Knighton Town Council
"Tref-y-Clawdd" – The town on the Dyke

NOTICE OF CO-OPTION FOR SOUTHEAST WARD – deadline 10/04/2024 **NOW FILLED**

Published 29th February 2024

Knighton Town Council is now taking applications to fill the vacant seat in Knighton Southeast Ward. 

If you wish to be considered for co-option for the vacant seat or want more information regarding the role of a Community Councillor please contact the Town Council on telephone number 01546 529660 or email knightontowncouncil@outlook.com. See below for a link to the application form or pick up a paper copy from the Civic Centre.

KTC CO OPTION APPLICATION FORM 2024

NOTICE OF CO-OPTION:

KNIGHTON TOWN COUNCIL

Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 116

Notice of Co-Option

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Knighton Town Council intends to Co-opt one member to fill the vacancy that exists in the office of Councillor for the Knighton Southeast Ward.

Expressions of interest are being sought from members of the public who meet the following qualifications and are interested in representing their community on the aforementioned Town Council.  You must be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of any member state of the European Union citizen or a qualifying foreign citizen and not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom or have indefinite leave to remain.  You must be 18 years of age or over; and meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • registered as a local government elector for the area named above; or
  • during the whole of the last 12 months occupied as owner or tenant land or other premises in the community named above; or
  • your principal or only place of work during the last 12 months has been in the community named above; or
  • you have during the whole of the last 12 months resided in the Community or within 4.8 kilometres of it.[1]

If you wish to be considered for co-option for the vacant seat or want more information regarding the role of a Community Councillor please contact the Proper Officer, Clerk to the Council  on telephone number 01546 529660 or email knightontowncouncil@outlook.com.

Dated this day of 29 February 2024

[1] Certain people are disqualified from standing, and these include paid officers of the community council, anyone subject to bankruptcy restriction orders and those subject to recent sentences of imprisonment.

CYNGOR TREF-Y-CLAWDD

Mesur Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru) 2011, Adran  116 Hysbysiad o Gyfethol

RHODDIR HYSBYSIAD TRWY HYN fod Cyngor Tref-y-Clawdd yn bwriadu Cyfethol un aelod i lenwi’r lle(oedd) gwag sydd ar gael ar gyfer Cynghorydd dros y De-ddwyrain Ward.

Rydym yn gwahodd datganiadau o ddiddordeb gan aelodau’r cyhoedd sy’n diwallu’r cymwysterau canlynol ac â diddordeb mewn cynrychioli eu cymuned ar y Cyngor Cymuned uchod.  Rhaid i chi fod yn Ddinesydd Prydain, yn ddinesydd cymwys o’r Gymanwlad, yn ddinesydd unrhyw Aelod-wladwriaeth o’r Undeb Ewropeaidd, neu’n ddinesydd tramor cymwys heb fod angen caniatâd i gyrraedd neu aros yn y Deyrnas Unedig neu â chaniatâd amhenodol i aros.   Rhaid i chi fod yn 18 oed neu’n hŷn, ac yn ateb o leiaf un o’r meini prawf canlynol:

  • wedi’ch cofrestru fel etholwr llywodraeth leol ar gyfer yr ardal a enwir uchod; neu
  • yn ystod y cyfan o’r 12 mis diwethaf, wedi bod yn berchennog neu’n denant tir neu safle arall yn y gymuned a enwir uchod; neu
  • wedi bod â’ch prif neu’ch unig weithle yn ystod y 12 mis diwethaf yn y gymuned a enwir uchod; neu
  • rydych wedi byw yn y Gymuned, neu o fewn 4.8 cilometr ohoni yn ystod y cyfan o’r 12 mis diwethaf.[2]

Os ydych yn dymuno cael eich ystyried i gael eich cyfethol ar gyfer y sedd(au) gwag, neu’n dymuno cael rhagor o wybodaeth ynghylch rôl Cynghorwyr Cymuned, cysylltwch â’r Swyddog Priodol, Clerc y Cyngor Cymuned ar/yn ffôn 01546 529660 neu e-bostiwch knightontowncouncil@outlook.com

Dyddiedig y diwrnod hwn o  29 Chwefror 2024.

[2] Mae rhai pobl penodol wedi’u hanghymhwyso rhag ymgeisio, yn eu plith swyddogion cyflogedig y Cyngor, unrhyw un sy’n destun gorchmynion cyfyngu methdalwyr a’r rheiny sy’n destun dedfrydau o garchar yn ddiweddar.