Councils now is the time to start thinking about getting people to stand for election May 2015

The National Association of Local Councils kicked off its campaign to get more people to stand for election as parish and town councillors in 7th May 2015, urging a new generation of neighbourhood leaders to step forward and make a difference in their area.

Tens of thousands of seats on England’s most local level of Government – parish and town councils – are up for grabs on the same day as the General Election. NALC wants parishes to improve their democratic mandate with an increase in the number of contested elections.

NALC started its campaign by issuing a ‘Call for ideas and practice’ to generate proposals on how to get more people involved in grassroots local democracy, urging councils themselves to come forward with successful examples.

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