Cumberland Council

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Cumberland Council
Cumberland Council logo.svg
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2023
Preceded by Cumbria County Council
Leadership
Chair
Carni McCarron-Holmes,
Labour
since 17 May 2022 [1]
Mark Fryer,
Labour
since 17 May 2022 [1]
Structure
Seats46 Councillors
Cumberland Council 2023 05 April.svg
Political groups
Administration (29)
  Labour (29)
Other parties (17)
  Conservative (8)
  Liberal Democrat (4)
  Independent (3)
  Green Party (2)
Length of term
4 years (from 2027)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Carlisle Council Offices.jpg
Civic Centre, Rickergate, Carlisle, CA3 8QG [2] [3]
Website
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/

Cumberland Council is the local authority for Cumberland in England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. [lower-alpha 1] It was first elected in May 2022 and operated as a shadow authority until taking up its powers on 1 April 2023. [5] Cumberland Council replaced Cumbria County Council, Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council and Copeland Borough Council.

Contents

History

The council was created as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England.

Branding

The council logo was approved at a meeting of the shadow executive on 20 July 2022. [6] [7] The logo draws on symbols found on the flag and coat of arms of the traditional county of Cumberland. [8] It features a Parnassus flower, the traditional county flower, wavy lines which represent the fells, mountains, lakes and coast of the council area and the colours blue and green, which are the livery colours of the traditional county. [9] The council's flag consists of the emblem, without the text, on a white background. [10]

Politics

The first election to Cumberland Council was held on 5 May 2022. All 46 seats were up for election. Labour won 30 seats, giving it a majority. [11] Conservatives have 7 seats, Liberal Democrats 4 seats, Independents 3 seats and Green Party 2 seats. Turnout was 36.1%. [12] In March 2023, one Labour councillor defected to the Liberal Democrats. [13] In June 2023, councillor Trevor Allison defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservative Party citing "a drift in the direction of the local liberals, away from community and towards petty politics and trying to score cheap political points". [14]

Composition

AffiliationMembers
Labour Party 29
Conservative Party 8
Liberal Democrats 4
Independent 3
Green Party of England and Wales 2

Notes

  1. Legally, the council is a district council which additionally performs the functions assigned to county councils by local government legislation. The Cumberland area is both a non-metropolitan district and a non-metropolitan county, but the county has no separate county council. [4]

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References

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