Copeland Borough Council elections
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Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England was elected every four years.
The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.
Political control
[edit]Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1973–1976 | |
No overall control | 1976–1979 | |
Labour | 1979–2023 |
Leadership
[edit]Prior to 2015, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leader from 2003 to 2015 was:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Elaine Woodburn | Labour | 2003 | 10 May 2015 |
In 2015 the council changed to having directly-elected mayors. The mayor from 2015 until the council's abolition in 2023 was Mike Starkie, who was elected in 2015 and 2019 as an independent, but subsequently joined the Conservatives in June 2020.[3]
Mayor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Starkie | Independent | 11 May 2015 | 22 Jun 2020 | |
Conservative | 22 Jun 2020 | 31 Mar 2023 |
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1976 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1979 Copeland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1983 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1987 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1991 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1995 Copeland Borough Council election
- 1999 Copeland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5][6]
- 2003 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2007 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2011 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2015 Copeland Borough Council election
- 2019 Copeland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
Borough result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
By-election results
[edit]1995-1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,113 | 52.1 | +13.3 | ||
Labour | 1,025 | 47.9 | −13.3 | ||
Majority | 88 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,138 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 470 | 68.1 | −7.3 | ||
Conservative | 164 | 23.9 | −0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 55 | 8.0 | +8.0 | ||
Majority | 305 | 44.2 | |||
Turnout | 690 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 442 | 58.0 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative | 320 | 42.0 | +20.8 | ||
Majority | 122 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 762 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 230 | 64.4 | +11.4 | ||
Labour | 91 | 25.6 | −21.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 35 | 9.8 | +9.8 | ||
Majority | 139 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 356 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 229 | 73.2 | −13.9 | ||
Conservative | 84 | 26.8 | +13.9 | ||
Majority | 145 | 46.4 | |||
Turnout | 313 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 597 | 51.8 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 376 | 32.6 | +32.6 | ||
Labour | 180 | 15.6 | −25.3 | ||
Majority | 221 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,153 | 40.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 407 | 57.4 | |||
Labour | 302 | 42.6 | |||
Majority | 105 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 709 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1999-2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 817 | 79.7 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative | 208 | 20.3 | +20.3 | ||
Majority | 609 | 59.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,025 | 29.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2003-2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anne Bradshaw | 480 | 41.0 | −21.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Maley | 387 | 33.0 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis Hollowell | 304 | 26.0 | +26.0 | |
Majority | 93 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,171 | 37.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hugh Branney | 307 | 61.6 | +15.0 | |
Independent | Lauren Mossop | 191 | 38.4 | −15.0 | |
Majority | 116 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 498 | 15.4 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Jacob | 264 | 64.2 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Christine Cornall | 85 | 20.7 | −7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue | 62 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Majority | 179 | 43.5 | |||
Turnout | 411 | 34.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Garrity | 385 | 61.1 | −10.6 | |
Conservative | Alexander Carroll | 207 | 32.9 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Hollowell | 38 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 178 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 630 | 19.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2007-2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jeanette Williams | 463 | 44.3 | −17.1 | |
Conservative | Brigid Whiteside | 337 | 32.2 | −6.4 | |
BNP | Bill Pugh | 245 | 23.4 | +23.4 | |
Majority | 126 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,045 | 31.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2011-2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Allan Forster | 670 | 75.0 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Genna Martin | 223 | 25.0 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 447 | 50.1 | |||
Turnout | 28.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2015-2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gerard James McGrath | 954 | 61.4 | −9.6 | |
Labour | Angela Dixon | 601 | 38.6 | +16.4 | |
Majority | 353 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,555 | 59.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Higgins | 354 | 52.4 | +15.7 | |
Conservative | Jeff Hailes | 321 | 47.6 | +26.8 | |
Majority | 33 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 675 | 23.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2019-2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joseph Ghayouba | 633 | 47.7 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | William R. C. S. Dixon | 542 | 40.8 | +13.0 | |
Independent | Richard Donnan | 90 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Heritage | William R. Dixon | 45 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue | 18 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 91 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,328 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Council leader history". What do they know?. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Copeland mayor Mike Starkie joins Conservatives". ITV News. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ "Copeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "The Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1316, retrieved 23 February 2024
- ^ "Tories make gains in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Andrea (12 June 2004). "Anne wins council seat for Labour". News and Star. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Labour take two seats in Copeland elections". Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitehaven Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine