RESIDENTS interested in becoming a borough councillor have been invited to attend a briefing session.

Voters will choose who represents them on Burnley Council during elections on May 3 this year.

Anyone interested in standing as a candidate can attend an informal session to become a borough councillor or as an election agent.

The briefing will include information on what it means to be a councillor, duties and responsibilities, how to be nominated to stand in the elections and a guide to being a candidate.

Nomination information packs will be given to would-be candidates and agents.

Nominations for the borough elections close at 4pm on Friday, April 6. You must be 18 years or older and meet some other basic criteria to be able to stand as a candidate

Alison Stirling, of the town hall elections office, said: “We’re encouraging anyone interested in becoming a councillor to come along to this briefing session and find out more. If you’ve thought about standing as a candidate in the local elections but not been sure how to go about it, this event is for you.”

The session will be held at 5pm on Wednesday, March 7.

Burnley borough is represented by 45 councillors and 15 of the seats will be up for grabs in May.