CRANBROOK & SISSINGHURST PARISH COUNCIL
Notice of Casual Vacancy
Cranbrook Ward
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that following an uncontested local election, there is now a vacancy for co-option on to Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Council.
The co-option will take place during the Full Council meeting on June 8th 2023, at 7.30pm, Vestry Hall, Cranbrook.
If you are interested in serving your local community as a member, please write to the Clerk (see contact details below) outlining the qualities you feel you can bring to this active Parish Council. Closing date for nominations is 1st June 2023 (noon).
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Qualifications for Candidates
Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following they may apply:
- They are registered as a local government elector for the parish
- They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months occupied as owner or tenant, any land or premises in the parish
- Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been in the parish
- They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 km of it
- They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election. +
The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union, and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the co-option, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.
Mrs. Clare Bezuidenhout
Clerk to Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
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Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council, The Old Fire Station, Stone Street, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3HF – Tel: 01580 713112 email: clerk@CSPC.org.uk www.cranbrookandsissinghurstpc.co.uk
