CUMBRIAN residents are running out of time to have their say on the future of local government in the county. There is now less than a week for the public to get their views in after the Government launched a formal consultation in February. It came after Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick invited councils in Cumbria to submit proposals for moving to a unitary authority in October. The consultation will close on Monday, April 19. In total, the Secretary of State received four proposals from local councils in Cumbria. Cumbria County Council’s plan would see a single unitary authority encompassing the entire county.
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CUMBRIA County Council s elections will not take place this year after a consultation on the future of local government in the area was launched. County council elections were due to be held in May this year, but have now been pushed back 12 months. This will avoid the possibility of the electorate being asked to vote for councils while they are being given the opportunity to express their views on the abolition of those councils. It also avoids members potentially being elected to serve short terms. Planned by-elections for Allerdale Borough Council will take place in May, however, as will town and parish council elections.