Copeland Borough Council elections

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Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England was elected every four years.

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The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [1]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1973–1976
No overall control 1976–1979
Labour 1979–2023

Leadership

Prior to 2015, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leader from 2003 to 2015 was: [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Elaine Woodburn Labour 200310 May 2015

In 2015 the council changed to having directly-elected mayors. The mayor from 2015 until the council's abolition in 2023 was Mike Starkie, who was elected in 2015 and 2019 as an independent, but subsequently joined the Conservatives in June 2020. [3]

MayorPartyFromTo
Mike Starkie Independent 11 May 201522 Jun 2020
Conservative 22 Jun 202031 Mar 2023

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Hillcrest By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,11352.1+13.3
Labour 1,02547.9-13.3
Majority884.2
Turnout 2,138
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Egremont North By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 47068.1-7.3
Conservative 16423.9-0.7
Liberal Democrats 558.0+8.0
Majority30544.2
Turnout 690
Labour hold Swing
Harbour By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 44258.0+4.5
Conservative 32042.0+20.8
Majority12216.0
Turnout 762
Labour hold Swing
Haverigg By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 23064.4+11.4
Labour 9125.6-21.2
Liberal Democrats 359.8+9.8
Majority13938.8
Turnout 356
Conservative hold Swing
Kells By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 22973.2-13.9
Conservative 8426.8+13.9
Majority14546.4
Turnout 313
Labour hold Swing
Newtown By-Election 6 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 59751.8+7.2
Liberal Democrats 37632.6+32.6
Labour 18015.6-25.3
Majority22119.2
Turnout 1,15340.8
Conservative hold Swing
Holborn Hill By-Election 26 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 40757.4
Labour 30242.6
Majority10514.8
Turnout 70931.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

Mirehouse By-Election 4 May 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 81779.7+2.6
Conservative 20820.3+20.3
Majority60959.4
Turnout 1,02529.5
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Harbour By-Election 10 June 2004 [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Bradshaw48041.0-21.6
Conservative Richard Maley38733.0-4.4
Liberal Democrats Francis Hollowell30426.0+26.0
Majority938.0
Turnout 1,17137.0
Labour hold Swing
Cleator Moor North By-Election 6 April 2006 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Branney30761.6+15.0
Independent Lauren Mossop19138.4-15.0
Majority11623.2
Turnout 49815.4
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Gosforth By-Election 6 April 2006 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Jacob26464.2-7.7
Labour Christine Cornall8520.7-7.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Minogue6215.1+15.1
Majority17943.5
Turnout 41134.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hensingham By-Election 6 April 2006 [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey Garrity38561.1-10.6
Conservative Alexander Carroll20732.9+4.6
Liberal Democrats Frank Hollowell386.0+6.0
Majority17828.2
Turnout 63019.8
Labour hold Swing

2007-2011

Harbour By-Election 20 September 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanette Williams46344.3-17.1
Conservative Brigid Whiteside33732.2-6.4
BNP Bill Pugh24523.4+23.4
Majority12612.1
Turnout 1,04531.5
Labour hold Swing

2011-2015

Hensingham By-Election 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Forster67075.0+4.3
Conservative Genna Martin22325.0-4.3
Majority44750.1
Turnout 28.3
Labour hold Swing

2015-2019

Newtown By-Election 8 June 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerard James McGrath95461.4-9.6
Labour Angela Dixon60138.6+16.4
Majority35322.7
Turnout 1,55559.7
Conservative hold Swing
Egremont South By-Election 2 November 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Higgins35452.4+15.7
Conservative Jeff Hailes32147.6+26.8
Majority334.9
Turnout 67523.8
Labour hold Swing

2019-2023

Whitehaven Central By-Election 6 May 2021 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Ghayouba63347.7+13.5
Conservative William R. C. S. Dixon54240.8+13.0
Independent Richard Donnan906.8+6.8
Heritage William R. Dixon453.4+3.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Minogue181.4+1.4
Majority916.9
Turnout 1,328
Labour hold Swing

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