Westmorland and Furness Council elections

Westmorland and Furness Council elections are to be held every four years from 2027 onwards, to elect all 65 members of Westmorland and Furness Council, a unitary authority in England. ^[1] There are 33 wards, listed in List of electoral wards in Cumbria, which each elect one, two or three councillors. ^[2]

Council elections

Year	Seats	Liberal Democrats	Labour	Conservative	Green	Independent	Council control after election
2022 [3] [4]	65	36	15	11	1	2		Liberal Democrats

District result maps

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  2022 results map

By-election results

2022-2027

Old Barrow and Hindpool By-Election 4 May 2023 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Cassidy	1,004	69.4	+8.8
	Conservative	Derek Gawne	354	24.5	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Pickthall	89	6.2	+1.5
Majority			650	44.9
Turnout			1,447	17.77	−3.33
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

Grange and Cartmel By-Election 2 May 2024 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Hull	2,852	77.2	+20.3
	Conservative	Ally Hibbert	691	18.7	−5.3
	TUSC	Martin Powell-Davies	151	4.2	+1.8
Majority			2,161	58.5
Turnout			3,694
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grange and Cartmel By-Election 17 October 2024 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Bloomer	2,180	84.8	+37.5
	Conservative	Tor McLaren	392	15.2	−4.0
Majority			1,788	69.6
Turnout			2,572
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kirkby Stephen and Tebay By-Election 31 October 2024 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Waite	887	82.7	+48.8
	Conservative	Pat Bell	186	17.3	−24.6
Majority			701	65.4
Turnout			1,073
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Eamont and Shap: 27 February 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nicki Vecqueray	789	67.2	+1.5
	Conservative	Hector Harold Meanwell	241	20.5	−13.8
	Putting Cumbria First	Jonathan Davies	76	6.5	N/A
	Green	Pamela Pottinger	68	5.8	N/A
Majority			548
Turnout			1,175	34.07	−11.48
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+7.6

References

1. "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022: Article 21", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/331 (art. 21), retrieved 25 July 2024
2. "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022: Schedule". gov.uk . 17 March 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. "Westmorland & Furness result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News . Retrieved 8 May 2022.
4. "Westmorland and Furness".
5. "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Barrow and Hindpool Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Grange and Cartmel Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
7. "Local Elections Archive Project — Grange and Cartmel Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
8. "Local Elections Archive Project — Grange and Cartmel Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

External links

• Westmorland and Furness Council