Parish Council Election Vacancies

PARISH (WARD)

NO. OF COUNCILLORS

VACANCIES

ACTON TRUSSELL & BEDNALL

(ACTON TRUSSELL)

(BEDNALL & TEDDESLEY)

(6)

(3)

(0)

BILBROOK

(EAST)

(LANE GREEN)

(WEST)

(7)

(1)

(5)

(0)

BLYMHILL & WESTON-UNDER-LIZARD

(BLYMHILL)

(WESTON-U-LIZARD)

(5)

(3)

(0)

BOBBINGTON

BREWOOD & COVEN

(BISHOPSWOOD)

(BREWOOD)

(COVEN)

(COVEN HEATH)

(2)

(6)

(1)

(0)

CHESLYN HAY

(LITTLEWOOD)

(PINFOLD)

(SOUTH)

(5)

(2)

(8)

(0)

CODSALL

(NORTH)

(SOUTH)

(8)

(7)

(0)

DUNSTON WITH COPPENHALL

(COPPENHALL)

(DUNSTON)

(3)

(4)

(0)

ENVILLE

ESSINGTON

(BROAD LANE)

(CENTRAL)

(NEWTOWN)

(SNEYD)

(WESTCROFT)

(2)

(7)

(2)

(1)

(2)

(0)

FEATHERSTONE

(BRINSFORD)

(FEATHERSTONE)

(2)

(9)

(0)

GREAT WYRLEY

(LANDYWOOD)

(NORTH)

(TOWN)

(6)

(2)

(7)

(1)

HATHERTON

HILTON

HIMLEY

HUNTINGTON

(CHASE)

(LITTLETON)

(6)

(7)

(2)

KINVER

(DUNSLEY)

(POTTERS CROSS)

(STOURTON)

(4)

(7)

(4)

(1)

(0)

LAPLEY, STRETTON & WHEATON ASTON

(LAPLEY)

(STRETTON)

(WHEATON ASTON)

(2)

(7)

(0)

(1)

LOWER PENN

(0)

PATTINGHAM & PATSHULL

(PATSHULL)

(PATTINGHAM)

(2)

(9)

(0)

PENKRIDGE

(GAILEY)

(NORTH EAST)

(SOUTH EAST)

(WEST)

(1)

(4)

(6)

(4)

(0)

(1)

PERTON

(DIPPONS)

(EAST)

(KINGSWOOD & TRESCOTT)

(LAKESIDE)

(2)

(3)

(1)

(9)

(0)

SAREDON

SHARESHILL

SWINDON

TRYSULL & SEISDON

(SEISDON)

(TRYSULL)

(5)

(4)

(0)

WOMBOURNE

(NORTH)

(SOUTH EAST)

(SOUTH WEST)

(6)

(4)

(5)

(0)

(1)

PROCEDURE

If a vacancy is showing you should contact the parish clerk about being co-opted to the Parish i.e. appointed without an election being held. All “casual” vacancies have to be advertised in the Parish (Ward). Click on the link below to view the list of parish clerks.

STANDING

To stand for a Parish you have to have a connection to the Parish by one of four ways and not be disqualified.

DISQUALIFICATION

A full list of disqualifications is listed in Section 80 and 81 of the Local Government Act 1972, and includes for example “a person who has been adjudged bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors”.

QUALIFICATION

You have to complete a nomination paper signed by a proposer and seconder from that Parish (Ward) you are to stand for and state you are not disqualified;
Be a Commonwealth Citizen or citizen of Republic of Ireland or another European Union State;
Be 18 or above years of age.

NOTE – the proposer and seconder can be anyone “qualified" i.e. British etc, 18 or over , and not disqualified.

TO REQUEST AN ELECTION

An election can be requested to fill a vacancy within 14 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays) from the date of a Vacancy Notice being displayed. 10 Local Government electors from that Parish (Ward) can submit a signed form requesting this. See link below.

Once an election has been called the Returning Officer (RO) of the District will issue an official notice called the ‘Notice of Election’ that asks for nominations to be submitted by a set date. This is widely published within the electoral area. The Returning Officer will issue a comprehensive nomination pack providing the necessary documents. If there are more candidates than vacancies (after the close of nominations deadline) an election takes place on a date set by the Returning Officer. If it is not contested, the RO will declare the candidate(s) elected unopposed.