Councillors General Information
Councillors hold their office for a period of four years, after which an election is held. Elections of one third of the total number of District Councillors are held every year, except that every fourth year County Council elections are held instead. You can stand for election as a District Councillor if you are registered as an elector for the District, and have certain other qualifications.
Councillors' declarations of interest
All members of the Council are required by law to complete a declaration of interest form to register their financial interests.
These include:
- details of any employment or business carried out by
them;
- the name of their employer;
- details of any Directorships;
- contracts between themselves/their firm and the Council;
- interests in land in the area.
A full description of financial interest are set out in the Council Constitution.
The Register is maintained by the Council's Monitoring Officer on 01493 846314 and is available for inspection by appointment.