Copeland Borough Council elections

Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 51 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Hillcrest By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,113	52.1	+13.3
	Labour	1,025	47.9	-13.3
Majority		88	4.2
Turnout		2,138
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Egremont North By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	470	68.1	-7.3
	Conservative	164	23.9	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	55	8.0	+8.0
Majority		305	44.2
Turnout		690
	Labour hold	Swing

Harbour By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	442	58.0	+4.5
	Conservative	320	42.0	+20.8
Majority		122	16.0
Turnout		762
	Labour hold	Swing

Haverigg By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	230	64.4	+11.4
	Labour	91	25.6	-21.2
	Liberal Democrats	35	9.8	+9.8
Majority		139	38.8
Turnout		356
	Conservative hold	Swing

Kells By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	229	73.2	-13.9
	Conservative	84	26.8	+13.9
Majority		145	46.4
Turnout		313
	Labour hold	Swing

Newtown By-Election 6 November 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	597	51.8	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	376	32.6	+32.6
	Labour	180	15.6	-25.3
Majority		221	19.2
Turnout		1,153	40.8
	Conservative hold	Swing

Holborn Hill By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	407	57.4
	Labour	302	42.6
Majority		105	14.8
Turnout		709	31.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Mirehouse By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	817	79.7	+2.6
	Conservative	208	20.3	+20.3
Majority		609	59.4
Turnout		1,025	29.5
	Labour hold	Swing

Harbour By-Election 10 June 2004[6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Bradshaw	480	41.0	-21.6
	Conservative	Richard Maley	387	33.0	-4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Hollowell	304	26.0	+26.0
Majority			93	8.0
Turnout			1,171	37.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleator Moor North By-Election 6 April 2006[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Branney	307	61.6	+15.0
	Independent	Lauren Mossop	191	38.4	-15.0
Majority			116	23.2
Turnout			498	15.4
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Gosforth By-Election 6 April 2006[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Jacob	264	64.2	-7.7
	Labour	Christine Cornall	85	20.7	-7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Minogue	62	15.1	+15.1
Majority			179	43.5
Turnout			411	34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hensingham By-Election 6 April 2006[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Garrity	385	61.1	-10.6
	Conservative	Alexander Carroll	207	32.9	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Hollowell	38	6.0	+6.0
Majority			178	28.2
Turnout			630	19.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Harbour By-Election 20 September 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeanette Williams	463	44.3	-17.1
	Conservative	Brigid Whiteside	337	32.2	-6.4
	BNP	Bill Pugh	245	23.4	+23.4
Majority			126	12.1
Turnout			1,045	31.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hensingham By-Election 2 May 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan Forster	670	75.0	+4.3
	Conservative	Genna Martin	223	25.0	-4.3
Majority			447	50.1
Turnout				28.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Newtown By-Election 8 June 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerard James McGrath	954	61.4	-9.6
	Labour	Angela Dixon	601	38.6	+16.4
Majority			353	22.7
Turnout			1,555	59.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Egremont South By-Election 2 November 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Higgins	354	52.4	+15.7
	Conservative	Jeff Hailes	321	47.6	+26.8
Majority			33	4.9
Turnout			675	23.8
	Labour hold		Swing

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The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
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legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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Council elections in Cumbria
Cumbria County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Allerdale Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 2019
Carlisle City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Copeland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Eden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
South Lakeland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Cumberland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Westmorland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes