Local Government Elections Published on Monday, 1 May 2023 at 9:06:05 AM Local Government Elections Local Government Elections will this year be held on Saturday 21 October. A number of councillor roles will become available at the Shire of West Arthur and community members are encouraged to consider nominating for Council. Councillors have a number of primary roles: Providing leadership and guidance to the community Facilitating communication between the community and the council Determining and reviewing policy Managing assets Governing finances To stand for election as a councillor, or a mayor or president elected by the people of a local government district, you must: be 18 years of age or older; be an elector of the district (if you are only an elector because you are a nominee of a body corporate then you are not eligible to stand for council); (if a current council member) have a term that ends on election day, unless you are standing for mayor or president directly elected by the public; have completed the mandatory induction course available on the DLGSC website (https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/local-government/local-governments/council-elections/induction-for-prospective-candidates). You are not eligible to nominate for council if you: are a member of State or Federal Parliament; are an insolvent under administration; are serving a prison sentence for a crime; have been convicted of a serious local government offence within the last five years, (unless the court has waived the disqualification); have been convicted on indictment of an offence for which the penalty was or included imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for more than five years; are a member of another council; are subject to a court order disqualifying you from being a council member because you have misapplied local government funds or property; are on the local electoral roll as the nominee of a body corporate; propose standing for two positions on council (unless you are standing for mayor or president as well as councillor); or are currently disqualified by the State Administrative Tribunal from holding office as a member of a council. If you would like to know more, please contact one of our existing councillors or the CEO. Back to All News