Cumberland
Give us your views
We want to hear from you.
The views of local people and organisations help shape our proposals and recommendations.
Just tell us what you think and why you think that.
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.
| 19 November 2024 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 26 November 2024 - 24 February 2025 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 3 June - 11 August 2025 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 2 December 2025 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBD | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 2027 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.
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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
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Cumberlnad Council should have 55 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.