Cumbria County Council in England was elected every four years between 1973 and 2017. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 84 councillors were elected from 84 wards for the last council before abolition in 2023.
Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows: (Put "Cumbria" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 1974–1977 1977–1981 1981–1985 1985–1997 1997–2001 2001–2023
Leadership The leaders of the council from 1986 until its abolition in 2023 were:
Councillor Party From To Bill Minto 1986 9 May 2000 Stewart Young 9 May 2000 21 Jun 2001 Rex Toft 21 Jun 2001 16 Sep 2004 Tim Stoddard 16 Sep 2004 10 Sep 2008 Stewart Young 10 Sep 2008 Jun 2009 Jim Buchanan 18 Jun 2009 8 Apr 2010 Eddie Martin 22 Apr 2010 May 2013 Stewart Young 16 May 2013 31 Mar 2023
Council elections 1973 Cumbria County Council election 1977 Cumbria County Council election 1981 Cumbria County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)The County of Cumbria (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 1985 Cumbria County Council election 1989 Cumbria County Council election 1993 Cumbria County Council election 1997 Cumbria County Council election 2001 Cumbria County Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1) 2005 Cumbria County Council election 2009 Cumbria County Council election 2013 Cumbria County Council election 2017 Cumbria County Council election
Election results Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dems Socialist People's Liberal Independent 2017 NOC 37 26 16 - - 5 2013 NOC 26 35 16 - - 7 2009 NOC 38 24 16 1 - 5 2005 NOC 32 39 11 - - 2 2001 NOC 33 40 10 - - 1 2001 NOC 33 40 10 - - 1 1997 Labour 22 44 13 - - 4 1993 NOC 28 39 13 - 1 2 1989 NOC 37 37 6 - - 3 1985 NOC 36 39 5 - - 3 1981 NOC 35 42 3 - - 3 1977 Conservative 52 23 - - - 7 1973 NOC 31 38 1 - - 12
County result maps
By-election results 1993-1997
1997-2001
2001-2005
2005-2009
2009-2013
2013-2017
2017-2023
References
By-election results
External links Cumbria County Council