Shalfleet Parish Council by-election Thursday 9th October 2014

We have now heard from Isle of Wight Council.  The procedure to fill the three vacancies on Shalfleet Parish Council has been published.  For any 'old hands', read the pack carefully as it is now in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 which has only recently come into full force, so things might have changed since you were last involved.  I am uploading the entire pack and the Model Code of Conduct exactly as sent to me by the IWC.  You may download it from here and use it for a nomination or the IWC will send you a hard copy on request.  The timescale is:

8_pdfsam_Nomination Paper Pack - Shalfleet PC Oct 2014 by david5174

NOTE: There are THREE vacancies.  If there are fewer than three candidates there will NOT be an election.  If that happens then candidates will automatically be elected without an election.  If there are not three candidates then the Parish Council will fill the unfilled vacancies by co-option (i.e. the Parish Council decides who will be on the Council, not the electorate).

I am standing.  See page three of the Nomination Pack below to find out whether you are eligible to stand.

THERE IS NO COST TO YOU TO STAND.  PARISH COUNCILLORS DON'T GET PAID.  YOU DON'T NEED ANY ACADEMIC OR OTHER QUALIFICATIONS TO BE A COUNCILLOR.  YOU DON'T NEED TO PASS AN INTERVIEW.  SINCE THE LOCALISM ACT IT IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE PARISH COUNCIL HAS COUNCILLORS WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARISHIONERS.

-----------------PLEASE CONSIDER STANDING, YOURSELF---------------------

The following website gives loads of information about Parish Councils and standing for Parish Councillor:  http://www.cpalc.org.uk/   http://www.cpalc.org.uk/becoming-a-parish-councillor

Nomination Paper Pack - Shalfleet PC Oct 2014 by david5174

You can download that Nomination Pack and use that for your own nomination or you can ask Clive Joynes of IWC to send you a hard copy (his details on the first page).  There is also a Code of Conduct for Parish Councillors posted in the document below:

PARISH Model Code of Conduct by david5174