The party's leader, Jonathan Davies, had previously stood as an independent candidate for Penrith and the Border in the 2017 General Election. He came last with 0.9% of the vote. [8]
The party stood three candidates for election to both Eden District Council and Carlisle City Council at the May 2019 local elections. None were successful. [9] [10] The party's first local councillor, Michael Little, was elected to Allerdale District Council at the same election. [11] [12] Five months after being elected, Little defected to the Conservative party, saying he had been impressed by their leadership of the council and was won over by Boris Johnson's commitment to "get Brexit done by October 31". [13] Four months after that, in February 2020, Little rejoined Putting Cumbria First, after announcing and then withdrawing his resignation as a councillor. He described his previous decision to move to the Conservatives as "rash" and said he was "more politically aligned to Putting Cumbria First". [14]
Davies stood as a CumbriaFirst candidate for Penrith and the Border in the 2019 General Election, ultimately coming last with 2.2% of the vote. [15]
In February 2025, Davies contested a by-election in Eamont and Shap ward on Westmorland and Furness Council. He received 6.5% of the vote and was not elected. [16]
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