| Type | District Council |
|---|---|
| Seats up for election | 39 out of 39 |
| Boundary change | Yes - 13 fewer seats |
We can now say Carlisle City Council recorded a turnout in yesterday's EU elections of 33.85%, while Eden recorded 38%.
Allerdale Council is verifying the contents of the ballot boxes in that district today, and so far we have been unable to contact Barrow Borough Council.
Conservatives have formalised their control of Carlisle City Council after a vote saw their group leader, John Mallinson, elected as council leader by a single vote.
Councillor Mallinson has now appointed his five executive members, each responsible to specific areas such as leisure services, parking or economic development.
He replaces the Labour leader, Councillor Colin Glover, after a change in the number of seats in the authority and local elections at the start of the month saw the Tories become the largest party.
Carlisle's office of Mayor - and the regalia that goes with it - has changed hands for the coming year.
Councillor Marilyn Bowman has served on the city council representing Stanwix Rural since 1999 and was executive member with responsibility for the economy for nine of those years.
She takes over from Jessica Riddle, and the new deputy Mayor is Councillor Pam Birks.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
John Connell
Questions have been raised about the number of people sleeping rough in Carlisle after councillors were told that the official figure was zero.
The county councillors at the meeting of the Carlisle area committee heard claims that some people slept in the gardens of Hardwicke Circus, a roundabout outside the Civic Centre.
Councillor Val Tarbitt, who is Armed Forces Champion, said she had been told homeless ex-servicemen went there, and Councillor Lawrence Fisher added: “I regularly report those people who sleep at the New Waterton Hall on some benches that are outside.”
The meeting has asked to meet city council representatives to discuss homelessness.
A city council spokeswoman said the authority monitored rough sleeping and the figure varied: “We work closely with local partner agencies and are committed to assisting all vulnerable people within the district who are homeless or at risk of homelessness."
The allegations concern "false statements about candidates, third-party campaigning and expenses".
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Yvonne Clarkson, who represented Beckermet on Copeland Borough, lost to independent Sam Meteer.
Read moreThe Currock and Upperby ward of Carlisle City Council saw the Labour leader Colin Glover returned comfortably with 798 at the top of the poll, and Patrick Lucy, also Labour on 667.
The final place went to John Denholm, of UKIP, with 556 votes, pipping Labour's Robert Rynn, who had 555, after a recount.
The results for Carlisle are in - Labour are no longer the largest party on the city council, having 15 seats to the Conservatives' 17.
The balance is held by four Independents, one Green Party member, a Liberal Democrat, and a UKIP member who slipped into a seat in Currock and Upperby by a single vote.
If you want the detailed figures for where you live, all the district councils have web pages showing the results overnight, or updated as results come in for those that are counting today.
Allerdale, where Independents have made gains, are here.
Barrow Borough Council, which saw seats change hands but Labour stay firmly in control, will have a results page here.
Carlisle City Council is counting the votes today, as is Eden District.
In Copeland, the Mayoral votes were counted overnight, and the borough council votes are being counted today.
South Lakeland council saw Liberal Democrats strengthen their control and a first Green member elected.
The first results have been declared for the Carlisle City Council elections.
Labour have three seats in Newtown and Morton North, and three in Denton Holme and Morton South.
Conservatives have three seats in Longtown and the Border.
One of the councillors elected to Denton Holme and Morton South is Ruth Alcroft, Labour's prospective Parliamentary candidate for Carlisle.
There have been boundary changes in Carlisle, making it difficult to compare results until most seats are counted.