Parish Councillor Vacancy

7th of January, 2025

The Parish Council should have five Parish Councillors and needs at least three Parish Councillors to be quorate and able to make a decision at a meeting. For some considerable time they have only had four Parish Councillors.

By becoming a parish councillor you become someone your community will look to for help, guidance and support - a community leader with the power to influence decisions for the benefit of the people you serve. The commitment is not huge as the Parish Council met six times a year for a couple of hours. Beyond that level of commitment is not great, dependant on the level of engagement the parish councillor wants to make to their community.

If the Parish Council is unable to recruit enough Parish Councillors to legally function it may need to consider merging with a near by Parish Council. If this happens Churchtown’s views and concerns will be more difficult to get heard as they will just be a small part of a bigger organisation.