Westmorland and Furness Council

Local authority area: Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness is an unitary authority, in the North West England region of England. It had 227,643 residents in 2022. The authority dates from 2023.

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People

Population

Residents, 2022227,643

Rank by population#114of 382 UK councils · #102 in England

History

How the council came to be

2023
Created
Formed from Eden, South Lakeland, Barrow-in-Furness.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in North West

All councils in North West

Cheshire East406,527 Cheshire West and Chester361,694 Cumberland275,390 Warrington211,580 Blackburn with Darwen155,762 Blackpool141,574 Halton128,964

Elections

33 electoral wards

Census 2021: 226,591 residents in 103,529 households across the wards; 25.7% aged 65+, 71.6% of homes owned, 17.6% of households without a car.

1Old Barrow and Hindpool6,318 households · 16.7% aged 65+12,158 2Ulverston5,628 households · 25.7% aged 65+11,822 3Ormsgill and Parkside5,103 households · 18.1% aged 65+11,165 4Hawcoat and Newbarns4,728 households · 27.6% aged 65+10,868 5Risedale and Roosecote4,752 households · 20.5% aged 65+10,783 6Walney Island4,928 households · 24.7% aged 65+10,519

All wards of Westmorland and Furness

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Council offices

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

PShap Parish CouncilParish council · Penrith CA10 3NL

Westminster

Constituencies

Westmorland and Lonsdale · 17 wards Barrow and Furness · 11 wards Morecambe and Lunesdale · 5 wards Penrith and Solway · 4 wards

Source: Wikidata Q110536353 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.