2022 Cumberland Council election

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2022 Cumberland Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-5-5) 2027 →
All 46 seats to Cumberland Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 30 7 4
Popular vote 29,586 25,842 6,677
Percentage 39.1% 34.1% 8.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Green
Seats won 3 2
Popular vote 9,144 4,074
Percentage 12.1% 5.4%
Council control after election


Labour

The first election to Cumberland Council was held on 5 May 2022. All 46 seats were up for election.

Labour won 30 seats with a majority of 14.[1]

Party Councillors Votes
Of total Net Of total Net
Labour Party 30 65.2%
30 / 46
 29,586 39.1%
Conservative Party 7 15.2%
7 / 46
 25,842 34.1%
Independents 3 6.5%
3 / 46
 9,144 12.1%
Liberal Democrats 4 8.7%
4 / 46
 6,677 8.8%
Green 2 4.3%
2 / 46
 4,074 5.4%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0.0%
0 / 46
 256 0.3%
Reform UK 0 0.0%
0 / 46
 69 0.1%
Heritage Party 0 0.0%
0 / 46
 50 0.1%

Changes are shown from the Cumbria County Council elections in 2017

Ward results (Allerdale area)

Aspatria

Aspatria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kevin Thurlow 575 40.0 N/A
Conservative John Cook 454 31.6 −7.8
Labour Peter Kendall 273 19.0 +1.6
Green Alison Parker 79 5.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Lauren Exley 55 3.8 −32.6
Turnout 1,436 34.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Bothel & Wharrels

Bothel & Wharrels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jill Perry 870 42.5 +9.3
Conservative Malcolm Grainger 805 39.3 −27.5
Independent Fran Eilbeck 374 18.3 N/A
Turnout 2,049 48.9
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Cockermouth North

Cockermouth North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Tucker 1,025 44.9 +18.1
Conservative Catherine Bell 896 39.3 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jayatilaka 360 15.8 −24.0
Turnout 2,281 43.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cockermouth South

Cockermouth South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Semple 1,065 44.8 +15.6
Conservative Michael Pemberton 878 36.9 −19.3
Green Keith Fitton 227 9.5 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnes 207 8.7 −1.6
Turnout 2,377 47.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Dearham & Broughton

Dearham & Broughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Harris 806 43.9 +4.9
Conservative Neil Rumbold 547 29.8 −19.2
Independent Nicky Cockburn 484 26.3 N/A
Turnout 1,837 38.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harrington

Harrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Rollo 605 42.3 +9.9
Conservative Chris Clarkin 350 24.5 +10.1
Independent Hilary Harrington 294 20.6 N/A
Independent Herbert Briggs 181 12.7 N/A
Turnout 1,430 29.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Keswick

Keswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Markus Campbell-Savours 1,340 67.9 +16.3
Independent Clive Hutchby 319 16.2 N/A
Conservative Elaine Haraldsen 315 16.0 −17.6
Turnout 1,974 46.3
Labour hold Swing

Maryport North

Maryport North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carni McCarron-Holmes 675 37.7 −1.0
Independent George Kemp 645 36.0 −1.7
Conservative Steve Newton-Lister 472 26.3 +7.7
Turnout 1,792 36.7
Labour hold Swing

Maryport South

Maryport South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Pegram 692 54.5 −18.2
Independent James Kirkbride 384 30.3 N/A
Conservative Anthony Todd 193 15.2 −5.9
Turnout 1,269 26.9
Labour hold Swing

Moss Bay and Moorclose

Moss Bay and Moorclose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Stoddart 631 45.2 −9.9
Labour Neil Schofield 560 40.1 +8.6
Conservative Jacqueline Kirkbride 204 14.6 +2.4
Turnout 1,395 27.7
Independent hold Swing

Seaton

Seaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jimmy Grisdale 766 45.1 −3.4
Conservative Colin Sharpe 535 31.5 −15.2
Independent Paul Scott 252 14.8 N/A
Green Alistair Grey 76 4.5 −0.3
Reform UK David Surtees 69 4.1 N/A
Turnout 1,698 35.1
Labour hold Swing

Solway Coast

Solway Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Markley 993 66.6 +16.2
Green Sharon Watson 498 33.4 +29.4
Turnout 1,491 34.4
Conservative hold Swing

St John's & Great Clifton

St John's & Great Clifton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fryer 859 44.4 +8.3
Conservative Deb Garton 571 29.5 +8.5
Independent Peter Gaston 439 22.7 N/A
Green Fliss Watts 66 3.4 +0.4
Turnout 1,935 38.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing

St Michael's

St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Cannon 649 48.6 −16.2
Independent Will Wilkinson 347 26.0 N/A
Conservative John Connell 287 21.5 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bennett 53 4.0 −5.7
Turnout 1,336 29.7
Labour hold Swing

Thursby

Thursby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Johnson 906 48.5 −24.8
Independent Jonathan Graham 452 24.2 N/A
Labour Shane McCarthy 328 17.6 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Peck 94 5.0 N/A
Green Dianne Standen 87 4.7 −2.6
Turnout 1,867 43.4
Conservative hold Swing

Wigton

Wigton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Lynch 738 39.7 −13.4
Conservative Alan Pitcher 714 38.4 −5.9
Independent Sandra Hodson 407 21.9 N/A
Turnout 1,859 34.2
Labour hold Swing

Ward results (Carlisle area)

Belah

Belah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Helen Davison 944 45.4 N/A
Conservative Gareth Ellis 756 36.4 −11.9
Labour David Graham 277 13.3 −14.1
Independent Alan Toole 101 4.9 −19.4
Turnout 2,078 42.5
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Belle Vue

Belle Vue
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Harid 788 52.7 +6.6
Conservative James Bainbridge 706 47.3 +2.3
Turnout 1,494 32.1
Labour hold Swing

Botcherby

Botcherby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Betton 553 39.6 −10.4
Labour Louise Atkinson 470 33.6 +6.9
Conservative Marilyn Bowman 305 21.8 +0.9
Green Robert Inglis 69 4.9 +2.4
Turnout 1,397 29.5
Independent hold Swing

Brampton

Brampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Mitchelson 752 42.9 −12.6
Green Tom Adams 720 41.0 +32.9
Labour Iain Owens 282 16.1 −4.6
Turnout 1,754 39.9
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Glendinning 562 48.2 +4.8
Green Gavin Hawkton 313 26.8 +21.9
Conservative Syed Ali 264 22.6 −11.1
TUSC Rob Heal 27 2.3 N/A
Turnout 1,166 29.2
Labour hold Swing

Corby & Hayton

Corby & Hayton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Dobson 1,090 59.9 +49.7
Independent Raymond Tinnion 423 23.3 N/A
Conservative Timothy Cheetham 306 16.8 −18.2
Turnout 1,819 46.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Currock

Currock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Brown 630 63.2 +8.7
Conservative Fiona Robson 286 28.7 −1.3
TUSC Brent Kennedy 81 8.1 N/A
Turnout 997 24.1
Labour hold Swing

Dalston & Burgh

Dalston & Burgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Allison 1,142 47.7 +0.7
Conservative James White 779 32.6 −9.3
Labour Alex Key 472 19.7 +8.6
Turnout 2,393 40.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton Holme

Denton Holme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Southward 779 58.8 −1.2
Conservative Ann McKerrell 329 24.8 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Stuart Kelly 118 8.9 N/A
TUSC Grahame Higginson 99 7.5 N/A
Turnout 1,325 28.4
Labour hold Swing

Harraby North

Harraby North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cyril Weber 708 64.6 −2.7
Conservative Robert Currie 339 30.9 −1.8
TUSC Ernie Percival 49 4.5 N/A
Turnout 1,096 24.4
Labour hold Swing

Harraby South

Harraby South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucy Patrick 634 40.9 −3.9
Conservative Linda Mitchell 547 35.3 −8.4
Independent Sean Reed 369 23.8 N/A
Turnout 1,550 35.3
Labour hold Swing

Houghton & Irthington

Houghton & Irthington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mallinson 1,024 59.2 −6.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Nettleton 389 22.5 +14.2
Labour Beth Furneaux 317 18.3 +2.8
Turnout 1,730 39.9
Conservative hold Swing

Longtown

Longtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Pickstone 949 66.2 N/A
Conservative Sam Bown 485 33.8 −40.2
Turnout 1,434 36.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Morton

Morton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Quilter 630 46.5 −12.4
Conservative Neville Lishman 599 44.2 +9.3
Green Donna Bertoletti 125 9.2 +3.0
Turnout 1,354 30.3
Labour hold Swing

Stanwix Urban

Stanwix Urban
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Wernham 1,472 60.7 N/A
Conservative Elizabeth Mallinson 559 23.1 −33.9
Labour Paul Atkinson 271 11.2 −16.6
Independent Paul Nedved 123 5.1 N/A
Turnout 2,425 52.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Upperby

Upperby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Wills 744 65.8 +13.3
Conservative Leighton Rees 386 34.2 +3.2
Turnout 1,130 25.9
Labour hold Swing

Wetheral

Wetheral
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoff Mitchell 1,173 53.3 −11.9
Labour Ruth Alcroft 607 27.6 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Julia Dobson 419 19.1 +3.7
Turnout 2,199 40.3
Conservative hold Swing

Yewdale

Yewdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeanette Whalen 944 54.2 +16.4
Conservative Stephen Haraldsen 797 45.8 −0.7
Turnout 1,741 37.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ward results (Copeland area)

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