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Recruitment & Elections

Interested in becoming a Parish Councillor?

Parish Councillors work together to serve the community. They come from different backgrounds and bring a diverse range of skills. Team work is important as no individual councillor can act in isolation. Here are some of the things Waddesdon Parish Councillors are currently involved with:
New community facilities (Waddesdon Vision), speed monitoring, developing environmental areas, organising events (Fun Day, Santa’s Grotto, Over 65s lunch).
Full Council Meetings take place every third Wednesday of the month at 8pm and last up to 2 hours. Some time is needed outside of these meetings too, to get involved locally in wider meetings. There are plenty of training opportunities which are paid for by the Parish Council.

Notice of Uncontested Election

Please click here for the Notice of Uncontested Election

for the election of Parish Councillors for Waddesdon on 6th May 2021

 

Information for Parish Councillor Candidates

The Electoral Commission has lots of useful information for Parish Councillor candidates, including:

To apply, you will need to complete the Councillor Nomination Pack.

See Buckinghamshire Council’s Become a Councillor page  for details on how to submit your nomination pack.

Please email the Parish Clerk if you have any questions.

Interested in becoming a Parish Councillor?

Parish Councillors work together to serve the community. They come from different backgrounds and bring a diverse range of skills. Team work is important as no individual councillor can act in isolation. Here are some of the things Waddesdon Parish Councillors are currently involved with:
  • Attending full Council and Committee meetings
  • Representing the Council at meetings of local organisations
  • Planning – commenting on planning applications
  • Management of open spaces at School Lane & Frederick Street
  • Provision and maintenance of streetlights, benches and dog waste bins
  • Managing the Community Centre, Allotments and Cemetery
  • Finance – budget setting, governance and accountability
  • Special projects – new community facilities (Waddesdon Vision) and speed monitoring.

You don’t need to bring specific skills as enthusiasm and a willingness to work as a team to support your community are all that is needed.

It’s important Waddesdon has a contested election.  A  contested election means that all 9 members have to be elected, whether or not they have been a Councillor before.  So it is a completely level playing field.  If nine or fewer people put their names forward there will be no election and candidates will be automatically appointed to the new Council; any remaining vacancies filled by co-option.

Full Council Meetings take place every third Wednesday of the month at 8pm and last up to 2 hours. Some time is needed outside of these meetings too, to get involved locally in wider meetings. There are plenty of training opportunities which are paid for by the Parish Council.

The Parish Council has four standing committees, Finance, HR, Planning and Events as well as working groups as and when needed.