The Unitary Local Authority of Cumberland can be broken down into eight Community Panel areas which have been designed to put people at the heart of decision making, to encourage community engagement and local decision making, and to direct investment where it is most needed.
Cumberland’s Community Panel areas are based on groups of electoral wards as follows:
| Community Panel Name | Electoral Wards | |
| Community Panel 1 | Carlisle West | Belle Vue Castle Denton Holme Morton Yewdale |
| Community Panel 2 | Petteril | Botcherby Currock Harraby North Harraby South Upperby |
| Community Panel 3 | Border, Fellside & North Carlisle | Belah Brampton Corby and Hayton Houghton and Irthington Longtown Stanwix Urban Wetheral |
| Community Panel 4 | Fells & Solway | Aspatria Dalston and Burgh Solway Coast Thursby Wigton |
| Community Panel 5 | Lakes to Sea | Bothel and Wharrels Cockermouth North Cockermouth South Dearham and Broughton Keswick Maryport North Maryport South |
| Community Panel 6 | Workington Together | Harrington Moss Bay and Moorclose St John’s and Great Clifton St Michael’s Seaton |
| Community Panel 7 | Whitehaven & Coastal | Bransty Egremont North and St Bees Hillcrest and Hensingham Howgate Kells and Sandwith Mirehouse |
| Community Panel 8 | South Cumberland | Cleator Moor East and Frizington Cleator Moor West Egremont Gosforth Millom Millom Without |
To view statistical profiles for Cumberland’s Community Panels, please click on a theme from the list below, then in the ‘Select a Report’ drop down menu that will appear, select ‘Community Panel’ and then select a community panel from the ‘Select an Area’ drop down menu that will appear.