Contact Will Austin, Town Clerk, 01308 456722 or email [email protected]. Alternatively the Mayor or current councillors will be able to tell you more about serving on your local council – their contact details can be found at https://www.bridport-tc.gov.uk/councillors/.
To find out if you are eligible to stand as a councillor or to ask for nomination papers, contact the Dorset Council Electoral Services team – 01305 838299 or email [email protected].
If you would like to know more details about the work of a town councillor visit the Dorset Association of Parish and Town Councils (DAPTC) at www.dorset-aptc.gov.uk or National Association of Local Councils (NALC) at: www.nalc.gov.uk.
Useful information and experiences of other councillors can be found at: www.beacouncillor.org.uk and in the NALC publication ‘It Takes All Sorts’ – http://www.nalc.gov.uk/library/publications/804–ittakes–all–sorts/file.