2010 Carlisle City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2010 Carlisle City Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2010. Carlisle UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Carlisle City Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2010.

The 2010 Carlisle City Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election Labour were the largest party with 23 councillors, compared to 21 Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. [3] However the council was run by a coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. [4]

18 seats were being contested at the election by a total of 68 candidates. [4] Both the Conservative and Labour parties stood in all 18 seats, while there were 10 Liberal Democrat candidates, 9 British National Party, 6 Green Party, 5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 1 UK Independence Party and 1 independent. [4] The Socialist and Trade Union candidates included 2 former Labour mayors, Craig Johnston and John Metcalfe, while the independent Robert Betton had won Botcherby on Cumbria County Council at the 2009 election and was facing the same Labour opponent, Anne Glendinning, as in 2009. [4]

Election result

No party won a majority, with Labour remaining the largest party on 23 seats, but the Conservatives gained a seat to move to 22 councillors. [5] The Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to drop to 5 councillors, while a second independent councillor was elected to the council. [5] Overall turnout at the election was 64.5%, up from 38.1% in 2008. [3] This was as the election took place at the same time as the general election, where Conservative John Stevenson gained Carlisle constituency from Labour by 853 votes. [6]

Labour gained Morton from the Liberal Democrats, defeating the Liberal Democrat group leader Peter Farmer, who announced his retirement from politics after his defeat. [5] However Labour fell 14 votes short of taking Castle from the Liberal Democrats and lost Botcherby to independent Robert Betton. [5] Meanwhile, the Conservatives gained Dalston from the Liberal Democrats, after the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor Steven Tweedie stepped down at the election. [5]

Following the election Reg Watson became the new leader of the Labour group on the council, as Michael Boaden had stepped down after being defeated as Labour candidate at the general election. [7] Conservative Mike Mitchelson, who held his seat at the election, [5] was re-elected as leader of the council, [8] continuing the alliance with the Liberal Democrats. [9]

Carlisle local election result 2010 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 810+144.439.519,430-1.3%
  Labour 811044.436.417,931+5.8%
  Liberal Democrats 102-25.613.56,646-0.4%
  Independent 110+15.62.31,119-3.1%
  Green 000003.21,588+3.2%
  BNP 000002.91,418-5.7%
  TUSC 000001.5738+1.5%
  UKIP 000000.7326+0.7%

Ward results

Belah [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Ellis1,96157.7−8.9
Labour Graham Bartlett1,43842.3+18.6
Majority52315.4−27.5
Turnout 3,39970.5+32.4
Conservative hold Swing
Belle Vue [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jessica Riddle1,20942.9+0.8
Conservative Paul Nedved97034.4−3.8
Liberal Democrats Deborah Clode44715.9+5.8
BNP Stephen Bingham1264.5−5.1
Green Hazel Bowmaker672.4+2.4
Majority2398.5
Turnout 2,81960.1+24.0
Labour hold Swing
Botcherby [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Betton1,11944.4+22.2
Labour Anne Glendinning82232.6−3.5
Conservative Hannah Dolan44317.6−13.8
BNP Karl Chappell1345.3−5.0
Majority29711.8
Turnout 2,51855.0+24.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Brampton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Mitchelson1,26654.5−20.6
Liberal Democrats George Eltherington53523.0+23.0
Labour Jamie Hendry52222.5−2.4
Majority73131.5−18.8
Turnout 2,32365.6+30.8
Conservative hold Swing
Castle [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olwyn Luckley81635.0−9.3
Labour Willie Whalen80234.4+10.8
Conservative David Horley55323.7+7.5
Green Stephen Graham1616.9+6.9
Majority140.6−20.1
Turnout 2,33253.8+24.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Currock [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Bradley1,26350.0+3.8
Conservative Mark Hodgson63525.2+6.1
Liberal Democrats Terence Jones37114.7+8.1
BNP Ben Whittingham1676.6−21.5
TUSC Brent Kennedy883.5+3.5
Majority62824.9+6.7
Turnout 2,52455.2+21.6
Labour hold Swing
Dalston [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Craig1,71547.5+7.1
Liberal Democrats John Wyllie1,24134.3−15.9
Labour Grant Warwick65818.2+8.8
Majority47413.1
Turnout 3,61474.7+27.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Denton Holme [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Atkinson1,53055.5+12.0
Conservative Barbara Eden84230.5+6.4
TUSC John Metcalfe2539.2+9.2
BNP Glen Gardner1334.8−7.0
Majority68824.9+5.5
Turnout 2,75858.5+26.8
Labour hold Swing
Harraby [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Weedall1,49550.3+8.6
Conservative Virginia Marriner96632.5+1.2
BNP David Fraser2588.7−7.9
Green Arthur Paynter1856.2+6.2
TUSC Martin Robertshaw712.4+2.4
Majority52917.8+7.3
Turnout 2,97561.5+27.1
Labour hold Swing
Irthing [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Syd Bowman71058.1−21.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Eltherington30625.0+25.0
Labour Beth Furneaux20616.9−4.0
Majority40433.1−25.1
Turnout 1,22275.6+38.2
Conservative hold Swing
Longtown and Rockcliffe [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Bloxham93543.7−20.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Highmore80037.4+37.4
Labour Helen Horne28113.1−22.9
BNP Chris Davidson1245.8+5.8
Majority1356.3−21.7
Turnout 2,14064.0+32.7
Conservative hold Swing
Morton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Stothard1,18037.5+4.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Farmer1,10535.1−0.5
Conservative Michael Randall54617.4+6.6
BNP Gillian Forrester1645.2−15.5
TUSC Tony Brown1504.8+4.8
Majority752.4
Turnout 3,14566.3+19.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St. Aidans [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Quilter1,19444.4+2.2
Conservative Stewart Blake79429.5+0.6
Green John Reardon55020.5+20.5
BNP Tony Carvell1495.5−9.3
Majority40014.9+1.6
Turnout 2,68758.2+24.1
Labour hold Swing
Stanwix Rural [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marilyn Bowman1,58360.7−17.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Sanderson55021.1+21.1
Labour Niall Hendry47718.3−4.0
Majority1,03339.6−15.9
Turnout 2,61071.6+33.0
Conservative hold Swing
Stanwix Urban [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Mallinson1,93553.5−7.7
Labour Paul Thurn1,23134.0+7.7
Green Dallas Brewis45212.5+12.5
Majority70419.5−15.4
Turnout 3,61876.1+35.0
Conservative hold Swing
Upperby [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Wilson1,17650.9
Conservative Georgina Clarke49621.5
Liberal Democrats James Osler47520.6
BNP Ashleigh Tomlinson1637.1
Majority68029.4
Turnout 2,31056.3+20.2
Labour hold Swing
Wetheral [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neville Lishman1,72760.7−17.8
Labour Roger Horne79427.9+6.4
UKIP Geoff Round32611.5+11.5
Majority93332.8−24.1
Turnout 2,84776.5+32.7
Conservative hold Swing
Yewdale [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Bowditch1,65349.3+7.8
Conservative Kate Rowley1,35340.3−3.2
TUSC Craig Johnston1765.2+5.2
Green Ian Brewis1735.2+5.2
Majority3008.9
Turnout 3,35569.9+25.5
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2010 and 2011

A by-election was held on 16 September 2010 for Stanwix Urban, after John Stevenson resigned from the council on being elected as a member of parliament. [10] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Paul Nedved with a majority of 400 over Labour. [10]

Stanwix Urban by-election 16 September 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Nedved88857.0+3.5
Labour Jackie Franklin48831.3−2.7
Green Hazel Bowmaker966.2−6.3
English Democrat Adam Pearson855.5+5.5
Majority40025.7+6.2
Turnout 1,55732.0−44.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Carlisle". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Carlisle City Council Elections – 2010". Carlisle City Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Seven political parties to fight Carlisle City Council elections". Cumberland News. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whittle, Julian (8 May 2010). "Business as usual for Carlisle City Council". News and Star . Retrieved 4 December 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "John Stevenson wins Carlisle for the Conservatives". North-West Evening Mail . 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Carlisle Council's new Labour group leader praises defeated Boaden". News and Star . 12 May 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Mary Styth is new Carlisle mayor". News and Star . 24 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  9. ↑ Whittle, Julian (27 May 2010). "Carlisle Council cuts size of ruling executive". News and Star . Retrieved 4 December 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. 1 2 3 Whittle, Julian (24 September 2010). "Paul wins city seat for Tories". Cumberland News. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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