Co-option Opportunity for the College Ward
Ashington Town Council has a vacancy for a Town Councillor in the College Ward, which can be filled by co-option.
Anyone wishing to join the council via co-option must be eligible under s.79 of the Local Government Act 1972, and not disqualified under s.80 of the Local Government Act 1972.
Eligibility
- British citizen, Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of a European Union country
- 18 or over
You need one of the following four qualifications:
- You are on the electoral register for the parish.
- You have you lived either in the parish, or within three miles of its boundary, for at least a year.
- You have been the owner or tenant of land in the parish for at least a year.
- Your only or main place of work is in the parish for at least a year.
Disqualifications
- You are the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order.
- You have you within the last five years been convicted of an offence in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man which resulted in a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of three months or more without the option of a fine.
- You are disqualified by order of a court from being a member of a local authority.
Please access our eligibility form and the co-option procedure using the links below, or contact the Town Council office.
Eligibility Form (word format, opens in new window)
If you are interested and would like to find out more, please contact the Executive Officer, or a Town Councillor for further information.
Following eligibility assurances, you will be invited to prepare a short statement on why you want to be a Councillor, and will be invited to our Annual Meeting of the Council on 28th May 2024, when the co-option will be heard, and agreed by Council.
The closing date for applications is Friday 17th May 2024.
Further information on the role of a Councillor can be found in the link below:
