The Parish Council provides your most local representation in the hierarchy of local and central government. However, you are always at liberty to contact your representatives at higher levels if appropriate.
This page identifies just who these people are, and provides links to their full contact details.
Westmorland and Furness Council
From 1 April 2023 the Westmorland and Furness Council replaced both Eden District Council and Cumbria County Council. (See Reorganisation 2021-23.)
Asby is part of the “Eden and Lyennet Vale” ward, whose current councillors are:
Lorna Baker (full details here), and
Neil McCall (full details here).
Yorkshire Dales National Park (YDNP)
On 1 August 2016, Asby became part of the national park. They took over from EDC on all planning matters.
Westmorland & Furness Council have two councillors who are members of the YDNP Authority:
Phil Dew, Ian Mitchell, and Graham Simpkins.
Their details may be found here.
UK Parliament
Asby is part of the parliamentary constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale.
Your local Member of Parliament is Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrat).
Find his full details here.
