# The County of Cumbria (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 S.I. 2000/2485 · made 11 September 2000 This Order gives effect, without modification, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the county of Cumbria. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on or after 3rd May 2001. Made under: Local Government Act 1992 (Section 17, Section 26) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-cumbria-electoral-changes-order-2000/pdf/uksi_20002485_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Made 11th September 2000 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated November 1999 on its review of the county of Cumbria together with its recommendations: And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, without modification, to those recommendations: Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the County of Cumbria (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. (2) This Order shall come into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 3rd May 2001, on 10th October 2000; (b) for all other purposes, on 3rd May 2001. (3) In this Order— “county” means the county of Cumbria; “existing”, in relation to a division or ward, means the division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to borough, city and district wards in the county; and any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the County of Cumbria (Electoral Changes) Order 2000”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994. ## 2 Divisions of the county of Cumbria (1) The existing divisions of the county shall be abolished. (2) The county shall be divided into eighty-four divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule. (3) The divisions shall comprise— (a) the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to— (i) wards; (ii) wards and parishes; (iii) wards, parishes and parish wards; (iv) wards and parish wards; (v) parishes and parish wards; or (vi) parish wards; and (b) the areas designated on the map by reference to the name of the division and demarcated by red lines, where not described as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above. (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each division shall be one. (5) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. ## 3 Revocation The County of Cumbria (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 is hereby revoked. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Hilary Armstrong Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 11th September 2000 ## NAMES AND AREAS OF DIVISIONS (1) (2) Name of Division Area of Division In the borough of Allerdale Aspatria and Wharrels The Aspatria, Boltons and Wharrels wards Bowness, Thursby and Caldbeck The Marsh, Wampool and Warnell wards and the parishes of Dundraw, Holme East Waver and Kirkbride Cockermouth East The All Saints and Crummock wards Cockermouth West The Christchurch and Dalton wards Dearham and Broughton The Broughton St Bridget’s and Ellen wards Harrington, Clifton and Stainburn The Clifton, Harrington and Stainburn wards Keswick and Derwent The Derwent Valley and Keswick wards Maryport East The Ellenborough ward and the Ewanrigg ward of the parish of Maryport Maryport West The Flimby and Netherhall wards and the parish of Broughton Moor Moorclose The Moorclose ward Moss Bay The Moss Bay ward St John's The St John’s ward St Michael's The St Michael’s ward Seaton The Seaton ward Solway Coast The Holme, Silloth and Solway wards Wigton The Wigton ward and the parishes of Waverton and Woodside In the borough of Barrow-in-Furness Dalton North The Dalton North ward Dalton South The Dalton South ward Hawcoat The Hawcoat ward Hindpool Newbarns The Newbarns ward Old Barrow Ormsgill The Ormsgill ward Parkside The Parkside ward Risedale Roosecote The Roosecote ward Walney North The Walney North ward Walney South The Walney South ward In the city of Carlisle Belah The Belah ward Belle Vue The Belle Vue ward Botcherby The Botcherby ward Brampton and Gilsland The Brampton and Irthing wards Castle The Castle ward Currock The Currock ward Dalston and Cummersdale The Dalston ward and the parishes of Burgh by Sands and Orton Denton Holme The Denton Holme ward Harraby The Harraby ward Longtown and Bewcastle The Longtown and Rockcliffe ward, and the parishes of Beaumont, Bewcastle, Kingmoor, Kirklinton Middle, Nicholforest and Solport Morton The Morton ward St Aidans The St Aidans ward Stanwix and Irthington The parishes of Hethersgill, Irthington, Scaleby, Stanwix Rural and Stapleton and the parish wards of Corby Hill, Hayton and Talkin of Hayton parish Stanwix Urban The Stanwix Urban ward Upperby The Upperby ward Wetheral The Wetheral ward, the parishes of Castle Carrock, Carlatton, Cumrew, Cumwhitton and Geltsdale, the parish ward of Great Corby of Wetheral parish and the parish ward of Heads Nook of Hayton parish Yewdale The Yewdale ward In the borough of Copeland Bransty Cleator Moor North and Frizington The Cleator Moor North and Frizington wards Cleator Moor South and Egremont The Cleator Moor South and Egremont South wards Distington and Moresby The Distington and Moresby wards Gosforth and Ennerdale The Beckermet, Ennerdale and Gosforth wards Hensingham and Arlecdon The Arlecdon and Hensingham wards Hillcrest Kells and Sandwith Millom The Holborn Hill and Newtown wards and the parish ward of Haverigg of the parish of Millom Mirehouse The Mirehouse ward and the parish ward of Ingwell of the parish of St Bees St Bees and Egremont The parish ward of Egremont North of Egremont parish and the parish ward of St Bees of St Bees parish Seascale and Whicham The Bootle, Millom Without and Seascale wards and the parish ward of Haverigg of Millom Without parish In the district of Eden Alston and East Fellside The Alston Moor, Hartside, Kirkoswald and Langwathby wards Appleby The Appleby (Appleby), Appleby (Bongate), Long Marton and Warcop wards Eden Lakes The Askham, Shap and Ullswater wards Greystoke and Hesket The Greystoke, Hesket and Skelton wards Kirkby Stephen The Brough, Crosby Ravensworth, Kirkby Stephen, Orton with Tebay and Ravenstonedale wards Penrith East The Penrith Carleton, Penrith East and Penrith Pategill wards Penrith North The Lazonby and Penrith North wards Penrith Rural The Dacre, Eamont, Kirkby Thore and Morland wards Penrith West The Penrith South and Penrith West wards In the district of South Lakeland Cartmel The Cartmel and Holker wards, the parishes of Broughton East and Haverthwaite and the parish wards of Central, East and West of Colton parish Grange The Grange ward and the parishes of Cartmel Fell, Staveley-in-Cartmel and Upper Allithwaite High Furness The Broughton ward and the parishes of Blawith and Subberthwaite, Claife, Coniston, Hawkshead, Lowick, Satterthwaite, Skelwith, and Torver Kendal Castle The Kendal Castle, Kendal Heron Hill and Kendal Parks wards Kendal Highgate The Kendal Glebelands, Kendal Highgate and Kendal Kirkland wards Kendal Nether The Kendal Far Cross, Kendal Mintsfeet and Kendal Nether wards Kendal South The Kendal Oxenholme and Kendal Stonecross wards and the parishes of Hincaster, Natland, Sedgwick and Stainton Kendal Strickland and Fell The Kendal Fell, Kendal Strickland and Kendal Underley wards Kent Estuary The Arnside and Beetham, and Milnthorpe wards Lakes The Lakes Ambleside and Lakes Grasmere wards Low Furness The Low Furness and Swarthmoor ward, and the parishes of Egton with Newland, Mansriggs, Osmotherley and Pennington Lower Kentdale The Burton and Holme, and Crooklands wards and the parish of Heversham Lyth Valley The Windermere Bowness South ward and the parishes of Crook, Crosthwaite and Lyth, Helsington, Levens, Meathop and Ulpha, Underbarrow and Bradleyfield, and Witherslack Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale The Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh wards Ulverston East The Ulverston Central, Ulverston East and Ulverston Town wards Ulverston West The Ulverston North, Ulverston South and Ulverston West wards Upper Kent The Whinfell ward and the parishes of Hugill, Kentmere, Nether Staveley, Over Staveley, Strickland Roger, and Strickland Ketel Windermere The Windermere Applethwaite, Windermere Bowness North and Windermere Town wards ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order gives effect, without modification, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the county of Cumbria. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on or after 3rd May 2001. Article 2 abolishes the existing divisions of the county and provides for the creation of 84 new divisions. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names and areas of the new divisions. One councillor is to be elected for each division. Article 3 revokes the County of Cumbria (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981. The areas of the new divisions are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Cumbria County Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2485 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-of-cumbria-electoral-changes-order-2000 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.