TOWN OF SUDBURY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for Sudbury Town Council.
Candidates must submit their applications to the Town Clerk by Thursday 4th July 2024.
The candidates will be invited to appear before the Full Council meeting on 9th July at 7pm and will be given a maximum of 3 minutes each to explain why they would make a good town councillor. The current members will then select their preferred candidate by voting.
Anyone eligible to be a councillor may apply. Candidates must apply in writing or by email, certifying that they meet the criteria for eligibility set out in section 79 of the Local Government Act 1972 (see below) and are not disqualified under section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972.
Dated 25th June 2024
Proper Officer:
Ciaran Griffin, Town Clerk, Sudbury Town Council, Town Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1TL
Section 79(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) provides, unless disqualified, a person is qualified to be elected and to be a councillor if he is a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights and on the day of co-option he is 18 years of age or over and:
a) on that day he is and thereafter he continues to be a local government elector for the area of the authority; or
b) he has during the whole of the 12 months preceding that day occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in that area; or
c) his principal or only place of work during that 12 months has been in that area; or
d) he has during the whole of those 12 months resided in that area; or
e) in the case of a member of a town council he has during the whole of those 12 months resided either in the town or within three miles of it.
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