District and Parish council elections take place this year on Thursday 4th May. There is still time to put yourself forward for election to Charlton Parish Council.
To be eligible to stand as a councillor, you must be:
• At least 18 years old on the day of your nomination
• A British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any other member state of the European Union.
Secondly, you must meet at least one of the following qualifications:
- You are, and will continue, to be, registered as a local government elector for the local authority area in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards
- You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the local authority area during the whole or the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.
- Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the local authority area
- You have during the whole of those 12 months resided in that parish or within 4.8 kilometres of it.If you qualify under more than one heading, it is good practice to include all those which apply.
Anyone interested in standing for election can find out more details on the process and download a nominations pack at:
https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/elections
Completed nominations forms must be returned by hand to the Returning Officer at the Committee Room, Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, WR10 1PT no later than 4:00pm on Tuesday 4th April 2023