Carlisle City Council elections
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One third of Carlisle City Council in Cumbria, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 52 councillors have 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]
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1973 - 1976 |
No overall control | 1976 - 1979 |
Labour | 1979 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999 - 2003 |
No overall control | 2003 - 2012 |
Labour | 2012 - present |
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.[3]
- Carlisle City Council election, 1973
- Carlisle City Council election, 1976
- Carlisle City Council election, 1979
- Carlisle City Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Carlisle City Council election, 1984 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Carlisle City Council election, 1986
- Carlisle City Council election, 1987
- Carlisle City Council election, 1988
- Carlisle City Council election, 1990 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- Carlisle City Council election, 1991
Year | Labour | Conservative | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Vacant | Notes |
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1992[7] | 30 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
1994[8] | 27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1995[9] | 30 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1996[10] | 33 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1998[11] | 33 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1999[3] | 16 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | New ward boundaries[12] |
2000[13] | 14 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
2002[14] | 18 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2003[15] | 22 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
2004[16] | 24 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
2006[17] | 24 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
2007[18] | 25 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
2008[19] | 21 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
2010[20] | 23 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2011[21] | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
2012[22] | 27 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
2014[2] | 29 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2015[23] | 29 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
District result maps
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2002 results map
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2003 results map
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[24] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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Trinity | 17 October 1996 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
Belle Vue | 2 October 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Stanwix Rural | 2 October 1997 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Castle by-election | 19 April 2001 | Liberal Democrat | Labour | ||
Castle by-election | 24 November 2005 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
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 Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
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 Democrat | ||
Castle by-election | 11 September 2014 | Labour | Labour | ||
References
- ↑ "Voting". Carlisle City Council. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- 1 2 "Carlisle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Carlisle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ The City of Carlisle (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ↑ The Allerdale and Carlisle (Areas) Order 1983
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "Local election results 1992". The Times. 9 May 1992.
- ↑ "Non Metropolitan Districts". The Times. 7 May 1994.
- ↑ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995.
- ↑ "Election Results Round-Up". The Times. 3 May 1996.
- ↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Carlisle (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Carlisle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Carlisle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Carlisle council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Local elections: Carlisle". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Carlisle". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Election Results 2008". Carlisle City Council. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ↑ "Carlisle". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Election results 2012: Non-Metro". The Guardian. NewsBank. 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "Carlisle City Council Elections -2015". Carlisle City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 28 November 2011.