Vacancies for two Parish Councillors

Mabe Parish Council needs 2 new team members. If you think you can make a change for your community at a local level, complete the application form and return it to the Parish Clerk by 5 Feb 26. To apply you must live in Mabe parish or 3 miles from it.

What do Councillors do?

There are three main parts to the work of a Parish Councillor:

1. Representing the views of the parish - Decision Making – Bringing fresh new, workable ideas to the parish through meetings and attending committees with other councillors, decide which activities to support, where money should be spent, what services should be delivered, plus what goes into the policies that will affect our lives in the future and which policies should be implemented. Your input is vital.
2. Monitoring – Councillors make sure that their decisions lead to efficient and effective services by continual interaction with the parish constituents and as a connecting link between constituents and those outside who also have an effect on our parish such as Cornwall Council, Cormac, developers and other parishes, while keeping an eye on how well things are working.
3. Getting involved locally – as local representatives, Councillors have responsibilities towards their constituents and local organisations. These responsibilities and duties often depend on what the councillor has been asked and has found out from parish constituents as to what they want(s) to achieve and how much time is available.

Quite often Councillors say that their duties occupy them for about an hour a week. Obviously, there are some councillors who spend more time than this – and some less, but in the main, being a parish councillor is an enjoyable way of contributing to your community, and helping to make it a better place to live and work.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Thursday 5 February 2026.

Andrew Bishop MBE PSLCC, Clerk, Mabe Parish Council

clerk@mabeparish.gov.uk 07756 650 604

Councillors: Qualification

See the Local Government Act 1972, sections 79 to 82, 85,92 and 104.