Cumbria County Council elections

Cumbria County Council in England was elected every four years between 1973 and 2017. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 84 councillors were elected from 84 wards for the last council before abolition in 2023.

Political control
Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was held by the following parties:

Leadership
The leaders of the council from 1986 until its abolition in 2023 were:

Council elections

 * 1973 Cumbria County Council election
 * 1977 Cumbria County Council election
 * 1981 Cumbria County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)
 * 1985 Cumbria County Council election
 * 1989 Cumbria County Council election
 * 1993 Cumbria County Council election
 * 1997 Cumbria County Council election
 * 2001 Cumbria County Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)
 * 2005 Cumbria County Council election
 * 2009 Cumbria County Council election
 * 2013 Cumbria County Council election
 * 2017 Cumbria County Council election