Council members

Our Councillors at Cumberland Council

Leader of the Council

Cllr Mark Fryer

Adults and Community Health

Cllr Lisa Brown

Lead for Children’s Services Children, Family Wellbeing and Housing

Cllr Emma Williamson

Lifelong Learning and Development

Cllr Elaine Lynch

Financial Planning and Assets

Cllr Barbara Cannon

Sustainable, Resilient and Connected Places

Cllr Denise Rollo

Digital Connectivity and Customer Focus

Cllr Chris Southward

Cumberland Policy and Regulatory Services

Cllr Bob Kelly

Vibrant and Healthy Places

Cllr Anne Quilter

 

Your Councillors

Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.

They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk with their councillor face to face and take place on a regular basis.

Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.

Ward Map (PDF 176KB) - updated October 2024

Cumberland Council has 46 councillors comprising:

• 29 Labour councillors
• 8 Conservative councillors
• 4 Liberal Democrat councillors
• 3 Independent Group councillors
• 2 Green Party councillors
• 2 vacant seats
   

The Chair of Cumberland Council is Cllr Andy Semple.
The Deputy Chair of Cumberland Council is Cllr Linda Jones-Bulman.

More information about our councillors can be found on the Cumberland ModernGov website.