Westmorland and Furness Council
Westmorland and Furness Council is the local authority for Westmorland and Furness in the north-west of England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. Westmorland and Furness Council was first elected in May 2022, operating as a shadow authority until it replaced Cumbria County Council, Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council, Eden District Council and South Lakeland District Council on 1 April 2023. Politics

Westmorland and Furness has 65 councillors, It was first elected in May 2022 and operated as a shadow authority until taking up its powers on 1 April 2023. Composition
At the 2022 council election, the Liberal Democrats secured a majority on the council with 36 out of 65 councillors. Labour have 15 councillors, the Conservatives have 11 councillors, the Green Party have 1 councillor and 2 councillors were elected as independents. Leadership
Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council. The first leader is Jonathan Brook, a Liberal Democrat, who was also the last leader of South Lakeland District Council. Composition of predecessor bodies
The combined composition of the three merging district councils going into that election was as follows:

References

External links
Westmorland and Furness Council - Official website
Westmorland and Furness Council - Official Twitter feed
Westmorland and Furness Joint Committee
Two New Councils for Cumbria

Local education authorities in England
Local authorities in Cumbria
Unitary authority councils of England
Westmorland and Furness