
The2004 Carlisle City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members ofCarlisleDistrict Council inCumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour became the largest party on the council with 24councillors, but without a majority, after gaining 3 seats from theConservatives inBelle Vue, St Aidans and Yewdale.[3][4] However Labour did lose one seat to theLiberal Democrats in Castle, with the Liberal Democrats also gaining a seat from the Conservatives inDalston by 1 vote.[3][4] This meant the Conservatives dropped to 20 seats, while the Liberal Democrats went up to 7 and there remained 1 independent.[4] Overallturnout at the election was 42.6%, up from 31.4% in 2003.[5]
Following the election the Liberal Democrats continued to back the Conservatives to run the council, with Mike Mitchelson remaining as leader of the council.[6]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 47.1 | 38.0 | 10,957 | -6.1% | |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 29.4 | 41.1 | 11,844 | 0.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 4,526 | +1.1% | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 1,293 | +4.2% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 220 | +0.8% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Morton | 1,538 | 70.6 | +11.3 | |
| Labour | Mohammed Harid | 642 | 29.4 | −11.3 | |
| Majority | 896 | 41.1 | +22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,180 | 46.9 | +12.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Stockdale | 740 | 42.5 | −4.7 | |
| Conservative | George Bain | 710 | 40.8 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Wyllie | 291 | 16.7 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 30 | 1.7 | −10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,741 | 42.1 | +12.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Boaden | 813 | 57.5 | −3.2 | |
| Conservative | Gareth Ellis | 602 | 42.5 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 211 | 14.9 | −6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,415 | 32.7 | +6.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judith Prest | 919 | 62.3 | −8.8 | |
| Labour | John Hale | 315 | 21.4 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Tweedie | 241 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
| Majority | 604 | 40.9 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,475 | 43.2 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Tootle | 917 | 62.9 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Steven Bowditch | 541 | 37.1 | −5.3 | |
| Majority | 376 | 25.8 | +10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,458 | 35.7 | +11.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Glover | 865 | 57.5 | −15.1 | |
| Conservative | James Bainbridge | 400 | 26.6 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Aldersey | 240 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
| Majority | 465 | 30.9 | −14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,505 | 34.6 | +11.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Allison | 1,048 | 43.6 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Ann McKerrell | 1,047 | 43.5 | −2.0 | |
| Labour | Ann Warwick | 310 | 12.9 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,405 | 54.1 | +13.7 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Southward | 1,044 | 65.2 | −5.7 | |
| Conservative | Henry Stordy | 558 | 34.8 | +15.1 | |
| Majority | 486 | 30.3 | −20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,602 | 35.5 | +8.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doreen Parsons | 523 | 61.2 | ||
| Independent | Robert Wickings | 331 | 38.8 | ||
| Majority | 192 | 22.5 | |||
| Turnout | 854 | 52.2 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carole Rutherford | 792 | 47.6 | −19.7 | |
| Conservative | Michele Gwillim | 590 | 35.5 | +10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Olwyn Luckley | 282 | 16.9 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 202 | 12.1 | −30.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,664 | 37.6 | +9.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Graham | 778 | 83.5 | ||
| Conservative | Teresa Cartner | 154 | 16.5 | ||
| Majority | 624 | 67.0 | |||
| Turnout | 932 | 57.4 | |||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Farmer | 1,245 | 55.6 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | John Bell | 995 | 44.4 | −5.3 | |
| Majority | 250 | 11.2 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,240 | 47.0 | +7.3 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lucy Patrick | 842 | 48.9 | −0.1 | |
| Conservative | Lawrence Fisher | 659 | 38.3 | −0.8 | |
| Green | Colin Paisley | 220 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
| Majority | 183 | 10.6 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,721 | 38.7 | +7.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Stevenson | 1,470 | 62.7 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Thomas Johnson | 873 | 37.3 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 597 | 25.5 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,343 | 50.9 | +15.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Caroline Watson | 706 | 45.6 | −18.2 | |
| Conservative | Nicola Clarke | 397 | 25.6 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Osler | 262 | 16.9 | +3.1 | |
| Independent | Denis Devlin | 184 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
| Majority | 309 | 19.9 | −21.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,549 | 38.6 | +8.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Earp | 1,295 | 73.7 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | Roger Horne | 463 | 26.3 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 832 | 47.3 | −6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,758 | 50.0 | +12.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond Warwick | 1,016 | 50.9 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Neville Lishman | 982 | 49.1 | +10.6 | |
| Majority | 34 | 1.7 | −11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,998 | 42.6 | +8.6 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
Aby-election was held on 24 November 2005 in Castleward after the death of the Liberal Democrat group leader John Guest.[7] Olwyn Luckley held the seat for the Liberal Democrats, who continued to hold the balance of power on the council.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Olwyn Luckley | 538 | 59.3 | −3.6 | |
| Labour | Jessica Riddle | 370 | 40.7 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 168 | 18.6 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 908 | 22.0 | −13.7 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||