Copeland Borough Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Copeland council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and independent in white. Copeland UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Copeland council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and independent in white.

The 2011 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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]

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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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Background

At the last election in 2007 Labour won 31 seats, compared to 19 Conservatives and 1 independent. [2] However between 2007 and 2011 Labour councillors Brian Dixon and Sam Meteer quit the party to sit as independents. [3] [4]

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.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

A total of 95 candidates stood in the election for the 51 seats being contested. [2] These were 45 Labour, 37 Conservative, 4 independent, 4 British National Party, 3 Green Party and 2 Liberal Democrats. [2] Meanwhile, 12 sitting councillors stood down at the election. [2]

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

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.

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.

Election result

The results saw Labour hold control of the council after winning 34 of the 51 seats, up 5 on the situation before the election and 3 more than at the 2007 election. [5] The Conservatives dropped 4 seats to have 15 councillors, while 2 independents were elected in Arlecdon and Distington. [5] Overall turnout at the election was 40.98%. [6]

Arlecdon village in United Kingdom

Arlecdon is a village in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England, near the town of Whitehaven.

Distington village in the United Kingdom

Distington is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Workington and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Whitehaven. Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica.

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Labour's biggest gains came in Bransty ward in Whitehaven, where they gained all 3 seats from the Conservatives. [7] This included defeating the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Copeland at the 2010 general election, Chris Whiteside. [7] Labour also picked up one seat in Newtown from the Conservatives and defeated the independent, former Labour, councillor Sam Meteer in Egremont North. [5]

Bransty human settlement in United Kingdom

Bransty is a suburb of Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. It is an average sized housing estate. The centre of it, The Green, is a meeting place for children to play football and games. It contains three forests, built around North Road and South View Road and Earls Road. Bransty School is on the top half of Bransty. It is a Primary school which contains roughly 200 pupils. The headteacher is Mrs Fearon.

Whitehaven coastal town and port, Cumbria, England

Whitehaven is a town and port on the west coast of Cumbria, near the Lake District National Park in England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road 38 miles (61 km) south-west of Carlisle and 45 miles (72 km) to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is the administrative seat of Borough of Copeland district council, and has a town council for the parish of Whitehaven. The population of the town was 23,986 at the 2011 census.

Copeland (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Copeland is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1983. The constituency is represented in Parliament by Trudy Harrison, of the Conservatives since a by-election in February 2017 and was retained at the snap 2017 general election four months later. The seat had been held by Labour candidates between 1983-2015.

Copeland Local Election Result 2011 [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 34 5 0 +5 66.7 56.7 23,697 +3.6%
  Conservative 15 0 4 -4 29.4 36.6 15,294 -7.0%
  Independent 2 0 1 -1 3.9 3.9 1,649 +2.3%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 541 +1.3%
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 342 -0.9%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 253 +0.6%

Ward results

Arlecdon [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Joseph Sunderland 359 80.5 +26.5
Conservative Marie Simpson 87 19.5 -4.3
Majority 272 61.0 +30.7
Turnout 446 37.3
Independent hold Swing
Beckermet (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Yvonne Clarkson 681
Conservative John Jackson 536
Labour Jim Hewitson 340
Turnout 1,557 46.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bootle [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Hitchen 453 83.1
Labour Anne Bradshaw 92 16.9
Majority 361 66.2
Turnout 545 51.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bransty (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dave Smith 803
Labour Gillian Troughton 801
Labour Phil Greatorex 710
Conservative Brian O'Kane 653
Conservative Christopher Whiteside 649
Conservative Allan Mossop 642
Turnout 4,258 40.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Cleator Moor North (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joan Hully 723
Labour Bill Southward 688
Labour Hugh Branney 680
Conservative Alexander Carroll 280
BNP Daniel Verity 129
Turnout 2,500 33.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Cleator Moor South (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Riley 576
Labour Dave Banks 502
Conservative David Walker 118
BNP Colin Boyton 88
Turnout 1,284 33.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Distington (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Bowman 614
Labour Jackie Bowman 598
Independent Brian Dixon 486
Labour Simon Leyton 431
Liberal Democrat Frank Hollowell 284
Conservative Sheena Gray 272
Turnout 2,685 39.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Egremont North (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sam Pollen 714
Labour Elaine Woodburn 685
Labour Karl Connor 635
Independent Sam Meteer 509
Conservative John Holmes 371
Turnout 2,914 40.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Egremont South (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike McVeigh 803
Labour Lena Hogg 694
Labour Carole Woodman 676
Conservative Elizabeth Hutson 398
Conservative Graham Hutson 374
Independent Nicola Hewitt 295
Turnout 3,240 43.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ennerdale [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bob Salkeld 265 59.3 +1.0
Labour Cam Ross 96 21.5 +4.4
Liberal Democrat Mike Minogue 58 13.0 -11.6
Green Andy Crow 28 6.3 +6.3
Majority 169 37.8 +4.1
Turnout 447 54.3
Conservative hold Swing
Frizington (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Connolly 489
Labour Jon Downie 355
Conservative Hazel Dirom 255
Turnout 1,099 37.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Gosforth [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Jacob 478 77.5 +6.5
Labour Bernard Kirk 139 22.5 -6.5
Majority 339 54.9 +12.9
Turnout 61.7 46.7
Conservative hold Swing
Harbour (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Kane 913
Labour Henry Wormstrup 746
Labour Jeanette Williams 730
Conservative Martin Barbour 468
Conservative Dorothy Wonnacott 447
Conservative Graham Roberts 440
Turnout 3,744 40.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Haverigg [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doug Wilson 282 55.6 +14.5
Labour Carl Carter 225 44.4 +17.9
Majority 57 11.2 +2.6
Turnout 507 48.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hensingham (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Geoff Garrity 729
Labour Norman Williams 653
Labour Margarita Docherty 619
Conservative Mary Lomas 302
Turnout 2,303 33.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hillcrest (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Haraldsen 567
Conservative Alistair Norwood 518
Labour John Wooley 360
Turnout 1,445 45.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Holborn Hill (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Fred Gleaves 398
Labour Jack Park 360
Conservative Jane Micklethwaite 308
Labour Denise Burness 259
Green Neil Wilson 73
Turnout 1,398 41.9
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Kells (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour George Clemnts 508
Labour Alan Holliday 399
Conservative Glenn Gray 199
Turnout 1,106 37.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Millom Without [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gilbert Scurrah 386 62.3
Green Lynette Gilligan 152 24.5
Labour Karon Carter 82 13.2
Majority 234 37.7
Turnout 620 52.5
Conservative hold Swing
Mirehouse (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Faichney 775
Labour Peter Kane 711
Labour Paul Whalley 583
Conservative Jim King 225
BNP George Benson 194
Turnout 2,488 32.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Moresby [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Geoff Blackwell 243 55.6 +1.3
Conservative Brigid Whiteside 194 44.4 -1.3
Majority 49 11.2 +2.5
Turnout 437 40.8
Labour hold Swing
Newtown (3) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Fallows 725
Conservative Francis Heathcote 613
Conservative Fee Wilson 480
Conservative Brian Crawford 432
Turnout 2,250 43.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Sandwith (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Stephenson 373
Labour Peter Tyson 352
Conservative Adrian Davis-Johnson 131
BNP Malcolm Southward 130
Conservative John Dirom 104
Turnout 1,090 35.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Seascale (2) [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Moore 935
Conservative Eileen Eastwood 878
Labour Wendy Skillicorn 292
Turnout 2,105 54.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Bees [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Hill 475 68.7 -4.7
Labour Alan Alexander 216 31.3 +4.7
Majority 259 37.5 -9.4
Turnout 691 51.7
Conservative hold Swing

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