Become a Councillor and make a difference.....

• Play a part in making decisions affecting your area
• Get more involved in your community
• Influence the way local services are provided

Councillors are ordinary people doing an extraordinary job. Stand to be a councillor to make sure decisions being made meet the needs of East Devon. We need councillors who are ready to take on a challenge - it's not a role that you can leave at the office at 5pm and not all decisions are easy to make - but you can make a positive difference. As a Councillor you will be  listening to the views of the community and helping them to be heard. We need Councillors who are:

• Community leaders - providing direction for their area, mediating between and helping reconcile competing views and interests, encouraging and aiding people and communities to resolve local problems themselves.
• Good communicators - to keep in touch with constituents through regular surgeries and meetings, phone, email and personal contact to know and understand their views and concerns.
• Local champions - fostering effective relationships with public, private, voluntary and community organisations in their area and monitoring performance of public services and taking appropriate action.
• Local advocates - influencing council and other local decisions, including planning and licensing. Acting fairly and judiciously on decisions affecting other parts of the Council's area.

Still interested? Find out more information on becoming and being a councillor from the resources below.  

 "Become a Parish or Town Councillor and make a difference" information leaflet (242KB - 25 October 2010 - PDF Help)

Parish and Town Council Useful Information