2004 Carlisle City Council election

2004 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 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 2004. The 2004 Carlisle City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3671.stm Carlisle council 11 June 2004 BBC News 29 November 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 24 Conservative 20 Liberal Democrats 7 Independent 1http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2004/rp04-049.pdf Local elections 2004 House of Commons Library 29 November 2011 Election result Labour became the largest party on the council with 24 councillors, but without a majority, after gaining 3 seats from the Conservatives in Belle Vue, St Aidans and Yewdale.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-makes-gains-in-cumbria-as-election-results-buck-national-trend-1.453387?referrerPath=home/2.1962 https://archive.today/20130421050716/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/labour-makes-gains-in-cumbria-as-election-results-buck-national-trend-1.453387?referrerPath=home/2.1962 dead 21 April 2013 Labour makes gains in Cumbria as election results buck national trend Whittle Julian 11 June 2004 News and Star 29 November 2011 http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/anne-wins-council-seat-for-labour-1.453441?referrerPath=home/2.1962 https://archive.today/20130421000301/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/anne-wins-council-seat-for-labour-1.453441?referrerPath=home/2.1962 dead 21 April 2013 Anne wins council seat for Labour Thompson Andrea 12 June 2004 News and Star 29 November 2011 However Labour did lose one seat to the Liberal Democrats in Castle, with the Liberal Democrats also gaining a seat from the Conservatives in Dalston by 1 vote. This meant the Conservatives dropped to 20 seats, while the Liberal Democrats went up to 7 and there remained 1 independent. Overall turnout at the election was 42.6%, up from 31.4% in 2003.http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/news-events/elections/20040611_Results.html Carlisle City Council Elections - 2004 Carlisle City Council 29 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20040815043034/http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/news-events/elections/20040611_Results.html 2004-08-15 Following the election the Liberal Democrats continued to back the Conservatives to run the council, with Mike Mitchelson remaining as leader of the council.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/lib-dems-keep-city-tories-in-power-1.454398?referrerPath=home/2.1962 https://archive.today/20130421053449/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/lib-dems-keep-city-tories-in-power-1.454398?referrerPath=home/2.1962 dead 21 April 2013 Lib Dems keep city Tories in power 28 June 2004 News and Star 29 November 2011 Carlisle local election result 2004 Labour Party (UK) 8 3 1 +2 47.1 38.0 10,957 -6.1% Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 4 -4 29.4 41.1 11,844 0.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 2 0 +2 17.6 15.7 4,526 +1.1% Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.9 4.5 1,293 +4.2% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 220 +0.8% Ward results Belah Conservative Party (UK) David Morton 1,538 70.6 +11.3 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Harid 642 29.4 -11.3 896 41.1 +22.5 2,180 46.9 +12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Belle Vue Labour Party (UK) Ian Stockdale 740 42.5 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) George Bain 710 40.8 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Wyllie 291 16.7 +4.0 30 1.7 -10.3 1,741 42.1 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Botcherby Labour Party (UK) Michael Boaden 813 57.5 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Ellis 602 42.5 +3.2 211 14.9 -6.5 1,415 32.7 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) Brampton Conservative Party (UK) Judith Prest 919 62.3 -8.8 Labour Party (UK) John Hale 315 21.4 -7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Tweedie 241 16.3 +16.3 604 40.9 -1.4 1,475 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) James Tootle 917 62.9 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) Steven Bowditch 541 37.1 -5.3 376 25.8 +10.5 1,458 35.7 +11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Currock Labour Party (UK) Colin Glover 865 57.5 -15.1 Conservative Party (UK) James Bainbridge 400 26.6 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Aldersey 240 15.9 +15.9 465 30.9 -14.2 1,505 34.6 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) Dalston Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Allison 1,048 43.6 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ann McKerrell 1,047 43.5 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Ann Warwick 310 12.9 -3.5 1 0.0 2,405 54.1 +13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Denton Holme Labour Party (UK) Joan Southward 1,044 65.2 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Stordy 558 34.8 +15.1 486 30.3 -20.8 1,602 35.5 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) Great Corby & Geltsdale Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Parsons 523 61.2 Independent (politician) Robert Wickings 331 38.8 192 22.5 854 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) Harraby Labour Party (UK) Carole Rutherford 792 47.6 -19.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michele Gwillim 590 35.5 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olwyn Luckley 282 16.9 +8.8 202 12.1 -30.6 1,664 37.6 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Hayton Independent (politician) William Graham 778 83.5 Conservative Party (UK) Teresa Cartner 154 16.5 624 67.0 932 57.4 Independent (politician) Morton Liberal Democrats (UK) Hannah Farmer 1,245 55.6 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) John Bell 995 44.4 -5.3 250 11.2 +10.6 2,240 47.0 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Aidans Labour Party (UK) Lucy Patrick 842 48.9 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lawrence Fisher 659 38.3 -0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Paisley 220 12.8 +12.8 183 10.6 +0.7 1,721 38.7 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stanwix Urban Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Stevenson 1,470 62.7 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Johnson 873 37.3 +8.1 597 25.5 -1.9 2,343 50.9 +15.6 Conservative Party (UK) Upperby Labour Party (UK) Caroline Watson 706 45.6 -18.2 Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Clarke 397 25.6 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Osler 262 16.9 +3.1 Independent (politician) Denis Devlin 184 11.9 +11.9 309 19.9 -21.4 1,549 38.6 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) Wetheral Conservative Party (UK) Barry Earp 1,295 73.7 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Roger Horne 463 26.3 +3.2 832 47.3 -6.5 1,758 50.0 +12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Yewdale Labour Party (UK) Raymond Warwick 1,016 50.9 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Neville Lishman 982 49.1 +10.6 34 1.7 -11.1 1,998 42.6 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2004 and 2006 A by-election was held on 24 November 2005 in Castle ward after the death of the Liberal Democrat group leader John Guest.http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/lib-dems-win-crucial-by-election-1.372629?referrerPath=home/2.1962 https://archive.today/20130421022344/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/lib-dems-win-crucial-by-election-1.372629?referrerPath=home/2.1962 dead 21 April 2013 Lib Dems win crucial by-election 24 November 2005 News and Star 29 November 2011 Olwyn Luckley held the seat for the Liberal Democrats, who continued to hold the balance of power on the council. Castle by-election 24 November 2005 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olwyn Luckley 538 59.3 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) Jessica Riddle 370 40.7 +3.6 168 18.6 -7.2 908 22.0 -13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Carlisle City Council election 2004 Carlisle City Council election, 2004