Town & Parish Council Elections 2025
The following documents are to help local Town and parish councils navigate their way through the election period. We will soon be releasing an Elections Training Calendar of events covering a wide range of training opportunities from Code of Conduct for Councillors to Chairmanship skills.
For further assistance please contact us by email: enquiries@cornwallalc.org.uk
Guide to Town and Parish Council Elections in Cornwall - Timetable (PDF, 209 Kb)
This document presents a timetable of events for Town and Parish Councils to be aware of in light of the planned local council elections on 1st May 2025.
The Council is required to publish notices in the Town/Parish on behalf of Cornwall Council throughout the election period. These notices will be sent to the Clerk and arrangements must be in place to display/publish all information on the dates required.
Please be aware that this timetable might change in the event of days being appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning outside of normal bank holidays.
Local Council Elections 2025 FAQ's (PDF, 178 Kb)
his document presents a list of FAQ's for Town and Parish Councils to help prepare for the elections in May 2025 and should be used in conjunction with Election timetable
Getting Involved Candidate Information Guide 2025 (PDF, 328 Kb)
Getting Involved Candidate Information Guide 2025
Standing for Election (Word Document, 53 Kb)
This 2 page Word document is a guide to the requirements and process of Standing for Election.
You can edit the document to insert your council's details.
A Councillor Who Me? (PDF, 136 Kb)
Election Resources: A Councillor... Who Me? 2025
This A5 leaflet provides an introduction to becoming a Parish Councillor.
CALC TOWN & PARISH COUNCIL TRAINING CALENDAR SPRING-SUMMER 2025 (PDF, 142 Kb)
We are also very pleased to release the CALC Elections Training Calendar of events, covering a wide range of training opportunities from Code of Conduct for Councillors to Chairmanship skills, with the option to book bespoke sessions for your council.
Each bespoke session will cover a single topic and all councillors will be required to complete Code of Conduct training. You then have the option of adding two further training sessions, Chairmanship and/or Councillor Skills session and these can be booked for your whole council.
Sessions will be delivered by either Sarah Mason or Lee Dunkley.
The attached schedule shows dates which are available to book (in GREEN) and we will try to update this on a regular basis. For all enquiries please email: training@cornwallalc.org.uk