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Community Council Vacancies – Time to Step Up
Public meetings are due to be held across Orkney in the coming months to fill vacant seats on local community councils.
21 February 2023
Your Community Council Needs You!
There’s Still Time to Get Involved - Community Council Nominations Deadline is Extended
Your Community Council needs you and that is why we have extended the deadline of Orkney’s Community Council Elections to enable more people to get involved.
20 June 2022
Notice of publication of the time and location of the inspection of election expenses returns
As Returning Officer for the election, I hereby give notice that the election expenses returns, declarations and all accompanying documents of candidates at the above election may be inspected between the hours of 9am to 5pm except public holidays at the Elections Office, Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY for a period of two years after receipt by me. To inspect, contact the election office using the details below to make an appointment.
17 June 2022
Notice of Election - Community Council Elections
Community Councillors are to be elected for each of the 20 Community Council areas within Orkney. The Community Councils, and number of members required, are as follows:
17 May 2022
Voters decide who will represent them in the Council chamber for the next five years
Orkney voters have determined who they wish to represent them within Orkney Islands Council for the next five years.
There will be a number of new faces joining returning councillors to the chamber representing Orkney’s six wards.
The wards and councillors are:
06 May 2022