2007 Copeland Borough Council election
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The 2007 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
[edit]The results saw Labour remain in control of the council after staying on 31 seats.[2] The Conservatives made a gain of 3 seats to have 19 councillors, while just 1 independent remained.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60.8 | 53.1 | 18,314 | -4.6% | |
Conservative | 19 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 37.3 | 43.6 | 15,023 | +8.6% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 551 | -2.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 573 | -1.9% |
2 Conservative candidates were unopposed.[3]
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Sunderland | 241 | 54.0 | −17.0 | |
Conservative | Marie Simpson | 106 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
Labour | Cam Ross | 99 | 22.2 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 135 | 30.3 | −11.7 | ||
Turnout | 446 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Clarkson | 604 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | John Jackson | 579 | 40.3 | ||
Labour | John Woolley | 255 | 17.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,438 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Hitchen | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Whiteside | 651 | |||
Conservative | Allan Mossop | 636 | |||
Conservative | Alexander Carroll | 617 | |||
Labour | James Hewitson | 508 | |||
Labour | Les Hanley | 453 | |||
Labour | Jeanette Williams | 435 | |||
Turnout | 3,300 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Hully | 540 | |||
Labour | William Southward | 525 | |||
Labour | Hugh Branney | 497 | |||
Conservative | Doreen Platt | 217 | |||
Turnout | 1,779 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Giel | 386 | |||
Labour | David Banks | 365 | |||
Conservative | Hilda Morris | 148 | |||
Turnout | 899 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Willis Metherell | 523 | |||
Labour | Brian Dixon | 495 | |||
Labour | John Bowman | 465 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Frank Hollowell | 357 | |||
Conservative | Victoria Vincent | 229 | |||
Turnout | 2,069 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Woodburn | 740 | |||
Labour | Samuel Meteer | 724 | |||
Labour | Margaret Woodburn | 724 | |||
Conservative | Kenneth Kirkby | 273 | |||
Conservative | Mary Holmes | 241 | |||
Conservative | John Brown | 186 | |||
Turnout | 2,888 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael McVeigh | 667 | |||
Labour | Peter Watson | 618 | |||
Labour | Constance Watson | 580 | |||
Conservative | John Coyles | 488 | |||
Conservative | John Holmes | 488 | |||
Conservative | Jean Lewthwaite | 465 | |||
Turnout | 3,306 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Salkeld | 204 | 58.3 | −10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue | 86 | 24.6 | +24.6 | |
Labour | Mary Ross | 60 | 17.1 | −14.2 | |
Majority | 118 | 33.7 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 350 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Connolly | 377 | |||
Labour | Timothy Knowles | 343 | |||
Conservative | Kenneth Simpson | 238 | |||
Turnout | 958 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Jacob | 328 | 71.0 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Christina Cornall | 134 | 29.0 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 194 | 42.0 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 462 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Kane | 656 | |||
Labour | Frances Bradshaw | 574 | |||
Labour | Henry Wormstrup | 556 | |||
Conservative | Brigid Whiteside | 412 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Welsh | 403 | |||
Conservative | Graham Roberts | 385 | |||
Turnout | 2,986 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Wilson | 228 | 41.1 | −8.3 | |
Independent | Margaret Barnes | 180 | 32.4 | +32.4 | |
Labour | Carl Carter | 147 | 26.5 | +26.5 | |
Majority | 48 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 555 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Garrity | 562 | |||
Labour | Norman Willams | 501 | |||
Labour | Margarita Docherty | 454 | |||
Conservative | Martyn Barnes | 338 | |||
Conservative | Marcus Swift | 298 | |||
Turnout | 2,153 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alistair Norwood | 468 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Wonnacott | 422 | |||
Labour | Calvin Jones | 265 | |||
Turnout | 1,155 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Gleaves | 396 | |||
Labour | John Park | 305 | |||
Labour | Roland Woodward | 281 | |||
Conservative | Rowena Pitt | 272 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jane Micklethwaite | 130 | |||
Independent | Neil Wilson | 130 | |||
Turnout | 1,514 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Clements | 273 | |||
Labour | Alan Holliday | 241 | |||
Conservative | Glenn Gray | 121 | |||
Turnout | 635 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Scurrah | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Faichney | 648 | |||
Labour | Edward Brenan | 516 | |||
Labour | Paul Whalley | 462 | |||
Conservative | Dorothy Wonnacott | 150 | |||
Conservative | George Higgins | 141 | |||
Conservative | Leah Higgins | 135 | |||
Turnout | 2,052 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Blackwell | 200 | 54.3 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Gareth Maley | 168 | 45.7 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 32 | 8.7 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 368 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Heathcote | 722 | |||
Conservative | Raymond Cole | 718 | |||
Conservative | Robin Pitt | 475 | |||
Labour | Anthony Gilmore | 341 | |||
Turnout | 2,256 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Tyson | 243 | |||
Labour | James Prince | 202 | |||
Conservative | David Gray | 147 | |||
Turnout | 592 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Moore | 798 | |||
Conservative | Eileen Eastwood | 738 | |||
Labour | Les Tuley | 233 | |||
Turnout | 1,769 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Clarkson | 390 | 73.4 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Esther Clements | 141 | 26.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 249 | 46.9 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 531 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Copeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Labour retain control of Copeland". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Election of borough councillors" (PDF). Borough of Copeland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Full results from Copeland wards and parishes". The Whitehaven News. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2011.