Carlisle City Council elections

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One third of Carlisle City Council in Cumbria, England, was elected each year, followed by one year without election.

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The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.

Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 52 councillors had been elected from 22 wards. [1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2] [3]

Party in controlYears
Labour 19731976
No overall control 19761979
Labour 19791999
Conservative 19992003
No overall control 20032012
Labour 20122019
No overall control 20192021
Conservative 20212023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1999 have been: [4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Mike Mitchelson [5] Conservative 199921 May 2012
Joe Hendry [6] Labour 21 May 201230 May 2013
Colin Glover Labour 16 Jul 201320 May 2019
John Mallinson Conservative 20 May 201931 Mar 2023

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1999 election which increased the number of seats by one, leading to the whole council being elected in that year. [7]

Year Labour Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats Green Party UKIP VacantNotes
1992 [11] 301812000
1994 [12] 272013000
1995 [13] 301713000
1996 [14] 331413000
1998 [15] 331413000
1999 [7] 162826000New ward boundaries [16]
2000 [17] 143026000
2002 [18] 182725000
2003 [19] 222415000
2004 [20] 242017000
2006 [21] 241918000
2007 [22] 251917000
2008 [23] 212117002
2010 [24] 232225000
2011 [25] 242224000
2012 [26] 272022001
2014 [2] 291922000
2015 [27] 292021000
2016 282031000
2018 272131000
2019 [28] 151741110New ward boundaries [29]

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [30] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Trinity17 October 1996 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Belle Vue2 October 1997 Labour Labour
Stanwix Rural2 October 1997 Conservative Conservative
Castle by-election 19 April 2001 Liberal Democrats Labour
Castle by-election 24 November 2005 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Upperby by-election (2 seats)12 June 2008 Labour Labour
Belah by-election 5 March 2009 Conservative Conservative
Castle by-election 5 March 2009 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Stanwix Urban by-election 16 September 2010 Conservative Conservative
Harraby by-election 21 June 2012 Labour Labour
Yewdale by-election 5 September 2013 Labour Labour
Dalston by-election 17 October 2013 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Castle by-election 11 September 2014 Labour Labour
Botcherby by-election 7 January 2016 Labour Independent
Castle by-election 15 September 2016 Labour Labour
Castle by-election 24 November 2016 Labour Labour
Belle Vue by-election 4 May 2017 Labour Labour
Yewdale by-election 4 May 2017 Labour Conservative
Denton Holme by-election 6 September 2018 Labour Labour
Cathedral and Castle by-election 6 May 2021 Labour Labour
Harraby South and Parklands by-election 6 May 2021 Labour Conservative
Newtown and Morton North by-election 6 May 2021 Labour Conservative
Currock and Upperby by-election 28 October 2021 UKIP Labour
Longtown and the Border by-election 5 May 2022 Conservative Liberal Democrats

A detailed breakdown of recent by elections can be found below:

ElectionPolitical resultCandidatePartyVotes%±%
Castle & Cathedral by-election, 6 May 2021 [31]
triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Chris Robinson
Turnout: 1,713 (25.9%)
Labour hold
Majority: 74 (39.3%) 4.3
Pete Sunter Labour 67339.3+4.7
Hugh McKerrell Conservative 59935+19.6
Gavin Hawkton Green 29917.5-0.7
Stuart Kelly Liberal Democrats 955.5-3.0
Harraby South and Parklands by-election, 6 May 2021 [32]
Electorate: 6,628
Turnout: 1,926 (29.06%)
Conservative gain from Labour Party (UK)
Majority: 276 (53.4%)
Linda Mitchell Conservative 102853.4
Abdul Harid Labour 75239
Anne Gadsden Green 1326.9
Newton & Morton North by-election, 6 May 2021 [32]
Electorate: 6,844
Turnout: 1,805 (26.37%)
Conservative gain from Labour Party (UK)
Majority: 116 (48.9%)
Neville Lishman Conservative 88348.9
David Graham Labour 76742.5
Fiona Prior Green 1015.6
Brent Kennedy TUSC 402.2
Currock & Upperby by-election, 28 October 2021 [33]
triggered by the death of incumbent Cllr. John Denholm
Electorate: 6,550
Turnout: 1,111 (16.96%)
Labour gain from UK Independence Party
Majority: 224 (57.5%) +20.7
Chris Wills Labour 63657.5+20.7
Geoff Mitchell Conservative 41257.5+22.2
Tom Adams Green 595.3-6.3
Longtown & the Border by-election, 5 May 2022 [34]
triggered by the death of incumbent Cllr. Valerie Tarbitt
Electorate: 5,794
Turnout: 2,218 (38.30%)
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservatives
Majority: 299 (13.6%)
Timothy Pickstone Liberal Democrats 1,24756.8+56.8
Sam Bown Conservative 94843.2-1.5

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