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Cumbria County Council elections

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Cumbria County Council in England was elected every four years between 1973 and 2017. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 84 councillors were elected from 84 wards for the last council before abolition in 2023.^[1]

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Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1974–1977
	Conservative	1977–1981
	Labour	1981–1985
	No overall control	1985–1997
	Labour	1997–2001
	No overall control	2001–2023

Councillor		From	To
Bill Minto^[4]	Labour	1986	9 May 2000
Stewart Young	Labour	9 May 2000	21 Jun 2001
Rex Toft^[5]	Conservative	21 Jun 2001	16 Sep 2004
Tim Stoddard	Conservative	16 Sep 2004	10 Sep 2008
Stewart Young	Labour	10 Sep 2008	18 Jun 2009
Jim Buchanan^[6]	Conservative	18 Jun 2009	8 Apr 2010
Eddie Martin	Conservative	22 Apr 2010	5 May 2013
Stewart Young	Labour	16 May 2013	31 Mar 2023

Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	616	41.0
	Liberal Democrats	510	34.0
	Labour	317	21.0
	Independent	51	3.4
Majority		106	7.0
Turnout		1,494	25.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	908	62.6	+11.8
	Conservative	328	22.6	-5.4
	Labour	214	14.8	-6.4
Majority		580	40.0
Turnout		1,450
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	660	82.9	+18.2
	Labour	136	17.1	-18.2
Majority		524	65.8
Turnout		796	17.9
	Conservative hold	Swing

Cumbria_County_Council_elections

Cumbria County Council elections

Political control

Leadership

Council elections

Election results

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By-election results

1993-1997

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2009

2009-2013

2013-2017

2017-2023

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	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dems^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Socialist People's		Liberal		Independent
2017	NOC	37		26		16		-		-		5
2013	NOC	26		35		16		-		-		7
2009	NOC	38		24		16		1		-		5
2005	NOC	32		39		11		-		-		2
2001	NOC	33		40		10		-		-		1
2001	NOC	33		40		10		-		-		1
1997	Labour	22		44		13		-		-		4
1993	NOC	28		39		13		-		1		2
1989	NOC	37		37		6		-		-		3
1985	NOC	36		39		5		-		-		3
1981	NOC	35		42		3		-		-		3
1977	Conservative	52		23		-		-		-		7
1973	NOC	31		38		1		-		-		12

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	930	55.7	-0.1
	Conservative	558	33.4	-0.3
	Labour	182	10.9	+0.4
Majority		372	22.3
Turnout		1,670
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	332	45.0	-31.4
	Independent	255	34.6	+34.6
	Conservative	151	20.5	-3.1
Majority		77	10.4
Turnout		738	20.5
	Labour hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	346	37.4	+9.8
	Labour	340	36.8	-18.4
	Liberal Democrats	238	25.8	+8.2
Majority		6	0.6
Turnout		924
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Isa Henderson	797	41.8	+6.3
	Independent	Bryan Metz	787	41.2	+22.0
	Labour	Christopher Bagshaw	324	17.0	+7.6
Majority			10	0.6
Turnout			1,908	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,229	66.2	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	556	30.0	-9.8
	Labour	71	3.8	+3.8
Majority		673	36.2
Turnout		1,856	36.8
	Conservative hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	889	51.1	+41.4
	Labour	851	48.9	-26.2
Majority		38	2.2
Turnout		1,740	44.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	645	57.5	-25.5
	Liberal Democrats	476	42.5	+42.5
Majority		169	15.0
Turnout		1,121	22.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	273	62.8	+62.8
	Labour	162	37.2	-17.2
Majority		111	25.6
Turnout		435	13.3
	Independent gain from Labour	Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Holliday	658	53.3	-4.5
	Conservative	John Heathcote	430	34.8	-7.4
	Independent	John Bracken	120	9.7	+9.7
	Green	Lynn Bates	26	2.1	+2.1
Majority			228	18.5
Turnout			1,234	32.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Brampton and Gilsland By-Election 25 January 2007^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lawrence Fisher	717	61.4	+13.6
	Labour	Alex Faulds	363	31.1	+2.9
	BNP	David Fisher	88	7.5	+7.5
Majority			354	30.3
Turnout			1,168	23.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle By-Election 22 February 2007^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Olwyn Lockley	653	64.0	+20.2
	Labour	Joseph Hendry	222	21.7	-18.2
	Conservative	James Bainbridge	117	11.5	-4.8
	Green	Lynn Bates	29	2.8	+2.8
Majority			431	42.3
Turnout			1,021	25.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Penrith East By-Election 25 October 2007^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Bell	800	59.8	+14.7
	Conservative	Dawn Dixon	380	28.4	-2.2
	Independent	Keith Phillips	123	9.2	+3.6
	Green	Alan Marsden	34	2.5	+2.5
Majority			420	31.4
Turnout			1,337	29.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kells and Sandwith By-Election 18 December 2008^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wendy Skillicorn	434	41.7	-24.1
	BNP	Simon Nicholson	418	40.1	+40.1
	Conservative	Brigid Anne Whiteside	190	18.2	+1.1
Majority			16	1.5	-47.1
Turnout			1,042	26.6	-26.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Val Tarbitt	1,718	48.4	-13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Highmore	1,158	32.7	+32.7
	Labour	Helen Horne	495	14.0	-8.9
	BNP	Tony Carvell	175	4.9	-10.0
Majority			560	15.8
Turnout			3,546
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Johnson	823	70.6	+13.8
	Green	Helen Graham	342	29.4	+29.4
Majority			481	41.3
Turnout			1,165
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Munby	827	32.3	+0.7
	Independent	David Robinson	650	25.4	+25.4
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Pugmire	619	24.2	-17.8
	Labour	Brian Cope	464	18.1	+2.9
Majority			177	6.9
Turnout			2,560
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Willie Whalen	407	40.9	+16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Olwyn Luckley	369	37.1	+2.8
	Conservative	Keith Meller	93	9.3	-10.2
	UKIP	Michael Owen	72	7.2	+7.2
	Green	Neil Boothman	54	5.4	+5.4
Majority			38	3.8
Turnout			995
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John McCreesh	1,157	55.7	-16.5
	Labour	Paul Braithwaite	542	26.1	+18.9
	Conservative	Patrick Birchall	268	12.9	-4.5
	UKIP	Malcolm Nightingale	110	5.3	+5.3
Majority			615	29.6
Turnout			2,077
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Lister	625	34.7	-22.1
	Labour	Brian Cope	520	28.9	+4.1
	Independent	Bill Finlay	390	21.7	+21.7
	Liberal Democrats	Phill Roberts	206	11.5	-6.9
	Green	David Bober	58	3.2	+3.2
Majority			105	5.8
Turnout			1,799
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Celia Tibble	628	46.8	+14.8
	UKIP	Robert Hardon	483	36.0	+10.9
	Conservative	Mike Davidson	107	8.0	+3.3
	Independent	Tony North	98	7.3	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Hollowell	26	1.9	+1.9
Majority			145	10.8
Turnout			1,342
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Bowditch	565	45.8	-20.1
	Conservative	Nigel Christian	435	35.3	+1.2
	UKIP	John Stayner	234	19.0	+19.0
Majority			130	10.5
Turnout			1,234
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan McGuckin	389	37.7	-2.8
	Conservative	James Bainbridge	245	23.7	+13.1
	UKIP	John Stanyer	235	22.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Jennings	112	10.9	-12.3
	Green	Neil Boothman	51	4.9	+0.9
Majority			144	14.0
Turnout			1,032
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Jones	1,061	51.6	-10.5
	Conservative	James Bainbridge	810	39.4	+20.7
	Independent	Robert Judson	123	6.0	+6.0
	Green	Gwen Harrison	61	3.0	+3.0
Majority			251	12.2
Turnout			2,055
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Cassidy	727	63.4	+2.0
	UKIP	Graham Pritchard	239	20.8	+3.3
	Conservative	Greg Peers	181	15.8	-5.3
Majority			488	42.5
Turnout			1,147
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Sanderson	1,394	46.1	-21.7
	Conservative	Greg Peers	1,355	44.8	+12.6
	Green	Gwen Harrison	276	9.1	+9.1
Majority			39	1.3
Turnout			3,025
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Wentworth Waites	635	55.1	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Derbyshire	518	44.9	+22.1
Majority			117	10.1
Turnout			1,153
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Troughton	435	47.5	-13.0
	Conservative	Andrew Wonnacott	304	33.2	+2.3
	UKIP	Eric Atkinson	176	19.2	+19.2
Majority			131	14.3
Turnout			915
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thornton	1,067	59.9	+7.7
	Labour	Gillian Troughton	307	17.2	-9.7
	Conservative	Harry Taylor	172	9.7	-0.5
	Green	Andy Mason	128	7.2	+7.2
	UKIP	David Walker	106	6.0	-3.9
Majority			760	42.7
Turnout			1,780
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Rooke	1,009	52.3	+0.7
	Conservative	Ben Berry	785	40.7	+1.3
	Labour	Penny Henderson	88	4.6	+4.6
	Green	Kate Threadgold	46	2.4	-0.6
Majority			224	11.6
Turnout			1,928
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Lockney	625	59.1	-0.9
	Conservative	Geoffrey Osborne	292	27.6	+0.6
	Green	Helen Davison	94	8.9	+1.9
	UKIP	Phil Douglass	46	4.4	-1.6
Majority			333	31.5
Turnout			1,057
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Douglass	1,381	62.0	+9.0
	Conservative	Tom Harvey	666	29.9	-7.2
	Green	Jill Abel	109	4.9	-1.1
	Labour	Kate Love	70	3.1	-0.7
Majority			715	32.1
Turnout			2,226
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Harvey	N/A	N/A	N/A
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Mitchelson	933	56.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Dobson	272	16.4	+7.7
	Labour	Chris Wills	246	14.8	-5.9
	Green	Joanne Bates	208	12.5	+4.4
Majority			661	39.8
Turnout			1,659
	Conservative hold		Swing