Councillor Tim Pickstone

About Councillor Tim Pickstone

Tim Pickstone is the Liberal Democrat councillor representing Longtown ward on Cumberland Council.

Cumberland Council was established in 2023, replacing previous district and county councils. Each of the 46 wards in Cumberland elects one councillor. The first elections to Cumberland Council took place the previous year, in May 2022.

Tim lives in Penton, in the middle of Longtown ward and is also a Nicholforest Parish Councillor. Prior to moving to the area Tim was a councillor on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council for 22 years, including two years as Mayor.

Tim is the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Cumberland Council and also one of the Council’s Armed Forces Champions. He represents you on the following Council committees and outside bodies:

• Standards and Governance Committee
• Border, Fellside and North Carlisle Community Panel
• Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Panel (Chair)
• Longtown Memorial Hall and Community Centre (Chair and Trustee)
• Blackford Church of England Primary School (Governor)
• Beckburn Windfarm Community Fund Grants Committee (Co-Chair)
• Hallburn Windfarm Community Fund Grants Committee

Outside Cumberland Council, Tim is the Liberal Democrat lead member for Improvement at the Local Government Association. He is also a Church Warden and organist at Nicholforest Church.