Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 51 councillors have been elected from 25 wards. Political control Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Leadership Prior to 2015, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leader from 2003 to 2015 was: In 2015 the council changed to having directly-elected mayors. The mayor since 2015 has been Mike Starkie, who was elected in 2015 and 2019 as an independent, but subsequently joined the Conservatives in June 2020. Council elections 1973 Copeland Borough Council election 1976 Copeland Borough Council election 1979 Copeland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 1983 Copeland Borough Council election 1987 Copeland Borough Council election 1991 Copeland Borough Council election 1995 Copeland Borough Council election 1999 Copeland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 2003 Copeland Borough Council election 2007 Copeland Borough Council election 2011 Copeland Borough Council election 2015 Copeland Borough Council election 2019 Copeland Borough Council election Borough result maps By-election results 1995-1999 1999-2003 2003-2007 2007-2011 2011-2015 2015-2019 2019-2023 References By-election results External links Copeland Council Council elections in Cumbria Borough of Copeland District council elections in England