The Parish Council consists of locally elected volunteer councillors who represent the various communities, including the villages of Ainstable and Croglin as well as the hamlets of Dale, Newbiggin, Ruckcroft and Longdales and the surrounding farms and houses.
Ainstable Ward:
Angela Bainbridge ~ Ainstable
Howard Bellis ~ Chair, Ruckcroft
Josh Harding ~ Ainstable
Gordon McGregor ~ Armathwaite
Dennis Smith ~ Ainstable
Lyndsay Wise ~ Ainstable
Croglin Ward:
Hannah Jackson ~ Croglin
Lee Paton ~ Newbiggin (Deputy Chair)
Mary Robinson ~ Newbiggin