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Is a person disqualified from running for a Parish/Town council if they work for the Borough/City council?

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Question is as in title.
Can a person run for a Town or Parish council if they are employed by the senior (principal?) council, in which geographic area that parish/town council is located?

Second, if a person runs a company which is contracted to provide a service for the borough council, and so earns money from the borough council, can that person run for the parish/town council?
Many thanks in advance for any answers.
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Yes. The only restriction I'm aware of is that they would need to declare an interest on any matter where they had a personal stake, which could happen quite frequently.
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