Casual vacancies on parish councils
Vacancy for a councillor - Mavesyn Ridware Parish Council
Notice is hereby given that a casual vacancy has arisen in the office of Councillor for the Parish of Mavesyn Ridware following the resignation of Andrew Jones.
Rule 8(1) of The Local Elections (Parish and Communities) (Amendment) Rules, 1986, provides that on a casual vacancy occurring in the office of Councillor of a Parish, an election to fill the vacancy shall be held if, within fourteen days (computed as stated below*) after public notice of a vacancy has been given in accordance with section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, notice in writing of a request for such election has been given to the Proper Office of the Council within which the Parish is situate by TEN registered electors for the electoral area**
Such request must be in writing and must be delivered to: The Returning Officer, Lichfield District Council, District Council House, Frog Lane, Lichfield, WS13 6YU, or by email to elections@lichfielddc.gov.uk
The deadline for submitting the written request for an election to fill the vacancy is midnight 10th April 2025.
If no election is requested the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council in accordance with the said rules.
This vacancy can be viewed on our election notices page.