Eden District Council elections

Eden District Council in Cumbria, England was elected every four years.

The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.

Councillor		From	To
Colin Nineham^[6]^[7]	Independent	29 May 2008	25 Aug 2009
Keith Phillips^[8]^[9]	Independent	1 Sep 2009	31 Mar 2010
Gordon Nicolson^[10]^[11]	Conservative	1 Apr 2010	May 2015
Kevin Beaty^[12]^[13]	Conservative	21 May 2015	May 2019
Virginia Taylor^[14]^[15]	Liberal Democrats	16 May 2019	31 Mar 2023

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	100	36.9	+36.9
	Independent	89	32.8	−31.4
	Labour	82	30.3	−5.5
Majority		11	4.1
Turnout		271	12.9
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	294	37.9	−1.2
	Conservative	245	31.6	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	237	30.5	+8.9
Majority		49	6.3
Turnout		776	36.7
	Independent gain from Conservative	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	255	49.4	+14.4
	Conservative	186	36.0	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	175	33.9	+10.2
Majority		69	13.4
Turnout		616	18.0
	Independent gain from Conservative	Swing

Political control

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Saunders	384	59.5
	Conservative	Barbara Dowson	186	28.8
	Independent	Simon Bennett	75	11.6
Majority			198	30.7
Turnout			645	32.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sydney Simpson	198	60.2
	Independent	Jean Wildish	107	32.5
	Labour	Christopher Bagshaw	24	7.3
Majority			91	27.7
Turnout			329	30.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Metcalfe-Gibson	192	51.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Raw	129	34.6
	Independent	Jane Brook	52	13.9
Majority			63	16.9
Turnout			373	52.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Lowis	206	55.1	+55.1
	Independent	Colin Warren	91	24.3	−43.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Hughes	77	20.6	−11.8
Majority			115	30.8
Turnout			374	35.5
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Joan Raine	211	39.7
	Independent	Brian Morris	185	34.8
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Wilcox	135	25.4
Majority			26	4.9
Turnout			531	47.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Wilcox	165	50.5	+3.1
	Conservative	Peter Knowles	162	49.5	+49.5
Majority			3	1.0
Turnout			327	29.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Bell	223	54.1
	Conservative	Christopher Vipond	189	45.9
Majority			34	11.8
Turnout			412	32.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Tonkin	198	52.1	+7.1
	Conservative	Joan Savage	108	28.4	−26.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Turner	74	19.5	+19.5
Majority			90	23.7
Turnout			380	38.1
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elissa Robinson	387	51.7	+51.7
	Conservative	David Whipp	157	21.0	−17.6
	BNP	Alistair Barbour	102	13.6	+13.6
	Independent	Rebecca Taylor	58	7.8	−37.5
	Labour	Geoffrey Rockliffe-King	26	3.5	−12.7
	Green	Alan Marsden	18	2.4	+2.4
Majority			230	30.7
Turnout			748	31.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Sheriff	302	54.6	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Harrison	251	45.4	+15.7
Majority			51	9.2
Turnout			556	34
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Alston Moor by-election 20 July 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lizzie Sharp	407	55.8	n/a
	Conservative	Jim Clapp	253	34.7	+5.1
	Independent	Holly Ho	57	7.8	n/a
	Green	Richard O'Brien	13	1.8	n/a
Majority			154	21.1
Turnout			730	43.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Penrith North by-election 16 November 2017^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Rudhall	422	45.2	+2.3
	Conservative	John Forrester	291	31.2	−0.8
	Labour	Karen Lockney	155	16.6	−8.5
	Green	Douglas Lawson	65	7.0	+7.0
Majority			131	14.0
Turnout			933
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hartside by-election 18 February 2018^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Orchard	175	52.9	−3.8
	Independent	Susan Castle-Clarke	98	29.6	−13.7
	Green	Richard Henry	58	17.5	+17.5
Majority			77	23.3
Turnout			331
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penrith South by-election 5 September 2019^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Fearon	222	46.3	+7.6
	Independent	Lee Quinn	189	39.4	−8.7
	Labour	Dave Knaggs	46	9.6	−7.7
	Putting Cumbria First	Kerryanne Wilde	23	4.8	+4.8
Majority			33	6.9
Turnout			480
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil McCall	184	48.5	+17.2
	Conservative	Sean Quinn	128	33.8	−17.3
	Putting Cumbria First	Kerryanne Wilde	67	17.7	+0.1
Majority			56	14.8
Turnout			379
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Briggs	194	45.1	N/A
	Independent	Susan Castle-Clarke	101	23.5	N/A
	Labour	Dave Knaggs	94	21.9	N/A
	Independent	Nikita Parks	41	9.5	N/A
Majority			93	21.6
Turnout			430
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Atkinson	302	54.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Burgin	131	23.6	−16.2
	Green	Belinda Lloyd	81	14.6	+14.6
	Labour	Hilary Snell	41	7.4	+7.4
Majority			171	30.8
Turnout			555
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Burgin	173	43.5	−7.6
	Conservative	Dale Normington	87	21.9	−6.8
	Independent	Jeff Thomson	51	12.8	+12.8
	Labour	Dave Knaggs	40	10.1	−17.7
	Putting Cumbria First	Jonathan Davies	28	7.0	+7.0
	Green	Richard O'Brien	19	4.8	+4.8
Majority			86	21.6
Turnout			398
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing