2004 Carlisle City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2004 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2004. Carlisle UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2004 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2004.

The 2004 Carlisle City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Labour became the largest party on the council with 24 councillors, but without a majority, after gaining 3 seats from the Conservatives in Belle Vue, St Aidans and Yewdale. [3] [4] However Labour did lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats in Castle, with the Liberal Democrats also gaining a seat from the Conservatives in Dalston by 1 vote. [3] [4] This meant the Conservatives dropped to 20 seats, while the Liberal Democrats went up to 7 and there remained 1 independent. [4] Overall turnout at the election was 42.6%, up from 31.4% in 2003. [5]

Following the election the Liberal Democrats continued to back the Conservatives to run the council, with Mike Mitchelson remaining as leader of the council. [6]

Carlisle local election result 2004 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 831+247.138.010,957-6.1%
  Conservative 504-429.441.111,8440.0%
  Liberal Democrats 320+217.615.74,526+1.1%
  Independent 10005.94.51,293+4.2%
  Green 000000.8220+0.8%

Ward results

Belah [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Morton1,53870.6+11.3
Labour Mohammed Harid64229.4−11.3
Majority89641.1+22.5
Turnout 2,18046.9+12.6
Conservative hold Swing
Belle Vue [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Stockdale74042.5−4.7
Conservative George Bain71040.8+5.6
Liberal Democrats William Wyllie29116.7+4.0
Majority301.7−10.3
Turnout 1,74142.1+12.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Botcherby [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Boaden81357.5−3.2
Conservative Gareth Ellis60242.5+3.2
Majority21114.9−6.5
Turnout 1,41532.7+6.7
Labour hold Swing
Brampton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Prest91962.3−8.8
Labour John Hale31521.4−7.5
Liberal Democrats Steven Tweedie24116.3+16.3
Majority60440.9−1.4
Turnout 1,47543.2
Conservative hold Swing
Castle [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Tootle91762.9+5.3
Labour Steven Bowditch54137.1−5.3
Majority37625.8+10.5
Turnout 1,45835.7+11.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Currock [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Glover86557.5−15.1
Conservative James Bainbridge40026.6−0.8
Liberal Democrats Eileen Aldersey24015.9+15.9
Majority46530.9−14.2
Turnout 1,50534.6+11.5
Labour hold Swing
Dalston [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Allison1,04843.6+5.5
Conservative Ann McKerrell1,04743.5−2.0
Labour Ann Warwick31012.9−3.5
Majority10.0
Turnout 2,40554.1+13.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Denton Holme [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Southward1,04465.2−5.7
Conservative Henry Stordy55834.8+15.1
Majority48630.3−20.8
Turnout 1,60235.5+8.6
Labour hold Swing
Great Corby & Geltsdale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doreen Parsons52361.2
Independent Robert Wickings33138.8
Majority19222.5
Turnout 85452.2
Conservative hold Swing
Harraby [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Rutherford79247.6−19.7
Conservative Michele Gwillim59035.5+10.9
Liberal Democrats Olwyn Luckley28216.9+8.8
Majority20212.1−30.6
Turnout 1,66437.6+9.3
Labour hold Swing
Hayton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Graham77883.5
Conservative Teresa Cartner15416.5
Majority62467.0
Turnout 93257.4
Independent hold Swing
Morton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hannah Farmer1,24555.6+5.3
Labour John Bell99544.4−5.3
Majority25011.2+10.6
Turnout 2,24047.0+7.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St. Aidans [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucy Patrick84248.9−0.1
Conservative Lawrence Fisher65938.3−0.8
Green Colin Paisley22012.8+12.8
Majority18310.6+0.7
Turnout 1,72138.7+7.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Stanwix Urban [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Stevenson 1,47062.7+6.1
Labour Thomas Johnson87337.3+8.1
Majority59725.5−1.9
Turnout 2,34350.9+15.6
Conservative hold Swing
Upperby [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Watson70645.6−18.2
Conservative Nicola Clarke39725.6+3.1
Liberal Democrats James Osler26216.9+3.1
Independent Denis Devlin18411.9+11.9
Majority30919.9−21.4
Turnout 1,54938.6+8.4
Labour hold Swing
Wetheral [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Earp1,29573.7−3.2
Labour Roger Horne46326.3+3.2
Majority83247.3−6.5
Turnout 1,75850.0+12.6
Conservative hold Swing
Yewdale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Warwick1,01650.9−0.4
Conservative Neville Lishman98249.1+10.6
Majority341.7−11.1
Turnout 1,99842.6+8.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 2004 and 2006

A by-election was held on 24 November 2005 in Castle ward after the death of the Liberal Democrat group leader John Guest. [7] Olwyn Luckley held the seat for the Liberal Democrats, who continued to hold the balance of power on the council. [7]

Castle by-election 24 November 2005 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olwyn Luckley53859.3−3.6
Labour Jessica Riddle37040.7+3.6
Majority16818.6−7.2
Turnout 90822.0−13.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Carlisle council". BBC News. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2004" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 Whittle, Julian (11 June 2004). "Labour makes gains in Cumbria as election results buck national trend". News and Star . Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Carlisle City Council Elections - 2004". Carlisle City Council. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Lib Dems keep city Tories in power". News and Star . 28 June 2004. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 "Lib Dems win crucial by-election". News and Star . 24 November 2005. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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