Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,163
The next District Council elections will be held on 2 May 2019 and now is the time to discover whether you’ve got what it takes to be a district councillor. You don’t need to be a member of any political party – but you do need a genuine interest in what happens in the Dover District. Councillors come from all walks of life, age groups and backgrounds, so don’t rule yourself out just because you think you don’t fit the councillor ‘mould’.
Read through the information below to find out more about the role of a Councillor and the work of Dover District Council.
https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/Prospective-Councillor-2018.aspx"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
I think I might apply
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
It says that councillors must live or work in the district but what happens if someone moves or changes jobs after being elected?
Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 614
Nobody in their right mind would stand for election as a district councillor. You get blamed for everything and have no power to change anything.
Without party backing you have no chance of getting elected. However in my view, nobody in their right mind would join a political party let alone accept a nomination to stand in an election from a party.
Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 614
Further to my last post, if you support something that makes money you are accused of being on the take. A hiding to nothing.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,894
Pablo wrote: You get blamed for everything and have no power to change anything.
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In which case what is the point of having District Councillors, it is obviously a complete waste of our time voting for them.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Jan Higgins wrote:In which case what is the point of having District Councillors, it is obviously a complete waste of our time voting for them.
Not at all, a good ward Councillor can make a positive difference to the area they represent, Peter was referring to having any real say in major decisions that affect the district.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,894
Exactly Howard, it is the "major decisions" that can affect how good or bad the whole district and especially the part nearest to where you live seems to the inhabitants.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
Pablo
You can get elected to councils if your not a member of a political party, although I grant you iy=t is a lot more difficult.
As a Cllr you can make a great deal of difference to a number of peoples lives.
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,820
And enjoy many good buffets.