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Cumberland Council

Local authority area: Cumberland

Cumberland is an unitary authority, in the North West England region of England. It had 275,390 residents in 2022. The authority dates from 2023. The council is based in Carlisle.

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People

Population

Residents, 2022275,390

Rank by population#90of 382 UK councils · #83 in England

History

How the council came to be

2023
Created
Formed from Carlisle, Allerdale, Copeland.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in North West

All councils in North West

Cheshire East406,527 Cheshire West and Chester361,694 Westmorland and Furness227,643 Warrington211,580 Blackburn with Darwen155,762 Blackpool141,574 Halton128,964

Elections

46 electoral wards

Census 2021: 273,252 residents in 125,420 households across the wards; 23.1% aged 65+, 68.5% of homes owned, 20.3% of households without a car.

1Dalston and Burgh3,290 households · 22.5% aged 65+7,802 2Wetheral3,144 households · 27.5% aged 65+7,161 3Moss Bay and Moorclose3,223 households · 20.2% aged 65+6,906 4Belle Vue2,934 households · 18.6% aged 65+6,896 5Wigton3,134 households · 25.3% aged 65+6,847 6Harrington2,889 households · 19.8% aged 65+6,704

All wards of Cumberland

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TCarlisle City CouncilTown council · Carlisle CA3 8QG · hours listed PWetheral Parish CouncilParish council · Carlisle CA4 8HE · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Carlisle · 18 wards Whitehaven and Workington · 18 wards Penrith and Solway · 13 wards Barrow and Furness · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q110536343 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.