Candidates wanted for election to new Cheshire local authority

Published by Jon Land for Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council in Local Government

Residents of the planned Cheshire West and Chester Council are being encouraged to think about standing for election to the new authority.

A detailed ‘councillor pack’ has been prepared which highlights the role of a councillor in the new organisation and the flexibility that exists to enable people with busy and demanding lives to become a councillor.

Councillor Les Ford, Chair of the Joint Committee for Cheshire West and Chester, said: “Councillors in the new organisation will have a real opportunity to shape the neighbourhoods that they live in and the lives of people in those communities.

“Becoming a councillor requires being interested and wanting to make a difference.  How you make a difference is incredibly varied, you could be making planning decisions, developing budgets or engaging in neighbourhood consultation…the activities are endless.”

To become a candidate for the elections on May 1 2008 you do not have to be affiliated to a political party.

For a copy of the ‘councillor pack’ visit www.epnbc.gov.uk/council/LGR.htm