The 2007 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.
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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The results saw Labour remain in control of the council after staying on 31 seats. [2] The Conservatives made a gain of 3 seats to have 19 councillors, while just 1 independent remained. [2]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60.8 | 53.1 | 18,314 | -4.6% | |
Conservative | 19 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 37.3 | 43.6 | 15,023 | +8.6% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 551 | -2.1% | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 573 | -1.9% | |
2 Conservative candidates were unopposed. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Sunderland | 241 | 54.0 | -17.0 | |
Conservative | Marie Simpson | 106 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
Labour | Cam Ross | 99 | 22.2 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 135 | 30.3 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 446 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Clarkson | 604 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | John Jackson | 579 | 40.3 | ||
Labour | John Woolley | 255 | 17.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,438 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Hitchen | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Whiteside | 651 | |||
Conservative | Allan Mossop | 636 | |||
Conservative | Alexander Carroll | 617 | |||
Labour | James Hewitson | 508 | |||
Labour | Les Hanley | 453 | |||
Labour | Jeanette Williams | 435 | |||
Turnout | 3,300 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Hully | 540 | |||
Labour | William Southward | 525 | |||
Labour | Hugh Branney | 497 | |||
Conservative | Doreen Platt | 217 | |||
Turnout | 1,779 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Giel | 386 | |||
Labour | David Banks | 365 | |||
Conservative | Hilda Morris | 148 | |||
Turnout | 899 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Willis Metherell | 523 | |||
Labour | Brian Dixon | 495 | |||
Labour | John Bowman | 465 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Frank Hollowell | 357 | |||
Conservative | Victoria Vincent | 229 | |||
Turnout | 2,069 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Woodburn | 740 | |||
Labour | Samuel Meteer | 724 | |||
Labour | Margaret Woodburn | 724 | |||
Conservative | Kenneth Kirkby | 273 | |||
Conservative | Mary Holmes | 241 | |||
Conservative | John Brown | 186 | |||
Turnout | 2,888 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael McVeigh | 667 | |||
Labour | Peter Watson | 618 | |||
Labour | Constance Watson | 580 | |||
Conservative | John Coyles | 488 | |||
Conservative | John Holmes | 488 | |||
Conservative | Jean Lewthwaite | 465 | |||
Turnout | 3,306 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Salkeld | 204 | 58.3 | -10.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Minogue | 86 | 24.6 | +24.6 | |
Labour | Mary Ross | 60 | 17.1 | -14.2 | |
Majority | 118 | 33.7 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 350 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Connolly | 377 | |||
Labour | Timothy Knowles | 343 | |||
Conservative | Kenneth Simpson | 238 | |||
Turnout | 958 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Jacob | 328 | 71.0 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Christina Cornall | 134 | 29.0 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 194 | 42.0 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 462 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Kane | 656 | |||
Labour | Frances Bradshaw | 574 | |||
Labour | Henry Wormstrup | 556 | |||
Conservative | Brigid Whiteside | 412 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Welsh | 403 | |||
Conservative | Graham Roberts | 385 | |||
Turnout | 2,986 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Wilson | 228 | 41.1 | -8.3 | |
Independent | Margaret Barnes | 180 | 32.4 | +32.4 | |
Labour | Carl Carter | 147 | 26.5 | +26.5 | |
Majority | 48 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 555 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Garrity | 562 | |||
Labour | Norman Willams | 501 | |||
Labour | Margarita Docherty | 454 | |||
Conservative | Martyn Barnes | 338 | |||
Conservative | Marcus Swift | 298 | |||
Turnout | 2,153 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alistair Norwood | 468 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Wonnacott | 422 | |||
Labour | Calvin Jones | 265 | |||
Turnout | 1,155 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Gleaves | 396 | |||
Labour | John Park | 305 | |||
Labour | Roland Woodward | 281 | |||
Conservative | Rowena Pitt | 272 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jane Micklethwaite | 130 | |||
Independent | Neil Wilson | 130 | |||
Turnout | 1,514 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Clements | 273 | |||
Labour | Alan Holliday | 241 | |||
Conservative | Glenn Gray | 121 | |||
Turnout | 635 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Scurrah | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Faichney | 648 | |||
Labour | Edward Brenan | 516 | |||
Labour | Paul Whalley | 462 | |||
Conservative | Dorothy Wonnacott | 150 | |||
Conservative | George Higgins | 141 | |||
Conservative | Leah Higgins | 135 | |||
Turnout | 2,052 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Blackwell | 200 | 54.3 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | Gareth Maley | 168 | 45.7 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 32 | 8.7 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 368 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Heathcote | 722 | |||
Conservative | Raymond Cole | 718 | |||
Conservative | Robin Pitt | 475 | |||
Labour | Anthony Gilmore | 341 | |||
Turnout | 2,256 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Tyson | 243 | |||
Labour | James Prince | 202 | |||
Conservative | David Gray | 147 | |||
Turnout | 592 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Moore | 798 | |||
Conservative | Eileen Eastwood | 738 | |||
Labour | Les Tuley | 233 | |||
Turnout | 1,769 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Clarkson | 390 | 73.4 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Esther Clements | 141 | 26.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 249 | 46.9 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 531 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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