| Election Name: | 2001 Cumbria County Council election[1] |
| Country: | Cumbria |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1997 Cumbria County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1997 |
| Next Election: | 2005 Cumbria County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | All 84 seats of Cumbria County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 43 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 2001 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 44 seats, 40.4% |
| Seats1: | 40 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 90,011 |
| Percentage1: | 37.5% |
| Swing1: | 2.9% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 22 seats, 36.8% |
| Seats2: | 33 |
| Seat Change2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 93,931 |
| Percentage2: | 39.2% |
| Swing2: | 2.4% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 13 seats, 19.4% |
| Seats4: | 10 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 42,137 |
| Percentage4: | 17.6% |
| Swing4: | 1.8% |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election5: | 4 seats, 3.0% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 8,245 |
| Percentage5: | 3.4% |
| Swing5: | 0.4% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Labour Party |
| After Party: | No overall control |
Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 7 June 2001. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The Labour Party lost control of the council, and was now under no overall control.