Voters all across Westmorland and Furness have now had their voices heard in the local council elections for 2022.
It is the first time people have elected councillors for the new Westmorland and Furness unitary authority.
The brand new council had 65 seats up for grabs in areas including Alston and Fellside, Appleby and Brough, Bowness and Lyth, Burton and Holme, Coniston and Hawkshead, Dalton North, Dalton South, Eamont and Shap, Eden and Lyvennet Vale, Grange and Cartmel, Greystoke and Ullswater, Hawcoat and Newbarns, Hesket and Lazonby, High Furness, Kendal Castle, Kendal Highgate, Kendal Nether, Kendal South, Kendal Strickland and Fell, Kent Estuary, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay, Levens and Crooklands, Low Furness, Old Barrow and Hindpool, Ormsgill and Parkside, Penrith North, Penrith South, Risedale and Roosecote, Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale, Ulverston, Upper Kent, Walney Island, and Windermere and Ambleside.
Elected councillors will serve a five-year term of office with the first year being a shadow authority and the following four acting as Westmorland and Furness Council.
Local elections took place for more than 200 local authorities across the UK, including all 33 London boroughs and 34 metropolitan boroughs in England. In Greater Manchester seats were available in the region's 10 councils.
Polls for elections closed at 10pm on Thursday, May 5 with the Westmorland and Furness count expected to take place by on Friday.
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Results for Westmorland and Furness' local election are expected to be available from 1pm Friday. Read below for the full results declared.
