IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CONTACT THE COUNCIL ON:
www.nalc.gov.uk/elections
MAKE A CHANGE
BECOME A COUNCILLOR
WHAT DO LOCAL COUNCILS DO?
Your local council has overall responsibility for the wellbeing of
your local community. Their work falls into three main categories:
• Delivery of services;
• Improve quality of life for residents;
• Give communities a democratic voice.
BECOMING A LOCAL COUNCILLOR
As a local councillor you can become a voice for your community
and make real change. Councillors are community leaders and
represent the interests of the communities they serve.
Local councillors have three main responsibilities:
• Decision-making;
• Monitoring;
• Getting involved locally.
GETTING ELECTED
To stand for election to a local council you must be:
• a UK or Commonwealth citizen; or be a citizen of the Republic
of Ireland; or be a citizen of another Member State of the
European Union;
• at least 18 years old;
• an elector of the local council; or in the past 12 months
occupied land or other premises in the area the local council
serves (as owner or tenant); or work in the area local council
serves (as your principal or only place of work); or live within
three miles of the local council boundary.
