2007 Carlisle City Council election

2007 election in Carlisle, England March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2007. The 2007 Carlisle City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/16ud.stm Carlisle 4 May 2007 BBC News 1 December 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 25 Conservative 19 Liberal Democrats 7 Independent 1http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2007/RP07-047.pdf Local and Mayoral elections 2007 19 July 2007 House of Commons Library 2 December 2011 Background Before the election the Conservative party formed the administration on the council with the support of the Liberal Democrats, but Labour were the largest party with 24 seats, compared to 19 Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent.http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/1.168979 https://archive.today/20130505142119/http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/1.168979 dead 5 May 2013 Allerdale, Eden, Carlisle: Will these be their last elections? 20 April 2007 Times and Star 3 December 2011 A further seat was vacant in Morton, after the Liberal Democrat councillor Ralph Aldersey stood down from the council. 18 seats were being contested with Labour needing to make at least 2 gains to take control of the council. Candidates at the election included an independent Maureen Toole in Belah ward, after her husband Alan Toole, the sitting councillor for the ward, was deselected by the Conservatives. Both the Conservative and Labour parties contested all 18 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had candidates in 6 wards.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-and-tories-to-fight-every-city-seat-1.70087?referrerPath=2.880/home https://archive.today/20130421022155/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-and-tories-to-fight-every-city-seat-1.70087?referrerPath=2.880/home dead 21 April 2013 Labour and Tories to fight every city seat Brenan Victoria 5 April 2007 News and Star 3 December 2011 The British National Party contested seats in Carlisle for the first time, with 6 candidates, and there was also 1 candidate from the English Democrats. Campaign Labour campaigned on a pledge to tackle anti-social behaviour, such as dog fouling and littering, and targeted Morton from the Liberal Democrats and Belah from the Conservatives, where they were hoping the Conservative vote would be split due to the independent candidate. Meanwhile, the Conservatives defended their record in control of the council and targeted the Labour held seats of Belle Vue and Yewdale. The Liberal Democrats defended their seats, while hoping to gain Dalston from the Conservatives and Upperby from Labour. During the campaign the national Conservative leader David Cameron visited Carlisle to support his party in the election,http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/cameron-tories-can-win-carlisle-seat-1.169115?referrerPath=2.880/home https://archive.today/20130421021441/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/cameron-tories-can-win-carlisle-seat-1.169115?referrerPath=2.880/home dead 21 April 2013 Cameron: Tories can win Carlisle seat Whittle Julian 20 April 2007 News and Star 3 December 2011 while the Constitutional Affairs Minister Harriet Harman came to support Labour.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/minister-caught-up-in-pay-row-on-the-campaign-trail-1.168978?referrerPath=2.880/home https://archive.today/20130421025156/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/minister-caught-up-in-pay-row-on-the-campaign-trail-1.168978?referrerPath=2.880/home dead 21 April 2013 Minister caught up in pay row on the campaign trail Whittle Julian 20 April 2007 News and Star 3 December 2011 Election result Only 1 seat changed hands at the election, with Labour gaining Morton from the Liberal Democrats to remain the largest party on the council with 25 seats.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/labour-takes-one-seat-in-city-1.169945?referrerPath=home/2.1962 Labour takes one seat in city 4 May 2007 News and Star 3 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150415020053/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/labour-takes-one-seat-in-city-1.169945?referrerPath=home%2F2.1962 15 April 2015 Labour also narrowly beat off Conservative challenges in Belle Vue by 31 votes and in Yewdale by only 10 votes. This meant the Conservatives stayed on 19 councillors, the Liberal Democrats dropped to 7, and there continued to be 1 independent.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/6622461.stm Results for Carlisle and Barrow 4 May 2007 BBC News 3 December 2011 Among those elected was Labour's Abdul Harid in Currock ward, who became the first Asian councillor on Carlisle council,http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/abdul_savours_election_success_at_third_attempt_1_72557?referrerPath=/2.1692 Abdul savours election success at third attempt Eve Kelly 8 May 2007 News and Star 3 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150415015911/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/abdul_savours_election_success_at_third_attempt_1_72557?referrerPath=%2F2.1692 15 April 2015 defeating the British National Party who came second in the ward. Overall turnout at the election was 35.45%, up from 34.6% at the 2006 election.http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/democracy_and_elections/elections_2011/election_results/election_results_2007.aspx Election Results 2007 Carlisle City Council 1 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405103042/http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/democracy_and_elections/elections_2011/election_results/election_results_2007.aspx 5 April 2012 Following the election Conservative Mike Mitchelson remained as leader of the council after the Liberal Democrats continued to support him, in return for which Liberal Democrat Peter Farmer joined the council executive.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/tories-still-in-charge-of-carlisle-thanks-to-help-from-lib-dems-1.170419?referrerPath=home/2.1962 https://archive.today/20130421042421/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/tories-still-in-charge-of-carlisle-thanks-to-help-from-lib-dems-1.170419?referrerPath=home/2.1962 dead 21 April 2013 Tories still in charge of Carlisle thanks to help from Lib Dems Whittle Julian 25 May 2007 News and Star 3 December 2011 The election for mayor was won by Conservative Liz Mallinson by 26 votes to 25 for Labour's Mary Styth, after one Labour councillor missed the meeting, while Mike Mitchelson was re-elected by 26 votes to 24.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/conservatives-hold-on-to-power-1.73526?referrerPath=home/2.1962 https://archive.today/20130421073710/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/conservatives-hold-on-to-power-1.73526?referrerPath=home/2.1962 dead 21 April 2013 Conservatives hold on to power 21 May 2007 News and Star 3 December 2011 All 7 Liberal Democrats backed the Conservative candidates, while the only independent councillor Bill Graham, voted for the Labour candidate for mayor Mary Styth, as she had served on the council for the longest period,http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/bill__the_unlikely_council_kingmaker_1_170263?referrerPath=/2.1887 Bill, the unlikely kingmaker Whittle Julian 18 May 2007 Cumberland News 3 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120406010659/http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/bill__the_unlikely_council_kingmaker_1_170263?referrerPath=%2F2.1887 6 April 2012 and abstained on the vote for council leader. Carlisle local election result 2007 Labour Party (UK) 9 1 0 +1 50.0 38.6 9,639 +3.0% Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 0 0 44.4 42.6 10,635 +1.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 -1 5.6 11.9 2,969 -1.8% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 1,252 +5.0% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 399 -6.7% English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 96 -0.5% Ward results Belah Conservative Party (UK) Trish Vasey 818 43.3 -11.0 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Johnson 482 25.5 +1.3 Independent (politician) Maureen Toole 399 21.1 +13.4 English Democrats Party Stephen Gash 96 5.1 -8.7 British National Party Wayne Newton 96 5.1 +5.1 336 17.8 -12.3 1,891 40.1 +.2 Conservative Party (UK) Belle Vue Labour Party (UK) Mary Styth 652 44.1 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Robson 621 42.0 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Hall 205 13.9 +13.9 31 2.1 +0.7 1,478 34.3 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Botcherby Labour Party (UK) Terry Scarborough 618 50.0 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Terri Cartner 400 32.4 +3.4 British National Party Karl Chappell 217 17.6 +17.6 218 17.7 -8.9 1,235 27.8 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Burgh Conservative Party (UK) John Collier 540 74.3 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Robin Pearson 187 25.7 -1.8 353 48.6 +3.5 727 43.0 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Kimberly Hunter 607 54.1 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Steven Bowditch 331 29.5 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Charlotte Fisher 185 16.5 +3.8 276 24.6 -2.0 1,123 27.6 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Currock Labour Party (UK) Abdul Harid 571 44.5 -11.7 British National Party Brian Allen 309 24.1 +24.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Hanlon 235 18.3 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marjorie Richardson 169 13.2 +0.4 262 20.4 -17.1 1,284 28.8 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Dalston Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Clarke 1,037 53.1 +9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Farmer 598 30.6 -13.7 Labour Party (UK) Ann Warwick 319 16.3 +4.1 439 22.5 1,954 41.0 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Denton Holme Labour Party (UK) Hugh McDevitt 836 66.5 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Fleming 421 33.5 +8.1 415 33.0 -1.8 1,257 27.9 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Harraby Labour Party (UK) Cyril Weber 776 45.0 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michele Gwillim 456 26.4 -18.1 British National Party David Fraser 262 15.2 +15.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Warren Allison 232 13.4 +13.4 320 18.5 +7.5 1,726 36.2 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Irthing Conservative Party (UK) Ray Knapton 480 79.1 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Alex Faulds 127 20.9 -2.6 353 58.2 +5.3 607 37.4 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Longtown and Rockliffe Conservative Party (UK) John Mallinson 658 64.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Dodds 370 36.0 +1.9 288 28.0 +1.4 1,028 31.3 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Lyne Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Devlin 544 83.7 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Roger Horne 106 16.3 -1.0 438 67.4 +2.0 650 41.0 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Morton Labour Party (UK) John Bell 950 48.0 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David McMillan 787 39.7 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lawrence Fisher 244 12.3 +12.3 163 8.2 1,981 41.6 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Aidans Labour Party (UK) Reg Watson 750 51.3 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) James Layden 512 35.0 +4.1 British National Party Tony Carvell 200 13.7 +13.7 238 16.3 -1.9 1,462 32.5 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Stanwix Rural Conservative Party (UK) James Bainbridge 1,047 77.7 Labour Party (UK) John Hale 300 22.3 747 55.5 1,347 38.6 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stanwix Urban Conservative Party (UK) Jacquelyne Geddes 1,244 67.5 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Ross Warwick 599 32.5 +5.8 645 35.0 +3.3 1,843 39.8 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Upperby Labour Party (UK) June Martlew 677 47.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Osler 371 25.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Clarke 215 15.0 British National Party Christine Williamson 168 11.7 306 21.4 1,431 35.4 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Yewdale Labour Party (UK) Joseph Hendry 988 50.3 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Ellis 978 49.7 +9.8 10 0.5 -2.0 1,966 40.4 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) References Category:2007 English local elections 2007 Category:2000s in Cumbria