Upcoming Elections
Cumberland Council elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2022.
A By-Election for Longtown & The Border (Carlisle City Council ward) was also held on the same day.
The election counts took place overnight and results are available at www.cumberland.gov.uk
Vesting day for the new councils is 1 April 2023. From this day Cumberland Council will provide district and county council services across the current areas of Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland.
The new Cumberland Council has 46 councillors.
The councillors will initially sit on a Shadow Authority until Vesting day, and then serve on the new councils for a further four-year term.
The elections for the European Parliament were held on Thursday 23 May 2019. The European election in the North West was coordinated by the Regional Returning Officer, Joanne Rooney OBE, Manchester City Council. The elections within the Carlisle City Council area were administered by Dr Jason Gooding, the Local Returning Officer Carlisle City Council. Please find below a link to the North West Regional Returning Officer website where the results for the EU election are published.
http://www.northwestvotes.gov.uk/
The consultation on local reorganisation in Cumbria meant that Carlisle City Council and Cumbria County Council elections didn't go ahead as planned in May 2021. However, elections for the Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and vacant seats on local councils were still held.
In Carlisle, there was three Carlisle City Council By-Elections - Cathedral & Castle ward, Harraby South & Parklands ward and Newtown & Morton North city ward.
There was also a Cumbria County Council By-Election in Brampton division. The elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2021.
A By-Election for Longtown & The Border (Carlisle City Council ward) was held on Thursday 5 May 2022.
The consultation on local reorganisation in Cumbria means that Carlisle City Council and Cumbria County Council elections didn't go ahead as planned in May 2021. However, elections for the Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and vacant seats on local councils were still held.
In Carlisle, there was three Carlisle City Council By-Elections - Cathedral & Castle ward, Harraby South & Parklands ward and Newtown & Morton North city ward.
There was also a Cumbria County Council By-Election in Brampton division.
The elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2021.
For information on the Cumbria County Council By-Elections, visit their website.
There are no contested parish council elections in 2021.
The PCC’s role is to act as the public’s voice on how policing is carried out in Cumbria. They will also be responsible for setting the force’s budget and deciding what its priorities and strategy should be.
The election for Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner was held on Thursday 6 May 2021.
More information on the election is available on Allerdale Borough Council's website and the Cumbria PCC website.