Your chance to make a difference

Interested in your community? Want to make a difference to what is going on in your area? Have some spare time?

If the answer to any of these is yes, then why not think about standing for election and becoming a councillor? Being a councillor is a demanding, yet rewarding, role and if you’ve ever wanted to know how to get involved, then now is your chance.

We’re hosting an open evening where you can come along and find out what councillors do, what skills you need, how much time you need to dedicate, what you get paid and what the rewards are.

Councillors help make decisions about the way local services are provided, and how council tax and government grants are spent. Hertsmere Borough Council provides major local services such as refuse collection and recycling, planning and development control, parks and leisure services, car parking, food hygiene and environmental protection.

All sorts of people become councillors. So regardless of whether you are a working mum, a single dad, a student, a businessman or anything else in between, if you want to learn more, please come along. Councillor Harvey Cohen explained: “The aim is to encourage those who are currently under-represented to come forward – for example young people and women – but anyone with an interest is welcome. The open evening will be a great opportunity for people to speak to councillors from different political parties and find out exactly what the role entails.”

When: 6pm - 7.30pm Wednesday 18 January
Where: Civic Offices, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1WA.

To book your place email wrox.rehill@hertsmere.gov.uk or call Wrox Rehill on 020 8207 7423.

To become a Hertsmere Borough councillor you must stand for election in one of the borough’s 15 electoral wards. Once elected to a seat, a councillor serves for four years. To be a candidate you don’t need to be a member of a political party as you can stand as an independent if you wish, but you must: 
• Be 18 years of age or over. 
• Be a British, Commonwealth or European Union citizen. 
• Be registered to vote in Hertsmere Borough Council area or have lived, worked or owned property in the Hertsmere Borough Council area for at least 12 months before the election.

We have more information about being a councillor.