Eden District Council elections

Eden District Council in Cumbria, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 2007
No overall control	2007 - 2008
Independent	2008 - 2015
Conservative	2015 - present

Council elections

• Eden District Council election, 1973
• Eden District Council election, 1976
• Eden District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• Eden District Council election, 1983
• Eden District Council election, 1987
• Eden District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• Eden District Council election, 1995
• Eden District Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^[4][5]
• Eden District Council election, 2003
• Eden District Council election, 2007
• Eden District Council election, 2011
• Eden District Council election, 2015

By-election results

1999-2003

Penrith West By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		100	36.9	+36.9
	Independent		89	32.8	-31.4
	Labour		82	30.3	-5.5
Majority			11	4.1
Turnout			271	12.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hesket By-Election 18 April 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		294	37.9	-1.2
	Conservative		245	31.6	+5.0
	Liberal Democrat		237	30.5	+8.9
Majority			49	6.3
Turnout			776	36.7
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Penrith North By-Election 18 April 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		255	49.4	+14.4
	Conservative		186	36.0	+12.1
	Liberal Democrat		175	33.9	+10.2
Majority			69	13.4
Turnout			616	18.0
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2003-2007

Kirkby Stephen By-Election 19 June 2003[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Saunders	384	59.5
	Conservative	Barbara Dowson	186	28.8
	Independent	Simon Bennett	75	11.6
Majority			198	30.7
Turnout			645	32.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Ullswater By-Election 26 June 2003[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney Simpson	198	60.2
	Independent	Jean Wildish	107	32.5
	Labour	Christopher Bagshaw	24	7.3
Majority			91	27.7
Turnout			329	30.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Ravenstonedale By-Election 19 February 2004[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Metcalfe-Gibson	192	51.5
	Liberal Democrat	John Raw	129	34.6
	Independent	Jane Brook	52	13.9
Majority			63	16.9
Turnout			373	52.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Askham By-Election 24 February 2005[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Lowis	206	55.1	+55.1
	Independent	Colin Warren	91	24.3	-43.3
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Hughes	77	20.6	-11.8
Majority			115	30.8
Turnout			374	35.5
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Crosby Ravensworth By-Election 8 June 2006[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Raine	211	39.7
	Independent	Brian Morris	185	34.8
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Wilcox	135	25.4
Majority			26	4.9
Turnout			531	47.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Orton with Tebay By-Election 3 August 2006[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Wilcox	165	50.5	+3.1
	Conservative	Peter Knowles	162	49.5	+49.5
Majority			3	1.0
Turnout			327	29.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Penrith Carleton By-Election 5 October 2006[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia Bell	223	54.1
	Conservative	Christopher Vipond	189	45.9
Majority			34	11.8
Turnout			412	32.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2007-2011

Morland By-Election 17 April 2008[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Tonkin	198	52.1	+7.1
	Conservative	Joan Savage	108	28.4	-26.6
	Liberal Democrat	John Turner	74	19.5	+19.5
Majority			90	23.7
Turnout			380	38.1
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Penrith West By-Election 8 October 2009[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Elissa Robinson	387	51.7	+51.7
	Conservative	David Whipp	157	21.0	-17.6
	BNP	Alistair Barbour	102	13.6	+13.6
	Independent	Rebecca Taylor	58	7.8	-37.5
	Labour	Geoffrey Rockliffe-King	26	3.5	-12.7
	Green	Alan Marsden	18	2.4	+2.4
Majority			230	30.7
Turnout			748	31.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

References

1. "Eden". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
2. The District of Eden (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. "Eden". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Eden (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. "District Council by-election results since May 2003". Eden District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
7. "Morland Ward by-election result". The Westmorland Gazette. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
8. "Lib Dems win Eden council by-election". News and Star. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
9. "Result of poll - Penrith West ward - 8 October 2009". Eden District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-09.

• By-election results

External links

• Eden Council