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The Council’s Role

Notice of Election – Parish 2024

 

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Brentwood Borough Council

Election of Parish Councillors for the Parish listed below

Parish/Ward and number of Councillors to be elected

Blackmore, Hook End & Wyatts Green Parish (Blackmore Ward)

Five

Blackmore, Hook End & Wyatts Green Parish (Hook End & Wyatts Green Ward)

Eight

  1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer at Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AY on any day after the date of this notice, on Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4 pm on Friday 5th April 2024.
  2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Town

Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AY, during the times stated above.

  1. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 2nd May 2024.
  2. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12midnight on Tuesday 16th April 2024. Applications can be made online:

    https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

  3. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the ElectoralRegistration Officer at Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AY by 5 pm on Wednesday 17th April 2024. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.
  4. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 24th April 2024. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
  5. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AY by 5 pm on Wednesday 24th April 2024. Some applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote.
  6. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AY by 5 pm on Thursday 2nd May 2024.

Dated: Friday 22nd March 2024 Jonathan Stephenson Returning Officer

Parish/Ward

Number of Councillors to be elected

Blackmore, Hook End & Wyatts Green Parish (Blackmore Ward)

Five

Blackmore, Hook End & Wyatts Green Parish (Hook End & Wyatts Green Ward)

 Eight

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Parish Councils are the lowest tier in the country’s government and are tasked with representing the interests of local communities — an essential part of the structure of local democracy.  The Council is constituted by parliament and wholly governed by legislation and as such can only do what the law permits.  The Parish Council (PC) should not be confused with the Parochial Church Council (PCC) which deals with all matters relating to the church.

We can: 

• give views, on behalf of the community, on planning applications and other proposals that affect the parish
• undertake projects and schemes that benefit local residents
• work in partnership with other bodies to achieve benefits for the parish
• alert relevant authorities to problems that arise or work that needs to be undertaken
• help the other tiers of local government keep in touch with their local communities.

Here in Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green we also have overall responsibility for providing recreational areas and leisure facilities in addition to the management of open public spaces. This is a substantial estate including the Village Green and ponds, Horsefayre Green, Walter Hobbs Field, Millennium Park, Ted Marriage Field, Mill Lane Play Area, and the Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall complex among others.

Parish Councils are generally the least bureaucratic and cheapest form of government, raising the majority of its income from the ‘precept’ that is collected along with council tax by the borough council.  Unlike any other tier of government, members receive absolutely no financial compensation or benefit  and serve entirely voluntarily.

Councillors are chosen by residents of the parish every four years if there are more than 13 candidates for election at the time of voting. The Council has sub-committees to cover Planning, Parks and Open Spaces, and Policy and Resources.

Councillors must comply with a code of conduct and are regulated by Standing Orders and Financial Regulations. The position of parish councillor is entirely unpaid and in our case non-party political.

A precept (tax) on households is used to fund administrative costs and some projects. The precept is collected by Brentwood Borough as the local authority responsible for levying Council Tax