URL: https://cumberland.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=608

Decision Maker: Leader 's Portfolio

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: That the Leader of the Council submits a response on behalf of the Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England public consultation on warding arrangements in Cumberland. The response is attached as Appendix A to this report.   When the Councils in Cumbria embarked on Local Government Reorganisation the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) was asked to undertake a review of electoral arrangements before the elections to be held in 2027.   The first stage of review process was to establish the number of councillors on Cumberland Council. After a public consultation the LGBCE determined that Cumberland Council would be represented by 55 Councillors from the elections in 2027.   The second stage of the electoral review process is to establish the warding patterns for Cumberland Council based on 55 Councillors. This element of the review seeks to ensure that each local councillor represents about the same number of electors, and that the wards they represent reflect community identities.    The LGBCE launched a public consultation on communities in November 2024 and it closed on 24 February 2025. Further to this consultation the LGBCE published their proposals for the electoral arrangements in Cumberland. The public consultation on these proposals runs until 11th August 2025.    The final recommendations for the electoral arrangements in Cumberland will be published in December 2025.    The Leader of the Council may have chosen not to submit a response from the Council or could have submitted alternate views on wards and names of wards.  

Date of Decision: August 8, 2025