Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England was elected every four years.
The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows:
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 a directly-elected mayor. The mayor from 2015 until the council's abolition in 2023 was Mike Starkie, who was elected in 2015 and 2019 as an independent, but subsequently joined the Conservatives in June 2020.