be a councillor
Bassam Mahfouz
- Loves green spaces
- Football fan
- Local councillor
"Community is very important to me. I see or experience first hand many of the issues my constituents come to me about."
Want to know more?
Download our step-by-step guide to becoming a councillor with useful contact names and numbers.
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Are you a councillor or recruiter?
Download The X factor: A talent spotter's recruitment manual for the 2010 elections
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Useful links
Download the national be a councillor guide Opens in a new window
Download the London 'be a councillor' guide Opens in a new window
Download The X factor: A talent spotter's recruitment manual for the 2010 elections
Download The X factor: What happened next Opens in a new window
- Find lists of all the political parties in the UK at the Electoral Commission website Opens in a new window
- The Local Government Association's group for politically independent councillors, tel 020 7664 3224
- The 'Women into public life' programme
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