Westmorland and Furness

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Westmorland and Furness Council
Currently in review

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Thank you for helping us to continue improving our services. 

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Stakeholder Feedback Questionnaire

We hope you have a good experience with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 

Your opinion matters to us. Please take our confidential short survey and let us know how we’re doing.  

Thank you for helping us to continue improving our services. 

Register for Updates

Sign up to receive updates about this review

For more information about how we collect and use your information you can access our privacy policy.

Review History

This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:

Completed
17 Mar 2022

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections from this date.

Completed
20 Aug 2024

Councillor numbers

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Completed
27 Aug 2024 - 4 Nov 2024

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Completed
4 Mar 2025 - 12 May 2025

Consultation on proposals

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Completed
30 Sep 2025

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Upcoming
TBD

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Upcoming
6 May 2027

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections from this date.

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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 reviewing Westmorland and Furness following a request from the council.

Latest Information

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 30 September 2025.

As a result of our final recommendations, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Previous stages

Consultation on proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our 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 recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.

Effective date

Westmorland and Furness Council was created by the The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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