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Elections - electoral nominations
The Council provides information on the process of electoral nominations, and publishes a list of nominations for any upcoming local elections.
How do I become a Councillor?
Full elections are held in all wards every four years in May. You can be a candidate if you are over 18, on the electoral register, and have lived, worked or owned property in the area for at least the past 12 months.
You may be disqualified as a candidate if you work for the Council or hold a politically restricted post with another local authority. Bankruptcy or a previous criminal conviction with a three-month or more prison sentence would also disqualify you as a candidate.
Most candidates are nominated through a political party. However, individuals are welcome to stand in their own right. Before you can be accepted as a candidate you must get one person to agree to propose your nomination, another person to agree to second the proposal and a further eight people to sign your nomination paper. All of these people must be on the electoral register for the ward in which you are standing.
Nomination papers are available from the Electoral Services Section.
The next district council elections in City of Durham are
scheduled for 2007.
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