2000 Carlisle City Council election
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:
- Conservative 30
- Labour 14
- Liberal Democrats 6
- Independent 2[2]
Election result
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Carlisle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
- ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
