Carlisle City Council elections

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

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 control Years
Labour 1973–1976
No overall control 1976–1979
Labour 1979–1999
Conservative 1999–2003
No overall control 2003–2012
Labour 2012–2019
No overall control 2019–2021
Conservative 2021–2023

Leadership

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

Councillor Party From To
Mike Mitchelson[5] Conservative 1999 21 May 2012
Joe Hendry[6] Labour 21 May 2012 30 May 2013
Colin Glover Labour 16 Jul 2013 20 May 2019
John Mallinson Conservative 20 May 2019 31 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 Vacant Notes
1992[11] 30 18 1 2 0 0 0
1994[12] 27 20 1 3 0 0 0
1995[13] 30 17 1 3 0 0 0
1996[14] 33 14 1 3 0 0 0
1998[15] 33 14 1 3 0 0 0
1999[7] 16 28 2 6 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[16]
2000[17] 14 30 2 6 0 0 0
2002[18] 18 27 2 5 0 0 0
2003[19] 22 24 1 5 0 0 0
2004[20] 24 20 1 7 0 0 0
2006[21] 24 19 1 8 0 0 0
2007[22] 25 19 1 7 0 0 0
2008[23] 21 21 1 7 0 0 2
2010[24] 23 22 2 5 0 0 0
2011[25] 24 22 2 4 0 0 0
2012[26] 27 20 2 2 0 0 1
2014[2] 29 19 2 2 0 0 0
2015[27] 29 20 2 1 0 0 0
2016 28 20 3 1 0 0 0
2018 27 21 3 1 0 0 0
2019[28] 15 17 4 1 1 1 0 New ward boundaries[29]

District result maps

  • 2002 results map
    2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2004 results map
    2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
    2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
    2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
    2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
    2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
    2016 results map
  • 2018 results map
    2018 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map

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-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Trinity 17 October 1996 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Belle Vue 2 October 1997 Labour Labour
Stanwix Rural 2 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:

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
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 SunterLabour67339.3+4.7
Hugh McKerrell Conservative59935+19.6
Gavin Hawkton Green29917.5-0.7
Stuart Kelly Liberal Democrats955.5-3.0
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 MitchellConservative102853.4
Abdul Harid Labour75239
Anne Gadsden Green1326.9
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 LishmanConservative88348.9
David Graham Labour76742.5
Fiona Prior Green1015.6
Brent Kennedy TUSC402.2
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 WillsLabour63657.5+20.7
Geoff Mitchell Conservative41257.5+22.2
Tom Adams Green595.3-6.3
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 PickstoneLiberal Democrats1,24756.8+56.8
Sam Bown Conservative94843.2-1.5

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