The 2018 Carlisle City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained in no overall control.[1]

Overall result

Carlisle local election result 2018
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 1 0 Increase 1 47.1 44.0 10,648 Increase 12.7
  Labour 8 0 1 Decrease 1 47.1 39.7 9,603 Increase 7.5
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady 5.9 5.6 1,353 Steady 0.0
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.7 1,147 Increase 2.0
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.5 1,076 Decrease 0.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.4 349 Decrease 20.7

Ward results

Belah

Belah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gareth Ellis 902 50.4 Increase 8.0
Labour Jeanette Bradley 429 24.0 Decrease 3.6
Independent Alan Toole 274 15.3 New
Green Penelope Foster 114 6.4 Decrease 0.8
UKIP Philip Douglass 69 3.9 Decrease 18.9
Majority 473 26.4 Increase 11.6
Turnout 1,790 37.3 Decrease 1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Belle Vue

Belle Vue
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jessica Riddle 925 57.2 Increase 16.5
Conservative Melissa Andrews 693 42.8 Increase 10.2
Majority 232 14.4 Increase 6.3
Turnout 1,627 32.9 Increase 1.9
Labour hold Swing

Botcherby

Botcherby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Betton 827 57.2 Increase 4.9
Labour Lisa Brown 482 33.4 Increase 9.2
Conservative Linda Danielis 136 9.4 Increase 0.5
Majority 345 23.8 Decrease 4.3
Turnout 1,448 32.8 Increase 1.0
Independent hold Swing

Brampton

Brampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Mitchelson 758 61.7 Increase 8.6
Labour Maggie Robinson 276 22.5 Increase 4.0
Green Sharon Seymour 108 8.8 Increase 0.2
Independent Malcolm Craik 87 7.1 New
Majority 482 39.2 Increase 4.6
Turnout 1,229 33.8 Decrease 2.4
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Glendinning 587 56.3 Increase 19.0
Conservative Paul Bradley 311 29.8 Increase 10.8
Liberal Democrats David Wood 73 7.0 Decrease 3.9
Green Richard Hunt 72 6.9 Decrease 0.6
Majority 276 26.5 Increase 12.1
Turnout 1,046 25.8 Decrease 1.0
Labour hold Swing

Currock

Currock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Crawford 616 59.2 Increase 8.9
Conservative Barbara Eden 271 26.0 Increase 9.5
UKIP John Denholm 107 10.3 Decrease 15.7
Green Helen Atkinson 47 4.5 Increase 0.4
Majority 345 33.2 Increase 8.9
Turnout 1,043 23.7 Decrease 2.0
Labour hold Swing

Dalston

Dalston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann McKerrell 1,119 52.3 Increase 19.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Gee 658 30.7 Increase 9.3
Labour Calvin Rodgerson 364 17.0 Increase 4.1
Majority 461 21.6 Increase 10.6
Turnout 2,145 37.2 Decrease 8.0
Conservative hold Swing

Denton Holme

Denton Holme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Southward 754 61.1 Increase 16.4
Conservative Syed Ali 345 27.9 Increase 8.8
Green Rob Morrison 136 11.0 Increase 1.6
Majority 409 33.2 Increase 11.5
Turnout 1,240 26.2 Decrease 2.3
Labour hold Swing

Harraby

Harraby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Carrigan 742 53.6 Increase 10.8
Conservative Geoff Mitchell 560 40.4 Increase 17.6
Green Julian Oldfield 83 6.0 Increase 0.8
Majority 182 13.2 Decrease 0.4
Turnout 1,389 27.6 Decrease 2.8
Labour hold Swing

Longtown and Rockcliffe

Longtown and Rockcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raynor Bloxham 526 65.8 Increase 18.6
Labour Paul Atkinson 213 26.6 Increase 7.9
UKIP Fiona Mills 61 7.6 Decrease 24.0
Majority 313 39.2 Increase 23.6
Turnout 803 25.2 Decrease 4.2
Conservative hold Swing

Morton

Morton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Stothard 801 59.1 Increase 13.5
Conservative Charles McKerrell 476 35.1 Increase 12.3
Green Alan Peters 79 5.8 Increase 2.6
Majority 325 24.0 Increase 4.7
Turnout 1,359 29.2 Decrease 4.2
Labour hold Swing

St Aidans

St Aidans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Quilter 662 55.3 Increase 15.0
Conservative Geoffrey Osborne 379 31.7 Increase 11.6
Independent Michael Middlemore 87 7.3 New
Green Henry Goodwin 69 5.8 Decrease 11.2
Majority 283 23.6 Increase 5.9
Turnout 1,200 27.6 Decrease 1.9
Labour hold Swing

Stanwix Rural

Stanwix Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marilyn Bowman 903 65.9 Increase 13.0
Labour Christopher Robinson 292 21.3 Increase 3.4
Green Sky Higgins 116 8.5 Increase 2.9
UKIP John Harding 59 4.3 Decrease 19.3
Majority 611 44.6 Increase 15.3
Turnout 1,372 33.5 Decrease 4.6
Conservative hold Swing

Stanwix Urban

Stanwix Urban
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Mallinson 1,083 53.0 Increase 8.7
Labour Louise Atkinson 696 34.0 Increase 6.6
Green Helen Davison 188 9.2 Decrease 2.2
Independent Claire Pearce 78 3.8 New
Majority 387 19.0 Increase 2.1
Turnout 2,048 44.0 Increase 0.1
Conservative hold Swing

Upperby

Upperby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Graham 640 60.7 Increase 7.9
Conservative Linda Mitchell 292 27.7 Increase 12.1
Liberal Democrats James Osler 122 11.6 New
Majority 348 33.0 Increase 5.8
Turnout 1,057 27.2 Decrease 3.2
Labour hold Swing

Wetheral

Wetheral
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Higgs 1,015 64.1 Increase 20.4
Labour Robert Rynn 336 21.2 Increase 7.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Moss 116 7.3 Increase 5.4
Green Dallas Brewis 64 4.0 Decrease 0.7
UKIP Geoffrey Round 53 3.3 Decrease 15.0
Majority 679 42.9 Increase 17.5
Turnout 1,586 39.7 Decrease 3.1
Conservative hold Swing

Yewdale

Yewdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Currie 879 47.6 Increase 18.0
Labour Timothy Linford 788 42.7 Decrease 1.5
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Coates 178 9.6 New
Majority 91 4.9 N/A
Turnout 1,846 39.6 Increase 0.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

By-elections between 2018 and 2019

Denton Holme by-election 6 September 2018[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Brown 647 62.5 +1.4
Conservative Syed Ali 254 24.5 -3.4
Green Rob Morrison 78 7.5 -3.5
UKIP Phil Douglass 57 5.5 +5.5
Majority 393 37.9
Turnout 1,036
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Carlisle City Council Elections - 2018" (PDF). Carlisle City Council. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Denton Holme Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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