WANT TO BECOME A LOCAL COUNCILLOR?
Published 31 Jan 2012 09:30
PROSPECTIVE local government candidates are being invited to a briefing on the upcoming elections.
Planning for the election, which will be held on Thursday, 3 May, 2012, is already well underway.
A total of 30 councillors will be elected across eight multi-member wards - each ward returning either three or four Elected Members.
Elma Murray, the Returning Officer for North Ayrshire, said: "A great deal of planning goes into local government elections and we are working hard to ensure the election goes as smoothly as possible.
"It is important that prospective candidates are aware of the process they will be involved in. I am, therefore, inviting them to attend a briefing on arrangements for the election in North Ayrshire.
"The briefing will be held on Saturday 18 February 2012. Where political parties have already selected their own candidates they will be invited to the briefing, as will any independent candidates coming forward.
"Anyone considering standing as a candidate in any of the eight electoral wards, who has not already done so, should get in touch with the Election Office to ensure that they are invited to the briefing."
Prospective candidates should contact the Council's Election Office to ensure that they receive an invitation to attend the briefing.
Please phone 01294 324130 or 324133 or email elections@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
COSLA and the Improvement Service have published a document entitled "A Candidates Guide to Becoming A Councillor".
This can be downloaded from www.cosla.gov.uk/news/2011/10/candidates-guide-becoming-councillor. Information and guidance for candidates is also available at the Electoral Commission's website www.electoralcommission.org.uk
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