2013 Cumbria County Council election

An election to Cumbria County Council took place on 2 May013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections.[1] All 84 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. Following an electoral review carried out by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, newly drawn electoral divisions were used[2] without change in the number of county councillors.[3]

2013 Cumbria County Council election

2 May 2013
All 84 seats to Cumbria County Council 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 35 26 16 Seat change 11 12
Map showing the results of the 2013 Cumbria County Council elections.
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[4] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[5] Prior to the election the Conservatives were in a joint administration with Labour, the Liberal Democrats being in opposition.

Summary

The election saw the council remain in no over control. However Labour councillors overtook Conservatives to become the largest party on the county council.

The Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties had enough seats to form a coalition, with the support of some of the Independents, but following the election of a new Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, a coalition was formed between them and Labour, with the Conservatives going into opposition .[6]

Results

Cumbria County Council election, 2013[7][8]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	35			+11		41.7		+
	Conservative	26			−12		26.0		−
	Liberal Democrats	16	3	3	0		19.0
	Independent	7			+1	7.1

Members elected

The election returned members as follows:

Electoral division	Member(s) elected	Party		District (note: administered as a whole)
Aspatria	Jim Lister	Conservative		Allerdale
Bothel and Wharrels	Joseph (Alan) Bowness	Conservative		Allerdale
Cockermouth North	Eric Nicholson	Conservative		Allerdale
Cockermouth South	Allan Kennon	Conservative		Allerdale
Dearham and Broughton	Alan Clark	Labour		Allerdale
Harrington	Marjorie Rae	W. Cumbria Independent Group		Allerdale
Keswick	Andrew Lisser	Non-aligned		Allerdale
Maryport North	Carni McCarron-Holmes	Labour		Allerdale
Maryport South	Keith Little	Labour		Allerdale
Moss Bay and Moor Close	Gerald Humes	Labour		Allerdale
Seaton	Trevor Matthew Fee	Non-aligned		Allerdale
St. John’s and Great Clifton	Joe Holliday	W. Cumbria Independent Group		Allerdale
St. Michael’s	Alan Barry	Labour		Allerdale
Solway Coast	Tony Markley	Conservative		Allerdale
Thursby	Duncan Fairbairn	Conservative		Allerdale
Wigton	Roger Liddle	Labour		Allerdale
Dalton North	Barry Doughty	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Dalton South	Ernie Wilson	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Hawcoat	David Roberts	Conservative		Barrow-in-Furness
Hindpool	Anne Burns	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Newbarns and Parkside	Jane Murphy	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Old Barrow	John Murphy	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Ormsgill	William McEwan	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Risedale	Kevin Hamilton	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Roosecote	Helen Wall	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Walney North	Melvyn Worth	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Walney South	Mandy Telford	Labour		Barrow-in-Furness
Belah	Alan Toole	Conservative		Carlisle
Belle Vue	Ian Stockdale	Labour		Carlisle
Botcherby	Robert Betton	Non-aligned		Carlisle
Brampton	Lawrence Fisher	Conservative		Carlisle
Castle	William Whalen	Labour		Carlisle
Corby and Hayton	William Graham	Non-aligned		Carlisle
Currock	Reg Watson OBE	Labour		Carlisle
Dalston and Burgh	Trevor Allison	Liberal Democrat		Carlisle
Denton Holme	Hugh McDevitt	Labour		Carlisle
Harraby North	Cyril Weber	Labour		Carlisle
Harraby South	Deborah Earl	Labour		Carlisle
Houghton and Irthington	John Mallinson	Conservative		Carlisle
Longtown	Val Tarbitt	Conservative		Carlisle
Morton	John Bell	Labour		Carlisle
Stanwix Urban	Elizabeth Mallinson	Conservative		Carlisle
Upperby	Stewart Young	Labour		Carlisle
Wetheral	Nick Marriner	Conservative		Carlisle
Bransty	Eileen Weir	Labour		Copeland
Cleator Moor East and Frizington	Tim Knowles	Labour		Copeland
Cleator Moor West	Frank Morgan	Labour		Copeland
Egremont	David Southward MBE	Labour		Copeland
Egremont North and St Bees	Henry Wormstrup	Labour		Copeland
Gosforth	Norman Clarkson	Conservative		Copeland
Hillcrest and Hensingham	Christine Wharrier	Labour		Copeland
Howgate	Susan Hayman	Labour		Copeland
Kells and Sandwith	Wendy Skillcorn	Labour		Copeland
Millom	Brian Crawford	Conservative		Copeland
Millom Without	Keith Haigh Hitchen	Conservative		Copeland
Mirehouse	Michael Hawkins	Labour		Copeland
Alston and East Fellside	Mary Robinson	W. Cumbria Independent Group		Eden
Appleby	Martin Stephenson	Conservative		Eden
Eden Lakes	Neil Hughes	Liberal Democrat		Eden
Greystoke and Hesket	Bert Richardson	Conservative		Eden
Kirkby Stephen	Olivia (Libby) Bateman	Conservative		Eden
Penrith East	Patricia Bell	Liberal Democrat		Eden
Penrith North	Hilary Carrick	Conservative		Eden
Penrith Rural	Gary Strong	Conservative		Eden
Penrith West	Helen Fearon	Conservative		Eden
Cartmel	Rod Wilson	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Grange	William Wearing	Conservative		South Lakeland
High Furness	David Fletcher	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Kendal Castle	Clare Feeney-Johnson	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Kendal Highgate	Geoffrey Cook	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Kendal Nether	Shirley Evans	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Kendal South	Brenda Gray	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Kendal Strickland Fell	John McCreesh	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Kent Estuary	Ian Stewart	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Lakes (note: small part)	Heidi Halliday	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Low Furness	Janet Willis	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Lower Kentdale	Roger Bingham	Conservative		South Lakeland
Lyth Valley	Lyth Valley	Conservative		South Lakeland
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	Nick Cotton	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Ulverston East	Mark Wilson	Labour		South Lakeland
Ulverston West	James Airey	Labour		South Lakeland
Upper Kent	Stan Collins	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland
Windermere	Jo Stephenson	Liberal Democrat		South Lakeland

References

2. Further Electoral Review - Cumbria Archived 4 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Local Government Boundary Commission for England
3. The Cumbria (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 Legislation.gov.uk
4. "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
5. "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
6. "Cumbria County Council approves coalition deal". BBC News. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
7. "Elections 2013 results". Cumbria County Council. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
8. "County Summary". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 17 May 2013.