Carlisle City Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011. Carlisle UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011.

The 2011 Carlisle City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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.

Contents

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 Labour were the largest party on the council with 23 seats, compared to 22 Conservatives, 5 Liberal Democrats and 2 independents. [4] However the Conservatives ran the council in alliance with the Liberal Democrats. [4] At the election one councillor stood down, Labour's Mary Styth, who had held Belle Vue ward. [4]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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

18 seats were contested at the election, with Labour standing in all 18 seats, the Conservatives in 17, the Green Party in 8, Liberal Democrats 7, UK Independence Party 4, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4, British National Party 2 and the Communist Party in 1 seat. [4] The candidates in Morton ward included Conservative Judith Pattinson, who was attempting to return to the council she had left in 2004, and the former Labour mayor John Metcalfe, who was standing as a Communist. [4]

Green Party of England and Wales Political party in England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Headquartered in London, since September 2018, its co-leaders are Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley. The Green Party has one representative in the House of Commons, one in the House of Lords, and three in the European Parliament. In addition, it has various councillors in UK local government and two members of the London Assembly.

UK Independence Party British political party

The UK Independence Party is a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing political party in the United Kingdom. It currently has one representative in the House of Lords and seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It has four Assembly Members (AMs) in the National Assembly for Wales and one member in the London Assembly. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two Members of Parliament and was the largest UK party in the European Parliament.

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition political party

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is a socialist electoral alliance launched in Britain for the 2010 general election.

There were also going to be 6 independent candidates, [4] however the former Conservative councillor for Belah, Alan Toole, withdrew on 5 April. [5] The other independents included Andrew Hill, a campaigner against the redevelopment of the Sands Centre in Carlisle, and husband and wife Jonathan and Julia Devlin. [4] Jonathan Devlin had been Conservative councillor for Lyne since 2007, but stood as an independent after the Conservatives began looking for other candidates to stand for the seat. [4]

Belah human settlement in United Kingdom

Belah is a suburb of Carlisle in the City of Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England.

Campaign

A big issue at the election were the cuts being made by the national Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition, with Labour saying the Liberal Democrats in particular would suffer as a result. [6] Other local issues included a redevelopment at Carlisle Lake District Airport and a proposed new housing estate in Crindledyke. [6]

Cameron–Clegg coalition Government of the United Kingdom

David Cameron and Nick Clegg formed the Cameron–Clegg coalition, after the former was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010. It was the first coalition government in the UK since the Churchill war ministry and was led by Cameron with Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister, composed of members of both the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.

Carlisle Lake District Airport airport in the United Kingdom

Carlisle Lake District Airport is a small regional airport located 5 NM east northeast of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

Housing estate group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development

A housing estate is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance. In the British Isles, the term is quite broad, and can include anything from high rise government-subsidised housing, right through to more upmarket, developer-led suburban tract housing.

Labour targeted Castle ward, which the Liberal Democrats held, and where Labour had come close at the 2010 election. [6] However the Conservatives hoped to challenge Labour in Belle Vue and Yewdale wards. [6]

Election result

Only one seat changed parties, with Labour gaining the only seat the Liberal Democrats had been defending, in Castle ward. [3] This meant that Labour remained the largest party on the council with 24 councillors, but without a majority as the Conservatives remained on 22 seats, the Liberal Democrats had 4 and there were 2 independents. [3]

The Liberal Democrats suffered a substantial drop in the share of the vote, with the party coming fifth in Currock ward and third in Morton, a seat the party had previously held. [3] The Liberal Democrats said they had suffered as a result of entering the coalition government nationally, while the Labour group leader, Reg Watson, saw the results as giving Labour "a good chance" to take control at the 2012 election. [3]

Following the election, Conservative Mike Mitchelson was re-elected as leader of the council by 26 votes to 25. [7] Meanwhile, Joe Hendry became the new leader of the Labour group on the council taking over from Reg Watson, [8] while the 2 independent councillors joined together in an Independent group. [9]

Carlisle local election result 2011 [1] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 10 1 0 +1 55.6 43.3 12,102 +6.9%
  Conservative 8 0 0 0 44.4 37.9 10,586 -1.6%
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 1 -1 0 6.0 1,671 -7.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 1,251 +2.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 1,074 +0.6%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 563 +1.3%
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 347 -0.3%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 299 -1.8%
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 51 +0.2%

Ward results

Belah [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Trish Vasey 1,033 49.2 -8.5
Labour Karen Gallagher 664 31.6 -10.7
Independent Andrew Hill 401 19.1 +19.1
Majority 369 17.6 +2.2
Turnout 2,098 42.2 -28.3
Conservative hold Swing
Belle Vue [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jackie Franklin 912 55.4 +12.5
Conservative Stephen Higgs 734 44.6 +10.2
Majority 178 10.8 +2.3
Turnout 1,646 34.2 -25.9
Labour hold Swing
Botcherby [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Scarborough 720 50.0 +17.4
Independent Mike Middlemore 432 30.0 -14.4
Conservative Shaidat Danmole-Ellis 287 19.9 +2.3
Majority 288 20.0
Turnout 1,439 30.5 -24.5
Labour hold Swing
Burgh [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Collier 556 57.5 -16.8
Labour Robin Pearson 222 23.0 -2.7
Liberal Democrat Michael Gee 114 11.8 +11.8
Green Dallas Brewis 75 7.8 +7.8
Majority 334 34.5 -14.1
Turnout 967 55.7 +12.7
Conservative hold Swing
Castle [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Willie Whalen 549 42.4 +8.0
Liberal Democrat Colin Farmer 438 33.8 -1.2
Green Neil Boothman 135 10.4 +3.5
TUSC Joanne Beaty 90 6.9 +6.9
BNP Ben Whittingham 84 6.5 +6.5
Majority 111 8.6
Turnout 1,296 29.3 -24.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Currock [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Abdul Harid 829 57.1 +7.1
Conservative Kevin Reynolds 325 22.4 -2.8
BNP Mike Ward 123 8.5 +1.9
TUSC Brent Kennedy 104 7.2 +3.7
Liberal Democrat Terence Jones 71 4.9 -9.8
Majority 504 34.7 +9.8
Turnout 1,452 31.2 -24.0
Labour hold Swing
Dalston [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicola Clarke 1,108 49.1 +1.6
Liberal Democrat William Wyllie 500 22.2 -12.1
Labour Grant Warwick 478 21.2 +3.0
UKIP Robert Dickinson 170 7.5 +7.5
Majority 608 27.0 +13.9
Turnout 2,256 47.2 -27.5
Conservative hold Swing
Denton Holme [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hugh McDevitt 913 57.9 +2.4
Conservative Barbara Eden 332 21.1 -9.4
UKIP Michael Owen 101 6.4 +6.4
Liberal Democrat David Wood 96 6.1 +6.1
Green Lynn Bates 75 4.8 +4.8
TUSC Amanda Jefferies 60 3.8 -5.4
Majority 581 36.8 +11.9
Turnout 1,577 32.4 -26.1
Labour hold Swing
Harraby [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Cyril Weber 1,125 66.8 +16.5
Conservative Hannah Dolan 558 33.2 +0.7
Majority 567 33.7 +15.9
Turnout 1,683 33.9 -27.6
Labour hold Swing
Irthing [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Syd Bowman 444 55.6 -2.5
Independent Julia Devlin 177 22.2 +22.2
Labour Beth Furneaux 177 22.2 +5.3
Majority 267 33.5 +0.4
Turnout 798 48.8 -26.8
Conservative hold Swing
Longtown and Rockliffe [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Mallinson 637 55.2 +11.5
Labour Robert Dodds 323 28.0 +14.9
UKIP Elizabeth Parker 147 12.7 +12.7
Green Ian Brewis 46 4.0 +4.0
Majority 314 27.2 +20.9
Turnout 1,153 33.8 -30.2
Conservative hold Swing
Lyne [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Judy Prest 496 63.1 -20.6
Independent Jonathan Devlin 158 20.1 +20.1
Labour Gerard Champney 132 16.8 +0.5
Majority 338 43.0 -24.4
Turnout 786 48.5 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing
Morton [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Bell 1,104 59.5 +22.0
Conservative Judith Pattinson 337 18.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Deborah Clode 219 11.8 -23.3
BNP Gillian Forrester 92 5.0 -0.2
Green Elaine Bromley 51 2.8 +2.8
Communist John Metcalfe 51 2.8 +2.8
Majority 767 41.4 +39.0
Turnout 1,854 39.3 -27.0
Labour hold Swing
St. Aidans [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Reg Watson 704 43.3 -1.1
Conservative Stewart Blake 471 29.0 -0.5
Green John Reardon 368 22.6 +2.1
Independent Tony Carvell 83 5.1 +5.1
Majority 233 14.3 -0.6
Turnout 1,626 34.5 -23.7
Labour hold Swing
Stanwix Rural [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Bainbridge 1,010 64.0 +3.3
Labour Lee Sherriff 306 19.4 +1.1
UKIP Carol Weaver 145 9.4 +9.4
Green Charmian McCutcheon 116 7.4 +7.4
Majority 704 44.6 +5.0
Turnout 1,577 42.6 -29.0
Conservative hold Swing
Stanwix Urban [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jacquelyne Geddes 1,156 50.0 -3.5
Labour Kevin Parker 947 41.0 +7.0
Green Richard Hunt 208 9.0 -3.5
Majority 209 9.0 -10.5
Turnout 2,311 48.2 -27.9
Conservative hold Swing
Upperby [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ann Warwick 743 56.0 +5.1
Conservative Georgina Clarke 257 19.4 -2.1
Liberal Democrat James Osler 233 17.6 -3.0
TUSC Daniel Thorburn 93 7.0 +7.0
Majority 486 36.7 +7.3
Turnout 1,326 32.5 -23.8
Labour hold Swing
Yewdale [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joe Hendry 1,254 59.7 +10.4
Conservative Michael Randall 845 40.3 +0.0
Majority 409 19.5 +10.6
Turnout 2,099 43.5 -26.4
Labour hold Swing

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