Article 5 Parish council elections

The elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Brampton, Castle Carrock, Cumwhitton, Hayton and Wetheral shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 and every fourth year after 2000.

The elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Dalston and St Cuthbert Without shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year after 2002.

Except as otherwise provided in the foregoing paragraphs of this article, the term of office of parish councillors shall be four years and all parish councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected parish councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.