The 2000 Carlisle City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Carlisle local election result 2000[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 +2 57.9
  Labour 5 -2 26.3
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 10.5
  Independent 1 0 5.3

By-elections between 2000 and 2002

Castle by-election 19 April 2001[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 329 34.7 +6.0
Liberal Democrats 294 31.0 -18.2
Conservative 258 27.2 +5.1
Liberal 67 7.1 +7.1
Majority 35 3.7
Turnout 948 21.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ^ "Carlisle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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