Westmorland_and_Furness_Council

Westmorland and Furness Council

Westmorland and Furness Council

Local authority of Westmorland and Furness, England

Westmorland and Furness Council is the local authority for Westmorland and Furness in the north-west of England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a county council and district council combined.[lower-alpha 1] Westmorland and Furness Council was first elected in May 2022, operating as a shadow authority until it replaced Cumbria County Council, Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council, Eden District Council and South Lakeland District Council on 1 April 2023.

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Politics

See also: 2022 Westmorland and Furness Council election and Westmorland and Furness Council elections

Westmorland and Furness has 65 councillors,[7] It was first elected in May 2022 and operated as a shadow authority until taking up its powers on 1 April 2023.[6]

Composition

At the 2022 council election, the Liberal Democrats secured a majority on the council with 36 out of 65 councillors. Labour have 15 councillors, the Conservatives have 11 councillors, the Green Party have 1 councillor and 2 councillors were elected as independents.[8][9]

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Leadership

Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council. The first leader is Jonathan Brook, a Liberal Democrat, who was also the last leader of South Lakeland District Council.[10][11]

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Composition of predecessor bodies

The combined composition of the three merging district councils going into that election was as follows:[12]

Affiliation Members
Liberal Democrat 44
Conservative Party 35
Labour Party 28
Independent / Other 14
Green Party of England and Wales 3
Vacant 1

References

  1. Legally, the council is a district council which additionally performs the functions assigned to county councils by local government legislation. The Westmorland and Furness area is both a non-metropolitan district and a non-metropolitan county, but the county has no separate county council.[6]
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    "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/331, retrieved 24 January 2024
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    "Elections - May 2022". New Councils for Cumbria.
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    "Westmorland and Furness". www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.
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    "Westmorland & Furness result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News.
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    "Liberal Democrats elect new group leader for Westmorland and Furness Council - Cumberland and Westmorland Herald". 8 May 2022.
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    "Council minutes". Westmorland and Furness Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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    "English Councils 2021". Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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