Councillors
Seend Parish is fortunate to eleven councillors, who volunteer to be on the Parish Council. There are circa nine hundred residents over the age of eighteen on the electoral roll.
Parish Councillors are elected and remain in office for four years. They can be re-elected at the end of the four-year period. In between elections, if a Councillor stands down for any reason, a notice of a Councillor vacancy is advertised. Anyone from the parish can request an election to fill the vacancy, and if more than ten parishioners request an election within fourteen days of the notice, then the Parish Council will hold an election, if there are more candidates than councillor vacancies. The cost to the parish of an election is approximately £2,100. If no election is requested, then the vacancies can be filled by Co-option.
Elections: took place on 1st May 2025. Seend Parish elections were uncontested with nine candidates successful, leaving two vacancies.
Names of the councillors are on the Councillor list on this website.
All coucnillor must register declaration of interests; https://services.wiltshire.gov.uk/TownAndParish/ROI/Council/798
At these local government elections, parishioners can put themselves forward as a candidate. The requirement is that they should be:
- British, or a citizen of the Commonwealth, or European Union
- At least 18 years old
- Registered to vote in the area or have lived, worked or owned property there for a least twelve months before an election.
If there are more than eleven candidates, an election will be held on the date. If there are no more than eleven candidates, then the election will be declared as uncontested and all candidates will automatically become councillors without an election. It is in the interests of full democracy that there are as many candidates to ensure that an election takes place. Please click on the link below to find our more information and to download a nominations pack.