Carlisle City Council Elections – 2010
Carlisle City Council elections were held on Thursday, 6 May
2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.
The election count was held at The Sands Centre this morning
(Friday, 7 May).
City Council elections were held in 17 of the city’s 22
wards:
Belah; Belle Vue; Brampton; Botcherby; Castle; Currock; Dalston;
Denton Holme; Harraby; Longtown & Rockcliffe; Morton; St
Aidans; Stanwix Rural; Stanwix Urban; Upperby; Wetheral and
Yewdale.
A By Election was also in Irthing ward on the same day.
- Total number of eligible voters 76,763
Returning Officer - Maggie Mooney (City Council Town Clerk and
Chief Executive)
There was a 64.5% overall turnout (49,515 votes cast).
The composition of the Council after the 2010 election:
- Conservative 22 seats
- Labour 23 seats
- Liberal Democrats 5 seats
- Independent 2 seat
- Vacant 0 seats
In 2008, City Council elections were held in 17 wards. There was
a 38.1% overall turnout (25,425 votes cast). The composition of the
Council after the 2008 election (and a subsequent Upperby
By-Election):
- Conservative 21 seats
- Labour 23 seats
- Liberal Democrats 7 seats
- Independent 1 seat
The full 2010 election results follow…
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Ward: BELAH
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Electorate: 4,897
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Turnout: 70.5%
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Graham Bartlett
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Labour Party
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1,438 |
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Gareth Ellis
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Conservative Party
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1,961 |
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Conservative hold
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Majority 523
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3,399
+ 53 spoilt votes = 3,452
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Ward: BELLE VUE
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Electorate: 4,707
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Turnout: 60.1%
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Stephen Bingham
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British National Party
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126 |
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Hazel Jane Bowmaker
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Green Party
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67 |
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Deborah Clode
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Liberal Democrat
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447 |
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Paul Nigel Hamilton Nedved
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Conservative Party
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970 |
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Jessica Riddle
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Labour Party
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1,209 |
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Labour hold
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Majority 239
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2,819
+ 11 spoilt votes = 2,830
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Ward: BOTCHERBY
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Electorate: 4,614
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Turnout: 55%
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Robert Betton
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1,119 |
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Karl Chappell
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British National Party
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134 |
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Hannah Dolan
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Conservative Party
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443 |
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Anne Glendinning
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Labour Party
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822 |
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Independent gain
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Majority 297
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2,518
+ 19 spoilt votes = 2,537
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Ward: BRAMPTON
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Electorate: 3,565
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Turnout: 65.6%
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George William Eltherington
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Liberal Democrat
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535 |
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Jamie Hendry
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Labour Party
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522 |
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Mike Mitchelson
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Conservative Party
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1,266 |
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Conservative hold
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Majority 731
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2,323
+ 14 spoilt votes = 2,337
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Ward: CASTLE
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Electorate: 4,362
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Turnout: 53.8%
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Stephen Robert Graham
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Green Party
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161 |
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David William Horley
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Conservative Party
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553 |
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Olwyn Luckley
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Liberal Democrat
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816 |
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Willie Whalen
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Labour Party
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802 |
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Liberal Democrat hold
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Majority 14
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2,332
+ 14 spoilt votes = 2,346
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Ward: CURROCK
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Electorate: 4,588
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Turnout: 55.2%
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Heather Bradley
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Labour Party
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1,263 |
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Mark Hodgson
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Conservative Party
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635 |
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Terence Leslie Jones
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Liberal Democrat
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371 |
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Brent Kennedy
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Carlisle Socialist and Trade Union
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88 |
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Ben Whittingham
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British National Party
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167 |
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Labour hold
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Majority 628
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2,524
+ 7 spoilt votes = 2,531
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Ward: DALSTON
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Electorate: 4,857
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Turnout: 74.7%
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David Bryan Craig
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Conservative Party
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1,715 |
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Grant Warwick
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Labour Party
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658 |
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John Wyllie
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Liberal Democrat
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1,241 |
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Conservative gain
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Majority 474
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3,614
+ 18 spoilt votes = 3,632
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Ward: DENTON HOLME
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Electorate: 4,772
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Turnout: 58.5%
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Paul Atkinson
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Labour Party
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1,530 |
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Barbara Eden
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Conservative Party
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842 |
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Glen Murray Gardner
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British National Party
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133 |
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John Metcalfe
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Carlisle Socialist and trade Union
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253 |
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Labour hold
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Majority 688
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2,758 + 29 spoilt votes = 2,787
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Ward: HARRABY
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Electorate: 4,875
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Turnout: 61.5%
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David Fraser
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British National Party
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258 |
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Virginia Levalle Pierpont Marriner
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Conservative Party
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966 |
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Arthur Stephen Paynter
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Green Party
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185 |
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Martin Robertshaw
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Carlisle Socialist and trade Union
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71 |
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Dave Weedall
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Labour and Co-Operative Party
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1,495 |
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Labour hold
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Majority 529
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2,975
+ 23 spoilt votes = 2,998
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Ward: IRTHING
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Electorate: 1,619
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Turnout: 75.6%
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Syd Bowman
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Conservative Party
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710 |
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Christine Margaret Eltherington
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Liberal Democrat
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306 |
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Beth Furneaux
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Labour Party
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206 |
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Conservative hold
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Majority 404
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1,222
+ 5 spoilt votes = 1,227
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Ward: LONGTOWN & ROCKCLIFFE
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Electorate: 3,362
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Turnout: 64%
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Ray Bloxham
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Conservative Party
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935 |
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Chris Davidson
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British National Party
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124 |
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Ian James Highmore
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Liberal Democrat
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800 |
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Helen Horne
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Labour Party
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281 |
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Conservative hold
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Majority 135
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2,140
+ 10 spoilt votes = 2,150
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Ward: MORTON
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Electorate: 4,747
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Turnout: 66.3%
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Tony Brown
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Carlisle Socialist and Trade Union
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150 |
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Peter Farmer
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Liberal Democrat
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1,105 |
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Gillian Forrester
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British National Party
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164 |
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Michael Randall
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Conservative Party
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546 |
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Colin Stothard
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Labour Party
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1,180 |
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Labour gain
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Majority 75
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3,145
+ 3 spoilt vote = 3,148
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Ward: ST. AIDANS
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Electorate: 4,639
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Turnout: 58.2%
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Stewart Blake
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Conservative Party
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794 |
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Tony Carvell
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British National Party
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149 |
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Anne Quilter
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Labour Party
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1,194 |
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John Reardon
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Green Party
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550 |
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Labour hold
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Majority 400
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2,687
+ 16 spoilt votes = 2,703
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Ward: STANWIX RURAL
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Electorate: 3,669
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Turnout: 71.6%
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Marilyn Bowman
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Conservative Party
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1,583 |
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Niall Charles Hendry
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Labour Party
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477 |
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Peter Rennie Sanderson
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Liberal Democrat
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550 |
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Conservative hold
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Majority 1,033
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2,610 + 15 spoilt votes = 2,625
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Ward: STANWIX URBAN
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Electorate: 4,795
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Turnout: 76.1%
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Dallas Brewis
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Green Party
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452 |
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Paul Im Thurn
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Labour Party
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1,231 |
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Elizabeth Mallinson
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Conservative Party
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1,935 |
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Conservative hold
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Majority 704
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3,618
+ 31 spoilt votes = 3,649
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Ward: UPPERBY
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Electorate: 4,120
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Turnout: 56.3%
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Georgina Clarke
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Conservative Party
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496 |
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James Osler
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Liberal Democrat
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475 |
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Ashleigh Nigel Tomlinson
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British National Party
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163 |
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David Wilson
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Labour Party
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1,176 |
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Labour hold
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Majority 680
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2,310
+ 10 spoilt votes = 2,320
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Ward: WETHERAL
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Electorate: 3,741
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Turnout: 76.5%
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Roger Horne
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Labour Party
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794 |
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Neville Lishman
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Conservative Party
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1,727 |
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Geoff Round
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UKIP
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326 |
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Conservative hold
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Majority 933
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2,847
+ 15 spoilt votes = 2,862
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Ward: YEWDALE
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Electorate: 4,834
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Turnout: 69.9%
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Steven Bowditch
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Labour Party
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1,653 |
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Ian Duncan Livingston Brewis
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Green Party
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173 |
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Craig Johnston
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Carlisle Socialist and trade Union
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176 |
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Kate Rowley
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Conservative Party
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1,353 |
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Labour hold
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Majority 300
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3,355
+ 26 spoilt votes = 3,381
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