Chapter 6  Cumbria

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Allerdale

Aspatria and Wharrels

James Buchanan  C  1,609
Carneen McCarron-Holmes  Lab  997
Eric Burgess  LD  717

Bowness, Thursby and Caldbeck

Duncan Fairbairn  C  1,969
Olwyn Luckley  LD  1,195

Cockermouth East

Eric Nicholson  C  1,789
Alan Smith  Lab  1,471

Cockermouth West

Timothy Heslop  C  1,550
William Bacon  Lab  1,221

Dearham and Broughton

Alan Clark  Lab  2,031
Christopher Harris  C  1,412

Harrington, Clifton and Stainburn

Allan Caine  LD  1,603
Joseph Holliday  Lab  1,450

Keswick and Derwent

Elizabeth Barraclough  LD  1,602
Ronald Munby  C  1,099
Denstone Kemp  Lab  810

Maryport East

Keith Little  Lab  2,044
Derick Pattinson  C  421

Maryport West

William Cameron  Lab  1,706
Neville Lishman  C  615

Moorclose

Gerald Humes  Lab  1,358
Christine Johanssen  LD  551

Moss Bay

Barbara Cannon  Lab  1,172
Robert Hardon  C  316

St John's

James Samson  Lab  1,345
John Heathcote  C  984

St Michael's

Alan Barry  Lab  1,282
Ian Francis  LD  763

Seaton

Trevor Fee  Ind  1,202
John Ardron  Lab  1,140

Solway Coast

Anthony Markley  C  1,269
Robert Allison  Lab  1,127
William Jefferson  Ind  749

Wigton

John Crouch  Lab  856
Stuart Moffat  C  804
George Scott  Ind  711
Jacqueline Forsyth  LD  299

Barrow-in-Furness

PPF = People's Party (Furness)

Dalton North

Peter Phizacklea  Lab  1,495
William Crosthwaite  C  1,246

Dalton South

William Smith  Lab  1,215
Frank Murray  C  985
Helene Young  Ind  348

Hawcoat

John Richardson  C  1,924
Tricia Kegg  Lab  935

Hindpool

Anne Burns  Lab  1,327
John Murray  C  485

Newbarns

John Murphy  Lab  1,106
William Pears  C  1,067
James Tongue  Ind  295

Old Barrow

Clive Kitchen  Lab  657
Eric Wood  Ind  645
Rosemarie Hamezeian  PPF  211

Ormsgill

Ernest Wilson  Lab  954
Jim Hamezeian  PPF  615
Tina Macur  C  376

Parkside

Alan Nicholson  Lab  1,307
Shirley Richardson  C  913

Risedale

Kevin Hamilton  Lab  1,654
Desmond English  C  645

Roosecote

Norman Shaw  Lab  1,057
Kenneth williams  C  1,052
Alan Titcombe  LD  635

Walney North

Jane Murphy  Lab  1,315
Brenda Lauderdale  C  632
Kenneth Arts  Ind  298

Walney South

Jeffrey Garnett  Lab  1,211
Graham Pritchard  C  786
Stephen Smart  Ind  315
Thomas Weall  Ind  103

Carlisle

LCP = Legalise Cannabis Party

Belah

Alan Toole  C  1,644
Joseph Hendry  Lab  1,284
Mark Gibson  LCP  124

Belle Vue

Cyril Weber  Lab  1,200
George Bain  C  745
James Tootle  LD  411
John Peacock  LCP  57

Botcherby

Anne Glendinning  Lab  1,456
Teresa Cartner  C  591

Brampton and Gilsland

Philip Howard  C  1,370
Alex Faulds  Lab  809
Alan Marsden  LD  689

Castle

Thomas Hodgson  LD  937
Jessica Riddle  Lab  853
Pamela Smith  C  349

Currock

Heather Bradley  Lab  1,414
Lawrence Fisher  C  510
Marjorie Richardson  LD  366

Dalston and Cummersdale

John Collier  C  2,057
Ann Warwick  Lab  1,042
William Wyllie  LD  968

Denton Holme

Hugh McDevitt  Lab  1,587
Doreen Parsons  C  543
Ronald Struthers  LD  442

Harraby

Michael Richardson  Lab  1,423
Andrew Stevenson  C  691
Olive Hall  LD  423

Longtown and Bewcastle

Geoffrey Prest  C  1,417
Robert Dodds  Lab  769
Jennifer Gallagher  LD  509

Morton

John Bell  Lab  1,540
John Farmer  LD  1,102
Charlotte Fisher  C  404
Lezley Gibson  LCP  43

St Aidans

Reginald Watson  Lab  1,518
James Bainbridge  C  880

Stanwix and Irthington

John Mallinson  C  1,760
William Graham  Ind  1,632

Stanwix Urban

Elizabeth Mallinson  C  1,736
George Stothard  Lab  1,475

Upperby

Stewart Young  Lab  1,297
Michael Clarke  C  448
James Osler  LD  398

Wetheral

John Robinson  C  2,206
Roger Horne  Lab  1,205

Yewdale

Helen Horne  Lab  1,890
Gareth Ellis  C  1,202

Copeland

ED = English Democrats

Bransty

Bernard Kirk  Lab  1,746
David Hill  C  964

Cleator Moor North and Frizington

Timothy Knowles  Lab  2,082
Alexander Carroll  C  834

Cleator Moor South and Egremont

Simon Leyton  Lab  1,990
Jean Lewthwaite  C  1,126

Distington and Moresby

Archibald Ross  Lab  1,522
George Higgins  C  817

Gosforth and Ennerdale

Norman Clarkson  C  1,467
Peter Watson  Lab  897
Mike Minogue  LD  561

Hensingham and Arlecdon

Ronald Calvin  Lab  1,712
Marie Simpson  C  836

Hillcrest

Judith Andersen  Lab  1,237
Alistair Norwood  C  984
Francis Hollowell  LD  419

Kells and Sandwith

Joseph McAllister  Lab  1,367
Gordon Brown  Ind  357
Leah Higgins  C  355

Millom

Raymond Cole  C  1,700
Roland Woodward  Lab  1,698

Mirehouse

John Woolley  Lab  1,357
Marcus Swift  C  473

St Bees and Egremont

David Southward  Lab  1,411
Adrian Davis-Johnston  C  940
Alan Mossop  ED  269

Seascale and Whicham

Susan Brown  C  2,321
Allan Holliday  Lab  946

Eden

Alston and East Fellside

Isa Henderson  C  1,257
Bryan Metz  Ind  1,028
George Collinge  LD  775
Christopher Bagshaw  Lab  463

Appleby

Mary Warburton  C  1,474
Andrew Connell  LD  1,418

Eden Lakes

Roger Bird  C  1,315
Neil Hughes  LD  1,152
Jean Wildish  Ind  470

Greystoke and Hesket

Albert Richardson  C  1,775
David Leonard  LD  1,063
Peter Huddleston  Ind  395

Kirkby Stephen

Timothy Stoddard  C  1,334
John Raw  LD  954
Jane Brook  Ind  861

Penrith East

Michael Ash  LD  1,129
Gordon Nicolson  C  765
Keith Dovaston  Lab  467
John Nicholson  Ind  141

Penrith North

Phillip Chappelhow  C  1,132
Andrew Bell  LD  1,034
Geoffrey Rockliffe-King  Lab  432
Mary Robinson  Ind  304

Penrith Rural

Gary Strong  C  1,793
Stuart Hughes  LD  850
Alison Crompton  Lab  464

Penrith West

Colin Nineham  Ind  754
John Thompson  C  663
Roger Burgin  LD  455
Eric Wilson  Lab  360

South Lakeland

Cartmel

Edward Walsh  C  1,332
David Birchall  LD  1,302
Marilyn Molloy  Lab  374

Grange

William Wearing  C  1,973
Jane Hall  LD  1,374
Laurence Scullard  Lab  328

High Furness

Oliver Pearson  C  1,426
Edward Davies  LD  1,265
Rae Cross  Lab  360

Kendal Castle

Thomas Clare  LD  1,941
Enid Robinson  C  1,034
Charles Batteson  Lab  395

Kendal Highgate

Geoffrey Cook  LD  1,167
Martyn Jowett  Lab  900
Jaine Chisholm Caunt  C  611

Kendal Nether

Leslie Lishman  LD  1,506
Paul Braithwaite  Lab  791
Karen Patrick  C  781

Kendal South

Alan Bobbett  C  1,480
Graham Vincent  LD  1,443
Robert Rothwell  Lab  478
Andrew Billson-Page  Ind  103

Kendal Strickland and Fell

David Clarke  Lab  1,434
Stephen Coleman  LD  1,149
Melvin Mackie  C  582

Kent Estuary

Ian Stewart  LD  2,038
Andrew Coates  C  1,526
Andrew Strang  Lab  319

Lakes

Brian Barton  C  1,025
Mandi Abrahams  LD  908
George Middleton  Ind  324
Maureen Colquhoun  Lab  275

Low Furness

John Hemingway  LD  1,636
David Steel  C  1,425

Lower Kentdale

Roger Bingham  C  2,209
Antony Jolley  LD  925
Peter Horner  Lab  292

Lyth Valley

James Bland  C  1,745
Maureen Horner  LD  1,048
Robin Yates  Lab  212

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale

Joseph Nicholson  C  1,914
Sydney McLennan  LD  1,150
Diane Horner  Lab  289

Ulverston East

Wendy Kolbe  Lab  1,397
Brian Wilkinson  C  823
Alan Beach  UKIP  312

Ulverston West

Pauline Halfpenny  C  1,682
Bharath Rajan  Lab  896
Simon Filmore  Grn  499

Upper Kent

Stanley Collins  LD  1,755
Patricia Bell  C  1,189
Avril Dobson  Lab  277

Windermere

Joan Stocker  LD  1,858
David Williams  C  1,211
Yvonne Stewart-Taylor  Lab  309

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Consolidated Results — Cumbria

Conservative           90,794  38.7%  32 councillors
Labour                 84,482  36.1%  39 councillors
Liberal Democrat       45,885  19.6%  11 councillors
Independents           11,035   4.7%   2 councillors
People's Party (Furness)  826   0.4%
Green Party               499   0.2%
UK Independence Party     312   0.1%
English Democrats         269   0.1%
Legalise Cannabis Party   224   0.1%

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