Westmorland and Furness Council Local Elections 2022: Full list of candidates seeking your vote

Elections in May are set to bring huge changes across Cumbria as district councils are set to merge to form two unitary councils. Government plans will revamp the way the region is governed in 2021, scrapping the existing county council and district authorities.
In July 2021, it was announced that these would be replaced by two unitary councils. Westmorland and Furness Council will cover Eden, South Lakeland and Barrow. Cumberland council will cover Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland.
To be able to vote in the elections of May 5, the inhabitants must be registered on the electoral lists. The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Thursday, April 14, and you can do it online here.
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People can choose to vote in several ways – in person, by mail or by appointing someone they trust to vote for them, which is called proxy voting. The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5 p.m. on April 19, and for a proxy vote, the deadline is 5 p.m. on April 26.
Below is a list of all the Westmorland and Furness Council candidates standing for election on May 5:
Alston and Fellside neighborhood
ANDY BAKER Liberal Democrats
MICHAEL RICHARD BEVERIDGE Conservative Party Candidate
TIMOTHY MICHAEL Labor Party
IAN LINDLEY Labor Party
DALE ANDREW NORMINGTON Conservative Party Candidate
ROBINSON MARIE Independent
RICHARD RAYMOND WILLIAM SANDERSON Liberal Democrats
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Appleby and Brough neighborhood
HARRY BERKELEY Conservative Party Candidate
ANDY CONNELL Liberal Democrats
GARETH HAYES Independent
WILLIAM PATTERSON Independent
GRAHAM SIMPKINS Liberal Democrats
COLIN SMITH Conservative Party Candidate
Bowness and Lyth district
STEVE BAVIN Liberal Democrats
JIM BLAND Conservative Party Candidate
SIMON PHILIP CLAYTON Green Party
Burton and Holme Ward
SIMON JOSEPH BLUNDEN Green Party
TOM HARVEY Conservative Party candidate
VICKY HUGHES Liberal Democrats
Coniston and Hawkshead neighborhood
MICHAEL IAN HOAD Conservative Party Candidate
PAUL ANDREW MARTIN Labor Party
SUZANNE MARY PENDER Liberal Democrats
MARK RICHARD POOLE Green Party
Neighborhood Dalton North
STEPHEN JOHN COLEMAN Liberal Democrats
DANIEL CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS Conservative Party Candidate
ROBERT DOUGLAS ELLIOT Labor Party
RACHAEL HOGG Liberal Democrats
BEN SHIRLEY Conservative Party Candidate
South Dalton Ward
PETER GRAHAM BAKER Liberal Democrats P
TONY CALLISTER Labor Party
OF THE ENGLISH Candidate of the Conservative Party
MARTIN DAVID MCLEAVY Independent
BARBARA LILIAN MILLER Liberal Democrats
STEVE NOTT Labor Party
SAM RONSON Conservative Party Candidate
DAVE TAYLOR Independent
Eamont and Shap district
NEIL HUGHES Liberal Democrats
TOM LOWTHER Conservative Party Candidate
Eden district and Lyvennet Vale
LORNA ANN BAKER Liberal Democrats
PAULA BREEN Conservative Party Candidate
NEIL MCCALL Liberal Democrats
MIKE TONKIN Independent
DAVID WHIPP Conservative Party Candidate
Grange and Cartmel district
MANDY BARNETT Green Party
JENNY BOAK Liberal Democrats
LILIAN EL-DOUFANI Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
PETE ENDSOR Liberal Democrats
FIONA MARGUERITE HANLON Independent
TOR MCLAREN Conservative Party Candidate
LUKE STANLEY BENJAMIN MOSSBARNETT Green Party
SUE SANDERSON Liberal Democrats
JAMES TOWNLEY Conservative Party Candidate
DAVID EDWARD WILSON Conservative Party Candidate
PAUL ANTHONY WOODS Green Party
Greystoke and Ullswater neighborhood
JUDITH MARGARET DERBYSHIRE Liberal Democrats
DEBBIE WICKS Conservative Party Candidate
Hawcoat and Newbarns neighborhood
DAVID ROBERT CASSIDY Labor Party
SHEILA ECCLES Liberal Democrats P
DENISE HAZEL EDWARDS Independent
LES HALL Conservative Party Candidate
CHRISTINE PEARL HERBERT Liberal Democrats
MIKE LEACH Labor Party
WENDY ADA MCCLURE Independent
DAVID IAN BENETT OPIE Liberal Democrats
NIYALL ALLISTER PHILLIPS Conservative Party Candidate
HAYLEY LOUISE PRESTON Labor Party
STEVEN LINDSAY PRYER Independent
ROY WORTHINGTON Conservative Party Candidate
Hesket and Lazonby neighborhood
COLIN ATKINSON Conservative Party Candidate
ROGER BURGIN Liberal Democrats
HILARY FRANCES CARRICK Conservative Party Candidate
DAVID EVANS Liberal Democrats
BELINDA LUCY LLOYD Green Party
ELAINE MARY MARTIN Independent
DAVID RYLAND Independent
Neighborhood of High Fury
MATT BRERETON Conservative Party Candidate
STEPHEN FRANCIS CARTER Labor Party
PETER ALAN HOWLETT Green Party
IAN CHARLES WHARTON Liberal Democrats
Kendal Castle District
JANET MARY ANTROBUS Green Party
NIGEL BYROM Conservative Party Candidate
PENNY HENDERSON Labor Party
EAMONN MATTHEW HENNESSY Liberal Democrat
HELEN NGAIRE LADHAMS Liberal Democrats
CLAIRE WICKHAM Green Party
DAVID LEWIS WILLIAMS Conservative Party Candidate
Kendal Highgate area
TREVOR BATCHELOR Labor and Socialist Coalition
MARGARET BOND Conservative Party Candidate
PHIL DIXON Liberal Democrats
OLIVER GILL Labor Party
ROSIE NAISH Green Party
MIKE NICHOLSON Conservative Party Candidate
IAN RODHAM Green Party
MATT SEVERN Liberal Democrats
Kendal’s Netherguard
RAYMOND BOWER Conservative Party Candidate
PAUL MICHAEL BRAITHWAITE Labor Party
PAUL JOHN CASSON Labor and Socialist Coalition
JONATHAN CORNTHWAITE Liberal Democrats
SHIRLEY AMELIA EVANS Liberal Democrats
DANIEL ALEXANDER RAYSON Green Party
LYNDSAY ELIZABETH SLATER Conservative Party Candidate
LIZ WOOD’s Green Party
Kendal South District
JONATHAN RICHARD BROOK Liberal Democrats
ELSA FUSTER Green Party
LUKE IVAN GUDGEON Conservative Party Candidate
DOUG RATHBONE Liberal Democrats
LOIS KATHARINE SPARLING Labor Party
PHIL WHITING Green Party
SHIELA ANN WORTHINGTON Conservative Party Candidate
Kendal Strickland and Fell Ward
GILES CHARLES ARCHIBALD Liberal Democrats
IRENE ASBURY Conservative Party Candidate
VIRGINIE ELIZABETH BRANNEY Labor Party
LAURA MILLER Green Party
MARTIN POWELL-DAVIES Labor and Socialist Coalition P
JACQUELINE SCOTT Conservative Party Candidate
PETER CARLYLE THORNTON Liberal Democrats
GRAHAM JEFFREY VINCENT Green Party
Kent Estuary Neighborhood
JILL ABEL Green Party
RUPERT JAMES AUDLAND Liberal Democrats
HELEN ELIZABETH CHAFFEY Liberal Democrats
MARGARET ELIZABETH HANDLEY Conservative Party Candidate
PETER SMILLIE Conservative Party Candidate
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay Ward
RAY BRIGGS Conservative Party Candidate
PHIL DEW Conservative Party Candidate
SANDY LANCASTER Independent
JOHN STEPHEN MURRAY Liberal Democrats
ADRIAN HARVEYMARTIN WAITE Liberal Democrats
Levens and Crooklands area
JANET MARY BATTYE Liberal Democrats
KEVIN RONALD HOLMES Conservative Party Candidate
HILARY MARGARET PICKUP Green Party
Low Furness district
BEN THOMAS COOPER Conservative Party Candidate
EIRIK RAYMOND HAUGSBAK HUNT Labor Party
PAUL ALAN RIGG Green Party Candidate
JANET WILLIS Liberal Democrats
Old Barrow a district of Hindpool
ANNE BISPHAM Conservative Party candidate
ANNE BURNS Labor Party
ADAM GRANT CAMPBELL Liberal Democrats
PIYA DAS Conservative Party Candidate
GILL GARDINER Liberal Democrats
KEVIN ROBERT HAMILTON Labor Party P
BRENDA JOYCE LAUDERDALE Conservative Party Candidate
STEPHEN RAYMOND PICKTHALL Liberal Democrats
MARGARET ANN THOMSON Labor Party
Ormsgill and Parkside neighborhood
DEREK BROOK Labor Party
ELAINE BURLEY Conservative Party Candidate
ANN DENISE ENGLISH Conservative Party Candidate
BILL MCEWAN Labor Party
BEVERLY ANN MORGAN Labor Party
JAYNE MARIE RICHARDSON Liberal Democrats
PHIL WALKER Liberal Democrats
ALASDAIR WILKINSON-MARSH Liberal Democrats
EMMA LOUISE WYLIE Conservative Party Candidate
North Quarter of Penrith
PATRICIA ANN BELL Liberal Democrats
PETER DEVINE Independent
HARRY FEARON Conservative Party Candidate
HELEN JANE FEARON Conservative Party Candidate
SCOTT JACKSON Independent
ALI ROSS Green Party First Choice Candidate
MARK BRIAN RUDHALL Liberal Democrats
WADE TIDBURY Green Party Second Choice Candidate
Penrith South Quarter
GILLIAN ELIZABETH BARNES Conservative Party Candidate
MARGARET CLARK Independent
MIKE EYLES Liberal Democrats
RICHARD KEVIN O’BRIEN The Green Party
LEE QUINN Independent
VIRGINIE CHRISTINE TAYLOR Liberal Democrats
MATT VICKERS Conservative Party Candidate
Risedale and Roosecote neighborhood
MICHAEL WILSON BARWISE Liberal Democrats
TREVOR ALAN BIGGINS Labor Party
ANDY COLES Labor Party
DEREK GAWNE Conservative Party Candidate
RONNIE HADDOW Conservative Party Candidate
JANE AMELIA MURPHY Labor Party
LYNDA LEA SHAW Conservative Party Candidate
JADE SULLIVAN Liberal Democrats
HEATHER TROUGHTON Liberal Democrats
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale area
PAT BELL Conservative Party Candidate
TONY GRAY Green Party
HAZEL MARGARET HODGSON Liberal Democrats
KEVIN JOHN LANCASTER Conservative Party Candidate
IAN DAVID MITCHELL Liberal Democrats
Ulverston Neighborhood
ANDREW CLIFFORD BUTCHER Conservative Party Candidate
JACKIE DRAKE Labor Party
JUDY FILMORE Green Party Lead Candidate
BOB GERRY Green Party Candidate
CHARLES EDWARD HOWARTH Liberal Democrats
ANDREW HUDSON Liberal Democrat
HELEN IRVING Conservative Party Candidate
ROB O’HARA Green Party Candidate
AMANDA JANE RIGG Conservative Party Candidate
DAVE RUSHTON Liberal Democrats
MICHELLE SCROGHAM Labor Party
MARK WILSON Labor Party
Upper Kent District
DEBORAH HUCK Conservative Party Candidate
ALI JAMA Liberal Democrats
FRAN RICHARDSON Green Party
Walney Island Neighborhood
THERESE MARY ASSOUAD Labor Party
FRANK CASSIDY Labor Party
STEVEN FLETCHER Independent
TERRI-ANN GIBNEY Conservative Party Candidate
CHRIS HOGG Liberal Democrats
ANITA GWENDOLINE MARI Labor Party
TINA PERKINS Liberal Democrats
PAUL ALLEN ROSE Conservative Party Candidate
STEVE SHARPE Conservative Party Candidate
PAUL MARTIN TROLLOPE Liberal Democrats
Windermere and Ambleside district
WILL CLARK Liberal Democrats
PAULA MARIE CROSS Conservative Party Candidate
ANDREW GUY JARVIS Liberal Democrats
DYAN JONES Liberal Democrats
CATH MUSETTI Conservative Party Candidate
JOLYON ROLAND THORNHILL STEPHENSON Conservative Party Candidate
KATE THREADGOLD Green Party