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Local elections 2023: Your votes are in – who will represent you?

by Cumbria Crack
05/05/2023
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Picture: Westmorland and Furness Council

Here are the latest results from the 2023 local election results in Cumbria.

Polls closed at 10pm last night and for the Carlisle and Copeland areas of Cumberland Council, counts took place overnight.

The Allerdale area count is taking place today, May 5. The count began at 10am.

All contested parishes and wards for Westmorland and Furness Council have been verified and the results are below.

We will be updating the results from Cumberland Council as they arrive.

Those elected are bolded up.

Westmorland and Furness Council

Old Barrow and Hindpool ward – Westmorland and Furness Council

Turnout 17.77%

  • Dave Cassidy, Labour 1,004 votes
  • Derek Gawne, Conservative 354 votes
  • Stephen Raymond Pickthall, Liberal Democrats 89 votes

Barrow Parish Council

Walney North – two seats

Turnout 14.95%

  • Geoff Bowron, Conservatives 230 votes
  • Bob Elliot, Labour 614 votes
  • Jill Heath, Conservatives 224 votes
  • Kay Hyland, Labour 538 votes

Walney South – two seats

Turnout 21.31%

  • Irene Asbury, Conservatives 250
  • John David Murphy, Labour 538
  • Colin Thomson, Labour 532
  • Sheila Ann Worthington, Conservatives 231

Barrow Island – one seat

Turnout 19.51%

  • Penny Jackson, Labour 216
  • John McDonnell, Conservatives 91

Hindpool – two seats

Turnout 18.97%

  • Kerry Ann Burns, Conservatives 172
  • Dave Morrison, Labour 562
  • Ged Nicholson, Conservatives 152
  • Jo Tyson, Labour 500

Central ward – two seats

Turnout 14.93%

  • Anne Bispham, Conservatives 102
  • Ray Bower, Conservatives 93
  • Fred Chatfield, Labour 271
  • Dani Petrova, Labour 238

Ormsgill – two seats

Turnout 16.56%

  • Chris Altree, Labour 454
  • James Stephen Clayton, Conservatives 172
  • Judith McEwan, Labour 456
  • Helen Diane Stretch, Conservatives 168

Parkside – two seats

Turnout 19.60%

  • Andy Coles, Labour 517
  • Ben Thomas Cooper, Conservatives 243
  • Brian Cooper, Conservatives 230
  • Sam Hall, Labour 529

Risedale – two seats

Turnout 16.85%

  • Mark Acton Baguley, Conservatives 181
  • Steve Herbert, Labour 510
  • Mike Hoad, Conservatives 178
  • David James Palmer, Labour 529

Hawcoat – two seats

Turnout 27.33%

  • Tricia Casey, Labour 502
  • Mike Leach, Labour 513
  • Niyall Allister Phillips, Conservatives 595
  • Roy Worthington, Conservatives 599

Newbarns – two seats

Turnout 23.99%

  • Piya Das, Conservatives 364
  • Les Hall, Conservatives 448
  • David Ian Bennett Opie, Liberal Democrats 166
  • Kyle David Andrew Raymond, Labour 515
  • Michael Younger, Labour 523

Rosecote – two seats

Turnout 32.11%

  • Graham Allan Beddoes, Labour 622
  • Derek Gawne, Conservatives 487
  • Paul Anthony Griffiths, Labour 705
  • Keith Myers, Conservatives 487

Penrith Town Council

Penrith North – four seats

Turnout 31.8%

  • William Balderstone, Conservatives 273
  • Paul Jackson, Labour 339
  • Michael Scott Jackson 385
  • Daniel Marcus Jayson, Liberal Democrats 676
  • Ronald J Kenyon 605
  • Dale Normington, Conservatives, 241

Penrith South – two seats

Turnout 22.2%

  • Roger Burgin, Liberal Democrats 298
  • Margaret Clark 154
  • Danny Smith, Labour 159

Penrith West – three seats

Turnout 22.2%

  • Barbara Jayson, Liberal Democrats 271
  • Dave Knaggs, Labour 169
  • Hilary Snell, Labour 172
  • Jeff Thomson, Independent 246

Asby Parish Council – five seats

Turnout 51.4%

  • Diane Blenkinsop 63
  • Andy Dorset 72
  • Garret John Fitzpatrick 84
  • Alistair James Jeffery Horn 94
  • Diane Jacqueline Maughan 84
  • William Graham Parkin 92

Crosby Ravensworth Parish Council – seven seats

Turnout 59%

  • David Matthew Graham 120
  • David William Hewitt 111
  • Ginny Holroyd 125
  • John Charles Lynch 110
  • Debbie McCall 110
  • Joan Elizabeth Raine 150
  • Diane Ridgway 107
  • Helen Katherine Rimmer 119

Kirkby Stephen Parish Council – nine seats

Turnout 30.5%

  • Alexander Doyle Birtles 349 votes
  • Philip Roy Dew 267 votes
  • Maurice Edward Hall, independent 219 votes
  • Sandy Lancaster 297 votes
  • John Stephen Murray 197 votes
  • Paul Richardson 279 votes
  • Dorothy Thornton 198 votes
  • Christine Tinn 107 votes
  • Adrian Harvey Martin Waite 194 votes
  • Mike Walker 181 votes
  • Grace Sophia Wren 284 votes

Matterdale Parish Council – 12 seats

Turnout 44.5%

  • Paul Brian Airey 71
  • Claire Elizabeth Beaumont 71
  • Richard Allen Dobinson, Maintenance Man 85
  • Michael James Firth 70
  • Veronica Anne Gore 75
  • David George Richard Harrison 82
  • Daniel William Holder 61
  • Richard Nevard Lloyd 82
  • William Arthur McAlpine 42
  • Pamela Jane Newport 60
  • John Charles O’Neill 75
  • Ben Shaw 72
  • Jean Wilson 67

Musgrave Parish Council – five seats

Turnout 50.8%

  • David Charles Bates 39
  • Mike Clarke 43
  • Norman Bradley English 25
  • Paul Taylor 52
  • Michael Kevin Watson 41
  • Timothy Michael Wells 51

Cumberland Council

Allerdale area

Cockermouth Town Council

All Saints, four seats

Turnout 34.11%

  • Chris Bridgman, Labour Party 456
  • Isabel Burns, Labour Party 546
  • Alan Clouston, Labour Party 402
  • David Malloy, Independent 470
  • James Samson, Labour Party 446

Christchurch, three seats

Turnout 36.62%

  • Catherine Bell 380
  • Jenny Forsyth, Labour Party 358
  • Julie Laidlow, Labour Party 440
  • Helen Tucker, Labour Party 362

Double Mills, two seats

Turnout 45.92%

  • Stephen Barnes, Liberal Democrats 207
  • Marion Bowman, Labour Party 167
  • Cathy Grout, Green Party 128
  • Kyle Stamper 103

Fitz, one seat

Turnout 40.4%

  • Simon Nicholson 94
  • Gillian Telford, Labour Party 115

South Lodge, two seats

Turnout 39.63%

  • Howard Benland, Labour Party 366
  • Michael Bradshaw 201
  • Richard Watson, Labour Party 373

Dean Parish Council, 12 seats

Turnout: 44.52%

  • William Agnew, Labour Party 216
  • Tim Chittenden 242
  • Carol Ann Comloquey-Spence, Labour Party 59
  • Jeffrey Ferguson 140
  • Ian Haslam 173
  • Ross Hayman 209
  • Sue Holmes, Independent 164
  • Barry Johnson 152
  • Paul Johnson 101
  • Gillian Moore 148
  • Valerie Pallister, Independent 182
  • Ray Perry 138
  • Thomas Scott 215
  • Keith Thomas 249
  • Anthony Worsley 195

Ireby and Uldale Parish Council, eight seats

Turnout: 45,22%

  • Elspeth Alexander 98
  • Malcolm Boswell 72
  • Keith Bridges 96
  • Robert Cockburn 108
  • Paul Crooks 105
  • Anne Forrest 103
  • James Hall 114
  • Gordon Moore 106
  • Felicity Payne 47

Keswick Town Council

Keswick East, seven seats

Turnout 32.04%

  • Ann Dunn, Independent 279
  • Steve Harwood, Independent 412
  • Sally Anne Lansbury, Labour Party 440
  • Jean Murray, Labour Party 386
  • Tim Parsons 211
  • Adam Paxon, Independent 239
  • Lorraine Taylor, Labour Party 409
  • Peter Walter 166

Maryport Town Council

Netherhall, four seats

Turnout 23.85%

  • Iain Greaney, Independent 264
  • George Kemp, Independent 247
  • John Newton, Labour Party 244
  • Steve Newton-Lister, Conservative Party 118
  • Bill Pegram, Labour Party 245

Silloth-on-Solway Parish Council, 12 seats

Turnout 29.94%

  • Colin Baty 324
  • John Cook 334
  • Carol Doran 167
  • Ronald Emmerson 263
  • Melanie Irving 391
  • Bill Jefferson 237
  • Tony Markley 363
  • Owen Martin 479
  • Kiara Orchard 176
  • Mark Orchard 236
  • Andrew Reynolds 200
  • Joe Scott 292
  • Charles Searle 200
  • Lucy Winter 318

Workington Town Council

Harrington, three seats

Turnout 27.97%

  • John Connell, Conservative Party 261
  • Hilary Harrington, Independent 371
  • Paul Larkin, Conservative Party 323
  • Nath Martin, Labour Party 304

Moorclose, three seats

Turnout 21.39%

  • Peter Bales, Labour Party 204
  • Frank Johnston, Labour Party 181
  • Ashley Larkin, Conservative Party 56
  • Andrew McCalling, Conservative Party 42
  • Stephen Stoddart, Independent 313
  • Glennys Wiggin, Independent 204
  • Lynda Williams, Independent 251
  • Joan Wright, Labour Party 205

Northside, one seat

Turnout 19.35%

  • Beth Dixon, Labour Party 109
  • Paul Thompson, Conservative Party 39

Salterbeck, three seats

Turnout 16.92%

  • Carole Armstrong 85
  • Barbara Cannon, Labour Party 234
  • Laura Patton, Conservative Party 58
  • Denise Rollo, Labour Party 255
  • Sonny Smith, Conservative Party 58
  • Ellie Wood, Labour Party 226

St John’s, six seats

Turnout 26%

  • Drew Cranmer, Conservative Party 321
  • Mike Davidson, Conservative Party 378
  • Sue Fryer, Labour Party 564
  • Michael Heaslip, Labour Party 543
  • Mary Hunter, Conservative Party 295
  • Susan Martin, Labour Party 484
  • Patricia Poole, Independent 664
  • Mike Rollo, Labour Party 512
  • David Tennyson, Labour Party 496

St Michael’s, four seats

Turnout 22.43%

  • Mary Bainbridge, Labour Party 390
  • Ronald Bell, Conservative Party 142
  • David Farrar, Labour Party 359
  • Allan Hodgson, Labour Party 365
  • Bernadette Jones, Labour Party 348
  • Margaret Jones, Conservative Party 170
  • Will Wilkinson 150

Stainburn, two seats

Turnout 31.05%

  • Mark Fryer, Labour Party 210
  • Deb Garton, Conservative Party 182
  • Jane Hall, Green Party 93
  • Jacqueline Kirkbride, Conservative Party 199
  • Eildh Smith, Labour Party 197

Westfield, three seats

Turnout 16.76%

  • Naomi Gregg, Independent 87
  • Michaela Kirkbride, Conservative Party 77
  • Sean Melton, Labour Party 239
  • Terence Morton, Conservative Party 68
  • Kate Schofield, Labour Party 227
  • Neil Schofield, Labour Party 215
  • Kate Walker, Conservative Party 65

Cumberland Council

Carlisle area

Nicholforest Parish Council, eight seats

Turnout 40.14%

  • Charles Dunn, Independent 59 votes
  • David Hammond 56 votes
  • Kate Ireland 52 votes
  • Gary Noble 46 votes
  • Timothy Pickstone 86 votes
  • Thomas Robinson 69 votes
  • Jackie Sisson 62 votes
  • Elaine Smith, local farmer 54 votes
  • Allan Williamson, working for you in the community 48 votes

Copeland area

Ennerdale and Kinniside Parish Council, eight seats

Turnout 62.41%

  • Robert Benn 48
  • Sandra Guise 103
  • Simon Lowes 69
  • Richard Maxwell 115
  • Richard Outhwaite 96
  • Kevin Park 60
  • Steve Parker 91
  • Nancy Rowson 105
  • Paul Rowson 83
  • Richard Taylor 49
  • Julian Thursz 106
  • Beth Wright 110
  • Daniel Young 55

Whitehaven Town Council

Corkickle, one seat

Turnout 24.1%

  • Kathy King 77
  • Robert White, Labour Party 180

Hillcrest, one seat

Turnout 24.04%

  • Christine Chadwick 89
  • Ryan Taylor, Independent 669

Kells, one seat

Turnout 20.95%

  • Chris Hayes 210
  • Max Spedding 139

Sneckyeat north, one seat

Turnout 26.97%

  • Ryan Redmond, Independent 47
  • David Wilkinson 24

Sneckyeat South, one seat

Turnout 23.81%

  • Carol Bainbridge 84
  • Ray Gill, Labour Party 241
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