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North Hinksey Parish Council
Working Together

View on-line at: http://Northhinksey-pc.gov.uk/redirectpage.asp?id=9818&SiteId=526

Council Elections

Elections are held every four years. the next elections will be in May 2011 

Further details can be obtained from the Chairman of the Parish Council or the Parish Clerk. 

Guidance Notes

Can be obtained by clicking on the following link:

Please click here

 

Casual Vacancy

30/03/2010  Applications are invited for Co-option of a Parish Councillor until the next Parish Council Elections in May 2011.  The following notice will have been displayed on noticeboards since 30th March 2010.

Co-option of a Person to be a Parish Councillor for North Hinksey Parish Council until the next Parish Council Election in May 2011.

 

 

As a result of the resignation of a Parish Councillor, the Electoral Registration Officer of the Vale of the White Horse District Council has agreed that the Parish Council can co-opt a new person as a Councillor, who will serve in that role until the new Parish Council election in May 2011.  The person co-opted to the Council will be required to sign a declaration that they will conform to the requirements of the Local Code of Conduct for Parish Councils. 

 

The Parish Council meets eleven times a year, (monthly apart from August); the Planning Committee meets on average once every three weeks and the other Sub-Committees on average three times a year.

 

To qualify as a Co-opted Councillor, a person must be either: -

·         A Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or a citizen of another Member State of the European Community,

·         Be 18 years or over,

·         Not disqualified by any statute,

·         An elector of the Parish, or

·         During the whole of the last 12 months has either occupied as owner or tenant land or other premises in the parish, or

·         Has a principal or only place of work in the Parish, or lives within 4.8 kilometres (three miles) of the Parish boundary.

 

If you are interested in serving as a co-opted Parish Councillor, or require further details, or would like to have an informal discussion on the role of a Parish Councillor, please contact either the Chairman of the Parish Council, Councillor Mrs. B. Newport, on Oxford 246497, or the Clerk to the Council, Alan Stone on Oxford 861992.

 

Applications for co-option to the Parish Council should be in writing to: The Clerk to North Hinksey Parish Council,  27 Long Close, Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford  OX2  9SG.

 

Applications should be received by Tuesday 20th April 2010. 

 

Alan Stone

Clerk to the Parish Council

 

30/03/2010

  

Casual Vacancy

12/04/2010   A casual vacancy has arisen due to the resignation of a councillor who has had to relocate for work purposes.  The following notice has been displayed on noticeboards since 1st March 2010.

 

                                               PARISH COUNCIL OF NORTH HINKSEY

 

 

                                      CASUAL VACANCY

 

 

                Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Councillor:

 

                                                                               J. P. Bartlam

 

                    A Vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Parish of  NORTH HINKSEY.

 

               The vacancy will be filled by election if any TEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORS of the said electoral area submit a written request for an election to be
               held to fill the vacancy to:

 

The Returning Officer,

Vale of White Horse District Council,

Abbey House,

Abingdon,

Oxon.  OX14 3JE

 

             Within FOURTEEN DAYS after public notice of the vacancy has been given.  In computing these fourteen days mentioned
             above, you disregard a Saturday and Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or a Bank
             Holiday or a day appointed for Public Thanksgiving or Mourning. 

 

                 If no such request is made the vacancy will be filled by Co-option by the Parish Council.

 

 

 

                    Dated this:     12th April 2010      
                               

                    Signed     A. J. Stone                               

                               Parish Clerk

 

 

 

A. J. Stone, Clerk to North Hinksey Parish Council,

   27 Long Close, Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford OX2

 


Previous Vacancies  9/2/2009  Casual vacancies for two councillors - see All Vacancies Section on the left hand side of this page. 
  2/3/2009  The V.W.H.D.C. has confirmed that there was insufficient support for an election and as such has asked the Parish Council to  fill the vacancies by co-option as soon as possible.
23/3/2009  Casual vacancy notices displayed on council noticeboards. (PLEASE SEE THE ALL VACANCIES SECTION)
                Applications closing date is 15th April 2009.  For further detals or a chat, please contact either the Chairman of the Parish Council,
                Councillor Mrs. Briony Newport on Oxford 246497 or the Parish Clerk, Alan Stone on Oxford 861992.  Annual Parish Meeting - Thursday 12th March 2009
                For details click on the Other Useful Information heading at the top of this page and then the Annual Parish Meeting  - Your Say box on the left hand side of the page.