Copeland Borough Council elections
Appearance
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
- 1973 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1976 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1979 Copeland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1983 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1987 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1991 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1995 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1999 Copeland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[4][5]
- 2003 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2007 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2011 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2015 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2019 Copeland Borough Council election
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
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 470 | 68.1 | −7.3 | ||
Conservative | 164 | 23.9 | −0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 55 | 8.0 | +8.0 | ||
Majority | 305 | 44.2 | |||
Turnout | 690 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 442 | 58.0 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative | 320 | 42.0 | +20.8 | ||
Majority | 122 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 762 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 230 | 64.4 | +11.4 | ||
Labour | 91 | 25.6 | −21.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 35 | 9.8 | +9.8 | ||
Majority | 139 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 356 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 229 | 73.2 | −13.9 | ||
Conservative | 84 | 26.8 | +13.9 | ||
Majority | 145 | 46.4 | |||
Turnout | 313 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 597 | 51.8 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 376 | 32.6 | +32.6 | ||
Labour | 180 | 15.6 | −25.3 | ||
Majority | 221 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,153 | 40.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Bradshaw | 480 | 41.0 | −21.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Maley | 387 | 33.0 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis Hollowell | 304 | 26.0 | +26.0 | |
Majority | 93 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,171 | 37.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Jacob | 264 | 64.2 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Christine Cornall | 85 | 20.7 | −7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue | 62 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Majority | 179 | 43.5 | |||
Turnout | 411 | 34.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Garrity | 385 | 61.1 | −10.6 | |
Conservative | Alexander Carroll | 207 | 32.9 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Hollowell | 38 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 178 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 630 | 19.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2007-2011
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 |
2011-2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Forster | 670 | 75.0 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Genna Martin | 223 | 25.0 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 447 | 50.1 | |||
Turnout | 28.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2015-2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerard James McGrath | 954 | 61.4 | −9.6 | |
Labour | Angela Dixon | 601 | 38.6 | +16.4 | |
Majority | 353 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,555 | 59.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Higgins | 354 | 52.4 | +15.7 | |
Conservative | Jeff Hailes | 321 | 47.6 | +26.8 | |
Majority | 33 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 675 | 23.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Copeland goes to the polls". The Whitehaven News. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ "Copeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Tories make gains in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Andrea (12 June 2004). "Anne wins council seat for Labour". News and Star. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Labour take two seats in Copeland elections". Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.