Notice of Co-option

To be a city councillor you must be:

• 18 years of age or over at the date of application; 
• A British citizen, a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of a European Union country; and 
• A local government elector within the parish; OR 
• Have worked in the parish for the last 12 months; OR  
• Have lived in the parish, or within 3 miles of it, for the last 12 months; OR 
• Owned land/property in the parish area for the last 12 months.  

Apart from meeting the qualifications for standing for election, you must also not be disqualified from standing. You are disqualified from being elected to a parish council if at the time of your application you:  

• Are employed by the City Council. 
• Are subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order. 
• Have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three months or more (including a suspended sentence), without the option of a fine, during the five years before the day of their application. 
• Have been disqualified under the Representation of the People Act 1983 (which covers corrupt or illegal electoral practices and offences relating to donations) or under the Audit Commission Act 1998.