Cumbria elections 2021: Everything you need to know

Cumbria Crack has compiled everything you need to know about today’s local elections.

Allerdale

The following by-elections will also be held:

Aspatria ward for Allerdale Borough Council
Christchurch ward for Allerdale Borough Council
Ellen & Gilcrux ward for Allerdale Borough Council
Seaton & Northside ward for Allerdale Borough Council
St John’s ward for Allerdale Borough Council
St John’s and Great Clifton Cumbria County Council division
Cockermouth North Cumbria County Council division

Residents can also vote for a Cumbria County Councillor for the St John’s and Great Clifton ward. Here are the candidates:

Margaret – BENNETT – 62 Victoria Road, Workington – Liberal Democrats – proposer Keith Bennett – seconder Dorothy S Bennett
Debbie Barbara GARTON – Resides in Allerdale – Conservative Party – proposer Evelyn C Harrison – seconder Anthony Harrison
Cathy GROUT – Resides in Allerdale – Green Party – proposer Jane Tyson – seconder Claire Graham
David Anthony MCGUCKIN – 55 Newlands Lane, Workington – Labour Party – proposer Brian Wilson – seconder Jordan Lee Cape
Paul SCOTT – The Grapes, Pinfold Street, Workington – Independent – proposer Hodgson M Little – seconder John Park

Cockermouth North Cumbria County Council ward candidates:

Catherine Mabel BELL – 57-59 Main Street, Cockermouth – Conservative Party – proposer Alan Kennon Seconder Alan Tyson
Nicky COCKBURN – Bluebell House, Broughton Park, Great Broughton – Independent – proposer Steven Wilson – seconder Jeremy Stephen Alford
Fiona Elspeth Cumming JAYATILAKA – 5 South Lodge, Simonscales Lane, Cockermouth – Liberal Democrats – proposer Keith C Rushton – seconder David A Collins
Jill PERRY – Main Band House, Bullgill, Maryport – Green Party – proposer Catherine R Grout – seconder Frances E Morris
Alan SMITH – Fellcroft, Windmill Lane, Cockermouth, Labour Party – proposer Christine M Smith – seconder James Hully

Allerdale Borough Council Aspatria ward candidates:

Glenn Christian DONCASTER – Ashview, Aikton, Wigton – Workers Party of Britain – proposer Mark S Allinson – seconder Rebecca Patricia Berwick
Billy MISKELLY – Resides in Allerdale – Labour Party – proposer John Wright – seconder Jean Reay
Kevin THURLOW – The Letters Inn, 1 Outgang Road, Aspatria – Independent – proposer Stewart Beattie – seconder Lynn Ashworth
Lucy Sian WINTER – Resides in Allerdale – Conservative Party – proposer Steven John Berwick – seconder Enid K Petty

Allerdale Borough Council Christchurch ward candidates:

Eric William ATKINSON – 11 Millbanks Court, Bridgefoot, Workington – The For Britain Movement – proposer Kay I Burnell – seconder James W Burnell
Stephen Christopher BARNES – 8 Albemarle Street, Cockermouth – Liberal Democrats – proposer Robert L Gill – seconder Geoffrey Stuart Waite
Russ COCKBURN – Bluebell House, Broughton Park, Great Broughton – Independent – proposer Steven Wilson – seconder Jeremy Stephen Alford
Alan KENNON – Highsand, Waterloo Street, Cockermouth – Conservative Party – proposer Catherine M Bell – seconder Alan Tyson
Helen TUCKER – Resides in Allerdale – Labour Party – proposer Andrew R Graham – seconder Julie M Laidlow

Allerdale Borough Council Ellen and Gilcrux ward candidates:

Scott Andrew James BLAGG – 43 Browside Road, Dearham – Independent – proposer Wendy M Robertson – seconder Alan D Hodgson
Patrick GORRILL – 157 Church Meadows, Great Broughton – Conservative Party – proposer Eileen E Heywood – seconder Heather Rebecca Harris
Martin Trevor Mundahl HARRIS – Resides in Allerdale – Labour Party – proposer Louise Elaine Maguire – seconder Mary J Potter
Margrit Wendy SCOTT – Resides in Allerdale – Liberal Democrats – proposer Debbie M Taylor-Davies – seconder Mark Robert Leckenby
Dianne Estelle STANDEN – Old Rescue Station, Low Road, Brigham – Green Party – proposer John G Perry – seconder Marguerite L Pennell

Allerdale Borough Council Seaton and Northside ward candidates:

Aileen Elizabeth BROWN – 5 Barncroft Avenue, Seaton, Workington – Independent – proposer Joseph Sandwith – seconder Daniel G Horsley
Beth DIXON – 83 Hillcrest, Northside – Labour Party – proposer James Musgrave – seconder Philip R Tibble
Alistair John GREY – 22 Calva Road, Seaton – Green Party – proposer Denise J Grey – seconder Richard J. Lindsay
Andrew MURRAY – Resides in Allerdale – Liberal Democrats – proposer Rodney J Casson – seconder Ida E Casson
Colin SHARPE – 12 Queens Avenue, Seaton – Conservative Party – proposer Mark Ian Jenkinson – seconder Gary K Charlesworth

Allerdale Borough Council St John’s Ward candidates:

Margaret BENNETT – 62 Victoria Road, Workington – Liberal Democrats – proposer Keith Bennett – seconder Dorothy S Bennett
George CAMPBELL – Cumberland Lodge, Winscales, Workington – Independent – proposer Alan Dixon – seconder Christine M Dixon
Andrew ECCLES – 37 Chaucer Road, Workington – Independent – proposer Diane R Eccles – seconder Kate E Eccles
Debbie Barbara GARTON – Resides in Allerdale – Conservative Party – proposer Evelyn C Harrison – seconder Anthony Harrison
Anthony David MCGUCKIN – 55 Newlands Lane, Workington – Labour Party – proposer Mary E McGuckin – seconder Michael J Heaslip
Alison Heather PARKER – Stonehouse Farm Barn, Scales, Wigton – Green Party – proposer Robin Philip Muldrew – seconder William M Walker

Workington Town Council Salterbeck ward candidates:

Chris RICHARDS – Resides in Allerdale – Independent – proposer Wayne D Bacon – seconder Louise Bacon-
Kris William WILKINSON – Resides in Allerdale – Conservative Party – proposer Paul Dominic Larkin – seconder Ebony Shamera Larkin
Ellie WOOD – 4 Grasmoor Road, Salterbeck, Workington – Labour Party – proposer Lillian Baldry – seconder Marc Wood

Workington Town Council St John’s Ward candidates:

Michael DAVIDSON – Resides in Allerdale – Conservative Party – proposer Evelyn C Harrison – seconder Anthony Harrison
Andrew ECCLES – 37 Chaucer Road, Workington – Independent – proposer Diane R Eccles – seconder Kate E Eccles
James GRISDALE – 101 Harrington Road, Workington – Labour Party – proposer Antony David McGuckin – seconder Michael J Heaslip
Anthony David MCGUCKIN – 55 Newlands Lane, Workington – Labour Party – proposer Michael J Heaslip – seconder Mary E McGuckin
Ann O’NEILL – Resides in Allerdale – Conservative Party – proposer Michael Davidson – seconder Kristopher W Wilkinson
Patricia Marie POOLE – 14 Ashton Street, Workington – Independent – proposer Dorothy Holliday – seconder Andrew Poole

Workington Town Council Stainburn ward candidates:

Peter GASTON – 7 Carter Garth, Great Clifton, Workington – Independent – proposer Susan Jones – seconder Hodgson M Little
Jacqueline Diane KIRKBRIDE – Resides in Allerdale – Conservative Party – proposer Ann O’Neill – Elizabeth A O’Neill
Wendy LIGHTFOOT – 2 Moor Road, Stainburn, Workington – Labour Party – proposer Brian Wilson – seconder John G Mills

Barrow

Residents of Barrow Borough are being urged to make every effort to cast their vote today, as polling stations open for two important elections.

In two wards of Barrow – Hindpool and Roosecote – there are by-elections and residents in those areas will also be asked to vote for the candidate they would like to represent them on Barrow Borough Council.

A spokesperson for the council said: “It is so important that as many people as possible make the effort to visit their local polling station and cast their vote.

“Elections are such a crucial part of living in a democratic society and by having your say, you are ensuring your voice is heard.

“Polling stations are open until 10pm, so there is plenty of time to get out and make sure you cast your vote.”

The Roosecote and Hindpool wards in Barrow are being contested after seats in both became vacant.

Cllr Rory McClure who represented Roosecote sadly died in January 2020. And Cllr David Pidduck, who represented Hindpool, resigned in July 2020.

In the Hindpool ward, the candidates are:

Niyall Phillips for the Conservative Party
Jo Tyson for the Labour Party

In Roosecote ward, the candidates are:

Paul Griffiths for the Labour Party
Jay Zaccarini for the Conservative Party

Carlisle

Carlisle City Council Cathedral & Castle candidates:

Gavin HAWKTON – Address in Belah and Kingmoor – The Green Party – proposer Rebecca Roberts – seconder Owain Lewis
Eloise Margaret Teague – HURREN – The Picture House, Scotby Village, Scotby – Reform UK – proposer Ben White – seconder Catherine White
Stuart KELLY – Address in Carlisle – Liberal Democrat – proposer William Wyllie – seconder Ryan Askey-Jones
Hugh Boyd MCKERRELL – 6 Caldew Drive, Dalston – The Conservative Party – proposer Charles Mckerrell – seconder Kirsty Milnes
Pete SUNTER – 12 Orchard Street, Carlisle – The Labour Party – proposer Hilary Sunter – seconder Clare Sunter

Carlisle City Council Harraby South & Parklands candidates:

Anne Katharine GADSDEN – 10 Kingmoor Road, Carlisle – The Green Party – proposer Keith Moses – seconder Susan Moses
Abdul HARID – 398 London Road, Carlisle – The Labour Party – proposer Cyril Weber – seconder Susan Crawford
Linda Margaret MITCHELL – 7 Hill Head, Scotby, Carlisle – The Conservative Party – proposer Marilyn Bowman – seconder Cyril Bowman

Carlisle City Council Newtown & Morton North candidates:

David GRAHAM – 6 Broad Street, Carlisle – The Labour Party – proposer Craig Johnston – seconder Judith Johnston
Brent KENNEDY – 35 Coney Street, Carlisle – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – proposer Jennifer Crichton- Tunnicliff – seconder Rachel Lyon Rachel
Neville John LISHMAN – 30 Borrowdale Road, Carlisle – The Conservative Party – proposer Edward Ward – Kelly Ward
Fiona PRIOR – 7 Brookfield Gardens, Carlisle – The Green Party – proposer Justyna Wierzchowska – seconder Rafal Czaja

Cumbria County Council Brampton division candidates:

Joanne BATES – 38 Pennington Drive, Carlisle – The Green Party – proposer Thomas Adams – seconder
Ian Spriggs
Roger DOBSON – Willowdene, 14 Broadwath Holdings, Heads Nook, Brampton – Liberal Democrat – proposer Stephen Warnes – seconder Jean Warnes
Mike MITCHELSON – The Garth, Lanercost, Brampton – The Conservative Party – proposer John Burn – seconder David Gosling
Chris WILLS – Address in Carlisle – The Labour Party – proposer Elizabeth Furneaux – seconder Philip Furneaux.

Changes to Carlisle polling stations:

Botcherby Family Centre, Ennerdale Avenue – polling station has moved to Botcherby Community Centre (Station 2).
St Cuthbert’s Court, Myddleton Street – polling station has moved to the New Waterton Hall, Warwick Square.
Blackford School – polling station has moved to Laing’s Café, Harker.
Shankhill School – polling station has moved to Stapleton Public Hall, Stapleton.
The portacabin on Lorne Crescent – polling station has moved to the Milbourne Arms, Milbourne Street.
West End Temperance Hall – polling station has moved to Wigton Road Methodist Church Hall.
Methodist Church Hall, Corby Hill – polling station has moved to Downagate Community Centre, Warwick Bridge.
St John’s Ambulance Centre – polling station is now in a Portacabin on the grassed area adjacent to St. John’s Ambulance Centre, Scalegate Road.

Copeland

Residents in Copeland will go to the polls to elect a police and crime commissioner for Cumbria, while also voting to fill a vacant seat on Copeland Borough Council in the Whitehaven Central Ward.

Due to the ongoing consultation into local government reorganisation in Cumbria, the Cumbria County Council elections that were due to take place on May 6 have been postponed until May 2022.

If any of the unitary authority proposals are agreed, elections to the new unitary, or unitaries, would take place in May 2022. If following the consultation, a unitary proposal is not implemented in Cumbria, the Cumbria County Council elections will take place in May 2022.

The Copeland council election is to fill one vacant seat and the successful candidate will join councillors Eileen Weir and Charles Maudling in representing Whitehaven Central.

Here are the candidates:

William Robert Clive Spencer Dixon – The Conservative Party – proposed by Alistair W M Norwood and seconded by Bridget Anne McLean
William Robert Dixon – Heritage Party – proposed by Anthony J Brannon and seconded by Julie Brannon
Richard Ian William Donnan – Independent – proposed by Joyce Haile and seconded by Joseph N Haile
Joseph Ghayouba – The Labour Party – proposed by Andrew Joseph Blaney and seconded by Louise Hannah Blaney
Mike Minogue – Liberal Democrats – proposed by Adam Carson and seconded by Marius Sinica

COVID-19 restrictions made some venues unavailable, so some polling stations have been moved. The changes are:

Cleator Moor Civic Hall (for those who usually use Cleator Moor Nursery)
St Begh’s Social Centre, Whitehaven (for Corkickle residents who usually use St Gregory and St Patrick’s School)
St Andrew’s Church, Whitehaven (for Whitehaven South Residents who usually use St Gregory and St Patrick’s School)
The Palladium Theatre, Millom (for those who usually use Black Combe Junior School)
Adams Memorial Hall, Arlecdon (for those who usually use 24 Asby Road)
Distington Community Centre (for those who usually use 51 Pica Cottages)
St Andrew’s Church Hall, Whitehaven (for those who usually use 8 Rutland Avenue)
Kirkland Mission (for those who usually use Lamplugh Village Hall)
St Joseph’s Community Centre (for those who usually use Frizington Youth Centre)
St Mary’s Parish Centre, Egremont (for those who usually use Orgill School)
Thornhill Social Club, Egremont (for those who usually use Thornhill School Library)
St Mary’s Club, High Road, Whitehaven (for those who usually use St Peters Parish Community Hall)

Meanwhile, Kevin Young has been duly elected uncontested to Parton Parish Council and the by-election that was due to be held on May 6 will now not take place.

COVID-19 safety measures

Elections across Cumbria will be going ahead today with extra COVID-19 safety measures.

Polling stations will open at 7am until 10pm for by-elections and the election for the police and crime commissioner.

District councils, which are in charge of overseeing the elections, request that people bring their own pen or pencil to mark their ballot paper and respect the measures put in place to keep people safe.

Coronavirus means polling stations will operate differently for these elections, which may mean it takes a little longer to vote.

Polling staff will be behind screens and wearing facemasks and they will wipe down surfaces in the polling booths and on the ballot boxes between voters, while limiting the number of voters who can enter a polling station at one time.

At busy times, queues may form – especially in smaller polling stations where people may be asked to wait outside.

Voters will be asked to wear facemasks, unless exempt, and use hand sanitiser.

Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

The election of a new PCC was due to take place last year, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic,

The candidates are:

Loraine Birchall of Urswick, Ulverston, representing the Liberal Democrats
Barbara Cannon, of Harrington, Workington, representing the Labour and Co-operative Party
Peter McCall, of Penrith and the Border, representing the Conservative Party

Eden

Eden District Council Hartside district ward candidates:

Raymond BRIGGS – 6 Crossfell View, Hackthorpe, Penrith – The Conservative Party – proposer John Howard-Lawson – seconder Peter David Gibney
Susan Jane Castle-Clarke – Address in Eden – proposer Rita M Mark – seconder Ruth Beaumont
Dave Knaggs – Address in Eden – Labour Party – proposer Jacqueline A Leah – seconder Helen M Bedford
Nikita Parks – Address in Eden – Independent – proposer Susan M Brookfield – seconder Sally Michelle McCullock

Eden District Council Skelton district ward candidates:

Colin Atkinson – Cherry Tree House, Skelton, Penrith – The Conservative Party – proposer Helen Williams – seconder Gillian M D McKillop
Roger Burgin – 4 Greenacres Park, Plumpton, Penrith – Liberal Democrats – proposer Graham Morley – seconder Christine Morley
Belinda LLoyd – 3 Petteril Terrace, Plumpton, Penrith – Green Party – proposer Jennifer S Russell – seconder Jane Parkin
Hilary Jane Snell – Address in Eden – Labour Party – proposer Karen Quinn – seconder Mark Paul Quinn

Penrith Town Council Penrith Pategill parish ward candidates:

Val Bowen – Carleton Hall Gardens, Penrith – Liberal Democrats – proposer Lesley Ridley – seconder Dennis Bain
Dan Harding – Address in Penrith – Putting Cumbria First – proposer Gillian M J Hodgson – seconder John A Hodgson

Alston Moor Parish Council for the Alston Moor ward. Four councillors will be elected from the following candidates:

Brian Desmond DAVIES – Address in Alston Moor – Independent – proposer Caroline Graham – seconder Kenneth Little
Norman Bradley English – Address in Alston Moor – proposer Aubrey Thomas Best – seconder Jennifer Beverley O’Brien
Steven Walter Edward HATTERSLEY – Address in Alston Moor – proposer Aubrey Thomas Best – seconder Jennifer Beverley O’Brien
Raymond Miller – 22 The Firs, Alston – proposer Brian Cooper – seconder Alastair F Robertson
Kathy Reeds – Orchard House, Townfoot, Alston – Independent – proposer Norman Bradley English – seconder Alix Martin
Ron Robinson – Address in Alston Moor – proposer June Robinson – seconder Steven W E Hattersley

South Lakeland

South Lakeland District Council Broughton and Coniston ward candidates:

Matt BRERETON – Inglewood House, Foxfield, Broughton-in-Furness – The Conservative Party – proposed by Joyce Margaret Brereton and seconded by Sophia Antonatou Brereton
Lynette Rosemary GILLIGAN – 5 Foxfield Road, Broughton-in-Furness – Green Party – proposed Nigel George Gilligan and seconded by Colin Edmondson
Paul Andrew Green MARTIN – End House, Colthouse, Ambleside – Labour Party – proposed by Kenneth J. Ennion and seconded by Linda Waters
Heather TROUGHTON – 1 Little Moss Close, Coniston – Liberal Democrats – proposed by Colin Troughton and seconded by Tracy Jane Coward

South Lakeland District Council Furness Peninsula ward candidates:

Loraine BIRCHALL – 9 Kirk Flatt, Great Urswick, Ulverston – Liberal Democrats – proposed by Jacob Edward Thompson and seconded by Graham Edward Hopkins
Ben Thomas COOPER – 11 Elliswood, Penny Bridge, Ulverston, The Conservative Party – proposed by Caroline Airey and seconded by James Airey
Peter Alan HOWLETT – Wendelin, Church Stile, Pennington, Ulverston – Green Party – proposed by Douglas Riley and seconded by Gail Riley
Sharon Lorraine WEBSTER – 3 Sands Close, Ulverston – Labour and Co-operative Party – proposed by J. Mark Wilson and seconded by Shirley Anne Wilson

South Lakeland District Council Grange ward candidates:

Ben BARKER – The Penthouse, Main Street, Grange-over-Sands – Labour Party – proposed by George Matthew Elsbury and seconded by Catherine Holland
Pete Birchleigh ENDSOR – Guest House, Kents Bank Road, Grange-over-Sands – Liberal Democrats – proposed by Geraldine M. Gordon and seconded by Margaret A. Walmsley
Robin LE MARE – Laburnum House, The Square, Allithwaite – The Green Party – proposed by Ronald Edwin Shapland and seconded by Nicola Barton
Aron TAYLOR – 107 Valley Drive, Kendal – The Conservative Party – proposed by William J. Wearing and seconded by Joyce Wearing

South Lakeland District Council Kendal Rural Ward candidates:

Hanna Maria BURKE – 19 Park Road, Windermere – Labour Party – proposed by Michael A. Gallop and seconded by Rose Marie J. Gallop
Luke Ivan GUDGEON – 22 Kentdale Road, Kendal, The Conservative Party – proposed by Logan A. Thom and Patricia M. Bell
Ali JAMA – 69 Hall Park, Burneside, Kendal, Liberal Democrats – proposed by Hazel M. Hodgson and seconded by Thomas Anthony Steinson
Frances Harriet Anne RICHARDSON – Moss Side Cottage, Crook Road, Staveley, Kendal – The Green Party – proposed by Georgina Jill Towers and seconded by Daniel Towers

Cumbria County Council Ulverston West Electoral Division candidates:

Lorraine BIRCHALL– 9 Kirk Flatt, Great Urswick, Ulverston – Liberal Democrats – proposed by Raymond G. Beecham and seconded by Isobel Beecham
Andrew Clifford BUTCHER – 150 North Lonsdale Road, Ulverston – The Conservative Party – proposed by Simon Richard James Fell and seconded by Patricia J. Jones
Judy FILMORE – 4 Chittery Lane, Ulverston – Green Party – proposed by Richard S. Saunders and seconded by Joan M. Saunders
David John WEBSTER – 3 Sands Close, Ulverston – Labour and Co-operative Party – proposed by Sharon L. Webster and seconded by Michelle Scrogham

Polling stations close at 10pm.