Carlisle

Independent 4. Border city in Cumbria, originally a mill town and later an important railway centre. The district also includes a large rural area with agriculture leading the local economy.

The Secretary of State intends to abolish the council and incorporate it into a west Cumbria unitary council. Currock and Upperby ward has a vacant seat (held by the UK Independence Party). At byelections on 6 May the Conservatives gained Harraby South and Parklands, and Newtown and Morton North, from Labour. Elections due in 2021 have been postponed by a year to allow a consultation on unitary local government in Cumbria.

Next local elections
2022

Election cycle
Thirds

Local authority type
District

Address
Civic Centre, Carlisle CA3 8QG

Phone
01228 817000

Website
http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2012.83

Upper tier authority
Cumbria