Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Carlisle, Castle - Labour hold
Swing Conservative to Labour 1% since September by-election, ~5% since 2015, 3% since 2014 by-election and 1¾% since 2014 but Labour to Conservative ~2% since May and ~10% since 2012
Council now 27 Labour, 20 Conservative, 4 Independent, 1 Liberal Democrat
Castle – Carlisle City C – Barrie Osgood (Labour) resigned after being convicted for housing benefit fraud (fraud happened before he was elected as a councillor). He was elected in 2015 and is working as a mental health support worker.
2015-2019 term
Sept 2016 by: Lab 398, Con 228, UKIP 107, LD 88, Grn 34
2016: Lab 544, Con 258, UKIP 150, LD 89, Grn 50
2015: Lab 940, Con 671, UKIP 343, Grn 193, LD 145, TUSC 43
Sept 2014 by: Lab 364, Con 212, UKIP 208, LD 121, Grn 42
2014: Lab 435, UKIP 267, Con 221, LD 127, Grn 87, TUSC 28
2012: Lab 663, LD 229, Con 165, Grn 110
Mar 2012 county by: Lab 407, LD 369, Con 93, Grn 54, UKIP 22
2011: Lab 539, LD 438, Grn 135, TUSC 90, BNP 84
2010: LD 816, Lab 802, Con 553, Grn 161
2009 county: LD 424, Lab 297, Con 241, Grn 144, BNP 129
Mar 2009 by: LD 465, Lab 304, BNP 255, Con 143, Grn 125
2008: LD 562, Lab 299, Con 206, Ind 202
2007: LD 607, Lab 331, Con 185
2006: LD 632, Lab 321, Con 149, Ind 69
Nov 2005 by: LD 538, Lab 370
2005 county: LD 937, Lab 853, Con 349
2004: LD 917, Lab 541
2003: LD 603, Lab 443
2002: LD 549, Lab 373, Con 195
2001 county: LD 994, Lab 786, Con 448
Apr 2001 by: Lab 329, LD 294, Con 258, Lib 67
Neil Boothman (The Green Party)
John North (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Stephen Sidgwick (The Labour Party Candidate)
Michael Story (UK Independence Party)
David Wood (Liberal Democrat)
| Party | 2016 B2 votes | 2016 B2 share | since 2016 B1 | since 2016 | since 2015 | since 2014 B | since 2014 | since 2012 |
| Labour |
350
|
49.3%
|
+2.7%
|
-0.6%
|
+9.0%
|
+10.9%
|
+12.0%
|
-7.5%
|
Conservative
|
194
|
27.3%
|
+0.7%
|
+3.7%
|
-1.4%
|
+4.9%
|
+8.4%
|
+13.2%
|
UKIP
|
79
|
11.1%
|
-1.4%
|
-2.6%
|
-3.6%
|
-10.8%
|
-11.8%
|
from nowhere
|
Liberal Democrat
|
51
|
7.2%
|
-3.1%
|
-1.0%
|
+1.0%
|
-5.6%
|
-3.7%
|
-12.4%
|
Green
|
36
|
5.1%
|
+1.1%
|
+0.5%
|
-3.2%
|
+0.6%
|
-2.4%
|
-4.4%
|
TUSC
|
-1.8%
|
-2.4%
| ||||||
Total votes
|
710
|
83%
|
78%
|
30%
|
75%
|
61%
|
61%
|
Swing Conservative to Labour 1% since September by-election, ~5% since 2015, 3% since 2014 by-election and 1¾% since 2014 but Labour to Conservative ~2% since May and ~10% since 2012
Council now 27 Labour, 20 Conservative, 4 Independent, 1 Liberal Democrat
Castle – Carlisle City C – Barrie Osgood (Labour) resigned after being convicted for housing benefit fraud (fraud happened before he was elected as a councillor). He was elected in 2015 and is working as a mental health support worker.
2015-2019 term
Sept 2016 by: Lab 398, Con 228, UKIP 107, LD 88, Grn 34
2016: Lab 544, Con 258, UKIP 150, LD 89, Grn 50
2015: Lab 940, Con 671, UKIP 343, Grn 193, LD 145, TUSC 43
Sept 2014 by: Lab 364, Con 212, UKIP 208, LD 121, Grn 42
2014: Lab 435, UKIP 267, Con 221, LD 127, Grn 87, TUSC 28
2012: Lab 663, LD 229, Con 165, Grn 110
Mar 2012 county by: Lab 407, LD 369, Con 93, Grn 54, UKIP 22
2011: Lab 539, LD 438, Grn 135, TUSC 90, BNP 84
2010: LD 816, Lab 802, Con 553, Grn 161
2009 county: LD 424, Lab 297, Con 241, Grn 144, BNP 129
Mar 2009 by: LD 465, Lab 304, BNP 255, Con 143, Grn 125
2008: LD 562, Lab 299, Con 206, Ind 202
2007: LD 607, Lab 331, Con 185
2006: LD 632, Lab 321, Con 149, Ind 69
Nov 2005 by: LD 538, Lab 370
2005 county: LD 937, Lab 853, Con 349
2004: LD 917, Lab 541
2003: LD 603, Lab 443
2002: LD 549, Lab 373, Con 195
2001 county: LD 994, Lab 786, Con 448
Apr 2001 by: Lab 329, LD 294, Con 258, Lib 67
Neil Boothman (The Green Party)
John North (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Stephen Sidgwick (The Labour Party Candidate)
Michael Story (UK Independence Party)
David Wood (Liberal Democrat)
