Councillors
City Councillors are elected into power by local people to make
decision about services and issues in local communities.
Your Councillor is able to put across your opinion on issues
that directly concern you and your community. You are able to
contact
your local Councillor to raise issues in your community
and they are able to provide support and advice on a range of
matters. (You will need your postcode to find your local
councillor)
Carlisle City Council has 52 Councillors, each elected for four
years to represent a particular Ward within the District.
There are currently 27 Labour Councillors, 20 Conservative
Councillors, 2 Liberal Democrat Councillors and 2 Independent
Councillors.
Carlisle City Councillors are elected for four-year terms by
thirds; that is, at each election, a third of the Councillors (or
as near as possible) are elected. Elections are held every year
except in the year when the county council election is held. There
will therefore be elections in 2014 and 2015. Retirement dates
for City Councillors can be found in the downloadable documents
below.