Be a Councillor
If you are passionate about your local community, we need you.
Being a councillor is an amazing way to give back to your local community. Bring your energy, learn new things and make a real difference to people’s lives.
We are excited to be a part of Local Government Association's Be a Councillor programme. There is an incredible range of organisations delivering excellent new workshops to help you explore becoming a councillor. Find out more about each partner event and sign up for the Be a Councillor newsletter to receive updates on each event through their website.
Join us online to hear from inspirational women in local politics to discover if becoming a councillor is right for you and how to get there.
“ I rarely saw people who looked like me in politics and so became the change I wanted to see. ”
— Councillor Antoinette Bramble
Continue to explore more about becoming a councillor through our self-led resources and recordings, designed for women at each stage of their political journey.
If you’re at the beginning of your political journey and want to find out more about what being a councillor is like, our self-led resource Getting Started in Politics will help you discover the different systems and roles in politics, so you can begin to reflect on what role might be right for you.
Her Life in Politics as a Councillor Webinar
Discover what being a councillor is like from the women who know it best. Listen back to our Her Life in Politics webinar to hear from Cllr Dawn Black, Cllr Holly Bruce and Cllr Shamin Akhtar about their journey to becoming a councillor and their experience in the job.
If you’re ready to step up and look to become a councillor, our self-led resource My Political Future can help you map out the practical steps you need to take on this exciting next stage of your political journey as you prepared to stand in the future. Sign up to Ready to Get Involved to receive instant access to the resource.
If you are raring to go and ready to put yourself forward for the 2024 local elections, we want to support and equip you to deliver the best election campaign you can. Sign up to receive access to all of our self-led resources and training sessions designed specifically for candidates.
“ Having a resource like this really helped to streamline my thoughts about where my passion and values could fit into the picture.”
— Hilary, workshop participant
I want to explore becoming a councillor, where do I start?
If you’re excited about the potential of becoming involved in local politics, sign up to our programme Involve Her to receive instant access to all of our Be a Councillor workshops and self-led resources, including My Political Future.