Apply to be a councillor

To apply to be a Liberal Democrat councillor in Swansea and Gower, you will need to:

Be an Approved candidate - if you would like to apply for approval, please contact party chair, James McGettrick ([email protected])
Campaign actively in line with a Candidate Agreement that outlines our expectations of candidates - this is different for target, development, and non-target wards
Understand that if elected, you will have to abide by the rules of the S&G Liberal Democrats Council Group, including donating a small proportion of your Councillor allowance to Group and/or Local Party funds

We are currently accepting applications for candidate selection for the following wards (deadline: Monday 23rd November, 5pm):

To apply, please download an application form and return to Matt Palmer ([email protected]). Please include:

A passport-style digital photo
A 300 word (max) statement in support of your candidacy, which will be circulated to voting members

You will be sent a receipt of application - if you have not received such a receipt within 48 hours then please call Matt on 07891 661125.

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