It has its official headquarters at the Town Hall and adjoining South Lakeland House in Kendal, with additional offices in Barrow-in-Furness and Penrith.

[5] For the purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty, Westmorland and Furness remains part of the ceremonial county of Cumbria.

The whole area is also covered by civil parishes, which form an additional tier of local government.

Westmorland and Furness Council appoints six of its councillors to serve on the 20-person Lake District National Park Authority,[8] and three of its councillors to serve on the 25-person Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Other headquarters buildings are at Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall and Voreda House in Penrith.