Elections

What happens next in Camborne wards with less candidates than seats?

All four wards in the parish of Camborne will have an uncontested election. Following the deadline for candidate nomination papers on Wednesday 2 April, and the Statement of Persons Nominated on Thursday 3 April, notice has been given by Cornwall Council that there will be uncontested elections for Camborne Town councillors in the four wards where not enough people have put themselves forward to stand as candidates:

Roskear ward: 4 candidates for 5 seats

Trelowarren ward: 5 candidates for 5 seats

Treswithian ward: 3 candidates for 5 seats

Troon ward:  3 candidates for 3 seats

In these four wards, all candidates standing will be duly elected. On Monday 19 May, formal notice will be given of co-option of councillors for Roskear and Treswithian wards. Vacancies for the 3 seats (1 seat Roskear, 2 seats Treswithian) on Camborne Town Council will be filled by co-option, and applications will be invited from this date. Any eligible person who wishes to be considered for co-option should write to the Town Clerk providing their address and contact details, stating the ward for which they wish to be considered, the reasons they wish to be considered for co-option and providing any relevant experience they might have, by no later than noon on Monday 2 June 2025.

Applications will then be considered at the Camborne Town Council Council meeting, on Thursday 12 June, with an opportunity for each candidate to provide a five-minute verbal presentation. Successful candidates will be co-opted as councillors at that meeting and will be asked to attend an induction event at the Camborne Town Council offices at the Passmore Edwards Building, in June (exact date TBC.)

Timetable of councillor co-option:

Thu 1 May: Local Elections Polling Day

Mon 19 May: Formal Notice of co-option of councillors – applications invited

Mon 2 June: Closing dates for applications

Thu 12 June: Applications considered at Camborne Town Council

TBC June: Co-opted councillors induction event

Criteria for candidates for councillor co-option:

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates must satisfy the following qualification categories in order to be eligible to fill the vacancies:-

(a)    Be aged 18 years or older;

(b)    Be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights;

(c)    Be registered as a local government elector for the Parish of Camborne; OR have, during the whole of the preceding twelve months, occupied as owner or tenant, any land or premises in the Parish; OR have had their principal or only place of work within the Parish during the preceding twelve months; OR have, during the whole of the preceding twelve months, resided in the Parish or within 4.8km thereof.

DISQUALIFICATIONS

Candidates will be ineligible to fill the vacancies if any one of the following criteria categories applies to them:-

(a)    They hold a paid office under Camborne Town Council;

(b)    They are subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order;

(c)    They have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three months or more (including a suspended sentence), without the option of a fine, during the preceding five years;

(d)    They have been disqualified under the Representation of the People Act 1983;

(e)    They are subject to the notification requirement of or under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003; or

(f)     They have been convicted of an intimidatory criminal offence motivated by hostility towards a candidate, future candidate or campaigner or holder of a relevant elective office.