2011 Carlisle City Council election

2011 UK local government election November 2013 July 2021 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011. The 2011 Carlisle City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/16ud.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 4 December 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 24 Conservative 22 Liberal Democrats 4 Independent 2http://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 10 December 2011 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 Background Before the election Labour were the largest party on the council with 23 seats, compared to 22 Conservatives, 5 Liberal Democrats and 2 independents.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-city-elections-tory-pair-to-stand-against-conservative-party-1.824850?referrerPath=/news_round-up_1_50001 https://archive.today/20130421112932/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-city-elections-tory-pair-to-stand-against-conservative-party-1.824850?referrerPath=/news_round-up_1_50001 dead 21 April 2013 Carlisle City elections: Tory pair to stand against Conservative party Whittle Julian 5 April 2011 News and Star 10 December 2011 However the Conservatives ran the council in alliance with the Liberal Democrats. At the election one councillor stood down, Labour's Mary Styth, who had held Belle Vue ward. 18 seats were contested at the election, with Labour standing in all 18 seats, the Conservatives in 17, the Green Party in 8, Liberal Democrats 7, UK Independence Party 4, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 4, British National Party 2 and the Communist Party in 1 seat. The candidates in Morton ward included Conservative Judith Pattinson, who was attempting to return to the council she had left in 2004, and the former Labour mayor John Metcalfe, who was standing as a Communist. There were also going to be 6 independent candidates, however the former Conservative councillor for Belah, Alan Toole, withdrew on 5 April.http://www.cumbrialife.co.uk/tory-rebel-decides-not-to-stand-in-carlisle-council-elections-1.825072?referrerPath=home_2_1679 Tory rebel decides not to stand in Carlisle Council elections 6 April 2011 Cumbria Life 10 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120425092504/http://www.cumbrialife.co.uk/tory-rebel-decides-not-to-stand-in-carlisle-council-elections-1.825072?referrerPath=home_2_1679 25 April 2012 The other independents included Andrew Hill, a campaigner against the redevelopment of the Sands Centre in Carlisle, and husband and wife Jonathan and Julia Devlin. Jonathan Devlin had been Conservative councillor for Lyne since 2007, but stood as an independent after the Conservatives began looking for other candidates to stand for the seat. Campaign A big issue at the election were the cuts being made by the national Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition, with Labour saying the Liberal Democrats in particular would suffer as a result.http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/spending-cuts-crucial-issue-as-cumbrian-politicians-bid-to-woo-voters-1.832731?referrerPath=news Spending cuts crucial issue as Cumbrian politicians bid to woo voters Whittle Julian 29 April 2011 Cumberland News 10 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120406010910/http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/spending-cuts-crucial-issue-as-cumbrian-politicians-bid-to-woo-voters-1.832731?referrerPath=news 6 April 2012 Other local issues included a redevelopment at Carlisle Lake District Airport and a proposed new housing estate in Crindledyke. Labour targeted Castle ward, which the Liberal Democrats held, and where Labour had come close at the 2010 election. However the Conservatives hoped to challenge Labour in Belle Vue and Yewdale wards. Election result Only one seat changed parties, with Labour gaining the only seat the Liberal Democrats had been defending, in Castle ward. This meant that Labour remained the largest party on the council with 24 councillors, but without a majority as the Conservatives remained on 22 seats, the Liberal Democrats had 4 and there were 2 independents. The Liberal Democrats suffered a substantial drop in the share of the vote, with the party coming fifth in Currock ward and third in Morton, a seat the party had previously held. The Liberal Democrats said they had suffered as a result of entering the coalition government nationally, while the Labour group leader, Reg Watson, saw the results as giving Labour "a good chance" to take control at the 2012 election. Following the election, Conservative Mike Mitchelson was re-elected as leader of the council by 26 votes to 25.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/barry-earp-selected-as-425th-carlisle-mayor-1.840236?referrerPath=news https://archive.today/20130421084055/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/barry-earp-selected-as-425th-carlisle-mayor-1.840236?referrerPath=news dead 21 April 2013 Barry Earp selected as 425th Carlisle mayor Whittle Julian 24 May 2011 News and Star 10 December 2011 Meanwhile, Joe Hendry became the new leader of the Labour group on the council taking over from Reg Watson,http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/new-leader-for-labour-group-on-carlisle-council-1.838182?referrerPath=2.880/2.880 https://archive.today/20130421054657/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/new-leader-for-labour-group-on-carlisle-council-1.838182?referrerPath=2.880/2.880 dead 21 April 2013 New leader for Labour group on Carlisle Council Whittle Julian 18 May 2011 News and Star 10 December 2011 while the 2 independent councillors joined in an Independent group.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/independents-to-team-up-on-carlisle-council-1.836673?referrerPath=2.880/2.880 https://archive.today/20130421002103/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/independents-to-team-up-on-carlisle-council-1.836673?referrerPath=2.880/2.880 dead 21 April 2013 Independents to team up on Carlisle Council Whittle Julian 12 May 2011 News and Star 10 December 2011 Carlisle local election result 2011http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/democracy_and_elections/elections_2011.aspx Elections 2011 Carlisle City Council 4 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928045346/http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/democracy_and_elections/elections_2011.aspx 28 September 2011 Labour Party (UK) 10 1 0 +1 55.6 43.3 12,102 +6.9% Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 0 0 44.4 37.9 10,586 -1.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 6.0 1,671 -7.5% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 1,251 +2.2% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 1,074 +0.6% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 563 +1.3% Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 347 -0.3% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 299 -1.8% Communist Party of Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 51 +0.2% Ward results Belah Conservative Party (UK) Trish Vasey 1,033 49.2 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Karen Gallagher 664 31.6 -10.7 Independent (politician) Andrew Hill 401 19.1 +19.1 369 17.6 +2.2 2,098 42.2 -28.3 Conservative Party (UK) Belle Vue Labour Party (UK) Jackie Franklin 912 55.4 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Higgs 734 44.6 +10.2 178 10.8 +2.3 1,646 34.2 -25.9 Labour Party (UK) Botcherby Labour Party (UK) Terry Scarborough 720 50.0 +17.4 Independent (politician) Mike Middlemore 432 30.0 -14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Shaidat Danmole-Ellis 287 19.9 +2.3 288 20.0 1,439 30.5 -24.5 Labour Party (UK) Burgh Conservative Party (UK) John Collier 556 57.5 -16.8 Labour Party (UK) Robin Pearson 222 23.0 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Gee 114 11.8 +11.8 Green Party of England and Wales Dallas Brewis 75 7.8 +7.8 334 34.5 -14.1 967 55.7 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Labour Party (UK) Willie Whalen 549 42.4 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Farmer 438 33.8 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Neil Boothman 135 10.4 +3.5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joanne Beaty 90 6.9 +6.9 British National Party Ben Whittingham 84 6.5 +6.5 111 8.6 1,296 29.3 -24.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Currock Labour Party (UK) Abdul Harid 829 57.1 +7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Reynolds 325 22.4 -2.8 British National Party Mike Ward 123 8.5 +1.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Brent Kennedy 104 7.2 +3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terence Jones 71 4.9 -9.8 504 34.7 +9.8 1,452 31.2 -24.0 Labour Party (UK) Dalston Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Clarke 1,108 49.1 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Wyllie 500 22.2 -12.1 Labour Party (UK) Grant Warwick 478 21.2 +3.0 UK Independence Party Robert Dickinson 170 7.5 +7.5 608 27.0 +13.9 2,256 47.2 -27.5 Conservative Party (UK) Denton Holme Labour Party (UK) Hugh McDevitt 913 57.9 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Eden 332 21.1 -9.4 UK Independence Party Michael Owen 101 6.4 +6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wood 96 6.1 +6.1 Green Party of England and Wales Lynn Bates 75 4.8 +4.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Amanda Jefferies 60 3.8 -5.4 581 36.8 +11.9 1,577 32.4 -26.1 Labour Party (UK) Harraby Labour Party (UK) Cyril Weber 1,125 66.8 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Hannah Dolan 558 33.2 +0.7 567 33.7 +15.9 1,683 33.9 -27.6 Labour Party (UK) Irthing Conservative Party (UK) Syd Bowman 444 55.6 -2.5 Independent (politician) Julia Devlin 177 22.2 +22.2 Labour Party (UK) Beth Furneaux 177 22.2 +5.3 267 33.5 +0.4 798 48.8 -26.8 Conservative Party (UK) Longtown and Rockliffe Conservative Party (UK) John Mallinson 637 55.2 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) Robert Dodds 323 28.0 +14.9 UK Independence Party Elizabeth Parker 147 12.7 +12.7 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Brewis 46 4.0 +4.0 314 27.2 +20.9 1,153 33.8 -30.2 Conservative Party (UK) Lyne Conservative Party (UK) Judy Prest 496 63.1 -20.6 Independent (politician) Jonathan Devlin 158 20.1 +20.1 Labour Party (UK) Gerard Champney 132 16.8 +0.5 338 43.0 -24.4 786 48.5 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Morton Labour Party (UK) John Bell 1,104 59.5 +22.0 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Pattinson 337 18.2 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah Clode 219 11.8 -23.3 British National Party Gillian Forrester 92 5.0 -0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Elaine Bromley 51 2.8 +2.8 Communist Party of Britain John Metcalfe 51 2.8 +2.8 767 41.4 +39.0 1,854 39.3 -27.0 Labour Party (UK) St. Aidans Labour Party (UK) Reg Watson 704 43.3 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Stewart Blake 471 29.0 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales John Reardon 368 22.6 +2.1 Independent (politician) Tony Carvell 83 5.1 +5.1 233 14.3 -0.6 1,626 34.5 -23.7 Labour Party (UK) Stanwix Rural Conservative Party (UK) James Bainbridge 1,010 64.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Lee Sherriff 306 19.4 +1.1 UK Independence Party Carol Weaver 145 9.4 +9.4 Green Party of England and Wales Charmian McCutcheon 116 7.4 +7.4 704 44.6 +5.0 1,577 42.6 -29.0 Conservative Party (UK) Stanwix Urban Conservative Party (UK) Jacquelyne Geddes 1,156 50.0 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Parker 947 41.0 +7.0 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Hunt 208 9.0 -3.5 209 9.0 -10.5 2,311 48.2 -27.9 Conservative Party (UK) Upperby Labour Party (UK) Ann Warwick 743 56.0 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Georgina Clarke 257 19.4 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Osler 233 17.6 -3.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Daniel Thorburn 93 7.0 +7.0 486 36.7 +7.3 1,326 32.5 -23.8 Labour Party (UK) Yewdale Labour Party (UK) Joe Hendry 1,254 59.7 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Randall 845 40.3 +0.0 409 19.5 +10.6 2,099 43.5 -26.4 Labour Party (UK) References Carlisle 2011 Category:2010s in Cumbria