Councillors - Churchill and Langford Parish Council

Your Council

Churchill Parish Council consists of the villages of Churchill and Langford. There are 13 Parish Councillors, either elected on a four-yearly basis or co-opted when a vacancy occurs and take no financial compensation.

Councillors keep the welfare of the Parish and the parishioners at the heart of all that they do. They also use the money that's raised from your Council Tax wisely for the benefit of the parishioners.

Register of Interests forms of any of the Councillors are available upon request via the clerk 07399 523961 or clerk@churchillpc.org.uk

The councillors are there for you. They can help if you are dissatisfied with a Council service by advising or directing you to someone who can help sort out a problem for you. They are the champions for local issues.

Councillors can be contacted at any reasonable time. If you wish to speak to any councillor they are also available from 7.10-7.30pm before the Parish Council meetings. There is also a time in each meeting when parishioners can ask questions. The Parish Council meets once a month in the Community Club, Ladymead Lane, BS25 5NH. Details about meetings can be found on Parish noticeboards or on the news page of this website.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors are required to make a declaration of interest about any disclosable pecuniary interest they have which could potentially interfere with council business.

Below you can see councillor contact details and their roles within the Council and as representatives to external organisations.

Guidance on how to stand to be a local councillor can be found on the electoral commission website

To stand for any registered political party, you would need to go through the party first as the party has to certify you to the electoral office.

Your Councillors

Mrs Jackie Bush

Chair of the Council

01934 853215

jackiebush@churchillpc.org.uk

Responsibilities

A representative at Churchill Primary School & on the War Memorial Hall Committee

David Johnson

Vice Chair of the Council

07402 357119

davidjohnson@churchillpc.org.uk

Jon Ronicle

Councillor

07747758737

jonronicle@churchillpc.org.uk

Mark Baker

Councillor

Representative for the Minibus Society

How to become a council member

To be a member of the Council you must meet the following criteria:

be at least 18 years old, and
be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any other member state of the European Union, and meet at least one of the following four qualifications:

You are registered as a local government elector for the parish in which you wish to stand from the day of your nomination onwards.
You have occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the parish during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of the election.
Your main or only place of work during the 12 months prior to the day of your nomination and the day of election has been in the parish.
You have lived in the parish or within three miles of it during the whole of the 12 months before the day of your nomination and the day of the election.

Contact the clerk as the Council has vacancies by Co-Option.

More guidance on how to stand to be a local councillor can be found on the electoral commission website https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/local-elections-england.