By-elections were held in four Cumbria County Council electoral divisions today.
Following counts today the outcomes of those by-elections are as follows:
Brampton
CANDIDATE | PARTY | VOTES |
BATES Joanne | GREEN PARTY | 208 |
DOBSON Roger | LIBERAL DEMOCRAT | 272 |
MITCHELSON Mike | CONSERVATIVE (HOLD) | 933 |
WILLS Chris | LABOUR | 246 |
Cockermouth North Division
CANDIDATE | PARTY | VOTES |
BELL Catherine Mabel | CONSERVATIVE (GAIN) | 807 |
COCKBURN Nicky | INDEPENDENT | 54 |
JAYATILAKA Fiona Elspeth Cumming | LIBERAL DEMOCRAT | 411 |
PERRY Jill | GREEN PARTY | 135 |
SMITH Alan | LABOUR | 546 |
St John`s & Great Clifton County Division
CANDIDATE | PARTY | VOTES |
BENNETT Margaret | LIBERAL DEMOCRAT | 54 |
GARTON Debbie Barbara | CONSERVATIVE (GAIN) | 621 |
GROUT Cathy | GREEN PARTY | 41 |
MCGUCKIN Anthony David | LABOUR | 603 |
SCOTT Paul | INDEPENDENT | 368 |
Ulverston West Division
CANDIDATE | PARTY | VOTES |
BIRCHALL Loraine | LIBERAL DEMOCRAT | 102 |
BUTCHER Andrew Clifford | CONSERVATIVE PARTY | 869 |
FILMORE Judy | GREEN PARTY (GAIN) | 885 |
WEBSTER David John | LABOUR AND CO-OPERATIVE PARTY | 380 |
The number of councillors for each party are now as follows:
Conservative –Â 38
Labour – 26
Liberal Democrat – 15
Green – 1
A further four councillors sit as independents and are not members of a party.
Turnout figures for each by-election were:
District | %Turnout |
Brampton | 37.8% |
Cockermouth North Division | 36.9% |
St John`s & Great Clifton County Division | 33.4% |
Ulverston West Division | 48.4% |