Louth Town Council Co-option Opportunity

Louth Town Council currently has vacancies for Councillors available to be filled by co-option. Council and Committee meetings take place on a Tuesday evening, at least once a month.

Anyone interested in this position should read the documents below by clicking on the links:

• Councillor Job Description/Person Specification

• About the Council

• Role Chairperson and Members at Meetings

• Councillors Seven Principles

• NALC – All About Local Councils

• Louth Town Council Code of Conduct

Following that, to be considered for the vacancy, please apply by sending a letter or email, confirming that you have read the above documents, registering your wish to be a Town Councillor, explaining why you would like to stand, what you feel you could bring to the Council,  confirming how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification (what skills do you have and how could they be used at Council), confirming how you meet at least one of the qualifying criteria (see below), confirming that you do not meet any of the disqualifying criteria (see below) and confirming your contact details (including name, address, phone number and email address).

Applications should be sent to the Town Clerk, Mrs. Lynda Phillips at Louth Town Council, The Sessions House, Eastgate, Louth, LN11 9AJ, 
Email: clerk@louthtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Rules to qualify for co-option are:

• Registered as a local government elector for the Parish on the current Electoral Register.
• Has during the whole of the previous 12 months occupied as tenant or owner of any land or other premises in the Parish.
• His/her principal or only place of work in the previous 12 months has been in the Parish.
• Has resided either in the Parish or within 3 miles thereof during the whole of the previous 12 months.

Rules for Disqualification are:

• If you hold a paid office or other place of profit in the gift or disposal of the council or any committee or sub-committee thereof or under a company controlled by the council.
• Being subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order or a debt relief restrictions order.
• If you have within five years of the election or since the election been convicted in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of any offence and have been sentenced to not less than three months imprisonment (whether suspended or not) without the option of a fine.
• If you are convicted of offences involving corrupt or illegal practices; or failure to register disclosable interests under the Localism Act 2011 (in England).

Once processed an item will be included on a forthcoming agenda where applications will be considered by Council.  Please note, you will be asked to attend this meeting to speak to Council for up to 5 minutes on your wish to be a Councillor and answer it’s questions.  The Council will then consider applications and vote on whether to co-opt.  A copy of the Council’s Co-option Policy can be viewed here: Co-option Policy – Louth Town Council 

For further information about the Town Council contact Mrs. Lynda Phillips on clerk@louthtowncouncil.gov.uk

To find out who your Ward Councillor is:

1. Go to the Ward Maps for Louth to find out which ward you are in.

2. Click on each ward to either show or hide the area (coloured areas).

Each Councillor is dedicated to a particular area in the town, called a Ward, and there are seven Wards, each one represented by three Councillors. Check which Ward you are in on our Louth Ward Map.

Along with Full Council Meetings there are three Committees: Planning, Governance and Finance and Personnel.

Please click the following link to view Councillors Register of Interest Forms: LTC Councillor Register of Interests as of July 2025