Five Community Councillors Required

Five Community Councillors Required - Dennistoun Community Council Interim Election 2024
Five Community Councillors Required – Dennistoun Community Council Interim Election 2024

Five positions on Dennistoun Community Council require to be filled

Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) strives to understand and express our shared community priorities in order to promote an inclusive neighbourhood and to engage positively in the delivery of local services, facilities, amenities, planning, and regeneration.

Those interested in becoming a community councillor are advised to view our two-page intro. Further guidance on community councils and the role of community councillors can also be found on our About page. Our Locality page confirms the areas covered by DCC. Our recently published minutes will also give an indication of what what to expect at DCC meetings.

The nomination form, with guidance notes and privacy information, is available for download, here as a PDF file, and here as a Doc file.

The formal public notice for this interim election, is available for download, here as a PDF file.

The closing date for submission of a nomination form is Friday 20th December 2024.

DCC Interim Election 2024 Poster
DCC Interim Election 2024 Poster

A PDF of the above poster is available for download here or by clicking the image.

Further information is available from Glasgow City Council’s Community Councils team at glasgow.gov.uk/communitycouncils, by emailing communitycouncils@glasgow.gov.uk, or by telephoning 0141 287 00600.

Paper copies of the info and forms are also available at Dennistoun Library.

Notes for Candidates

  1. When completed the nomination form should be returned by Friday 20th December 2024, which is the closing date to: Community Council Elections, FREEPOST RRAR-TXKT-XREH, Communities Team, Glasgow City Council, 82 George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU or via communitycouncils@glasgow.gov.uk.
  2. All persons aged over 16 years and resident in the Community Council area can stand for election. There are 5 vacancies available for election. All that is required is that the candidate, proposer and seconders’ names appear on the Electoral Register. (Alternative measures for identification and residency status of candidates may be undertaken in certain circumstances.)
    • Uncontested Election: Should 5 or fewer valid nominations be received by the closing date, the uncontested election meeting will take place on Tuesday 14th January 2025 and will begin at 7pm in St Andrews East Church Hall, 685 Alexandra Parade G31 3LN.
    • Contested Election: If more than 5 valid nominations are received by the closing date then a secret ballot will take place on a date to be confirmed in St Andrews East Church Hall, 685 Alexandra Parade G31 3LN commencing at 5.30pm and finishing at 8.30pm.
  3. All persons aged over 16 years and resident in the Community Council area are entitled to vote in elections. To vote at a Community Council election, residents’ names and addresses must appear on the Electoral Register or be confirmed using the alternative measures (see above).
  4. All proposers and seconders must also be resident in the Community Council area and aged over 16 years.
  5. Candidates, proposers and seconders names should appear on the Electoral Register (alternative measures for identification status of candidates may be undertaken in certain circumstances).
  6. Successful candidates elected to serve on the community council, will do so until the next scheduled full election to be held in October 2026.
  7. If you submit a Nomination Form, Community Empowerment Services staff will contact you to confirm the validity of your nomination and will inform you at the close of nominations if a contested election is to take place.

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2024 General Election Hustings Video

2024 hustings panel of candidates
2024 hustings panel of candidates

The video of the 2024 Glasgow North East constituency general election hustings event held on Monday 24th June is now available for viewing.

The full list of nine candidates was invited. Six attended. We appreciate their participation in what we believe was a successful event, judging by the positive comments received from many of the attendees afterwards.

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What is a Hustings?

It’s not long until the DCC hustings for the Glasgow North East constituency on Monday 24th June.

Further details about the time, location and venue are available here: dennistouncc.org.uk/2024/06/13/2024-general-election-hustings-glasgow-north-east.

But what is a hustings?

A hustings is an event where political candidates for your constituency answer questions from you, the local voters.

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2024 General Election Hustings – Glasgow North East

DCC Glasgow North East Hustings 2024 Poster
DCC Glasgow North East Hustings 2024 Poster (tap on image for pdf version)

Glasgow North East Constituency 2024 General Election Hustings

Dennistoun Community Council is hosting an election hustings on Monday 24th June for all candidates in the Glasgow North East constituency.

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17 Community Councillors Required

17 Community Councillors Required
17 Community Councillors Required

All 17 community councillor (CCllr) positions on Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) now require to be filled, as the current four year term ends in October.

Update: One week extension. Nominations to be received by Friday 7th October.

DCC strives to understand and express our shared community priorities in order to promote an inclusive neighbourhood and to engage positively in the delivery of local services, facilities, amenities, planning, and regeneration.

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2022 Council Election: Candidate Q&A

  1. Introduction [jump to section]
  2. Candidates Standing [jump to section]
  3. Question From DCC [jump to section]
  4. Answers From Candidates [jump to section]
  5. Election Guidance [jump to section]

1. Introduction

The Scottish Local Government election takes place on 5 May 2022, between 7am and 10pm. 85 councillors will be elected to 23 wards in the Glasgow City Council (GCC) area. The Dennistoun and Calton wards both have areas within the Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) boundary. The names and descriptions of the candidates for these wards are indicated in the below lists.

DCC sent a message to each local candidate, asking about the biggest community engagement issue it has encountered in recent years: the future of Whitehill Pool.

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2021 Scottish Parliamentary Election Hustings – Glasgow Provan Constituency

Dennistoun Community Council - 2021 Scottish Parliamentary Election Hustings - Glasgow Provan Constituency
Dennistoun Community Council – 2021 Scottish Parliamentary Election Hustings – Glasgow Provan Constituency

A 2021 Scottish Parliamentary Election Hustings for the Glasgow Provan constituency will be hosted and chaired by Dennistoun Community Council on Thursday 22nd April 2021 starting at 7pm and finishing at 9pm, held online at facebook.com/DennistounCC.

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Election Notice: 10th March 2020

DCC March 2020 Election
DCC March 2020 Election (Click for PDF)

The recent call for nominations to fill two community councillor vacancies resulted in more valid nominations than vacancies. This means that there will be a contested election held on Tuesday 10th March between 5:30pm and 8:30pm at Milnbank HA Community Flat, 1 Culloden Street, G31 3NX.

Anyone 16 years of age or over, on the electoral register, with an address in the Dennistoun Community Council area is eligible to vote. The election is administered by Glasgow City Council.

Candidate details will be provided at the venue.

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