Labour has gained overall control of the new Cumberland Council.
The overall turnout for the Cumberland Council election was 36.1 per cent – with 76,053 people voting out of an eligible electorate of 210,788.
National pundits are calling the Labour result significant because all three districts are represented by Conservative MPs.
Workington man was a target for the Conservative Party and the Workington and Copeland constituencies are considered red wall seats in Parliament.
The Labour Party will take overall control of the new 46-seat Cumberland Council. The majority to take control was 24 and they hold 30 seats on the authority. The Conservatives have seven seats, the Liberal Democrats four seats, independent councillors three and the Green Party two seats.
This means Labour have gained 12 seats, the Conservatives have lost 14, the Liberal Democrats gained two, the Green Party gained two and the Independents lost two.
Key
- C: Conservative
- G: Green
- I: Independent
- L: Labour
- LD: Liberal Democrats
- Bold: elected
Allerdale area
Aspatria
- John Cook C 454
- Lauren Exley LD 55
- Peter Kendall L 273
- Alison Heather Parker G 79
- Kevin Thurlow I 575
Bothel and Wharrels
- Fran Eilbeck I 374
- Malcolm Grainger C 805
- Jill Perry G 870
Cockermouth north
- Catherine Mabel Bell C 896
- Fiona Elspeth Cumming Jayatilaka LD 396
- Helen Tucker L 1,025
Cockermouth south
- Stephen Christopher Barnes LD 207
- Keith Fitton G 227
- Michael Neville Pemberton C 878
- Andrew Semple L 1,065
Dearham & Broughton
- Nicky Cockburn I 484
- Martin Trevor Mundahl Harris L 806
- Neil Richard Rumbold C 547
Harrington
- Herbert Briggs I 181
- Chris Clarkin C 350
- Hilary Harrington I 294
- Denise Susan Rollo L 605
Keswick
- Markus Dale Campbell-Savours L 1,340
- Elaine Haraldsen C 315
- Clive Hutchby I 319
Maryport north
- George Masterton Kemp I 645
- Carni McCarron-Holmes L 675
- Steve Newton C 472
Maryport south
- James Adrian Kirkbride I 384
- Bill Pegram L 692
- Antony Todd C 193
Moss Bay & Moorclose
- Jacqueline Diane Kirkbride C – 204
- Neil Anthony Schofield L – 560
- Stephen Stoddart I – 631
Seaton
- Alistair John Grey G 76
- Jimmy Grisdale L 766
- Paul Scott I 252
- Colin Sharpe C 535
- David Surtees Reform UK 69
Solway Coast
- Tony Markley C – 993
- Sharon Josephine Clair Watson G – 498
St John’s (Workington) & Great Clifton
- Mark Anthony Fryer L – 859
- Deb Garton C – 571
- Peter Gaston I – 439
- Fliss Watts G – 66
St Michael’s (Workington)
- Margaret Bennett LD 53
- Barbara Ann Cannon L 649
- John Connell C 287
- Will Wilkinson I 347
Thursby
- Jonathan Paul Graham I 452
- Mike Johnson C 906
- Shane Christopher McCarthy L 328
- Roger Peck LD 94
- Dianne Estelle Standen G 87
Wigton
- Sandra Elaine Hodson I 407
- Elaine Lynch L 738
Carlisle area
Belah
- Helen Davison G – 944
- Gareth Michael Ellis C 756
- David Graham L 277
- Alan Toole I 101
- Turnout: 42.48% (8 spoilt)
Belle Vue
- James Robert Bainbridge C – 706
- Abdul Harid L – 788
- Turnout: 32.06% (15 spoilt)
Botcherby
- Louise Atkinson L – 470
- Robert William Betton I – 553
- Marilyn Louise Bowman C – 305
- Robert John Scott Inglis G – 69
- Turnout: 29.5% (1 spoilt)
Brampton
- Tom Adams G – 720
- Mike Mitchelson C – 752
- Iain Armstrong Owens L – 282
- Turnout: 39.87% (10 spoilt)
Castle
- Syed Fiftul Ali C – 264
- Anne Glendinning L – 562
- Gavin Hawkton G – 313
- Rob Heal Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts – 27
- Turnout: 29.19% (9 spoilt)
Corby & Hayton
- Timothy Robert Cheetham C 306
- Roger Dobson LD 1090
- Raymond Tinnion I 423
- Turnout: 46.63% (10 spoilt)
Currock
- Lisa Margaret Brown L – 630
- Brent Kennedy Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts – 81
- Fiona Jane Robson C – 286
- Turnout: 24.05% (4 spoilt)
Dalston & Burgh
- Trevor Allison LD 1142
- Alex Key L 472
- James Ernest White C 779
- Turnout: 39.97% (6 spoilt)
Denton Holme
- Grahame Higginson Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts – 118
- Stuart Kelly LD – 99
- Ann Vipond McKerrell C – 329
- Christopher John Southward L – 779
- Turnout: 28.35% (7 spoilt)
Harraby north
- Robert Gordon Currie C – 339
- Ernest Orman Percival (Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts) – 49
- Cyril Frederick Weber L – 708
- Turnout: 24.45% (6 spoilt)
Harraby south
- Linda Margaret Mitchell C – 547
- Lucy Patrick L – 634
- Sean Clifford Reed I – 369
- Turnout: 35.33% (4 spoilt)
Houghton & Irthington
- Beth Furneaux L – 317
- John Mallinson C – 1024
- Paul Anthony Nettleton LD – 389
- Turnout: 39.93% (13 spoilt)
Longtown
- Sam Bown C – 485
- Timothy David Pickstone LD 949
- Turnout: 36.93% 10 spoilt
Morton
- Donna Louise Bertoletti G 125
- Neville John Lishman C 599
- Anne Quilter L 630
- Turnout: 30.33% (11 spoilt)
Stanwix urban
- Paul Atkinson L 271
- Elizabeth Anne Mallinson C 559
- Paul Nedved I 123
- Brian Kevin Wernham LD 1472
- Turnout: 52.27% (8 spoilt)
Upperby
- Leighton Llewellyn Rees C – 386
- Chris Wills L – 744
- Turnout: 25.85% (13 spoilt)
Wetheral
- Ruth E Alcroft L 607
- Julia Kim Dobson LD 419
- Geoff Mitchell C 1173
- Turnout: 40.3% (15 spoilt)
Yewdale
- Stephen Haraldsen C – 797
- Jeanette Maria Whalen L – 944
- Turnout: 37.98% (13 spoilt)
Copeland
Bransty
- Sean Cullen I 69
- Joseph Ghayouba L 1,043
- Charles Edward Maudling C 461
- Ryan Gerard Redmond I 71
Cleator Moor east & Frizington
- Linda Jones-Bulman L 847
- Christopher Paul Turner C 443
- Aliscia Marie Ellie Wood I 149
Cleator Moor west
- Rhiannon Connors I – 77
- Michael Christopher Eldon L – 1,087
- Ged McGrath C – 343
Egremont
- Shane Branthwaite I 465
- Jeffrey Hailes C 302
- Sam Pollen L 1,025
Egremont north & St Bees
- Reginald Graham Minshaw L 746
- Louis Thomason I 159
- Chris Whiteside C 572
Gosforth
- James Richard Dickaty L 916
- Mike Minogue LD 139
- David Willis Moore C 989
Hillcrest & Hensingham
- Edwin Dinsdale I 211
- Jeanette Forster L 831
- Brian Hugh O’Kane C 568
Howgate
- Martin Steven Barbour C – 500
- William Robert Dixon Heritage Party – Free Speech & Liberty – 50
- Eren McGuire I – 23
- Gillian Ruth Troughton L – 678
- Kevin Young I – 238
Kells & Sandwith
- Tanisha Dobinson I – 73
- Arthur William Creighton Lamb C – 302
- Emma Louise Williamson L – 1,046
Millom
- Bob Kelly L – 667
- Doug Wilson C – 630
Millom Without
- Jeff Amos LD – 190
- Andy Pratt C – 862
- Anne Mary Todd L – 507
Mirehouse
- Gemma Dinsdale I 112
- Oliver Joseph Dorgan C 195
- Mike Hawkins L 536
- Tony Lowrey I 35
- Wammo Walmsely I 477
