Westmorland and Furness Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North West · 65 seats in 33 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Liberal Democrats have a majority on Westmorland and Furness Council. The council has 65 councillors in 33 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 35, Labour 15, Conservative 9, Other 4, Reform 1, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats (Majority)

65 seats - 33 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 15Conservative 9Lib Dem 35Green 1Other 4

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Other +2 Reform +1 Lib Dem −1 Conservative −2

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (65 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Lib Dem39.2%36

Conservative27.3%11

Labour13.4%15

Other12.4%2

Green7.6%1

Next election

6 May 2027

all 65 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Lib Dem 35

majority of 5; 33 needed

Closest result

Dalton South

Labour won the last seat by 5 votes over another Labour candidate, 5 May 2022

Latest by-election

Hawcoat & Newbarns

Reform gain from Conservative, 4 June 2026 (7 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

52%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 33 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alston and Fellside Michael Hanley, Mary Robinson	5 May 2022 Independent 37.3% lead 6.0 pts
Appleby and Brough Andy Connell, Graham Simpkins	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 38.6% lead 14.8 pts
Bowness and Lyth Stephen Bavin	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 53.1% lead 11.6 pts
Burton and Holme Vicky Hughes	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 60.7% lead 25.3 pts
Coniston and Hawkshead Suzanne Pender	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 63.9% lead 36.2 pts
Dalton North Daniel Edwards, Ben Shirley	5 May 2022 Conservative 53.0% lead 21.0 pts
Dalton South Dave Taylor, Tony Callister	5 May 2022 Independent 31.1% lead 5.2 pts
Eamont and Shap Nicki Vecqueray	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 65.7% lead 31.4 pts
Eden and Lyvennet Vale Lorna Baker, Neil McCall	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 46.7% lead 16.1 pts
Grange and Cartmel Andy Hull, Tim Bloomer, Jenny Boak	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 47.3% lead 21.2 pts
Greystoke and Ullswater Judith Derbyshire	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 70.8% lead 41.6 pts
Hawcoat and Newbarns Roy Worthington, Les Hall, Hazel Edwards	5 May 2022 Conservative 30.9% lead 4.8 pts
Hesket and Lazonby Colin Atkinson, Hilary Carrick	5 May 2022 Conservative 29.0% lead 3.3 pts
High Furness Matt Brereton	5 May 2022 Conservative 41.4% lead 1.4 pts
Kendal Castle Helen Ladhams, Eamonn Hennessy	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 61.4% lead 39.8 pts
Kendal Highgate Philip Dixon, Matt Severn	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 57.6% lead 43.1 pts
Kendal Nether Jonathan Cornthwaite, Shirley Evans	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 60.6% lead 43.7 pts
Kendal South Jonathan Brook, Doug Rathbone	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 63.8% lead 40.5 pts
Kendal Strickland and Fell Peter Thornton, Giles Archibald	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 52.3% lead 23.9 pts
Kent Estuary Helen Chaffey, Rupert Audland	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 64.1% lead 40.4 pts
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay Adrian Waite, John Murray	5 May 2022 Conservative 41.9% lead 8.0 pts
Levens and Crooklands Janet Battye	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 64.4% lead 33.0 pts
Low Furness Ben Cooper	5 May 2022 Conservative 44.5% lead 1.6 pts
Old Barrow and Hindpool Kevin Hamilton, David Cassidy, Anne Burns	5 May 2022 Labour 65.8% lead 37.9 pts
Ormsgill and Parkside Derek Brook, Bill McEwan, Beverly Morgan	5 May 2022 Labour 62.4% lead 30.5 pts
Penrith North Patricia Bell, Mark Rudhall	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 46.8% lead 22.1 pts
Penrith South Michael Eyles, Barbara Jayson	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 39.4% lead 16.9 pts
Risedale and Roosecote Andy Coles, Jane Murphy, Trevor Biggins	5 May 2022 Labour 50.5% lead 7.4 pts
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale Hazel Hodgson, Ian Mitchell	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 61.0% lead 29.3 pts
Ulverston Judy Filmore, Helen Irving, Jackie Drake	5 May 2022 Green 33.3% lead 3.7 pts
Upper Kent Ali Jama	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 60.3% lead 33.9 pts
Walney Island Anita Husband, Therese Assouad, Frank Cassidy	5 May 2022 Labour 56.5% lead 28.0 pts
Windermere and Ambleside Dyan Jones, Will Clark, Andrew Jarvis	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 63.2% lead 37.0 pts

Alston and Fellside

Mary Robinson IndependentMichael Hanley Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent37.3%

Labour31.3%

Conservative16.1%

Lib Dem15.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mary Robinson Elected	Independent	984
Michael Timothy Hanley Elected	Labour	824
Ian Lindley	Labour	572
Michael Richard Beveridge	Conservative	425
Dale Andrew Normington	Conservative	403
Andy Baker	Lib Dem	402
Richard Raymond William Sanderson	Lib Dem	147

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Appleby and Brough

Andy Connell Lib DemGraham Simpkins Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem38.6%

Independent23.8%

Independent20.0%

Conservative17.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy Connell Elected	Lib Dem	986
Graham Simpkins Elected	Lib Dem	631
Gareth Hayes	Independent	609
William Patterson	Independent	511
Colin Smith	Conservative	451
Harry Berkeley	Conservative	363

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bowness and Lyth

Stephen Bavin Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem53.1%

Conservative41.5%

Green5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Bavin Elected	Lib Dem	747	53.1%
Jim Bland	Conservative	584	41.5%
Phil Clayton	Green	75	5.3%

Burton and Holme

Vicky Hughes Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem60.7%

Conservative35.4%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vicky Hughes Elected	Lib Dem	891	60.7%
Tom Harvey	Conservative	519	35.4%
Simon Blunden	Green	58	4.0%

Coniston and Hawkshead

Suzanne Pender Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem63.9%

Conservative27.7%

Labour4.5%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Suzanne Mary Pender Elected	Lib Dem	854	63.9%
Michael Ian Hoad	Conservative	370	27.7%
Paul Andrew Martin	Labour	60	4.5%
Mark Poole	Green	53	4.0%

Dalton North

Ben Shirley ConservativeDaniel Edwards Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative53.0%

Labour32.0%

Lib Dem15.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ben Shirley Elected	Conservative	921
Daniel Edwards Elected	Conservative	783
Robert Douglas Elliot	Labour	556
Rachael Hogg	Lib Dem	262
Stephen John Coleman	Lib Dem	143

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dalton South

Dave Taylor IndependentTony Callister Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent31.1%

Labour25.9%

Conservative24.9%

Independent14.2%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dave Taylor Elected	Independent	585
Tony Callister Elected	Labour	488
Steve Nott	Labour	483
Sam Ronson	Conservative	469
Des English	Conservative	432
Martin David McLeavy	Independent	268
Barbara Lilian Miller	Lib Dem	74
Peter Graham Baker	Lib Dem	64

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eamont and Shap

Nicki Vecqueray Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem65.7%

Conservative34.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil Hughes Elected	Lib Dem	1,031	65.7%
Tom Lowther	Conservative	539	34.3%

Last by-election, 27 February 2025

Lib Dem67.2%

Conservative20.5%

CumbriaFirst6.5%

Green5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicki Vecqueray Elected	Lib Dem	789	67.2%
Hector Harold Meanwell	Conservative	241	20.5%
Jonathan Davies	CumbriaFirst	76	6.5%
Pamela Pottinger	Green	68	5.8%

Eden and Lyvennet Vale

Lorna Baker Lib DemNeil McCall Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem46.7%

Conservative30.6%

Independent22.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lorna Ann Baker Elected	Lib Dem	960
Neil McCall Elected	Lib Dem	816
Paula Breen	Conservative	630
David Whipp	Conservative	585
Mike Tonkin	Independent	466

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Grange and Cartmel

Andy Hull Lib DemJenny Boak Lib DemTim Bloomer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem47.3%

Independent26.1%

Conservative19.2%

Green5.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jenny Boak Elected	Lib Dem	2,588
Pete Endsor Elected	Lib Dem	2,486
Sue Sanderson Elected	Lib Dem	2,040
Fiona Marguerite Hanlon	Independent	1,428
Tor McLaren	Conservative	1,050
James Townley	Conservative	882
David Edward Wilson	Conservative	729
Mandy Barnett	Green	301
Paul Woods	Green	177
Luke Stanley Benjamin Mossbarnett	Green	137
Lilian El-Doufani	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	105

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 17 October 2024

Lib Dem84.8%

Conservative15.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tim Bloomer Elected	Lib Dem	2,180	84.8%
Tor McLaren	Conservative	392	15.2%

Greystoke and Ullswater

Judith Derbyshire Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem70.8%

Conservative29.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Judith Margaret Derbyshire Elected	Lib Dem	1,150	70.8%
Debbie Wicks	Conservative	475	29.2%

Hawcoat and Newbarns

Hazel Edwards ReformLes Hall ConservativeRoy Worthington Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Conservative30.9%

Labour26.1%

Independent15.0%

Independent12.6%

Independent11.2%

Lib Dem4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Les Hall Elected	Conservative	1,151
Niyall Allister Phillips Elected	Conservative	1,069
Roy Worthington Elected	Conservative	993
David Robert Cassidy	Labour	974
Mike Leach	Labour	913
Hayley Louise Preston	Labour	891
Hazel Edwards	Independent	558
Steven Lindsay Pryer	Independent	468
Wendy Ada McClure	Independent	416
David Ian Benett Opie	Lib Dem	160
Sheila Eccles	Lib Dem	123
Christine Pearl Herbert	Lib Dem	100

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 June 2026

Reform48.4%

Labour24.5%

Conservative19.0%

Green5.1%

Lib Dem2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hazel Edwards Elected	Reform	1,139	48.4%
Mike Leach	Labour	576	24.5%
Marco Fawcett	Conservative	447	19.0%
Rebekah Atkinson	Green	121	5.1%
Stephen Pickthall	Lib Dem	69	2.9%

Hesket and Lazonby

Colin Atkinson ConservativeHilary Carrick Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative29.0%

Independent25.7%

Independent22.7%

Lib Dem20.7%

Green1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Colin Atkinson Elected	Conservative	676
Hilary Frances Carrick Elected	Conservative	658
Elaine Mary Martin	Independent	599
David Ryland	Independent	530
Roger Burgin	Lib Dem	484
David Evans	Lib Dem	229
Belinda Lloyd	Green	44

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

High Furness

Matt Brereton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative41.4%

Lib Dem40.0%

Labour11.7%

Green6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Brereton Elected	Conservative	581	41.4%
Ian Charles Wharton	Lib Dem	562	40.0%
Stephen Francis Carter	Labour	164	11.7%
Peter Alan Howlett	Green	97	6.9%

Kendal Castle

Eamonn Hennessy Lib DemHelen Ladhams Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem61.4%

Conservative21.6%

Green10.4%

Labour6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Eamonn Matthew Hennessy Elected	Lib Dem	1,224
Helen Ngaire Ladhams Elected	Lib Dem	1,212
Nigel Byrom	Conservative	430
David Lewis Williams	Conservative	404
Claire Wickham	Green	207
Janet Antrobus	Green	198
Penny Henderson	Labour	134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kendal Highgate

Matt Severn Lib DemPhilip Dixon Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem57.6%

Conservative14.5%

Green13.3%

Labour8.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Phil Dixon Elected	Lib Dem	1,111
Matt Severn Elected	Lib Dem	942
Margaret Bond	Conservative	279
Mike Nicholson	Conservative	264
Rosie Naish	Green	256
Ian Rodham	Green	179
Oliver Gill	Labour	160
Trevor Batchelor	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	122

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kendal Nether

Jonathan Cornthwaite Lib DemShirley Evans Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem60.6%

Conservative16.9%

Green10.1%

Labour9.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Shirley Amelia Evans Elected	Lib Dem	1,192
Jonathan Cornthwaite Elected	Lib Dem	1,166
Lyndsay Elizabeth Slater	Conservative	333
Raymond Bower	Conservative	271
Liz Wood	Green	199
Paul Michael Braithwaite	Labour	182
Daniel Rayson	Green	154
Paul John Casson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	61

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kendal South

Doug Rathbone Lib DemJonathan Brook Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem63.8%

Conservative23.3%

Green7.3%

Labour5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jonathan Richard Brook Elected	Lib Dem	1,547
Doug Rathbone Elected	Lib Dem	1,540
Luke Ivan Gudgeon	Conservative	564
Shiela Ann Worthington	Conservative	421
Elsa Fuster	Green	177
Lois Katherine Sparling	Labour	135
Phil Whiting	Green	109

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kendal Strickland and Fell

Giles Archibald Lib DemPeter Thornton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem52.3%

Green28.4%

Labour9.2%

Conservative8.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Giles Charles Archibald Elected	Lib Dem	1,381
Peter Thornton Elected	Lib Dem	1,225
Laura Miller	Green	749
Graham Jeffrey Vincent	Green	576
Virginia Branney	Labour	243
Irene Asbury	Conservative	221
Jacqueline Scott	Conservative	215
Martin Powell-Davies	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	47

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kent Estuary

Helen Chaffey Lib DemRupert Audland Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem64.1%

Conservative23.7%

Green12.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Helen Elizabeth Chaffey Elected	Lib Dem	1,767
Rupert James Audland Elected	Lib Dem	1,621
Margaret Elizabeth Handley	Conservative	654
Peter Smillie	Conservative	526
Jill Abel	Green	337

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kirkby Stephen and Tebay

Adrian Waite Lib DemJohn Murray Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative41.9%

Lib Dem33.9%

Independent24.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Phil Dew Elected	Conservative	861
John Stephen Murray Elected	Lib Dem	697
Adrian Waite	Lib Dem	557
Sandy Lancaster	Independent	496
Ray Briggs	Conservative	266

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 31 October 2024

Lib Dem82.7%

Conservative17.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adrian Waite Elected	Lib Dem	887	82.7%
Pat Bell	Conservative	186	17.3%

Levens and Crooklands

Janet Battye Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem64.4%

Conservative31.4%

Green4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Janet Mary Battye Elected	Lib Dem	1,106	64.4%
Kevin Holmes	Conservative	539	31.4%
Hilary Pickup	Green	73	4.2%

Low Furness

Ben Cooper Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative44.5%

Lib Dem42.9%

Labour8.8%

Green3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben Cooper Elected	Conservative	650	44.5%
Janet Willis	Lib Dem	627	42.9%
Eirik Raymond Haugsbak Hunt	Labour	128	8.8%
Paul Alan Rigg	Green	56	3.8%

Old Barrow and Hindpool

Anne Burns LabourDavid Cassidy LabourKevin Hamilton Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour65.8%

Conservative27.9%

Lib Dem6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anne Burns Elected	Labour	1,183
Kevin Robert Hamilton Elected	Labour	1,089
Margaret Ann Thomson Elected	Labour	1,076
Anne Bispham	Conservative	501
Piya Das	Conservative	407
Brenda Lauderdale	Conservative	406
Adam Grant Campbell	Lib Dem	114
Gill Gardiner	Lib Dem	99
Stephen Pickthall	Lib Dem	83

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 May 2023

Labour69.4%

Conservative24.5%

Lib Dem6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dave Cassidy Elected	Labour	1,004	69.4%
Derek Gawne	Conservative	354	24.5%
Stephen Pickthall	Lib Dem	89	6.2%

Ormsgill and Parkside

Beverly Morgan LabourBill McEwan LabourDerek Brook Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour62.4%

Conservative31.9%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bill McEwan Elected	Labour	1,242
Derek Brook Elected	Labour	1,211
Beverly Ann Morgan Elected	Labour	1,177
Elaine Burley	Conservative	635
Ann Denise English	Conservative	575
Emma Louise Wylie	Conservative	527
Jayne Marie Richardson	Lib Dem	114
Phil Walker	Lib Dem	84
Alasdair Wilkinson-Marsh	Lib Dem	68

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penrith North

Mark Rudhall Lib DemPatricia Bell Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem46.8%

Green24.7%

Conservative19.0%

Independent5.1%

Independent4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Patricia Anne Bell Elected	Lib Dem	1,277
Mark Brian Rudhall Elected	Lib Dem	820
Ali Ross	Green	675
Helen Jane Fearon	Conservative	519
Harry Fearon	Conservative	444
Wade Tidbury	Green	266
Scott Jackson	Independent	138
Peter Devine	Independent	122

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penrith South

Barbara Jayson Lib DemMichael Eyles Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem39.4%

Conservative22.5%

Independent17.2%

Independent11.8%

Green9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Virginia Christie Taylor Elected	Lib Dem	911
Mike Eyles Elected	Lib Dem	899
Gillian Elizabeth Barnes	Conservative	520
Matt Vickers	Conservative	459
Lee Quinn	Independent	397
Margaret Clark	Independent	272
Richard Kevin O'Brien	Green	212

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 12 March 2026

Lib Dem43.2%

Reform33.9%

Green13.0%

Conservative10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Jayson Elected	Lib Dem	749	43.2%
Michael John Houston	Reform	588	33.9%
Emilia Louise Hoffmann	Green	225	13.0%
Maiki Tolmie	Conservative	173	10.0%

Risedale and Roosecote

Andy Coles LabourJane Murphy LabourTrevor Biggins Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour50.5%

Conservative43.1%

Lib Dem6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jane Amelia Murphy Elected	Labour	1,152
Andy Coles Elected	Labour	1,139
Trevor Alan Biggins Elected	Labour	1,130
Derek Gawne	Conservative	984
Lynda Lea Shaw	Conservative	947
Ronnie Haddow	Conservative	871
Michael Wilson Barwise	Lib Dem	145
Jade Sullivan	Lib Dem	128
Heather Troughton	Lib Dem	121

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale

Hazel Hodgson Lib DemIan Mitchell Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem61.0%

Conservative31.7%

Green7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian David Mitchell Elected	Lib Dem	1,891
Hazel Margaret Hodgson Elected	Lib Dem	1,854
Kevin Lancaster	Conservative	983
Pat Bell	Conservative	898
Tony Gray	Green	225

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ulverston

Helen Irving ConservativeJackie Drake LabourJudy Filmore Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Green33.3%

Labour29.6%

Conservative29.1%

Lib Dem7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Judy Filmore Elected	Green	1,445
Jackie Drake Elected	Labour	1,286
Helen Irving Elected	Conservative	1,265
Michelle Scrogham	Labour	1,247
Andrew Clifford Butcher	Conservative	1,218
Mark Wilson	Labour	1,189
Amanda Rigg	Conservative	1,165
Bob Gerry	Green	930
Rob O'Hara	Green	864
Andrew Hudson	Lib Dem	345
Dave Rushton	Lib Dem	246
Charles Edward Howarth	Lib Dem	209

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Upper Kent

Ali Jama Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Lib Dem60.3%

Conservative26.4%

Green13.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ali Jama Elected	Lib Dem	949	60.3%
Deborah Huck	Conservative	415	26.4%
Fran Richardson	Green	210	13.3%

Walney Island

Anita Husband LabourFrank Cassidy LabourTherese Assouad Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour56.5%

Conservative28.5%

Independent11.5%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Frank Cassidy Elected	Labour	1,349
Anita Gwendoline Husband Elected	Labour	1,179
Thérèse Assouad Elected	Labour	1,175
Paul Allen Rose	Conservative	681
Steve Sharpe	Conservative	638
Terri-Ann Gibney	Conservative	622
Steven Fletcher	Independent	275
Paul Martin Trollope	Lib Dem	81
Chris Hogg	Lib Dem	77
Tina Perkins	Lib Dem	59

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Windermere and Ambleside

Andrew Jarvis Lib DemDyan Jones Lib DemWill Clark Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem63.2%

Conservative26.2%

Green10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
William Clark Elected	Lib Dem	2,330
Andrew Guy Jarvis Elected	Lib Dem	2,231
Dyan Jones Elected	Lib Dem	2,183
Cath Musetti	Conservative	966
Jolyon Roland Thornhill Stephenson	Conservative	774
Paula Marie Cross	Conservative	751
Kate Threadgold	Green	390

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Upper Kent	Ali Jama	Lib Dem 2022	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

7 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
4 June 2026	Hawcoat & Newbarns	Reform gain from Conservative	48.4%
12 March 2026	Penrith South	Lib Dem hold	43.2%
27 February 2025	Eamont and Shap	Lib Dem hold	67.2%
31 October 2024	Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	Lib Dem gain from Conservative	82.7%
17 October 2024	Grange and Cartmel	Lib Dem hold	84.8%
9 May 2024	Grange and Cartmel	Lib Dem hold
27 May 2023	Old Barrow and Hindpool	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Barrow and Furness	42%	Labour	Labour 34%
Westmorland and Lonsdale	37%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 45%
Penrith and Solway	13%	Labour	Labour 35%
Morecambe and Lunesdale	7%	Labour	Labour 33%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Westmorland and Furness

226,585 residents in 103,531 households

Voted Leave in 2016

52% same as GB

Degree or higher

33% 1 below GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

72% 11 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

11% 6 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

30% 8 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

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Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.