One third of Carlisle City Council in Cumbria, England, was elected each year, followed by one year without election.
The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.
From the last boundary changes in 1999 until its abolition in 2023, 52 councillors were elected from 22 wards.
Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows: (Put "Carlisle" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 1974–1976 1976–1979 1979–1999 1999–2003 2003–2012 2012–2019 2019–2021 2021–2023
Leadership The leaders of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2023 were:
Councillor Party From To Mike Mitchelson 1999 21 May 2012 Joe Hendry 21 May 2012 30 May 2013 Colin Glover 16 Jul 2013 May 2019 John Mallinson 20 May 2019 31 Mar 2023
Council elections Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1999 election which increased the number of seats by one, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.
1973 Carlisle City Council election 1976 Carlisle City Council election 1979 Carlisle City Council election 1983 Carlisle City Council election (New ward boundaries)The City of Carlisle (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 1984 Carlisle City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The Allerdale and Carlisle (Areas) Order 1983 1986 Carlisle City Council election 1987 Carlisle City Council election 1988 Carlisle City Council election 1990 Carlisle City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1991 Carlisle City Council election
YearLabourConservativeIndependentLiberal DemocratsGreen PartyUKIPVacantNotes 1992 30 18 1 2 0 0 0 1994 27 20 1 3 0 0 0 1995 30 17 1 3 0 0 0 1996 33 14 1 3 0 0 0 1998 33 14 1 3 0 0 0 1999 16 28 2 6 0 0 0 New ward boundaries 2000 14 30 2 6 0 0 0 2002 18 27 2 5 0 0 0 2003 22 24 1 5 0 0 0 2004 24 20 1 7 0 0 0 2006 24 19 1 8 0 0 0 2007 25 19 1 7 0 0 0 2008 21 21 1 7 0 0 2 2010 23 22 2 5 0 0 0 2011 24 22 2 4 0 0 0 2012 27 20 2 2 0 0 1 2014 29 19 2 2 0 0 0 2015 29 20 2 1 0 0 0 2016 28 20 3 1 0 0 0 2018 27 21 3 1 0 0 0 2019 15 17 4 1 1 1 0 New ward boundaries
District result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyTrinity17 October 1996 Belle Vue2 October 1997 Stanwix Rural2 October 1997 Castle by-election19 April 2001 Castle by-election24 November 2005 Upperby by-election (2 seats)12 June 2008 Belah by-election5 March 2009 Castle by-election5 March 2009 Stanwix Urban by-election16 September 2010 Harraby by-election21 June 2012 Yewdale by-election5 September 2013 Dalston by-election17 October 2013 Castle by-election11 September 2014 Botcherby by-election7 January 2016 Castle by-election15 September 2016 Castle by-election24 November 2016 Belle Vue by-election4 May 2017 Yewdale by-election4 May 2017 Denton Holme by-election6 September 2018 Cathedral and Castle by-election6 May 2021 Harraby South and Parklands by-election6 May 2021 Newtown and Morton North by-election6 May 2021 Currock and Upperby by-election28 October 2021 Longtown and the Border by-election5 May 2022
A detailed breakdown of recent by elections can be found below:
References
External links Carlisle City Council