page_title: Brigham, Cumbria
section_title: Governance
hierarchical_section_title: Brigham, Cumbria / Governance
caption_attribution_description: St.Bridget's parish church, Brigham, Cumbria, England
context_page_description: The village of Brigham, near the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, has existed as a settlement since neolithic times. It is located just outside the Lake District National Park.
context_section_description: Brigham is part of the Workington constituency for UK parliament. The current Member of Parliament for the Workington constituency is Sue Hayman, who is a member of the Labour Party. The Labour Party has won the seat in the constituency in every general election since 1979. The Conservative Party has only been elected once in Workington since World War 2, at the  1976 Workington by-election.
  For Local Government purposes it's in the Broughton St Bridget's Ward of Allerdale Borough Council. This ward stretches north to Bridekirk with a total population at the 2011 Census of 4,178.
  Brigham is part of the Cockermouth South Division of Cumbria County Council.
  The village has its own parish council, Brigham Parish Council.
caption: St. Bridget's Church, Low Brigham
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