- Cumbria local elections
Cumbria Council is elected every four years.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1977Conservative 1977 - 1981
Labour 1981 - 1985
No overall control 1985 - 1997Labour 1997 - 2001
No overall control 2001 - presentCouncil elections
Cumbria Council election, 2001 Cumbria Council election, 2005 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 616
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 510
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 317
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 51
percentage = 3.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 106
percentage = 7.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,494
percentage = 25.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 908
percentage = 62.6
change = +11.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 328
percentage = 22.6
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 214
percentage = 14.8
change = -6.4Election box majority
votes = 580
percentage = 40.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,450
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 660
percentage = 82.9
change = +18.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 136
percentage = 17.1
change = -18.2Election box majority
votes = 524
percentage = 65.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 796
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 930
percentage = 55.7
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 558
percentage = 33.4
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 182
percentage = 10.9
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 372
percentage = 22.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,670
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 332
percentage = 45.0
change = -31.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 255
percentage = 34.6
change = +34.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 151
percentage = 20.5
change = -3.1Election box majority
votes = 77
percentage = 10.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 738
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 346
percentage = 37.4
change = +9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 340
percentage = 36.8
change = -18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 238
percentage = 25.8
change = +8.2Election box majority
votes = 6
percentage = 0.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 924
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Isa Henderson
votes = 797
percentage = 41.8
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Bryan Metz
votes = 787
percentage = 41.2
change = +22.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Bagshaw
votes = 324
percentage = 17.0
change = +7.6Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,908
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,229
percentage = 66.2
change = +6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 556
percentage = 30.0
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 71
percentage = 3.8
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 673
percentage = 36.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,856
percentage = 36.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 889
percentage = 51.1
change = +41.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 851
percentage = 48.9
change = -26.2Election box majority
votes = 38
percentage = 2.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,740
percentage = 44.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 645
percentage = 57.5
change = -25.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 476
percentage = 42.5
change = +42.5Election box majority
votes = 169
percentage = 15.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,121
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 273
percentage = 62.8
change = +62.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 162
percentage = 37.2
change = -17.2Election box majority
votes = 111
percentage = 25.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 435
percentage = 13.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Holliday
votes = 658
percentage = 53.3
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Heathcote
votes = 430
percentage = 34.8
change = -7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Bracken
votes = 120
percentage = 9.7
change = +9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Lynn Bates
votes = 26
percentage = 2.1
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 228
percentage = 18.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,234
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lawrence Fisher
votes = 717
percentage = 61.4
change = +13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alex Faulds
votes = 363
percentage = 31.1
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = David Fisher
votes = 88
percentage = 7.5
change = +7.5Election box majority
votes = 354
percentage = 30.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,168
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Olwyn Lockley
votes = 653
percentage = 64.0
change = +20.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Hendry
votes = 222
percentage = 21.7
change = -18.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Bainbridge
votes = 117
percentage = 11.5
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Lynn Bates
votes = 29
percentage = 2.8
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 431
percentage = 42.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,021
percentage = 25.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Bell
votes = 800
percentage = 59.8
change = +14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dawn Dixon
votes = 380
percentage = 28.4
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Keith Phillips
votes = 123
percentage = 9.2
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Alan Marsden
votes = 34
percentage = 2.5
change = +2.5Election box majority
votes = 420
percentage = 31.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,337
percentage = 29.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.cumbria.gov.uk Cumbria Council]
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