIL DO?
Your local Parish Council has overall responsibility for the wellbeing of your
local community. Their work falls into three main categories:
1. Deliver services
2. Improve quality of life for residents
3. Give communities a democratic voice

BECOMING A LOCAL PARISH COUNCILLOR
As a local Parish Councillor, you can become a voice for your community
and make real change. Councillors are community leaders and represent the Don’t forget to complete
interests of the communities they serve. the Census on Sunday
Local Parish Councillors have three main responsibilities: st
1. Decision-making 21 March or as soon as
2. Monitoring possible after.
3. Getting involved locally

GETTING ELECTED After logging on and entering
To stand for election to a local Parish Council you must be: your household access code, it
1. a UK or Commonwealth citizen; or be a citizen of the Republic of Ireland should take around 10 minutes
2. at least 18 years old per person to fill in answering the
3. an elector of the local council or in the past 12 months occupied land or questions and then submitting
other premises in the area the local council serves (as owner or tenant);
or work in the area that the local council serves (as your principal or only when complete.
place of work) or live within three miles of the local council boundary.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CONTACT ICKFORD PARISH CLERK ON:
ickfordpcclerk@gmail.com www.census.gov.uk

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