2012 Carlisle City Council election

2012 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. The 2012 Carlisle City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000028.stm Vote 2012 4 May 2012 BBC News 12 April 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 27 Conservative 20 Liberal Democrats 2 Independent 2 Vacant 1Election results 2012: Non-Metro 5 May 2012 The Guardian NewsBank Background After the last election in 2011 Labour were the largest party with 24 seats, while the Conservatives had 22, the Liberal Democrats had 4 and there were 2 independents.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-city-council-elections-labour-gain-castle-1.834835?referrerPath=news/focus Carlisle City Council elections: Conservatives stay in power 7 May 2011 News and Star 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132904/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-city-council-elections-labour-gain-castle-1.834835?referrerPath=news%2Ffocus 14 October 2013 However the Conservatives continued to lead the council with Liberal Democrat support, meaning that before the 2012 election Labour needed to make 2 gains to take control of the council.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/candidates-revealed-for-carlisle-city-council-elections-1.941411 Candidates revealed for Carlisle City Council elections Brenan Victoria 5 April 2012 News and Star 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140521213231/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/candidates-revealed-for-carlisle-city-council-elections-1.941411 21 May 2014 One seat was vacant at the 2012 election in Harraby after the death of Labour councillor Dave Weedall in April 2012.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/new-carlisle-council-leader-s-pledge-to-city-1.950991 New Carlisle council leader's pledge to city Whittle Julian 5 May 2012 News and Star 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150412133202/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/new-carlisle-council-leader-s-pledge-to-city-1.950991 12 April 2015 17 seats were contested in 2012 and as well as Conservative and Labour candidates, there were also 11 candidates each from the UK Independence Party and the Green Party, 8 candidates from the Liberal Democrats, 2 independents and 1 candidate each from the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and the British National Party.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/probe-as-carlisle-election-candidate-posts-offensive-material-online-1.950309 https://archive.today/20150412133620/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/probe-as-carlisle-election-candidate-posts-offensive-material-online-1.950309 dead 12 April 2015 Probe as Carlisle election candidate posts offensive material online Whittle Julian 3 May 2012 News and Star 12 April 2015 The election in Carlisle brought national politicians to support their parties, with both the Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and the Labour Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband visiting Carlisle during the campaign.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-17892770 Tories and Labour target Carlisle 1 May 2012 BBC News 12 April 2015 Election result Labour became the first party to have a majority on Carlisle City Council since 2003, after taking 2 seats each from the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-17924403 Labour takes Carlisle City Council 4 May 2012 BBC News 12 April 2015 This took Labour to 27 of the 52 seats on the council, while the Conservatives dropped to 20 councillors and the Liberal Democrats fell to 2 seats. There remained 2 independents and a further seat was vacant. Overall turnout at the election was 33.9%. The Labour gains from the Conservatives came in Belle Vue and Yewdale wards, with Labour across the seats contested winning 4,530 more votes than Conservatives. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats only held one seat in Dalston, where sitting councillor Trevor Allison was re-elected, after losing two seats in Castle and Morton to Labour. Following the election the Labour group leader Joe Hendry became the new leader of Carlisle City Council, while John Mallinson became leader of the Conservative group on the council, after defeating the Conservative leader of the council from 1999 to 2012, Mike Mitchelson, in a leadership election.http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/tories-drop-leader-after-carlisle-council-elections-defeat-1.952579 Tories drop leader after Carlisle council elections defeat 11 May 2012 The Cumberland News 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150412140408/http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/tories-drop-leader-after-carlisle-council-elections-defeat-1.952579 12 April 2015 Carlisle local election result 2012http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/downloads/declarations_2012.pdf Declaration of result of poll Carlisle City Council 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130424145309/http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/downloads/declarations_2012.pdf 24 April 2013 Labour Party (UK) 10 4 0 +4 58.8 47.3 11,582 +4.0% Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 2 -2 29.4 28.8 7,052 -9.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 2 -2 5.9 7.4 1,811 +1.4% Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.9 3.9 953 -0.6% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 6.9 1,692 +4.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 1,213 +1.2% Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 97 -0.8% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 88 -0.7% Ward results Belahhttp://newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-triumphs-in-carlisle-council-elections-1.950523?referrerPath=news/pixielottcarlislegigsoldout1765289 Labour triumphs in Carlisle council elections 4 May 2012 News and Star 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150412141056/http://newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-triumphs-in-carlisle-council-elections-1.950523?referrerPath=news%2Fpixielottcarlislegigsoldout1765289 12 April 2015 Conservative Party (UK) David Morton 805 42.6 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Parker 759 40.1 +8.5 UK Independence Party Andrew Hill 247 13.1 +13.1 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Brewis 80 4.2 +4.2 46 2.4 -15.2 1,891 38.4 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Belle Vue Labour Party (UK) Leslie Tickner 909 57.7 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Clarke 537 34.1 -10.5 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Hunt 80 5.1 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terence Jones 49 3.1 +3.1 372 23.6 +12.8 1,575 31.8 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Botcherby Labour Party (UK) Michael Boaden 693 54.3 +4.3 Independent (politician) Michael Middlemore 311 24.4 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Shaidat Danmole-Ellis 141 11.1 -8.8 UK Independence Party Robert Strong 107 8.4 +8.4 Green Party of England and Wales Lynn Bates 24 1.9 +1.9 382 29.9 +9.9 1,276 27.1 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) Brampton Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Layden 600 51.1 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) Graham Bartlett 404 34.4 +11.9 UK Independence Party Christian Forster 171 14.6 +14.6 196 16.7 -14.8 1,175 32.9 -32.7 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Labour Party (UK) Elsie Martlew 663 56.8 +14.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Walker 229 19.6 -14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Reynolds 165 14.1 +14.1 Green Party of England and Wales Neil Boothman 110 9.4 -1.0 434 37.2 +28.6 1,167 26.0 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Currock Labour Party (UK) Colin Glover 850 69.7 +12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Higgs 185 15.2 -7.2 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Brent Kennedy 97 8.0 +0.8 British National Party Stephen Bingham 88 7.2 -1.3 665 54.5 +19.8 1,220 26.7 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) Dalston Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Allison 1,033 51.8 +29.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Randall 481 24.1 -25.0 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Warwick 305 15.3 -5.9 UK Independence Party Robert Dickinson 174 8.7 +1.2 552 27.7 1,993 41.6 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denton Holme Labour Party (UK) Joan Southward 848 62.7 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Eden 229 16.9 -4.2 Green Party of England and Wales James Tucker 120 8.9 +4.1 UK Independence Party John Warmingham 107 7.9 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wood 49 3.6 -2.5 619 45.8 +9.0 1,353 27.8 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) Great Corby and Geltsdale Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Parsons 402 60.6 -10.1 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Furneaux 261 39.4 +10.1 141 21.3 -20.1 663 37.7 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Harraby Labour Party (UK) Lee Sherriff 961 63.6 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Hannah Dolan 299 19.8 -13.4 UK Independence Party Edward Haughan 130 8.6 +8.6 Green Party of England and Wales Dallas Brewis 61 4.0 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Gee 60 4.0 +4.0 662 43.8 +10.1 1,511 29.9 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) Hayton Independent (politician) William Graham 642 75.8 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Cain 167 19.7 -6.1 UK Independence Party Michael Owen 38 4.5 +4.5 475 56.1 +7.6 847 50.7 -3.8 Independent (politician) Morton Labour Party (UK) Elaine Stevenson 1,167 65.7 +6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Noble 201 11.3 -0.5 UK Independence Party Arnold Blythe 189 10.6 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Lawrence Fisher 175 9.9 -8.3 Green Party of England and Wales Gillian Curwen 44 2.5 -0.3 966 54.4 +13.0 1,776 36.9 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Aidans Labour Party (UK) Lucy Patrick 669 50.8 +7.5 Green Party of England and Wales John Reardon 276 21.0 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Finlayson 256 19.5 -9.5 UK Independence Party Robert Cakans 115 8.7 +8.7 393 29.9 +15.6 1,316 27.7 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) Stanwix Urban Conservative Party (UK) Paul Nedved 854 42.7 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) Grant Warwick 710 35.5 -5.5 Green Party of England and Wales Helen Davison 228 11.4 +2.4 UK Independence Party Carol Weaver 207 10.4 +10.4 144 7.2 -1.8 1,999 41.9 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Upperby Labour Party (UK) Donald Cape 843 72.8 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Pattinson 182 15.7 -3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Osler 133 11.5 -6.1 661 57.1 +20.4 1,158 28.6 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Wetheral Conservative Party (UK) Barry Earp 844 56.1 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) Roger Horne 318 21.1 -6.8 UK Independence Party Geoffrey Round 207 13.8 +2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Brader 135 9.0 +9.0 526 35.0 +2.2 1,504 39.8 -35.7 Conservative Party (UK) Yewdale Labour Party (UK) Karen Gallagher 1,222 59.2 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Robson 730 35.4 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah Clode 57 2.8 +2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Hazel Graham 55 2.7 +2.7 492 23.8 +4.3 2,064 42.7 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2012 and 2014 Harraby A by-election was held in Harraby on 21 June 2012 after the death of the longest serving councillor, Labour's Dave Weedall.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/civic-funeral-for-carlisle-city-councillor-dave-weedall-1.942947 Civic funeral for Carlisle City councillor Dave Weedall McClounie Pam 11 April 2012 News and Star 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150412110700/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/civic-funeral-for-carlisle-city-councillor-dave-weedall-1.942947 12 April 2015 The seat was held for Labour by Donald Forrester with a majority of 457 votes over Conservative Keith Mellen.http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/labour-wins-city-council-s-harraby-by-election-1.967947 Labour wins city council's Harraby by-election 22 June 2012 The Cumberland News 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150412110258/http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/labour-wins-city-council-s-harraby-by-election-1.967947 12 April 2015 Harraby by-election 21 June 2012 Labour Party (UK) Donald Forrester 637 63.1 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Mellen 180 17.8 -2.0 UK Independence Party Eddie Haughan 90 8.9 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Gee 71 7.0 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales James Tucker 31 3.1 -0.9 457 45.3 +1.5 1,009 19.9 -10.0 Labour Party (UK) Yewdale A by-election was held in Yewdale on 5 September 2013 after the death of the former leader of the council, Labour's Joe Hendry.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-hold-carlisle-council-seat-1.1082800 Labour hold Carlisle council seat 6 September 2013 News and Star 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130909001452/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-hold-carlisle-council-seat-1.1082800 9 September 2013 The seat was held for Labour by Tom Dodd with a majority of 263 votes over Conservative Christina Finlayson. Yewdale by-election 5 September 2013 Labour Party (UK) Tom Dodd 716 48.7 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Christina Finlayson 453 30.8 -4.6 UK Independence Party Mike Owen 257 17.5 +17.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terry Jones 31 2.1 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Charmain McCutcheon 14 1.0 -1.7 263 17.9 -5.9 1,471 30.2 -12.5 Labour Party (UK) Dalston A by-election was held in Dalston on 17 October 2013 after Conservative councillor Nicola Clarke resigned from the council as she was moving away from the area.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/liberal-democrats-gain-carlisle-city-council-seat-1.1092135 Liberal Democrats gain Carlisle City Council seat 18 October 2013 News and Star 12 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131018175308/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/liberal-democrats-gain-carlisle-city-council-seat-1.1092135 18 October 2013 The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Michael Gee with a majority of 30 votes over Conservative Michael Randall. Dalston by-election 17 October 2013 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Gee 506 37.2 -14.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Randall 476 34.9 +10.8 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Alcroft 186 13.7 -1.6 UK Independence Party Robert Dickinson 167 12.3 +3.6 Green Party of England and Wales James Tucker 27 2.0 +2.0 30 2.2 -25.5 1,362 28.3 -13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Carlisle 2012 Category:2010s in Cumbria