On May 1 there will be a day of elections. Elections for Wiltshire Council and also for the Marlborough Town Council. Likely that several current Town Councillors will be standing down at the end of this Council term so there should be vacancies, and if there are more than sixteen candidates for all of the Marlborough East (nine) and Marlborough West (seven) seats there will be a Town Council election. However, if fewer that sixteen candidates stand, assuming that all who are standing qualify (see below), they will all be appointed by default.
But if you could represent your fellow residents, speak for them on issues such as planning, traffic, properties, tourism, play areas, environment, and much more, all issues that affect the lives of every Marlborough resident – then stand……
To qualify, you will need to met the following criteria:
- A UK, Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland or qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights
- At least 18 years oldan image of a ballot box
- Registered to vote in the parish or have lived, worked or owned property in or within 3 miles of the parish boundary for at least 12 months before an election
However, you won’t qualify if ypu are:
- Employed by the council
- Subject to a bankruptcy restriction order
- Have been sentenced to prison for 5 years
- Have been convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice by an election court
The Marlborough Town Council area covers Marlborough itself and the village of Manton.
Interested? Visit the Town Council website for more information, and also to download nomination packs, which will be available online to download as from 11 March – next Tuesday.
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