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Cumberland.

Labour Party-controlled unitary. £334m net revenue. 46 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats46 councillors · 46 wards
Last election5 May 2022
Websitecumberland.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£334m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,394
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
30/46
Labour Party 65%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Cumberland is a unitary controlled by Labour Party (30 of 46 seats). Net revenue is £334m for 2025-26. It covers 46 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.46 seats · last contested 5 May 2022

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 30Con 7LD 4Independent Berwick Hills Resident 3Green 2

Labour Party 65% · last contested 5 May 2022

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Kevin ThurlowIndAspatria2022
Helen DavisonGrnBelah2022
Abdul HaridLabBelle Vue2022
Robert William BettonIndBotcherby2022
Jill PerryGrnBothel Wharrels2022
Mike MitchelsonConBrampton2022
Joseph GhayoubaLabBransty2022
Anne GlendinningLabCastle2022
Linda Jones-BulmanLabCleator Moor East Frizington2022
Michael Christopher EldonLabCleator Moor West2022
Helen TuckerLabCockermouth North2022
Andrew SempleLabCockermouth South2022
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§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

52%
Council tax
£173.5m · median 59%
36%
Central grants
£121.1m · median 30%
12%
Business rates
£39.7m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 52% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,907
County / upper-tier£0
Police£324
Fire & rescue£98
GLA precept£0
Parish average£64
Total Band-D£2,394

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 04Top suppliers.10,209 payments · £33.4m gross · 2 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
BIFFA CUMBRIA LTD£3.33m9.9%11
GREENWICH LEISURE LTD£2.14m6.4%27
GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LTD-HIGHWAYS£2.14m6.4%1
WESTMORLAND & FURNESS COUNCIL£1.86m5.6%46
THOMAS ARMSTRONG (CONSTRUCTION) LTD£1.67m5.0%11
D S D CONSTRUCTION£0.88m2.6%62
WAYTHROUGH£0.68m2.0%2
STORY CONTRACTING LTD£0.62m1.8%11
NORTH LAKES CHILDRENS SERVICES£0.61m1.8%40
WEST HOUSE£0.56m1.7%178

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.46 wards split across 4 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Whitehaven and Workington1839% Josh MacAlisterLab
Carlisle1635% Julie MinnsLab
Penrith and Solway1124% Markus Campbell-SavoursLab
Barrow and Furness12% Michelle ScroghamLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
10,209 payments · 2 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level