Parish Council Elections

Question

Can a councillor who was voted off the council at the last Parish Council Elections be co-opted back on again?

Answer 1

Yes if the votes of the Current councillors support their cooption

Comments

Clerk Gable is correct.

If there is a public question session as part of co-option, then you could remind councillors that public had already had their decision and voted against the person.

And if there was a co-option vacancy why did the candidate not put themselves forward when the vacancy occurred for election, is the question I always ask of our co-optees.

Answer 2

The fact that someone did not get on during elections tells me there was more nominations than places. A lot of people think the idea of being a councillor is great but are not prepared for the hard work and responsibility that comes with the role