Government
The higher tier of local government is Lancashire County Council. At a lower level, there are many parish councils. There is a List of civil parishes in the district.
The district comprises two parliamentary constituencies: Lancaster and Fleetwood and Morecambe and Lunesdale. In the 2010 General Election both seats were won by the Conservatives.
As of the May 2012 local elections the council stood at:
- Labour Party – 24
- Conservative Party – 15
- Green Party – 8
- Morecambe Bays Independents – 8
- Independents – 3
- Free Independents – 2
Read more about this topic: City Of Lancaster
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