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The role of a Parish Councillor is to represent the whole electorate and be responsive to them. As an elected representative, Councillors will be held accountable by local people for things that happen locally and as such Councillors try and do something positive and try and make a difference to the community in which they live by influencing the decisions that affect and will affect their community. Councillors are expected to work together in the council to serve the community. The Councillors role is to bring local issues to the attention of the council on which he/she serves and to help make decisions on behalf of that community.
It is the duty of the Councillor to ensure that he/she attends meetings and that a completed Declaration of Acceptance of Office form and agreement to abide by the Code of Conduct as well as the Council’s standing orders is delivered to the Council’s Proper Officer.
As part of a Councillor's overall responsibility he/she needs to ensure that they fulfill the criteria for holding office; that they abide by the majority decision; that they vote as a Council and not as an individual; that the final version of the council’s budget is approved; that decisions taken by the council are properly implemented and that decisions taken are monitored to ensure efficient and effective services are delivered.
A Parish Councillor is elected for a term of office which, following the elections in May 2023 will expire in 2027.
| Clive Arthey | Chairman | 01787 211316 |
| Rhett Corcoran | Councillor | 01449 741494 |
| Mark Hainsworth | Councillor | 01449 741199 |
| Ben Howe | Councillor |
07917 624873 |
| James Moore | Councillor | |
| Andrew Sturgeon | Councillor | 01787 211402 |
If a councillor leaves their seat during the course of their term, a casual vacancy occurs. The term of a Councillor may be ended by written resignation to the Chair; death of a councillor, failure to attend meetings for six consecutive months without a reason approved by the Council; disqualification (or ceasing to be qualified) of a councillor.
When a councillor's seat becomes vacant, the Parish or Town Council will display a 'Notice of Vacancy' to advertise the fact that there is a vacancy. This will be displayed as soon as is practicable at the Parish or Town Council offices and on their website, if applicable. Details will also be published further down this page.
The Notice explains that an election can be called by a request made in writing to the Council's Proper Officer by 10 electors from the relevant electoral area within the Parish or Town Council within 14 working days of the Notice being published (if the Parish or Town Council is warded, then the 10 electors must be registered electors within that particular ward). If 10 valid requests are received then the Returning Officer will determine when an election is to be held, which must be within 60 working days of the date of the Notice of Vacancy.
If 10 requests are not received, then the Returning Officer will advise the Parish or Town Council that they can advertise to fill the vacancy by co-option.
An exception to the above is if a vacancy occurs within 6 months of the date of the next scheduled elections, then the vacancy is advertised and carried over to the next elections, i.e., no by-election is held. The seat may be filled by co-option under such circumstances.
Please see below for current casual vacancies
Notice of Casual Vacancy - 11.09.25
