03.04.2025 

Statement of Persons Nominated: 

Morwenstow Parish Council

Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow Electoral Division

There will not be a Parish Council election - there is one vacant seat for the new term of the Council.

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All you need to know for the upcoming 2025 Parish Council elections.

Please click the links below for various leaflets/information.

A Councillor - who, me?

Get involved - make a difference

There are 10 seats on our Parish Council - will you be sitting in one of them?

Standing for Election to Morwenstow Parish Council

The process to stand for election is relatively easy, but it is important to follow the correct procedure to ensure that your candidacy is accepted. Even those who have stood as councillors before may forget what the process was like 4 years ago! The rules are there to ensure that only those who are eligible to stand for election in the community are considered and that those put forward have agreed to stand for election. Parish Councillors are elected by the public and serve four-year terms in office.

If you wish to stand as a councillor, you must satisfy these requirements:

• You need to be over 18 years of age
• A British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of any other member state of the European Union
• On the Electoral Register for the council area for which you wish to stand,
• A local government elector of the parish; or a person who during the whole of the twelve months before nomination as a candidate occupied land or other premises as owner or tenant in the parish; or has, during the same period, resided in that area or within three miles thereof; or has during the same period, had a principal or only place of work in that area

You cannot stand for election if you:

• Are bankrupt and an Order or Interim Restriction Order has been imposed.
• Have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine
• Work for the council where you are intending to stand for election (but you can work for other local authorities, including the principal authorities that represent the same area).
• Have been convicted or reported guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice by an election court, or have been disqualified from standing for election to a local authority