The details of all the candidates have been published for the local elections on May 5.
The election will decide who takes the seats on the new Cumberland council, which will come into being in April 2023.
At this time, district councils and the county council will cease to exist
The new Cumberland Council will have 46 councillors.
The councillors will initially sit on a shadow authority until vesting day, and then serve on the new councils for a further four-year term.
Candidates for the new Westmorland & Furness council are available here.
Key
- C: Conservative
- G: Green
- I: Independent
- L: Labour
- LD: Liberal Democrats
Allerdale area
Aspatria
- John Cook C
- Lauren Exley LD
- Alison Heather Parker G
- Kevin Thurlow I
Bothel and Wharrels
- Fran Eilbeck I
- Malcolm Grainger C
- Jill Perry G
Cockermouth north
- Catherine Mabel Bell C
- Fiona Elspeth Cumming Jayatilaka LD
- Helen Tucker L
Cockermouth south
- Stephen Christopher Barnes LD
- Keith Fitton G
- Michael Neville Pemberton C
- Andrew Semple L
Dearham & Broughton
- Nicky Cockburn I
- Martin Trevor Mundahl Harris L
- Neil Richard Rumbold C
Harrington
- Herbert Briggs I
- Chris Clarkin C
- Hilary Harrington I
- Denise Susan Rollo L
Keswick
- Markus Dale Campbell-Savours L
- Elaine Haraldsen C
- Clive Hutchby I
Maryport north
- George Masterton Kemp I
- Carni McCarron-Holmes L
- Steve Newton C
Maryport south
- James Adrian Kirkbride I
- Bill Pegram L
- Antony Todd C
Moss Bay & Moorclose
- Jacqueline Diane Kirkbride C
- Neil Anthony Schofield L
- Stephen Stoddart I
Seaton
- Alistair John Grey G
- Jimmy Grisdale L
- Paul Scott I
- Colin Sharpe C
- David Surtees Reform UK
Solway Coast
- Tony Markley C
- Sharon Josephine Clair Watson G
St John’s (Workington) & Great Clifton
- Mark Anthony Fryer L
- Deb Garton C
- Peter Gaston I
- Fliss Watts G
St Michael’s (Workington)
- Margaret Bennett LD
- Barbara Ann Cannon L
- John Connell C
- Will Wilkinson I
Thursby
- Jonathan Paul Graham I
- Mike Johnson C
- Shane Christopher McCarthy L
- Roger Peck LD
- Dianne Estelle Standen G
Wigton
- Sandra Elaine Hodson I
- Elaine Lynch L
- Alan Clifford Curnuck Pitcher C
Carlisle area
Belah
- Helen Davison G
- Gareth Michael Ellis C
- David Graham L
- Alan Toole I
Belle Vue
- James Robert Bainbridge C
- Abdul Harid L
Botcherby
- Louise Atkinson L
- Robert William Betton I
- Marilyn Louise Bowman C
- Robert John Scott Inglis G
Brampton
- Tom Adams G
- Mike Mitchelson C
- Iain Armstrong Owens L
Castle
- Syed Fiftul Ali C
- Anne Glendinning L
- Gavin Hawkton G
- Rob Heal Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
Corby & Hayton
- Timothy Robert Cheetham C
- Roger Dobson LD
- Raymond Tinnion I
Currock
- Lisa Margaret Brown L
- Brent Kennedy Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
- Fiona Jane Robson C
Dalston & Burgh
- Trevor Allison LD
- Alex Key L
- James Ernest White C
Denton Holme
- Grahame Higginson Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
- Stuart Kelly LD
- Ann Vipond McKerrell C
- Christopher John Southward L
Harraby north
- Robert Gordon Currie C
- Ernie Percival Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
- Cyril Frederick Weber L
Harraby south
- Linda Margaret Mitchell C
- Lucy Patrick L
- Sean Clifford Reed I
Houghton & Irthington
- Beth Furneaux L
- John Mallinson C
- Paul Anthony Nettleton LD
Longtown
- Sam Bown C
- Timothy David Pickstone LD
Morton
- Donna Louise Bertoletti G
- Neville John Lishman C
- Anne Quilter L
Stanwix urban
- Paul Atkinson L
- Elizabeth Anne Mallinson C
- Paul Nedved I
- Brian Kevin Wernham LD
Upperby
- Leighton Llewellyn Rees C
- Chris Wills L
Wetheral
- Ruth E Alcroft L
- Julia Kim Dobson LD
- Geoff Mitchell C
Yewdale
- Stephen Haraldsen C
- Jeanette Maria Whalen L
Copeland area
Bransty
- Sean Cullen I
- Joseph Ghayouba L
- Charles Edward Maudling C
- Ryan Gerard Redmond I
Cleator Moor east & Frizington
- Linda Jones-Bulman L
- Christopher Paul Turner C
- Aliscia Marie Ellie Wood I
Cleator Moor west
- Rhiannon Connors I
- Michael Christopher Eldon L
- Ged McGrath C
Egremont
- Shane Branthwaite I
- Jeffrey Hailes C
- Sam Pollen L
Egremont north & St Bees
- Reginald Graham Minshaw L
- Louis Thomason I
- Chris Whiteside C
Gosforth
- James Richard Dickaty L
- Mike Minogue LD
- David Willis Moore C
Hillcrest & Hensingham
- Edwin Dinsdale I
- Jeanette Forster L
- Brian Hugh O’Kane C
Howgate
- Martin Steven Barbour C
- William Robert Dixon Heritage Party – Free Speech & Liberty
- Eren McGuire I
- Gillian Ruth Troughton L
- Kevin Young I
Kells & Sandwith
- Tanisha Dobinson I
- Arthur William Creighton Lamb C
- Emma Louise Williamson L
Millom
- Bob Kelly L
- Doug Wilson C
Millom Without
- Jeff Amos LD
- Andy Pratt C
- Anne Mary Todd L
Mirehouse
- Gemma Dinsdale I
- Oliver Joseph Dorgan C
- Mike Hawkins L
- Tony Lowrey I
- Wammo Walmsely I
