Parish Elections 2021

This page explains which parish and town councils are up for election on 6 May, which councils will have a poll and which are uncontested. It contains links to find out which parish you live in and how to contact your parish or town council. 

Parish and Town Councils up for election this year

• Blawith & Subberthwaite Parish Council
• Broughton East Parish Council
• Burton-in-Kendal Parish Council
• Cartmel Fell
• Claife Parish Fell
• Colton Parish Council
• Coniston Parish Council
• Crook Parish Council
• Crosthwaite & Lyth Parish Council
• Haverthwaite Parish Council
• Hawkshead Parish Council
• Helsington Parish Council
• Heversham Parish Council
• Holme Parish Council
• Levens Parish Council
• Lindale & Newton-in-Cartmel Parish Council
• Lowick Parish Council
• Milnthorpe Parish Council
• Preston Richard Parish Council
• Satterthwaite Parish Council
• Sedgwick Parish Council
• Skelwith Parish Council
• Stainton Parish Council
• Staveley-in-Cartmel Parish Council
• Staveley-with-Ings Parish Council
• Torver Parish Council
• Ulverston Town Council
• Witherslack, Meathop & Ulpha Parish Council

Notice of Election for Parishes in the South Lakeland area (PDF 129KB / 2 pages)

Contested elections 

The elections for Ulverston Town Council and Crosthwaite & Lyth Parish Council are contested (there are more candidates than there are vacancies) and polls will be held on Thursday 6 May. Further notices (eg Notices of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations) will be published in due course. 

Ulverston Town Council

• Statement of Persons Nominated for Ulverston Town Council, Central Ward (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Ulverston Town Council, East Ward (PDF 114KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Ulverston Town Council, North Ward (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Ulverston Town Council, South Ward (PDF 116KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Ulverston Town Council, Town Ward (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Ulverston Town Council, West Ward (PDF 116KB / 1 page)

Crosthwaite & Lyth Parish Council

• Statement of Persons Nominated for Crosthwaite & Lyth Parish Council (PDF 95KB / 1 page)

Uncontested elections

Elections for the other parish councils are not contested and there won't be a poll on 6 May, because there were fewer (or the same number of) candidates nominated than there are spaces on the councils.

Statements of Persons Nominated for each parish are provided below and further notices confirming the results of the uncontested elections will be published in due course.

• Statement of Persons Nominated for Blawith & Subberthwaite Parish Council (PDF 114KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Broughton East Parish Council (PDF 114KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Burton-in-Kendal Parish Council (PDF 118KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Cartmel Fell Parish Council (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Claife Parish Council, Lower Ward (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Claife Parish Council, Upper Ward (PDF 114KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Colton Parish Council, Central Ward (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Colton Parish Council, East Ward (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Colton Parish Council, West Ward (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Coniston Parish Council (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Crook Parish Council (PDF 116KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Haverthwaite Parish Council (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Hawkshead Parish Council, Fieldhead Ward (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Hawkshead Parish Council, Hawkshead Ward (PDF 111KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Helsington Parish Council (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Heversham Parish Council (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Holme Parish Council (PDF 114KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Levens Parish Council (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Lindale & Newton-in-Cartmel Parish Council, High Newton Ward (PDF 111KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Lindale & Newton-in-Cartmel Parish Council, Lindale Ward (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Lowick Parish Council (PDF 112KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Milnthorpe Parish Council (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Preston Richard Parish Council (PDF 115KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Satterthwaite Parish Council (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Sedgwick Parish Council (PDF 114KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Skelwith Parish Council (PDF 112KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Stainton Parish Council (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Staveley-in-Cartmel Parish Council (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Staveley-with-Ings Parish Council, Hugill Parish (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Staveley-with-Ings Parish Council, Nether Staveley Parish (PDF 113KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Staveley-with-Ings Parish Council, Over Staveley Parish (PDF 111KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Torver Parish Council (PDF 112KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Witherslack, Meathhop & Ulpha Parish Council, Meathop & Ulpha Ward (PDF 112KB / 1 page)
• Statement of Persons Nominated for Witherslack, Meathhop & Ulpha Parish Council, Witherslack Ward PDF (116KB / 1 page)

How to find your parish or town council

Find out which parish you live in 

1. When the map opens you will see the parish boundaries marked, in red and labelled with the parish name
2. In the 'Current Address' field, at the top of the map, enter the address details of your property
3. The map will zoom in on the property and mark it with a 'target' icon
4. Zoom out on the map using your mouse (or the scrolling tool in the top left hand corner of the map) to see where the property is in relation to the parish boundary

Contact your parish or town council