The Westmorland and Furness (Electoral Changes) Order 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/296
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Westmorland and Furness (Electoral Changes) Order 2026.

(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3) Articles 3 and 4 come into force—

(a) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2026;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In this Order, “ the map ” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Westmorland and Furness (Electoral Changes) Order 2026” held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England .

(2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse, or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of that feature.

Section 3 Wards of the district of Westmorland and Furness and number of councillors

(1) The existing wards of the district of Westmorland and Furness are abolished.

(2) The district of Westmorland and Furness is divided into the 35 wards listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1.

(3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in Schedule 1.

Section 4 Parish wards of the parishes of Barrow, Dalton Town with Newton, Kendal, Pennington, Penrith and Ulverston and number of councillors

(1) The existing parish wards of the parishes of Barrow, Dalton Town with Newton, Kendal, Pennington, Penrith and Ulverston are abolished.

(2) The parish of Barrow is divided into the 11 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3) The parish of Dalton Town with Newton is divided into the 4 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2.

(4) The parish of Kendal is divided into the 10 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2.

(5) The parish of Pennington is divided into the 2 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2.

(6) The parish of Penrith is divided into the 6 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 5 in Schedule 2.

(7) The parish of Ulverston is divided into the 7 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 6 in Schedule 2.

(8) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

(9) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2.