Local Election Results 2008
Carlisle
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Burgh, Irthing, Longtown and Rockcliffe, Lyne or Stanwix Rural.
Note:— The election in Upperby was postponed due to the death of a candidate.
Other results for Carlisle:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
By-elections for Carlisle (may be incomplete): 24th November 2005 (Castle)
— 5th March 2009 (Belah; Castle)
— 16th September 2010 (Stanwix Urban)
— 21st June 2012 (Harraby)
— 5th September 2013 (Yewdale)
— 17th October 2013 (Dalston)
— 11th September 2014 (Castle)
— 7th January 2016 (Botcherby)
— 15th September 2016 (Castle)
— 24th November 2016 (Castle)
— 4th May 2017 (Belle Vue; Yewdale)
— 6th September 2018 (Denton Holme)
— 6th May 2021 (Cathedral & Castle; Harraby S. & Parklands; Newtown & Morton N.)
— 28th October 2021 (Currock & Upperby)
— 5th May 2022 (Longtown & the Border)
Results for Cumbria county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
10692 |
39.6% |
7 |
| Labour |
8339 |
30.8% |
7 |
| Liberal Democrat |
3942 |
14.6% |
3 |
| British National Party |
2508 |
9.3% |
0 |
| Independent |
1377 |
5.1% |
1 |
| English Democrats Party |
176 |
0.7% |
0 |
| David Morton |
C |
1212 |
66.6% |
| Elaine Thomson |
Lab |
431 |
23.7% |
| Stephen Gash |
EDP |
176 |
9.7% |
| Mike Clarke |
C |
682 |
42.1% |
| Ian Stockdale |
Lab |
620 |
38.2% |
| Louise Winspear |
LD |
163 |
10.1% |
| Glen Gardner |
BNP |
156 |
9.6% |
| Michael Boaden |
Lab |
509 |
36.1% |
| John Blenkham |
C |
443 |
31.4% |
| Bobby Betton |
Ind |
313 |
22.2% |
| Karl Chappell |
BNP |
145 |
10.3% |
| James Layden |
C |
913 |
75.1% |
| Alex Faulds |
Lab |
302 |
24.9% |
| Jim Tootle |
LD |
562 |
44.3% |
| Christopher Southward |
Lab |
299 |
23.6% |
| Charlotte Arnold |
C |
206 |
16.2% |
| Simon Osman |
Ind |
202 |
15.9% |
| Colin Glover |
Lab |
693 |
46.3% |
| Brian Allan |
BNP |
420 |
28.0% |
| Lawrence Fisher |
C |
286 |
19.1% |
| Olive Hall |
LD |
99 |
6.6% |
| Trevor Allison |
LD |
1151 |
50.2% |
| Gareth Ellis |
C |
928 |
40.4% |
| Grant Warwick |
Lab |
216 |
9.4% |
| Joan Southward |
Lab |
627 |
43.5% |
| Geoffrey Prest |
C |
347 |
24.1% |
| Allan Stevenson |
Ind |
188 |
13.1% |
| Rob Walker |
BNP |
170 |
11.8% |
| Janet Tootle |
LD |
108 |
7.5% |
| Doreen Parsons |
C |
471 |
70.7% |
| Helen Horne |
Lab |
195 |
29.3% |
| Carole Rutherford |
Lab |
685 |
41.7% |
| Michele Gwillim |
C |
513 |
31.3% |
| Joyce Chisholm |
BNP |
272 |
16.6% |
| Colin Farmer |
LD |
171 |
10.4% |
| William Graham |
Ind |
674 |
74.2% |
| Harry Cain |
C |
234 |
25.8% |
| Nan Farmer |
LD |
799 |
35.6% |
| Ann Warwick |
Lab |
740 |
32.9% |
| David Barnes |
BNP |
466 |
20.7% |
| Teresa Cartner |
C |
242 |
10.8% |
| Lucy Patrick |
Lab |
661 |
42.2% |
| Barbara Eden |
C |
453 |
28.9% |
| Tony Carvell |
BNP |
232 |
14.8% |
| Paul Hendy |
LD |
219 |
14.0% |
| Andrew Stevenson |
C |
1188 |
61.2% |
| Richard Im Thurn |
Lab |
511 |
26.3% |
| Deborah Clode |
LD |
242 |
12.5% |
| Donald Cape |
Lab |
595 |
35.2% |
| Ann Warwick |
Lab |
515 |
|
| James Osler |
LD |
428 |
25.3% |
| Georgina Clarke |
C |
346 |
20.5% |
| Brian Allan |
BNP |
321 |
19.0% |
| Alistair Barbour |
BNP |
278 |
|
| Gareth Ellis |
C |
275 |
|
| Barry Earp |
C |
1283 |
78.5% |
| Roger Horne |
Lab |
352 |
21.5% |
| Fiona Robson |
C |
945 |
43.5% |
| Steven Bowditch |
Lab |
903 |
41.5% |
| Michael Elliott |
BNP |
326 |
15.0% |
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