A vacancy has arisen on the Parish Council and applications are invited from anyone eligible to become a parish councillor. The official notice can be found here.
Eligibility
To become a parish councillor you must:
- be at least 18 years old.
- be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights.
- meet at least one of the following four qualifications:
- You are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards.
- You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish area during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.
- Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the parish area.
- You have lived in the parish area or within three miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.
More information on eligibility can be found on The Electoral Commission’s website.
Apart from meeting the qualifications for standing for election, you must also not be disqualified.
The full range of disqualifications is complex and you must do everything you can to check that you are not disqualified. More information on disqualifications can be found on The Electoral Commission’s website.
The election process
The normal method of filling a vacancy that arises between elections is by co-option, where the successful candidate is chosen by the current Parish Council. This will be at the 19 May Parish Council meeting unless a formal by-election is requested by 10 electors (people registered to vote in Gilberdyke parish) writing to East Riding of Yorkshire Council by 12 May 2025.
If you would like more information about the role, or to submit your expression of interest, please email the Clerk.