Putting Cumbria First

Putting Cumbria First, also known as CumbriaFirst, is a minor 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. It has one local councillor on Allerdale Borough Council[2]

Putting Cumbria First
LeaderJonathan Davies
Founded14 January 2019[1]
HeadquartersMile Lane
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 0BX[1]
Membership190 (2019)[2]
IdeologyLocalism
Council seats in Cumbria
1 / 343
Website
http://www.puttingcumbriafirst.co.uk

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] The party's only election victor, Michael Little, defected to the Conservative Party within months of being elected, putting the party back to having no elected representatives. Little later rejoined Putting Cumbria First before resigning his council seat, though he later retracted his resignation. It is unclear whether or not he retains his position, as council policy states that resignation notices cannot be withdrawn.[10][11]

References
  1. "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "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.
  10. "Politician switches to Conservatives". News and Star. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  11. Bedendo, Federica (28 February 2020). "Allerdale's political future in doubt". News and Star. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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