There are vacancies in the Stoke Leys and Hawkslade wards of the Parish Council following the standing down of Cllrs Darren Smith and Derek Willmer. This will be reported to the May Parish Council meeting where consideration will be given as to when to advertise the vacancy.

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A notice of the vacancy will be posted on the Council's website and noticeboards and the following processes will be followed depending if the vacancy is a Post-Election vacancy or a Casual vacancy.

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Post Election Vacancy

• Any resident interested in becoming a councillor will be asked to complete the Councillor application form and return it to the Clerk.

• The applications will be considered at the next available Parish Council meeting. If there are more applications than seats available then the Parish Council will vote on each application.

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Casual Vacancy

• The Parish Council will notify the Returning Officer at Buckinghamshire Council of the vacancy.

• The Returning Officer will send the Parish Council a notice which will be displayed for 14 working days, informing residents of the vacancy.

• An election will be called if ten residents, who are registered to vote in the area where the vacancy has arisen, write to the Returning Officer requesting that an election be held.

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If an election is called: The Returning Officer will set a date for polling day, and the election process will begin with the publication of a notice of election.

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If an election is not called: The Parish Council may co-opt a Parish Councillor. This is a process whereby the Parish Council considers applications from interested persons. The process is outlined in Stoke Mandeville Parish Council's Co-option Policy.

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Notice of Vacancy following the 1st May Elections - NOTICE

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If you would like to join the Parish Council please complete the form below.

Co-opted Councillor Application Form

 

There will not be a Parish Council election on May 1st 2025, as there were only nine candidates for the twelve spaces available.

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View the following document which explains what becoming a councillor entails - Become a Councillor

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