Putting Cumbria First
LeaderJonathan Davies
Founded14 January 2019[1]
HeadquartersMile Lane
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 0BX[1]
Membership190 (2019)[2]
IdeologyLocalism
Council seats in Cumbria
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Website
http://www.puttingcumbriafirst.co.uk

Putting Cumbria First, also known as CumbriaFirst, is a regional political party based in Penrith, Cumbria. It was founded in January 2019 by local businessman Jonathan Davies with a vision of putting Cumbria's interests first.[2]

Policies

The party's policies include:[3]

The party's leader Jonathan Davies supports giving city status to the town of Barrow-in-Furness.[4]

Electoral performance

The Party Leader, Jonathan Davies, stood as an independent candidate for Penrith and the Border in the 2017 General Election.[5] The party stood three candidates for election to both Eden District Council and Carlisle City Council at the May 2019 local elections, none were successful.[6][7]


The party's first local councillor, Michael Little, was elected to Allerdale District Council at the same election.[8] Davies stood again as a candidate in the 2019 General Election, ultimately gaining 2.2% of the vote in Penrith and the Border.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "New political party aiming to put Cumbria first". Cumberland and Westmorland Herald. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Manifesto". Putting Cumbria First. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ Fenton, Amy (24 December 2019). "City status debate for Barrow and Penrith in Cumbria". North-West Evening Mail. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Penrith & The Border parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ "election-results". www.carlisle.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Eden District ward election 2 May 2019 results". www.eden.gov.uk.
  8. ^ "Borough election result 2019". www.allerdale.gov.uk. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Penrith and the Border Constituency". Eden District Council. Retrieved 16 December 2019.


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