Standing, and standing down

Posted on 19/04/2022 by Ed Hammond | #localdemocracy, #localelections, #standing, #standingdown

In 2019 and 2021 we experienced some comparatively high “councillor turnover” – and we can probably expect similar in local elections this May. The neutral phrase “councillor turnover” hides a large number of personal stories and experiences of those councillors who will, for whatever reason, not be councillors after the forthcoming election. Councillors stop being councillors in four ways. They can lose their seat in an election for which they stand as a candidate. They can be denied the opportunity to stand again – this may be because they fail to be reselected by their party in the same seat, ...