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Community Council Elections for the return of all Community Councils across Dumfries and Galloway will take place on Thursday, 3 October 2024. There are 106 Community Council areas with the maximum membership of each determined by the population it serves and varies between 4 and 17 members, with an overall total of 1,291 Community Councillor places available across Dumfries and Galloway.

Community Councils are voluntary organisations set up by statute and are the most local tier of statutory representation. They comprise of people who care about their community and want to make their area a better place to live. Community Councils have an important role in democracy by representing the views of their community on local issues to the local authority and other public and private agencies.

The role of the Community Council includes to encourage and facilitate consultation with their local community to listen to and act on the views of local people and should aim to establish effective working relationships with the Public Authorities and wider organisations. Community Councils also facilitate a wide range of activities which promote the interests and wellbeing of their local area by bringing together local people to make things happen.

If you are keen to influence decisions that your affect your village, town, or neighbourhood, then this is your opportunity to represent your local community and to stand as a Community Councillor.

Please note that all those currently serving as Community Councillors, that would like to stand again, must also submit a nomination form.

A copy of the Nomination Form and Guidance Notes can be found on our Community Council webpage at Community Councils - Dumfries and Galloway Council (dumgal.gov.uk).

Nominations will close at 5pm on Tuesday, 3 September 2024.

If there are more nominations than places on a Community Council an election ballot will be held in that area on Thursday, 3 October 2024.

Councillor Gail Macgregor, Leader, Dumfries and Galloway Council said,

“As the most local tier of elected representation in Scotland, Community Councils play a key role in local decision-making by advising, influencing, and advocating on behalf of their local communities. They are there to encourage and facilitate consultation with their local community and to listen to and act on the views of local people. Dumfries and Galloway Council is committed to ensuring that our local people and communities are at the heart of our decision-making and are keen to work closely with Community Councils to make our communities better places to live.”

For further information please email us at Community.Councils@dumgal.gov.uk.