Carlisle City Council election, 2008

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Map of the results of the 2008 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 2008. Carlisle UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 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 2008.

The 2008 Carlisle City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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]

City of Carlisle City & non-metropolitan district in England

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages including Dalston, Scotby and Wetheral. The city has a population of 107,524. and an area of 1,039.97 square kilometres (402 sq mi), making it the largest city in England by area.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Cumbria Ceremonial (geographic) county of England

Cumbria is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county, and the only other major urban area is Barrow-in-Furness on the southwestern tip of the county.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Background

Before the election the Labour party held 25 seats, compared to 19 Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. [3] However the Conservatives had run the council since 1999, latterly with the support of the Liberal Democrats. [3]

17 seats were scheduled to be contested, with Labour needing 1 gain to probably be able to take control. [3] 3 councillors stood down at the election, Conservative Judith Prest from Brampton ward and Labour's John Reardon and Ray Warwick from Upperby and Yewdale wards respectively. [3] As well as candidates from the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, there were also 9 candidates from the British National Party, 1 from the English Democrats and 4 independents, including the only sitting independent councillor, Bill Graham in Hayton. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Brampton, Carlisle market town, civil parish and electoral ward within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England

Brampton is a small market town, civil parish and electoral ward within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England, about 9 miles (14 km) east of Carlisle and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Hadrian's Wall. Historically part of Cumberland, it is situated off the A69 road which bypasses it. Brampton railway station, on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, is about a mile outside the town, near the hamlet of Milton.

Upperby is a suburb of Carlisle, in the City of Carlisle district, in the English county of Cumbria. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 5,476.

Campaign

Labour targeted the seat of Morton from the Liberal Democrats, while campaigning on pledges to establish a theatre/arts centre and to review the Carlisle Renaissance programme, which would see 100 new homes built every year for a decade. [3] However the Conservatives aimed to take Belle Vue and Yewdale from Labour, and Dalston from the Liberal Democrat group leader Trevor Allison. [3] The Conservatives defended their record in control of the council, pointing to council tax increases being kept down and increased recycling rates. [3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats promised to campaign against the closure of post offices. [3]

Theatre collaborative form of performing and fine art

Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. Elements of art, such as painted scenery and stagecraft such as lighting are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον, itself from θεάομαι.

Belle Vue is a suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 6,491.

Dalston, Cumbria village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Dalston is a large village and civil parish within the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It is situated on the B5299 road about four miles (6 km) south-south-west of Carlisle city centre, and approximately five miles (8 km) from Junction 42 of the M6 motorway.

During the campaign the British National Party candidate for Upperby, Les Griffiths, died and as a result the election in Upperby was postponed. [4] In the week before the election one of the Labour councillors for Upperby, June Martlew, also died and as a result both seats were set to be filled at a by-election on 12 June after the main council election had taken place. [4] [5]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

Election result

The Conservatives gained 2 seats from Labour to move level with Labour on 21 seats. [6] The Conservative gains came in Belle Vue by 62 votes and in Yewdale, which they took by 42 votes after having fallen 10 votes short in 2007. [4] These were the first urban seats the Conservatives had held south of the River Eden since 2004. [4] Elsewhere the Conservatives came within 66 votes of defeating the Labour group leader Michael Boaden in Botcherby and the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Carlisle parliamentary constituency, John Stevenson, easily held his seat in Stanwix Urban. [7] The Conservatives put their gains down to the unpopularity of the national Labour government [4] and saw the results as a good sign for the next general election, as they were 1,481 votes ahead of Labour in the wards that made up Carlisle constituency. [7]

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats stayed on 7 seats after holding all 3 seats they had been defending, with their group leader Trevor Allison increasing his majority to 223 in Dalston, from just 1 when he took the seat in 2004. [7] Independent Bill Graham was the only other candidate elected, holding his seat in Hayton comfortably, but the British National Party did come second in Currock, for the second election in a row, with an increased 28% of the vote. [7] Overall turnout at the election was 38.1%, [2] an increase from 35.5% in 2007. [4]

Following the election Conservative Mike Mitchelson was re-elected as leader of the council, [8] with the Liberal Democrats continuing to have a seat on the council executive. [9]

Carlisle local election result 2008 [2] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7 2 0 +2 43.8 40.8 10,346 -1.8%
  Labour 5 0 2 -2 31.3 30.6 7,743 -8.0%
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 0 0 18.8 13.9 3,514 +2.0%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 6.3 5.4 1,377 +3.8%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 8.6 2,187 +3.6%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 176 +0.3%

Ward results

Belah [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Morton 1,212 66.6 +23.3
Labour Elaine Thomson 431 23.7 -1.8
English Democrat Stephen Gash 176 9.7 +4.6
Majority 781 42.9 +25.1
Turnout 1,819 38.1 -2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Belle Vue [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mike Clarke 682 42.1 +0.1
Labour Ian Stockdale 620 38.2 -5.9
Liberal Democrat Louise Winspear 163 10.1 -3.8
BNP Glen Gardner 156 9.6 +9.6
Majority 62 3.8
Turnout 1,621 36.1 +1.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Botcherby [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Boaden 509 36.1 -13.9
Conservative John Blenkham 443 31.4 -1.0
Independent Bobby Betton 313 22.2 +22.2
BNP Karl Chappell 145 10.3 -7.3
Majority 66 4.7 -13.0
Turnout 1,410 30.8 +3.0
Labour hold Swing
Brampton [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Layden 913 75.1 -2.7
Labour Alex Faulds 302 24.9 +2.7
Majority 611 50.3 -5.4
Turnout 1,215 34.8 -1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Castle [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jim Tootle 562 44.3 -9.8
Labour Christopher Southward 299 23.6 -5.9
Conservative Charlotte Arnold 206 16.2 -0.3
Independent Simon Osman 202 15.9 +15.9
Majority 263 20.7 -3.9
Turnout 1,269 29.7 +2.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Currock [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colin Glover 692 46.2 +1.7
BNP Brian Allan 420 28.1 +4.0
Conservative Lawrence Fisher 286 19.1 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Olive Hall 99 6.6 -6.6
Majority 272 18.2 -2.2
Turnout 1,497 33.6 +4.8
Labour hold Swing
Dalston [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Trevor Allison 1,151 50.2 +19.6
Conservative Gareth Ellis 928 40.4 -12.7
Labour Grant Warwick 216 9.4 -6.9
Majority 223 9.7
Turnout 2,295 47.4 +6.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Denton Holme [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joan Southward 627 43.5 -23.0
Conservative Geoffrey Prest 347 24.1 -9.4
Independent Allan Stevenson 188 13.1 +13.1
BNP Rob Walker 170 11.8 +11.8
Liberal Democrat Janet Tootle 108 7.5 +7.5
Majority 280 19.4 -13.6
Turnout 1,440 30.7 +2.8
Labour hold Swing
Great Corby and Geltsdale [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doreen Parsons 471 70.7 +9.5
Labour Helen Horne 195 29.3 +29.3
Majority 276 41.4 +18.9
Turnout 666 39.0 -13.2
Conservative hold Swing
Harraby [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carole Rutherford 685 41.7 -3.3
Conservative Michele Gwillim 513 31.3 +4.9
BNP Joyce Chisholm 272 16.6 +1.4
Liberal Democrat Colin Farmer 171 10.4 -3.0
Majority 172 10.5 -8.0
Turnout 1,641 34.4 -1.8
Labour hold Swing
Hayton [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent William Graham 674 74.2 -9.3
Conservative Harry Cain 234 25.8 +9.3
Majority 440 48.5 -18.5
Turnout 908 54.5 -2.9
Independent hold Swing
Morton [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nan Farmer 799 35.6 -4.1
Labour Ann Warwick 740 32.9 -15.1
BNP David Barnes 466 20.7 +20.7
Conservative Teresa Cartner 242 10.8 -1.5
Majority 59 2.6
Turnout 2,247 47.2 +5.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St. Aidans [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lucy Patrick 661 42.2 -9.1
Conservative Barbara Eden 453 28.9 -6.1
BNP Tony Carvell 232 14.8 +1.1
Liberal Democrat Paul Hendy 219 14.0 +14.0
Majority 208 13.3 -3.0
Turnout 1,565 34.1 +1.6
Labour hold Swing
Stanwix Urban [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Stevenson 1,188 61.2 -6.3
Labour Richard Thurn 511 26.3 -6.2
Liberal Democrat Deborah Clode 242 12.5 +12.5
Majority 677 34.9 -0.1
Turnout 1,941 41.1 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Wetheral [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Earp 1,283 78.5 +12.9
Labour Roger Horne 352 21.5 +7.2
Majority 931 56.9 +5.6
Turnout 1,635 43.8 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Yewdale [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Fiona Robson 945 43.5 -6.2
Labour Steven Bowditch 903 41.5 -8.8
BNP Michael Elliott 326 15.0 +15.0
Majority 42 1.9
Turnout 2,174 44.4 +4.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

By-elections between 2008 and 2010

Upperby

A by-election in Upperby was held on 12 June 2008 for 2 seats on the council, after the deaths of a British National Party candidate during the council election campaign, and then the death of Labour councillor June Martlew. [11] Labour held both seats, with a reduced majority, thereby becoming the largest party on the council with 23 seats, compared to 21 for the Conservatives. [11]

Upperby by-election 12 June 2008 (2 seats) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Donald Cape 595
Labour Ann Warwick 515
Liberal Democrat James Osler 428
Conservative Georgina Clarke 346
BNP Brian Allan 321
BNP Alistair Barbour 278
Conservative Gareth Ellis 275
Turnout 2,758 36.1 +0.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Belah and Castle

By-elections were held in Belah and Castle wards on 5 March 2009, after the death of Conservative councillor for Belah, Sandra Fisher, in December 2008, and the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor for Castle, Kimberly Hunter, in January 2009. [12] Both seats were held by the defending party, Conservative Gareth Ellis in Belah and Liberal Democrat Colin Farmer in Castle, with Labour finishing second in both seats. [12]

Belah by-election 5 March 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gareth Ellis 700 46.4 -20.3
Labour Paul Thurn 307 20.3 -3.4
Independent Dave Miller 221 14.6 +14.6
BNP Tony Carvell 142 9.4 +9.4
Liberal Democrat James Osler 79 5.2 +5.2
Green Hazel Bowmaker 61 4.0 +4.0
Majority 393 26.0 -16.9
Turnout 1,510 31.4 -6.7
Conservative hold Swing
Castle by-election 5 March 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Colin Farmer 465 36.0 -8.3
Labour Steven Bowditch 304 23.5 +0.0
BNP Alistair Barbour 255 19.7 +19.7
Conservative Allan Stevenson 143 11.1 -5.2
Green John Reardon 125 9.7 +9.7
Majority 161 12.5 -8.2
Turnout 1,292 30.4 -0.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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