Part 2: Your declaration of eligibility
1. In order to be eligible for co-option as a Peterlee Town Councillor you
must be a British subject, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the
European Union; and be 18 years of age or over on the ‘relevant date’
(i.e. the day on which you are standing for co-option. You must
additionally be able to meet one of the following qualifications:
Please ‘x’ all that
apply to you
You are…
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I am registered as a local government elector for the
parish of Peterlee; or
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I have, during the whole of the twelve months
preceding the date of my co-option, occupied as owner
or tenant, land or other premises in the parish of
Peterlee; or
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I have during the whole of the twelve months
preceding the date of my co-option lived in the parish
of Peterlee or within 3 miles of it; or
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I have during the whole of twelve months preceding
the date of my co-option worked in the parish (as my
principal or only place of work)
2. Please note that under Section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 a
person is disqualified from being elected as a Local Councillor or being a
member of a Local Council if he / she:
a. Holds any paid office or employment of the local council (other
than the office of Chairman) or of a joint committee on which the
Council is represented; or
b. Is a person who has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a
composition or arrangement with his / her creditors* (but see
below); or
c. Has within five years before the day of co-option, or since his / her
co-option, been convicted in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of
Man of any offence and has been sentenced to imprisonment
(whether suspended or not) for not less than three months
without the option of a fine; or
d. Is otherwise disqualified under Part III of the representation of the
People Act 1983 for corrupt or illegal practices; or