 An electoral ward in the same name exists.This ward stretches beyond the confines of Beckermet parish with a total population of 3,024.Beckermet had a station on the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway but it closed in 1947, the nearest station in 2016 was Braystones, a limited-service halt on the Cumbrian Coast Line, some 2 km from the village.