Desperate plea for more Mareham-le-Fen councillors

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Mar 2017, 10:30 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 11:22 BST
A sign of the times? New councillors are desperately needed in Mareham le Fen.A sign of the times? New councillors are desperately needed in Mareham le Fen.
A sign of the times? New councillors are desperately needed in Mareham le Fen.
A parish council has spent almost £1,000 of council taxpayers money setting up three elections that have failed to attract a single candidate.

There have been three vacancies on Mareham le Fen Parish Council since last autumn.

Parish councils do have the power to co-opt new members.

However, it is not an option in Mareham after ten parishioners signed a petition which means an election has to be called.

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As a result, the parish council has attempted to hold an election three times.

No-one, though, has come forward, so the elections haven’t gone ahead.

But on each occasion, the council has been left with a bill for over £300 to cover