Parish Councillor Vacancies
We have vacancies for 2 councillors on Mary Tavy Parish Council. If you are interested, please contact the Clerk or any current member of the council. Being a councillor does not require any special skills other than a desire to work with others to ensure the parish is a good place to live or work.
NOTICE OF CO-OPTION
Mary Tavy has 2 vacancies for Councillor
To be filled by Co-option.
Mary Tavy Parish Council has two vacancies for Councillor. The vacancies are to be filled by co-option. If you are interested in serving as a Parish Councillor for Mary Tavy Ward, please contact the Parish Clerk confirming that you are qualified to be a Councillor at which point an application form will be issued for completion or alternatively this can be downloaded from the Parish Council’s website www.marytavyparishcouncil.gov.uk
The Council meets monthly. A large proportion of Council work dealt with by Full Council which meets monthly on a pre-agreed schedule of meeting dates. Meetings take place predominantly at the Coronation Hall on Tuesday evenings.
The council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office, and who is willing to serve, provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union, and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and been sentenced to not less than three months’ imprisonment (whether suspended or not) without the option of a fine (for a full list of disqualifications, please contact to the parish clerk).
A person is eligible to be a parish councillor if they are at least 18 and:
- is and thereafter continues to be a local government elector in the Council’s area; or
- has during the 12 months preceding the day that they are nominated as a candidate occupied as owner or tenant any premises in the Council’s area; or
- their principal or only place of work during the 12 months preceding the day that they are nominated as a candidate has been in the Council’s area; or
- during the whole of the 12 months preceding the day that they are nominated as a candidate resided either in the Council’s area or within three miles of it.
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact the Parish Clerk Amy Christie ku.vog.licnuochsirapyvatyram@krelc The closing date for completed applications is midday on Friday 5th June 2026. Candidates will be invited to speak at the next Parish Council meeting, after which a vote by Councillors will take place. Full details of the process can be obtained via email and along with a copy of the application form and Qualifications for Candidates.
Dated: 12 May 2026 Signed: ___A Christie_____(Parish Clerk – Mary Tavy Parish Council)