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Local elections

Description of service

Local Elections refer to County, Borough and Parish Elections.

A successful candidate in any local election will serve for a term of 4 years, unless a candidate was nominated to fill a casual vacancy (which may occur due to a resignation or death of a councillor) then it would be for the remaining term of the retiring or deceased councillor.

A candidate must be 18 years of age on the day of nomination and a commonwealth citizen, citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or a citizen of another Member State of the European Union. Other qualifications are set out on the nomination paper. There is no deposit payable for local elections.

The last County Council election was held on 5 May 2005. Parish elections will be held on 3 May 2007, together with 15 of the Borough Wards.

Contact Details

Telephone01773 570222 - The Council's switchboard is open from 09:00 to 16:30 Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri and 10:00 to 16:30 Wed excluding bank holidays and certain other discretionary holidays.
Telephone01773 841343 - Faxes received outside of normal working hours will be dealt with the following working day.
TelephoneTown Hall, Market Place, Ripley, DE5 3BT - You can visit the Council's main office which are open from 09:00 to 16:30 Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri and 10:00 to 16:30 Wed excluding bank holidays and certain other discretionary holidays. Click on the address for a location map. This is also the main postal address.
TelephoneTown Centre Offices in Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and Ripley. The Council has offices in each of the 4 town centres that can be used to access a wide range of services.