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Can you stay a parish councillor if your business goes into liquidation ?
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The way you put the question suggests that the business is a separate legal entity from the council member. That is, it is a limited company. In that case, the liquidation of the business does not affect the status of the councillor.

If, however, the councillor is a sole trader and thus not separate from the business, then insolvency of the business would imply personal bankruptcy and on judgement of bankruptcy the councillor would become immediately disqualified.
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Yes, they are/was a director of a company which went into liquidation owing 51000 pounds. Seen stupid than because he was a director its ok but as a sole trader it isn t
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