Election Results

Carlisle City Council Upperby Elections – 2008

Carlisle City Council Upperby elections were held on Thursday, 12 June 2008. Two seats were contested therefore electors had two votes each. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.

The election count was held at the Civic Centre, soon after the polls closed at 10pm.

Total number of eligible voters 4,092

Total number of requests for postal votes 588

Total of number of postal votes cast 446 (75.85% of requests received)

Total number of polling stations    Four

Deputy Returning Officer - John Egan (City Council Director of Legal and Democratic Services)

There was a 36.14% overall turnout (1,479 ballot papers counted).

The composition of the Council after the Upperby 2008 election:

Conservative 21 seats
Labour 23 seats
Liberal Democrats 7 seats
Independent 1 seat

Carlisle City Council Elections – Upperby results – 2008

Candidate   Number of votes cast
     
Brian Allan British National Party 321
Alistair David Barbour British National Party 278
Donald Stewart Cape Labour Party 595
Georgina May Clarke Conservative Party 346
Gareth Michael Ellis Conservative Party  275
James Ernest Osler Liberal Democrat 428
Ann Warwick Labour Party 515
spoilt votes   1
     
Labour hold both seats