Cumbria County Council elections
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Cumbria County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2001, 84 councillors have been elected from 84 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1977 |
Conservative | 1977 - 1981 |
Labour | 1981 - 1985 |
No overall control | 1985 - 1997 |
Labour | 1997 - 2001 |
No overall control | 2001 - present |
Council elections
- Cumbria Council election, 2001 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)[3]
- Cumbria Council election, 2005
- Cumbria Council election, 2009
- Cumbria Council election, 2013
County result maps
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Cumbria UK local election 2013 map.svg
2013 results map
By-election results
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 616 | 41.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 510 | 34.0 | |||
Labour | 317 | 21.0 | |||
Independent | 51 | 3.4 | |||
Majority | 106 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,494 | 25.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 908 | 62.6 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative | 328 | 22.6 | -5.4 | ||
Labour | 214 | 14.8 | -6.4 | ||
Majority | 580 | 40.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,450 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 660 | 82.9 | +18.2 | ||
Labour | 136 | 17.1 | -18.2 | ||
Majority | 524 | 65.8 | |||
Turnout | 796 | 17.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 930 | 55.7 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative | 558 | 33.4 | -0.3 | ||
Labour | 182 | 10.9 | +0.4 | ||
Majority | 372 | 22.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,670 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 332 | 45.0 | -31.4 | ||
Independent | 255 | 34.6 | +34.6 | ||
Conservative | 151 | 20.5 | -3.1 | ||
Majority | 77 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 738 | 20.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 346 | 37.4 | +9.8 | ||
Labour | 340 | 36.8 | -18.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 238 | 25.8 | +8.2 | ||
Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 924 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Isa Henderson | 797 | 41.8 | +6.3 | |
Independent | Bryan Metz | 787 | 41.2 | +22.0 | |
Labour | Christopher Bagshaw | 324 | 17.0 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,908 | 41.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,229 | 66.2 | +6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 556 | 30.0 | -9.8 | ||
Labour | 71 | 3.8 | +3.8 | ||
Majority | 673 | 36.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,856 | 36.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 889 | 51.1 | +41.4 | ||
Labour | 851 | 48.9 | -26.2 | ||
Majority | 38 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,740 | 44.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 645 | 57.5 | -25.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 476 | 42.5 | +42.5 | ||
Majority | 169 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,121 | 22.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 273 | 62.8 | +62.8 | ||
Labour | 162 | 37.2 | -17.2 | ||
Majority | 111 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 435 | 13.3 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Holliday | 658 | 53.3 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | John Heathcote | 430 | 34.8 | -7.4 | |
Independent | John Bracken | 120 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Green | Lynn Bates | 26 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 228 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,234 | 32.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lawrence Fisher | 717 | 61.4 | +13.6 | |
Labour | Alex Faulds | 363 | 31.1 | +2.9 | |
BNP | David Fisher | 88 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 354 | 30.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,168 | 23.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Olwyn Lockley | 653 | 64.0 | +20.2 | |
Labour | Joseph Hendry | 222 | 21.7 | -18.2 | |
Conservative | James Bainbridge | 117 | 11.5 | -4.8 | |
Green | Lynn Bates | 29 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 431 | 42.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,021 | 25.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Bell | 800 | 59.8 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | Dawn Dixon | 380 | 28.4 | -2.2 | |
Independent | Keith Phillips | 123 | 9.2 | +3.6 | |
Green | Alan Marsden | 34 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 420 | 31.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,337 | 29.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wendy Skillicorn | 434 | 41.7 | -24.1 | |
BNP | Simon Nicholson | 418 | 40.1 | +40.1 | |
Conservative | Brigid Anne Whiteside | 190 | 18.2 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.5 | -47.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,042 | 26.6 | -26.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
2013-2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Bowditch | 565 | 45.8 | -20.1 | |
Conservative | Nigel Christian | 435 | 35.3 | +1.2 | |
UKIP | John Stayner | 234 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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