Vacancy for Crockham Hill councillor

Crockham Hill Ward has a vacancy for a councillor until the elections in May 2027.

Are you passionate about the community you live in?

What matters to you in your local area?

Stand for what you believe in

Be a councillor

Please apply to the Town Clerk for an application form – either email office@westerhamtowncouncil.gov.uk or ring 01959 562147

You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:

• you are, and will continue to be, registered as a local government elector for the parish / town area in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards;
• you have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish / town area  during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election;
• your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the parish / town area; or
• you have lived in the parish / town area or within 3 miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of election.

 You can’t be a councillor if you:

• work for the council
• hold a politically restricted post in another authority
• are bankrupt
• have served a prison sentence (including suspended sentence) of three months or more, in the five years before election day
• have been disqualified under any legislation relating to corrupt or illegal practices

have been a subject to the notification requirement of or under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003