Copeland Borough Council elections

Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 51 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1976
No overall control	1976 - 1979
Labour	1979 - present

Council elections

• Copeland Borough Council election, 1973
• Copeland Borough Council election, 1976
• Copeland Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• Copeland Borough Council election, 1983
• Copeland Borough Council election, 1987
• Copeland Borough Council election, 1991
• Copeland Borough Council election, 1995
• Copeland Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)^[4][5]
• Copeland Borough Council election, 2003
• Copeland Borough Council election, 2007
• Copeland Borough Council election, 2011
• Copeland Borough Council election, 2015

Borough result maps

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  2003 results map

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  2007 results map

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  2011 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Hillcrest By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,113	52.1	+13.3
	Labour		1,025	47.9	-13.3
Majority			88	4.2
Turnout			2,138
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Egremont North By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		470	68.1	-7.3
	Conservative		164	23.9	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat		55	8.0	+8.0
Majority			305	44.2
Turnout			690
	Labour hold		Swing

Harbour By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		442	58.0	+4.5
	Conservative		320	42.0	+20.8
Majority			122	16.0
Turnout			762
	Labour hold		Swing

Haverigg By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		230	64.4	+11.4
	Labour		91	25.6	-21.2
	Liberal Democrat		35	9.8	+9.8
Majority			139	38.8
Turnout			356
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kells By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		229	73.2	-13.9
	Conservative		84	26.8	+13.9
Majority			145	46.4
Turnout			313
	Labour hold		Swing

Newtown By-Election 6 November 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		597	51.8	+7.2
	Liberal Democrat		376	32.6	+32.6
	Labour		180	15.6	-25.3
Majority			221	19.2
Turnout			1,153	40.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holborn Hill By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		407	57.4
	Labour		302	42.6
Majority			105	14.8
Turnout			709	31.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1999-2003

Mirehouse By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		817	79.7	+2.6
	Conservative		208	20.3	+20.3
Majority			609	59.4
Turnout			1,025	29.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2003-2007

Harbour By-Election 10 June 2004[6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Bradshaw	480	41.0	-21.6
	Conservative	Richard Maley	387	33.0	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Hollowell	304	26.0	+26.0
Majority			93	8.0
Turnout			1,171	37.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleator Moor North By-Election 6 April 2006[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Branney	307	61.6	+15.0
	Independent	Lauren Mossop	191	38.4	-15.0
Majority			116	23.2
Turnout			498	15.4
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Gosforth By-Election 6 April 2006[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Jacob	264	64.2	-7.7
	Labour	Christine Cornall	85	20.7	-7.4
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Minogue	62	15.1	+15.1
Majority			179	43.5
Turnout			411	34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hensingham By-Election 6 April 2006[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Garrity	385	61.1	-10.6
	Conservative	Alexander Carroll	207	32.9	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Hollowell	38	6.0	+6.0
Majority			178	28.2
Turnout			630	19.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2007-2011

Harbour By-Election 20 September 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeanette Williams	463	44.3	-17.1
	Conservative	Brigid Whiteside	337	32.2	-6.4
	BNP	Bill Pugh	245	23.4	+23.4
Majority			126	12.1
Turnout			1,045	31.5
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Copeland goes to the polls". The Whitehaven News. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
2. "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
3. The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
4. "Copeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. "Tories make gains in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
7. Thompson, Andrea (12 June 2004). "Anne wins council seat for Labour". News and Star. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
8. "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
9. "Labour take two seats in Copeland elections". Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

• By-election results

External links

• Copeland Council