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The 2022 Westmorland and Furness Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Westmorland and Furness Council in England. The council area will consist of the area covered by the districts of Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland.[1][2]
These were the first elections to the new authority, with the council acting as a 'shadow authority' until the abolition of the three former districts and Cumbria County Council on 1 April 2023.[3]
Results
The Liberal Democrats secured a majority on the incoming council with 36 out of 65 councillors. Labour will have 15 councillors, the Conservatives will have 11 councillors, the Green Party will have 1 councillor and 2 councillors were elected as independents.[4][5]
| 2022 Westmorland and Furness Election | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||
| Party | Councillors | Votes | |||||||
| Of total | Net | Of total | Net | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 36 | 55.4% | 36 / 65
|
29,960 | 39.8% | ||||
| Labour Party | 15 | 23.1% | 15 / 65
|
10,132 | 13.4% | ||||
| Conservative Party | 11 | 16.9% | 11 / 65
|
20,841 | 27.7% | ||||
| Independents | 2 | 3.1% | 2 / 65
|
8,238 | 10.9% | ||||
| Green Party | 1 | 1.5% | 1 / 65
|
5,839 | 7.7% | ||||
| TUSC | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 65
|
335 | 0.4% | ||||
Ward results (Barrow-in-Furness)
| Party | Councillors | Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of total | Net | Of total | Net | ||||||
| Labour Party | 13 | 68.4% | 13 / 19
|
6,944 | 46.5% | ||||
| Conservative Party | 5 | 26.3% | 5 / 19
|
5,342 | 35.8% | ||||
| Independents | 1 | 5.3% | 1 / 19
|
1,686 | 11.3% | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 19
|
950 | 6.4% | ||||