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{{Short description|Local government elections in Cumbria, England}}
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All 46 members of [[Cumberland Council]], a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] in [[England]], are elected every four years.
All 46 members of [[Cumberland Council]], a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] in [[England]], are elected every four years.


==Political control==
==Council elections==
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
The first election to the council was held in 2022, initially as a "shadow authority", preparing for 1 April 2023 when the new council will come into effect and take over the functions of [[Cumbria County Council]] and the three district councils which will be abolished. Political control of the council has been held by the following parties:<ref name="2022 result">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2022/england/councils/E07000247|title=Cumberland election result - Local Elections 2022|access-date=15 June 2022|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
!rowspan=2|'''Year'''
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2|'''Seats'''
! colspan="2"|Party in control !! Years
!width="80"|[[Labour Party (UK)|'''Labour''']]
!width="80"|[[Conservative Party (UK)|'''Conservative''']]
!width="80"|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|'''Liberal Democrats''']]
!width="80"|[[Independent politician|'''Independent''']]
!width="80"|[[Green Party of England and Wales|'''Green''']]
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|'''Council control after election'''
|-
|-
|{{Party name with colour|Labour Party(UK)}} (Shadow authority) || 2022{{ndash}}present
!style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
|}
!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |

!style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" |
===Leadership===
!style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" |
Political leadership will be provided by the [[Executive arrangements#Leader and cabinet|leader]] of the council. The first leader of the shadow authority is Mark Fryer of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], a former leader of [[Allerdale]] Borough Council, one of the three districts to be abolished.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cumberland shadow authority leader Mark Fryer gives exclusive interview |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/20150786.cumberland-shadow-authority-leader-mark-fryer-gives-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=News and Star |date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shadow Council minutes, 17 May 2022 |url=https://cumberland.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=137&MId=104 |website=Cumberland Council |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
|-
| [[2022 Cumberland Council election|2022]]<ref name="2022 result">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2022/england/councils/E07000247|title=Cumberland election result - Local Elections 2022|access-date=15 June 2022|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> || 46 || 30 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 2 || {{Party name with colour no link|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Mark Fryer || {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|17 May 2022 ||
|-
!
!
!style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" |
|}
|}


==Council elections==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
!scope="col"|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
!scope="col"|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
!scope="col" style="width:1px"|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
!scope="col"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!scope="col"|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]
!scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Council control<br />after election
|-
|style="background:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
|style="background:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|style="background:{{Party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|
|style="background:{{Party color|Independent politician}}"|
|style="background:{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}"|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2022 Cumberland Council election|2022]]<ref name="2022 result" />
|30
|7
|4
|3
|2
|{{Party name with colour no link|Labour Party (UK)}}
|} <!--


==District result maps==
==District result maps==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:2022 Cumberland Council Election Results Map.png|2022 results map
</gallery>
</gallery>


==By-election results== -->
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cumberland]]
[[Category:Politics of Cumberland (unitary authority)]]
[[Category:Cumberland Council elections| ]]
[[Category:Cumberland Council elections| ]]
[[Category:Council elections in Cumbria]]
[[Category:Council elections in Cumbria]]

Latest revision as of 07:49, 1 July 2024

All 46 members of Cumberland Council, a unitary authority in England, are elected every four years.

Council elections

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Year Seats Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Green Council control after election
2022[1] 46 30 7 4 3 2 Labour


District result maps

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References

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  1. ^ "Cumberland election result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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