Cumberland

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Cumberland Council
Currently in review

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Review History

This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:

Completed
19 Nov 2024

Councillor numbers

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Completed
26 Nov 2024 - 24 Feb 2025

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Completed
3 Jun 2025 - 11 Aug 2025

Consultation on proposals

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Upcoming
2 Dec 2025

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Upcoming
TBD

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Upcoming
6 May 2027

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections from this date.

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We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.

We are carrying out an electoral review of Cumberland at the request of the Council. 

Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.  

Latest Information

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.

As a result of our proposals on new warding patterns, we are propose changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

Previous stages

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Cumberland Council should have 55 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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