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Herefordshire Association of Local Councils

Who Can Become a Parish/Town Councillor?

Qualifications
A person is qualified to become a parish or town councillor if:

  1. He or she is a British subject, or a citizen of the Irish Republic or other Euronational and on the day he/she is nominated as a candidate for election, is over 18 and is an elector OR
  2. During the whole of the 12 months preceding his or her nomination day, or the day of the election, resided or had his/her principal place of work in the parish or town, or within 3 miles of it.

Disqualifications
A person may not become a parish or town councillor if:

  1. They hold a paid office or other place of profit in the gift of the Council.
  2. They have been declared bankrupt in the past five years and have not repaid their debts.
  3. They have been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to not less than 3 months imprisonment (including any suspended sentence) within the past 5 years.