- 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
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 References
- ^ "Welcome to Council and Democracy". Cumbria County Council. http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/council-democracy/default.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Cumbria". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/html/3853.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Cumbria". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/local_elections/8.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "County Council By-Election result : Alston and East Fellside". Cumbria County Council. http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2003/may/County-Council-By-Election-result--Alston-and-East-Fellside.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Ups and downs for Tories". London: guardian.co.uk. 2003-07-25. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/jul/25/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "23/6/2006 - St. John's by-election result". Cumbria County Council. 2006-06-23. http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2006/june/23_06_2006-093106.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "26/1/2007 - Brampton and Gilsland by-election result". Cumbria County Council. 2007-01-26. http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2007/january/26_01_2007-115522.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "23/2/2007 - Castle by-election result". Cumbria County Council. 2007-02-23. http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2007/february/23_02_2007-112730.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "26/10/2007 - Penrith East by election result". Cumbria County Council. 2007-10-26. http://www.cumbriacc.gov.uk/news/2007/october/26_10_2007-091631.asp?Layout=Print. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "19/12/2008 - Kells and Sandwith by-election results". Cumbria County Council. 2010-04-13. http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2008/december/19_12_2008-102535.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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