Aberdeenshire community council's seek new members
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Over the coming weeks many community councils across Aberdeenshire will be looking for new members to join them to represent their community in the coming years.
In Aberdeenshire, elections to community councils take place every year that if there are vacancies on the particular community council.
Elections generally take place in April and May with the new community council meeting for its AGM in late May or June.
If an election is required, council officers will facilitate this on behalf of the community council.
Nominations will be sought over a period of two to four weeks and on closure of nominations, if there are enough candidates to form a community council the successful candidates will be elected and their names published on the website, but if there are more nominations than vacancies a ballot will take place.
The recent pandemic has strengthened the need for local resilience and for people to support one another in their communities and community councils are an excellent way to become involved.
Nominations are now being sought for the following community councils:-
Auchterless, Inverkeithny and Fisherford.
Huntly.
Rathen, Memsie and Cortes.
Cornhill and Ordiquhill.
Lumphanan.
Slains and Collieston.
Echt and Skene.
Methlick.
Torphins.
Ellon.
New Aberdour, Tyrie and Pennan.
Fintray.
Portsoy and District.
If you would like to put yourself forward for one of the vacancies, nomination forms, closing dates and further information can be accessed from the Council website at https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/communities-and-events/community-councils/cc-election/
