Cumbria County Council elections

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]

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

2013 results map

By-election results

1993-1997

Penrith South East By-Election 7 November 1996
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

Far Cross By-Election 17 September 1998
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

Hawcoat By-Election 11 March 1999
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

Upper Kent By-Election 6 May 1999
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

Barrow Central By-Election 10 June 1999
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

Belle Vue By-Election 10 June 1999
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

Alston and East Fellside By-Election 1 May 2003^[4]
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

Grange By-Election 24 July 2003^[5]
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

St Michaels By-Election 16 October 2003
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

Mary Port East By-Election 4 March 2004
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

Old Barrow By-Election 25 November 2004
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

St Johns By-Election 22 June 2006^[6]
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

Brampton and Gilsland By-Election 25 January 2007^[7]
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

Castle By-Election 22 February 2007^[8]
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

Penrith East By-Election 25 October 2007^[9]
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

Kells and Sandwith By-Election 18 December 2008^[10]
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

Belle Vue by-election, April 10th 2014
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

References

↑ "Welcome to Council and Democracy". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "Cumbria". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "Cumbria". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "County Council By-Election result : Alston and East Fellside". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "Ups and downs for Tories". London: guardian.co.uk. 2003-07-25. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "23/6/2006 - St. John's by-election result". Cumbria County Council. 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "26/1/2007 - Brampton and Gilsland by-election result". Cumbria County Council. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "23/2/2007 - Castle by-election result". Cumbria County Council. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "26/10/2007 - Penrith East by election result". Cumbria County Council. 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ "19/12/2008 - Kells and Sandwith by-election results". Cumbria County Council. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Cumbria

Cumbria County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Allerdale Borough Council	Allerdale District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Allerdale Borough Council 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

Carlisle City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Copeland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Eden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

South Lakeland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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