Cumbria County Council local election
Yewdale division
This election was held on Thursday 4 May 2017.
In some areas, local government is split between a county council and a district council. On 4 May 2017 you will elect your county councillor(s) in a first past the post election. Your county council is responsible for services across the whole county, including:
- Education
- Streets and roads
- Planning
- Fire and public safety
- Social care
- Libraries
- Waste management
- Trading standards
Separately your district council is responsible for services delivered at a local level, including:
- Rubbish collection
- Recycling
- Council Tax collections
- Housing
- Planning applications
Your district councillors are elected in separate elections.
To vote in a local government election in England you must be:
- 18 years of age or over on polling day
- a British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of the European Union
- resident in the UK
- not be subject to any legal incapacity to vote
5 candidates stood in the Yewdale division.
Electorate | 4,597 |
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Ballot Papers Issued | 2,006 |
Spoilt Ballots | 10 |
Turnout | 43% |
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Stephen Haraldsen
Conservative and Unionist Party
928 votes -
Beth Furneaux
Labour Party
755 votes -
Jeff Coates
Liberal Democrats
174 votes -
Malcolm Fraser Craik
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
111 votes -
Henry Bryson Goodwin
Green Party
28 votes
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