Cumberland Council

For other uses, see Cumberland County Council (disambiguation).

Cumberland Council
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2023
Leadership
Andrew Semple,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[1]
Mark Fryer,
Labour
since 1 April 2023[2]
Andrew Seekings
since 31 December 2022[3]
Structure
Seats46 councillors
Cumberland Council composition
Political groups
Administration (29)
  Labour (29)
Other parties (17)
  Conservative (8)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
  Independent (3)
  Green (2)
Length of term
4 years (from 2027)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Rickergate, Carlisle, CA3 8QG[4][5]
Website
www.cumberland.gov.uk

Cumberland Council is the local authority for Cumberland, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Labour majority control since its creation 2023. Full council meetings are usually held at Carlisle Civic Centre and the main offices are at Cumbria House in Carlisle.

  1. ^ Mawson, Brandon (16 May 2024). "Cumberland Council's Annual Council held in Carlisle". News and Star. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Inaugural meeting of the Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council". Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "New Chief Executive for Cumberland Council". Cumberland Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Agenda for meeting to be held at Cathedral Room, Civic Centre, Carlisle" (PDF). Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ "New Cumbria councils to hold inaugural meetings - cumbriacrack.com". 12 May 2022.