title: 2001 Cumbria County Council election
text: # 2001 Cumbria County Council election
  
  Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 7 June 2001. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The Labour Party lost control of the council, and was now under no overall control.
  
  ## Results
  
  2001 Cumbria County Council election :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 40 | 4 | 47.6 | 37.5 | 90,011 | 2.9 |
  | Conservative | 33 | 11 | 39.3 | 39.2 | 93,931 | 2.4 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 10 | 3 | 11.9 | 17.6 | 42,137 | 1.8 |
  | Independent | 1 | 3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 8,245 | 0.4 |
  | Socialist People's Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4,194 | New |
  | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 748 | 0.1 |
  | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 363 | 0.0 |
  | Legalise Cannabis | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 286 | New |
  
  ## Results by electoral division
  
  ### Allerdale
  
  **Aspatria & Wharrels**
  
  Aspatria & Wharrels (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kathleen Elizabeth Brandwood | 1,467 | 42.6% |
  | | Labour | Colin Harold Ainsworth | 1,447 | 42.1% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Charles Arthur Alfred Miles | 527 | 15.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,441 | 65.3% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Bowness Thursby & Caldbeck**
  
  Bowness Thursby & Caldbeck (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Duncan Stewart Fairbairn | 1,916 | 56.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Agnes Mary Martin | 865 | 25.4% |
  | | Labour | Gordon Hanning | 623 | 18.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 66.9% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Cockermouth East**
  
  Cockermouth East (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Eric William Nicholson | 1,706 | 49.8% |
  | | Labour | Martin Trevor Mundahl Harris | 1,131 | 33.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Patricia Burgess | 588 | 17.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,425 | 67.3% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Cockermouth West**
  
  Cockermouth West (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Timothy Heslop | 1,223 | 46.6% |
  | | Labour | Isabel Jeanette Burns | 959 | 36.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Morley | 442 | 16.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,624 | 63.9% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Dearham and Broughton**
  
  Dearham and Broughton (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alan Clark | 2,245 | 62.6% |
  | | Conservative | Maureen Betty Wood | 1,342 | 37.4% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,587 | 65.6% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Harrington**
  
  Harrington (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joseph Simon Holliday | 1,723 | 53.8% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ian William Francis | 1,480 | 46.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,203 | 62.2% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Keswick & Derwent**
  
  Keswick & Derwent (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Stanley Hinde | 1,503 | 40.2% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dick Barraclough | 1,229 | 32.8% |
  | | Labour | Denstone John Thornton Kemp | 1,010 | 27.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,742 | 63.6% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Maryport East**
  
  Maryport East (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Derek Holmes | 2,384 | 83.0% |
  | | Conservative | James Lawson | 487 | 17.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,871 | 58.2% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Maryport West**
  
  Maryport West (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | William Cameron | 1,830 | 66.2% |
  | | Independent | Michael John Innes Bird | 612 | 22.1% |
  | | Conservative | Helene Ann Hargreaves | 323 | 11.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | 62.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Moorclose**
  
  Moorclose (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gerald Humes | 1,547 | 67.7% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Allan Caine | 737 | 32.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | 58.9% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Moss Bay**
  
  Moss Bay (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Barbara Ann Cannon | 1,555 | 80.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christine Johansson | 389 | 20.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,944 | 54.0% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Seaton**
  
  Seaton (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Nicholas John Findley | 1,716 | 71.0% |
  | | Conservative | William Derwent Newton | 701 | 29.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 | 59.2% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Solway Coast**
  
  Solway Coast (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Robert William Allison | 1,208 | 37.4% |
  | | Conservative | Anthony James Markley | 1,162 | 36.0% |
  | | Independent | William Hayton Jefferson | 739 | 22.9% |
  | | Legalise Cannabis | John Peacock | 121 | 3.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,230 | 62.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **St John's**
  
  St John's (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | James Stewart Samson | 1,633 | 60.2% |
  | | Conservative | Robert Gibson Hardon | 1,081 | 39.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,714 | 62.1% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **St Michaels**
  
  St Michae's (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Tracy Dawn Stainton | 1,897 | 75.1% |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Reid Steel | 386 | 15.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Frederick Joseph Hayton | 244 | 9.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,527 | 61.6% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Wigton**
  
  Wigton (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Seivewright Johnstone Edgar | 1,457 | 53.1% |
  | | Labour | William Peter Walton | 756 | 27.6% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anne Holmes | 531 | 19.4% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Barrow-in-Furness
  
  **Dalton North**
  
  Dalton North (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Phizacklea | 1,417 | 50.5% |
  | | Conservative | William James Crosthwaite | 987 | 35.2% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Thomas Weall | 400 | 14.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,804 | 59.7% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Dalton South**
  
  Dalton South (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | William Smith | 1,327 | 50.3% |
  | | Conservative | Alan Rothery | 948 | 35.9% |
  | | Independent | Helene Young | 188 | 7.1% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Dorothy Rita Turner | 177 | 6.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,640 | 57.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Hawcoat**
  
  Hawcoat (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Robert Richardson | 1,774 | 60.9% |
  | | Labour | Rebecca Jane Melling | 908 | 31.2% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Margaret Ann Arts | 231 | 7.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | 65.9% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Hindpool**
  
  Hindpool (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Anne Burns | 1,421 | 63.0% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Rosemarie Hamezeian | 450 | 20.0% |
  | | Conservative | Daniel Christopher Edwards | 384 | 17.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,255 | 49.4% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Newbarns**
  
  Newbarns (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | William Pears | 1,264 | 46.7% |
  | | Labour | Jeffrey Harold Garnett | 1,207 | 44.6% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Norman Sidney Graham | 237 | 8.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,708 | 61.8% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Old Barrow**
  
  Old Barrow (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Michael Anthony Hubbold | 1,018 | 54.4% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Eric James Wood | 612 | 32.7% |
  | | Conservative | William Francis Palmer | 241 | 12.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,871 | 50.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Ormsgill**
  
  Ormsgill (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ernest Roland Wilson | 1,153 | 51.5% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Jim Hamezeian | 719 | 32.1% |
  | | Conservative | Kristina Louise Bell | 367 | 16.4% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,239 | 54.8% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Parkside**
  
  Parkside (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alan David Nicholson | 1,392 | 55.7% |
  | | Conservative | Tina Macur | 830 | 33.2% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Kenneth Arts | 279 | 11.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,501 | 59.6% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Risedale**
  
  Risedale (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kevin Robert Hamilton | 1,785 | 65.1% |
  | | Conservative | Desmond English | 517 | 18.8% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Alexander John Dacre | 442 | 16.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,744 | 52.9% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Roosecote**
  
  Roosecote (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Norman Maurice Shaw | 1,361 | 52.5% |
  | | Conservative | John William Joughin | 1,232 | 47.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,593 | 62.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Walney North**
  
  Walney North (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jane Amelia Murphy | 1,622 | 65.3% |
  | | Conservative | Shirley Richardson | 564 | 22.7% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | William David Tucker | 298 | 12.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,484 | 58.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Walney South**
  
  Walney South (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alfred Malcolm Horne | 1,631 | 61.9% |
  | | Conservative | David Roberts | 655 | 24.9% |
  | | Socialist People's Party | Deborah Morris | 349 | 13.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | 59.6% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Carlisle
  
  **Belah**
  
  Belah (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Alan Toole | 1,731 | 55.5% |
  | | Labour | Joseph Norman David Weedall | 1,387 | 44.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,118 | 64.9% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Belle Vue**
  
  Belle Vue (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Cyril Frederick Weber | 1,172 | 50.3% |
  | | Conservative | George Arthur Taylor Bain | 802 | 34.4% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Robinson | 358 | 15.4% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,332 | 54.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Botcherby**
  
  Botcherby (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Anne Glendinning | 1,361 | 60.2% |
  | | Conservative | Gareth Michael Ellis | 581 | 25.7% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Martin | 320 | 14.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | 50.4% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Brampton & Gilsland**
  
  Brampton & Gilsland (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kevan Wilkinson | 1,875 | 60.2% |
  | | Labour | John Christopher Hale | 1,241 | 39.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,116 | 61.8% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Castle**
  
  Castle (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Elliot Aldersey | 994 | 44.6% |
  | | Labour | Peter Bradley | 786 | 35.3% |
  | | Conservative | Charlotte Anne Fisher | 448 | 20.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.4% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Currock**
  
  Currock (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Brian Hall | 1,469 | 61.9% |
  | | Conservative | Judith Lorraine Pattinson | 611 | 25.7% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Michael Guest | 294 | 12.4% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,374 | 54.9% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Dalston & Cummersdale**
  
  Dalston & Cummersdale (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Richard Collier | 1,982 | 56.1% |
  | | Labour | Raymond Warwick | 822 | 23.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David McMillan | 562 | 15.9% |
  | | Green | Peter Strong | 167 | 4.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,533 | 66.8% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Denton Holme**
  
  Denton Holme (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Christopher John Southward | 1,423 | 59.7% |
  | | Conservative | Andrew John Stevenson | 619 | 26.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Aldersey | 341 | 14.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 53.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Harraby**
  
  Harraby (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Michael Louis Richardson | 1,596 | 62.8% |
  | | Conservative | Michele Dawn Gwillim | 946 | 37.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,542 | 55.9% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Longtown & Bewcastle**
  
  Longtown & Bewcastle (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Donald Jefferson | 1,864 | 62.0% |
  | | Labour | Robert Dodds | 772 | 25.7% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Langstone | 369 | 12.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,005 | 61.3% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Morton**
  
  Morton (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Peter Farmer | 1,342 | 43.9% |
  | | Conservative | Anne Quilter | 1,224 | 40.1% |
  | | Labour | Donald Norman Joscelyne | 488 | 16.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,054 | 62.2% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **St Aidans**
  
  St Aidans (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Reginald Watson | 1,284 | 49.1% |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Richard Fontes | 933 | 35.7% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Judith Edmondson | 399 | 15.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,616 | 57.8% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Stanwix & Irthington**
  
  Stanwix & Irthington (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Mallinson | 1,670 | 52.3% |
  | | Independent | William James Graham | 1,521 | 47.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.9% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Stanwix Urban**
  
  Stanwix Urban (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Elizabeth Anne Mallinson | 1,810 | 57.2% |
  | | Labour | Keith Aitken | 1,355 | 42.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,165 | 67.7% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Upperby**
  
  Upperby (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Stewart Farries Young | 1,565 | 70.6% |
  | | Conservative | Jean Watson | 653 | 29.4% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,218 | 53.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Wetheral**
  
  Wetheral (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Robert Dalton Robinson | 2,255 | 66.3% |
  | | Labour | Roger Nicholson Horne | 1,146 | 33.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,401 | 66.8% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Yewdale**
  
  Yewdale (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Helen Marion Horne | 1,453 | 49.7% |
  | | Conservative | Bryan Hodgson | 1,068 | 36.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Geoffrey Hodgson | 404 | 13.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,925 | 61.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Copeland
  
  **Bransty**
  
  Bransty (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bernard William Kirk | 1,694 | 59.3% |
  | | Conservative | Mary Simon | 1,164 | 40.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,858 | 62.7% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Cleator Moor North and Frizington**
  
  Cleator Moor North and Frizington (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Timothy John Knowles | 2,014 | 65.7% |
  | | Conservative | Hilda Joyce Morris | 659 | 21.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue | 392 | 12.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,065 | 59.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Cleator Moor South & Egremont**
  
  Cleator Moor South & Egremont (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Simon Arthur John Leyton | 2,102 | 61.5% |
  | | Conservative | Doreen Platt | 897 | 26.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gabrielle Maureen Minogue | 418 | 12.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,417 | 65.2% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Distington & Moresby**
  
  Distington & Moresby (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Archibald Campbell Ross | 1,417 | 55.8% |
  | | Conservative | Leah Higgins | 718 | 28.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Francis Graeme Hollowell | 406 | 16.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,541 | 61.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Gosforth & Ennerdale**
  
  Gosforth & Ennerdale (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ashton Reginald Marson Toft | 1,641 | 55.6% |
  | | Labour | Christina Margaret Cornall | 788 | 26.7% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lucille Eleanor Dunn | 525 | 17.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | 68.9% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Hensingham & Arlecdon**
  
  Hensingham & Arlecdon (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ronald Calvin | 1,879 | 68.4% |
  | | Conservative | Gareth Richard Charles Maley | 870 | 31.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | 61.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Hillcrest**
  
  Hillcrest and Hensingham (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Judith Andersen | 1,489 | 54.2% |
  | | Conservative | Dorothy Anne Wonnacott | 1,256 | 45.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,745 | 63.3% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Kells and Sandwith**
  
  Kells and Sandwith (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joseph Benedict McAllister | 1,774 | 76.5% |
  | | Conservative | George Edward Mitchell Higgins | 545 | 23.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 60.9% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Millom**
  
  Millom (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Hodgson | 1,473 | 40.0% |
  | | Labour | John Park | 1,459 | 39.6% |
  | | Liberal | Anthony Baines | 748 | 20.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,413 | 65.5% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Mirehouse**
  
  Mirehouse (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Woolley | 1,714 | 81.1% |
  | | Conservative | Jean Lewthwaite | 399 | 18.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,113 | 59.2% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Seascale & Whicham**
  
  Seascale & Whicham (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Susan Elizabeth Brown | 1,778 | 53.2% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Roger Charles Putnam | 920 | 27.5% |
  | | Labour | George William Usher | 642 | 19.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,340 | 69.7% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **St Bees & Egremont**
  
  St Bees & Egremont (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Edward Southward | 1,530 | 57.3% |
  | | Conservative | John Postlethwaite Holmes | 1,142 | 42.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | 63.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Eden
  
  **Alston and East Fellside**
  
  Alston and East Fellside (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Dennis Youngman | 1,164 | 35.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Winston Collinge | 670 | 20.4% |
  | | Independent | Bryan Metz | 629 | 19.2% |
  | | Independent | Richard Vincent Turner | 341 | 10.4% |
  | | Labour | Lewis Moncrieff | 309 | 9.4% |
  | | Legalise Cannabis | Mark Gibson | 165 | 5.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,278 | 68.5% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Appleby**
  
  Appleby (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mary Margaret Warburton | 2,011 | 73.7% |
  | | Labour | Edward Robertson | 719 | 26.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,730 | 63.9% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Eden Lakes**
  
  Eden Lakes (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roger Andrew Bird | 1,269 | 44.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 786 | 27.3% |
  | | Independent | John James Moffat | 477 | 16.5% |
  | | Labour | Jeanette Bradley | 352 | 12.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,884 | 66.6% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Greystoke and Hesket**
  
  Greystoke and Hesket (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Albert Pearson Richardson | 1,391 | 45.1% |
  | | Independent | Gordon Richard Savage | 614 | 19.9% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Treharne Leonard | 535 | 17.3% |
  | | Labour | Elsie Coleman | 351 | 11.4% |
  | | Green | Neville Bradshaw | 196 | 6.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,087 | 69.6% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Kirkby Stephen**
  
  Kirkby Stephen (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Timothy Crispin Stoddard | 1,257 | 40.9% |
  | | Independent | John Malcolm Smith | 845 | 27.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas James Pemberton | 709 | 23.0% |
  | | Labour | Andrew Stevenson | 266 | 8.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,077 | 65.2% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Penrith East**
  
  Penrith East (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ash | 914 | 37.4% |
  | | Conservative | Helen Jane Fearon | 824 | 33.7% |
  | | Labour | Christopher Merchant | 416 | 17.0% |
  | | Independent | Graeme Collingwood | 290 | 11.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,444 | 56.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Penrith North**
  
  Penrith North (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Philip Guy Chappelhow | 1,328 | 47.1% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David John Crouchley | 963 | 34.1% |
  | | Labour | Ann Ellams | 529 | 18.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,820 | 62.5% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Penrith Rural**
  
  Penrith Rural (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Gary Brian Strong | 1,636 | 56.9% |
  | | Independent | David Ian Addison Nattrass | 721 | 25.1% |
  | | Labour | Christopher Bagshaw | 520 | 18.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,877 | 68.2% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Penrith West**
  
  Penrith West (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Colin Nineham | 713 | 33.1% |
  | | Conservative | John George Thompson | 670 | 31.1% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Charles Mason | 409 | 19.0% |
  | | Labour | Geoffrey Rockliffe-King | 362 | 16.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,154 | 53.1% |
  | | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
  
  ### South Lakeland
  
  **Cartmel**
  
  Cartmel (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Mein | 1,564 | 54.1% |
  | | Conservative | William John Wearing | 1,327 | 45.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,891 | 64.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Grange**
  
  Grange (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Craig Jackson | 2,090 | 60.2% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gwyneth Raymond | 1,381 | 39.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,471 | 68.0% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **High Furness**
  
  High Furness (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Oliver Henry Pearson | 1,565 | 51.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Edward Colin Davies | 1,488 | 48.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,053 | 69.0% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Kendal Castle**
  
  Kendal Castle (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Clare | 2,167 | 67.1% |
  | | Conservative | Olga Vyacheslavna Lewis | 1,064 | 32.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,231 | 74.6% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Kendal Highgate**
  
  Kendal Highgate (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Martyn Geoffrey Jowett | 1,117 | 40.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brendan Jameson | 990 | 35.9% |
  | | Conservative | Frank Brooks | 648 | 23.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,755 | 61.0% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Kendal Nether**
  
  Kendal Nether (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Lishman | 1,273 | 41.9% |
  | | Labour | Paul Michael Braithwaite | 953 | 31.4% |
  | | Conservative | Melvin Mackie | 810 | 26.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,036 | 62.5% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Kendal South**
  
  Kendal South (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Alan Denis Bobbett | 1,393 | 43.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Jeffrey Vincent | 1,332 | 41.1% |
  | | Labour | Charles Henry Batteson | 512 | 15.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,237 | 69.0% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Kendal Strickland and Fell**
  
  Kendal Strickland and Fell (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Thompson Clarke | 1,469 | 51.3% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Neil Anthony Mackereth | 742 | 25.9% |
  | | Conservative | Elizabeth Muriel Graham | 650 | 22.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2861 | 62.9% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Kent Estuary**
  
  Kent Estuary (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ian Stewart | 1,965 | 53.3% |
  | | Conservative | Richard William Rollins | 1,725 | 46.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,690 | 70.6% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Lakes**
  
  Lakes (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anne Parker | 1,144 | 41.5% |
  | | Conservative | Brian Barton | 1,059 | 38.4% |
  | | Independent | George Middleton | 555 | 20.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,758 | 58.9% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Low Furness**
  
  Low Furness (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert James Webster | 1,864 | 62.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Noel Roy Spendlove | 772 | 25.7% |
  | | Labour | Richard Scott | 369 | 12.3% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,028 | 61.3% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Lower Kentdale**
  
  Lower Kentdale (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roger Kenneth Bingham | 2,207 | 69.0% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Antony Jolley | 991 | 31.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,198 | 72.2% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Lyth Valley**
  
  Lyth Valley (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | James Bland | 1,500 | 53.4% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Bernard Collins | 1,307 | 46.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,278 | 65.6% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale**
  
  Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Joseph Nicholson | 2,066 | 64.8% |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sydney Charles McLennan | 1,120 | 35.2% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,186 | 66.7% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Ulverston East**
  
  Ulverston East (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Wendy Anne Kolbe | 1,691 | 63.1% |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Mark Hornby | 987 | 36.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,678 | 56.5% |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  **Ulverston West**
  
  Ulverston West (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Pauline Margaret Halfpenny | 1,774 | 58.4% |
  | | Labour | Bharath Sundara Rajan | 1,265 | 41.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,039 | 65.8% |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  **Upper Kent**
  
  Upper Kent (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lawson Short | 1,640 | 53.1% |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Proctor | 1,448 | 46.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,088 | 69.6% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  **Windermere**
  
  Windermere (1 seat) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Joan Elizabeth Stocker | 1,928 | 57.9% |
  | | Conservative | Ernest George Fallowfield | 1,404 | 42.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,332 | 65.1% |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  