LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 (SECTION 87(2))

THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (PARISHES AND COMMUNITIES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1986 (RULE 8 (1))

1.      There is a vacancy on the above-mentioned Council following the resignation of Councillor Lyndsey Mason.

2.      A by-election to fill the vacancy must be held if, within 14 working days* from the date of the publication of this Notice, ten electors for the Parish (or Parish Ward) give notice, in writing requesting such an election to the Returning Officer.

3.      The address of the Returning Officer is:

Returning Officer
Cumberland Council
Civic Centre
Carlisle
CA3 8QG

4.  If no such notice is given, the Parish Council must fill the vacancy by co-option as soon as practicable after the period of 14 days.

Dated  11th July 2024

Signed      Nicola Rushworth_(Parish Clerk)

Council Offices, Esk Street,
Longtown
CARLISLE
CA6 5PU

*Working days exclude Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays