Voting and elections

Upcoming elections

List of any upcoming elections for district, county and police.

Register to vote on GOV.UK

To register to vote, you need to apply online on GOV.UK.

Registering to vote and voting

Making polling stations COVID-19 safe

Changes to make polling stations COVID-19 safe

Be a Councillor

Become a councillor and represent your local community on a parish, town, district or county council.

Parish ward by-elections

Parish ward by-elections 6 May 2021

Eden district ward by-elections

Cumbria County Council Elections

The elections for Cumbria County Council due to take place on Thursday 6 May 2021 have been postponed because of potential Local Government reorganisation.

Your elected representatives

Find out about the 38 district councillors, 9 county councillors and the member for parliament