Elections take place every four years. The timescales, advertising and process of elections is governed by a statutory procedure. All candidates have to be proposed and seconded by electors of the parish.
If an existing councillors post becomes vacant the vacancy is advertised for a fixed period of time and, unless ten electors have requested a poll, the vacancy is filled by co-option at a subsequent council meeting.
The Town councillors - there are 17 of us. Buckingham Town Council is made up of elected councillors from the North & South Buckingham Wards, the river Ouse being the boundary line.