Elections & Vacancies

VACANCY FOR A TOWN COUNCILLOR

TOWN COUNCIL OF PENRITH

PENRITH PATEGILL WARD

Due to the RESIGNATION of Grattan Bowen, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Pategill Ward of Penrith Town Council.

An election has been called by 10 persons living in the Pategill Ward.

Under the provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and The Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections and Referendums) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 the by-election will not currently take place, and the vacancy will be held open until the by election takes place. The 2020 regulations provide for the by election to take place on the date for the Ordinary Election of Councillors due to be held on Thursday 6 May 2021. However, this date may be brought forward or deferred by the Government depending upon the circumstances. Any Election that is In due course called will be duly publicised as required by law.”

i.e. in essence, any election will not take place before the 6 May 2021, unless regulation changes to allow by-elections sooner.

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Your Elected Representatives

District Councillors

Find your District Councillor by name, political party, or district ward.

County Councillors

See Cumbria County Councillors for Eden district on the Cumbria County Council’s website. There are councillors for Penrith East, Penrith West, Penrith North, Penrith Rural, divisions of Eden district.

Local Members of Parliament (MP)

Eden is in the Penrith and the Border Constituency.

Neil Hudson is the MP for Penrith and The Border Constituency.

Go to the Penrith and The Border Conservative party website for further information.

Search for other MPs on the Parliament UK website by postcode, constituency, or MP’s name.

Town Council Elections 2019

Penrith is split into six wards and there are 15 Councillors.

Scheduled elections took place on Thursday 2nd May 2019, with the following results:

For Contested results click HERE

For uncontested wards click HERE

The names of wards and councillor representations are as follows:

Name of Ward	Number of Councillors	Who
Penrith North	4	Cllr. Paul Donald Cllr. Scott Jackson Cllr. Ron Kenyon Cllr. Mike Shepherd
Penrith South	2	Cllr. Roger Burgin Cllr. Margaret Clark
Penrith East	3	Cllr. Nicola Hawkins Cllr. James Fallows Cllr. Charlie Shepherd
Penrith West	3	Cllr. Jonathan Davies Cllr. David Knaggs Cllr. Hilary Snell
Penrith Pategill	1	VACANCY
Penrith Carleton	2	Cllr. Doug Lawson Cllr. Stephen Clarke

Ward Maps

Penrith East

Penrith West

Penrith North

Penrith South

Penrith Pategill

Penrith Carleton

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You don’t have to be interested in politics or be a member of a political group to become a town councillor.

It takes all sorts of individuals from different parts of the community, of different ages with different life experiences to become a councillor.

Think, Listen and Act Locally

As a councillor, you can become a voice for your community and affect real change.

Councillors are community leaders and represent the aspirations of the public that they serve.

Town councillors are the most local part of our democratic system and are closest to the public.

Spend Your Time Productively

The Town Council looks to blend a variety of skills and backgrounds in its members.

No special qualifications are needed and the most important thing is to have a keen interest in Penrith and be prepared to play an active part in the Council’s work.

The National Association of Local Councils has produced a short video on how to stand for an election. Please click on the following video:

Training and guidance from Council officers will be available throughout your term of office.

The Council is acutely aware that councillors are volunteers and will endeavour not to have unrealistic expectations and to manage councillors time effectively. However, councillors are expected to attend bi monthly Full Council meetings plus regular meetings of committees to which they are members.

A candidate for a Town Council is qualified if, when nominated:

he or she is a British citizen, Commonwealth citizen, citizen of the Irish Republic or a citizen of another European Union State.
has attained 18 years of age, and
is either in the register of electors for Penrith or has during the whole of the preceding twelve months, occupied land as owner or tenant, had a principal place of work there, or resided in or within 4.8 kilometres or 3 miles of it.

You cannot stand for election if you:

are the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order.
have, within 5 years before the day of the election, been convicted in the UK of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over 3 months without the option of a fine.
work for the council you want to become a councillor for.

Interested?

Have a look at this website which provides information on the committee structure, frequency of meetings and the activities the Council has been involved in.

If you would like to know more please contact the Town Council office on 01768 899773 and ask for the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk or email:

office@penrithtowncouncil.co.uk