Eligibility to be a Community Councillor
To become a community council member you must qualify to be nominated to stand for election to a specific community council. A candidate must:
- be 16 years of age or over (by the date of the close of nominations).
- be registered as an elector on the local government electoral register in the area which the community council operates
- be resident in the community council area for which he/she is being nominated.
- not be an elected member of a local authority or parliament
- not be subject to any other disqualification e.g. bankrupt or convicted with a sentence of more than 3 months within the last 5 years