The 2019 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Copeland Borough Council in England. [1] They were held on the same day as other local elections.
The 2019 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Copeland Borough Council in England. [1] They were held on the same day as other local elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 19 | – | – |  10 | 57.6 | 49.1 | 14,159 | ||
| Conservative | 10 | – | – | 7 | 30.3 | 39.8 | 11,473 | ||
| Independent | 4 | – | – | 1 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 2,853 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | – | – |  | 0.0 | 1.1 | 316 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | – | – | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 34 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gwynneth Everett | 503 | 42.9 | ||
| Independent | Steven Morgan | 477 | 40.7 | ||
| Labour | Duncan Hoyle | 351 | 29.9 | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Lamb | 290 | 24.7 | ||
| Conservative | Allan Mossop | 267 | 22.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,178 | 33.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sam Meteer | 339 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | Yvonne Clarkson | 264 | 43.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 613 | 37.0 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerard McGrath | 677 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | Doug Wilson | 622 | 48.4 | ||
| Labour | Anne Todd | 483 | 37.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,356 | 41.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Hully | 723 | 51.2 | ||
| Labour | Hugh Branney | 719 | 51.0 | ||
| Labour | Linda Jones-Bulman | 660 | 46.8 | ||
| Independent | Nicholas Ford | 329 | 23.3 | ||
| UKIP | Lee Doran | 316 | 22.4 | ||
| Conservative | Oliver Dorgan | 266 | 18.9 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Whiteside | 233 | 16.5 | ||
| Independent | Herbert Crossman | 208 | 14.7 | ||
| Conservative | Calum Nicholson | 135 | 9.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,420 | 28.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gemma Dinsdale | 328 | 60.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Wonnacott | 216 | 39.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 557 | 36.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Bowman | 481 | 58.4 | ||
| Labour | Dave Banks | 349 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Glover | 283 | 34.3 | ||
| Conservative | Elaine Haraldsen | 272 | 33.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 872 | 29.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael McVeigh | 1,009 | 63.6 | ||
| Labour | Sam Pollen | 954 | 60.2 | ||
| Labour | Tom Higgins | 904 | 57.0 | ||
| Conservative | Archibald Reid | 486 | 30.6 | ||
| Conservative | Harry Berger | 360 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Turner | 354 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,632 | 35.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Moore | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Pratt | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | – | – | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Allan Forster | 663 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | Brian O'Kane | 646 | 44.9 | ||
| Conservative | Russell Studholme | 645 | 44.8 | ||
| Conservative | Alistair Norwood | 572 | 39.7 | ||
| Labour | Joseph Ghayouba | 521 | 36.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,492 | 36.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Kane | 230 | 46.8 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Hayes | 209 | 42.6 | ||
| Conservative | Brigid Whiteside | 52 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 499 | 29.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Date | 827 | 59.2 | ||
| Conservative | Felicity Wilson | 654 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | Fred Gleaves | 618 | 44.3 | ||
| Labour | Denise Burness | 559 | 40.0 | ||
| Labour | Bob Kelly | 489 | 35.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,437 | 32.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Calvin | 387 | 57.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jean Lewthwaite | 248 | 37.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue | 34 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 688 | 39.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Reginald Minshaw | 271 | 51.4 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Barbour | 256 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 538 | 37.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeanette Forster | 377 | 75.0 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Haraldsen | 126 | 25.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 528 | 30.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeffrey Hailes | 404 | 64.2 | ||
| Labour | Alan Alexander | 225 | 35.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 667 | 38.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Charles Maudling | 622 | 43.3 | ||
| Labour | Sean Cullen | 561 | 39.0 | ||
| Labour | Eileen Weir | 532 | 37.0 | ||
| Conservative | Carla Arrighi | 456 | 31.7 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Roberts | 456 | 31.7 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Reay | 380 | 26.4 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Hutson | 280 | 19.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,453 | 33.0 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Carl Walmsley | 669 | 50.8 | ||
| Labour | Mike Hawkins | 570 | 43.3 | ||
| Labour | Peter Tyson | 502 | 38.1 | ||
| Labour | Andi Rutherford | 437 | 33.2 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Hutson | 173 | 13.1 | ||
| Conservative | Doreen Platt | 170 | 12.9 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Spencer | 165 | 12.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,332 | 25.0 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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