Notices of Casual Vacancies for the Kerry Community Council will be posted to this web page together with any local election information.
As of 19th March 2025 - Kerry Community Council has 2 vacancies for Community Councillors - one for Kerry and one for Sarn. Please contact the Clerk if you are interested in joining the council.
Sarn Vacancy
KERRY COMMUNITY COUNCIL - LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (SEC. 87(2))
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy is deemed to have occurred in the office of Councillor for the SARN Ward of the Community of KERRY COMMUNITY COUNCIL on the resignation on 26th FEBRUARY 2025 of Councillor M MORGAN
Rule 5 of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 2006, provides that on a casual vacancy occurring in the office of councillor of a community, an election to fill the vacancy shall be held if, within fourteen days (computed as stated below) after public notice of the vacancy has been given in accordance with Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act, 1972, notice in writing of a request for such an election has been given to the proper officer of the council of the county within which the community is situated signed by TEN electors for the electoral area. *
The Proper Officer is the Deputy Returning Officer, Powys County Council, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG.
Dated 17/03/2025
Bilingual notice can be downloaded here
Kerry Vacancy
Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 116 Notice of Co-Option
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the KERRY Community Council intends to Co-opt one (1) member(s) to fill the vacancy(ies) that exist in the office of Councillor for the KERRY Community (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 Community 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 seats(s) or want more information regarding the role of a Community Councillor please contact the Proper Officer, Clerk to the Council Community on/at clerk@kerrycommunitycouncil.gov.uk
Dated this day of 13/11/2024
Bi-lingual notice can be downloaded here.
26th February 2025 - The Casual Vacancy for Kerry (Sept 24) has now been filled
25th September 2024 - The Casual Vacancy for Kerry (Aug 24) has now been filled
25th September 2024 - The Casual Vacancy for Dolfor (May 24) has now been filled
5th August 2024 - The Casual Vacancy for Kerry has now been filled.
2nd April 2024 - The Casual Vacancy for Kerry has been filled.
25th October 2023 - The Casual Vacancy for Kerry has been filled.