UK Parliament home

This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament

View other petitions from this Parliament

Closed Reconsider the decision to divide Cumbria into two Unitary Authorities

Closed on

The Government must reconsider the decision to divide Cumbria into two 'East and West' authorities which is both illogical and unworkable. It should consider a single Unitary Authority or possibly a 'North and South' division.

We believe the current proposal is unrealistic. The East division links the Pennine community of Alston with industrial Barrow in Furness (which is actually in the West of the county) and is 87 miles from Alston and two hours by road.

The Secretary of State has accepted that one unitary authority meets all the required criteria.

450 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition closed

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 25 February 2022.