General
Below is the list of councillors that make up the Hindolveston Parish Council. It should be noted that the Chair and Vice Chair are elected at the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council in May and hold office for one year at a time. Elections for members are held every 4 years with the next elections in May 2027.
Where vacancies arise between elections, and there has been no call for an election, the Parish Council may co-opt new members at council meetings. Members can resign at any time, that is to say there is no minimum period of office.
Composition
Hindolveston is entitled to 7 councillors including the Chair and Vice-Chair. Councillors are expected to attend all the regular Parish Council meetings but reasonable excuses for absence (in the form of apologies) can be accepted by the Council when commitments prevent attendance.
Trevor Leeder Vice-Chair
Mary Walsh Chair
Parish Council Clerk
Little Manor, Thursford Rd, Little Snoring, Fakenham NR21 0JN
T: 01328 822366 e: [email protected]
Code of Conduct
The Localism Act 2011 requires all local councils to adopt a code of conduct for its members and to have a register of members’ interests. The code must comply with the seven Nolan principles of Public Life – selflessness, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, integrity and leadership. Hindolveston Parish Council formally adopted the Code of Conduct on 20th September 2012.
It takes all sorts
If you are interested in becoming a councillor but you are not sure whether you have the right background or how your skills/ experience might assist the council, then take a look at It Takes All Sorts published by the National Association of Local Councils. Other useful publications for all potential councillors and those that are serving is the Good Councillors Guide 2017.
Hindolveston is like any other small village in that it relies on the support provided by local people giving up some of their free time for the community as a whole.