Carlisle City Council historical election results

Overview of the results from previous elections for Carlisle City Council.

Election results

If you are looking for the results of the Cumberland Council election held on 5 May 2022 and elections after 1 April 2023, you can find them on our voting and elections pages

Council and Ward breakdowns from previous elections

The information contained on this page is historical. 

Make-up of Carlisle City Council after Thursday 6 May 2021 Election

By-Elections were held in the following three wards: 

  • Cathedral and Castle
  • Harraby South and Parklands
  • Newtown and Morton North

There was a 27.10% overall turnout and three Carlisle City Councillors were elected.

The composition of Carlisle City Council following the 2021 election is as follows:

Conservative - 19
Green Party - 1
Independent - 4
Labour - 13
Liberal Democrat - 1
UKIP - 1

Make-up of Carlisle City Council after Thursday 2 May 2019 Election

Elections were held in the following 13 wards: 

  • Belah and Kingmoor
  • Botcherby and Harraby North
  • Brampton and Fellside
  • Cathedral and Castle
  • Currock and Upperby
  • Dalston and Burgh
  • Denton Holme and Morton South
  • Harraby South and Parklands
  • Longtown and the Border
  • Newtown and Morton North
  • Sandsfield and Morton West
  • Stanwix and Houghton
  • Wetheral and Corby

There was a 32.11 % overall turnout and 39 Carlisle City Councillors were elected.

The composition of Carlisle City Council following the 2019 election is as follows:

Conservative - 17
Green Party - 1
Independent - 4
Labour - 15
Liberal Democrat - 1
UKIP - 1

Make up of Carlisle City Council after Thursday 6 September 2018 By-Election

Labour - 25
Conservative - 22
Independent - 4
Liberal Democrat - 1

Belah - HOLD  - Conservative
Belle Vue - HOLD - Labour
Botcherby - HOLD - Independent
Brampton - HOLD - Conservative
Castle - HOLD - Labour
Currock - HOLD - Labour
Dalston - HOLD - Conservative
Denton Holme - HOLD - Labour
Harraby - HOLD - Labour
Longtown and Rockcliffe - HOLD - Conservative
Morton - HOLD - Labour
St Aidans - HOLD -  Labour
Stanwix Urban - HOLD - Conservative
Stanwix Rural - HOLD - Conservative
Upperby - HOLD - Labour
Wetheral - HOLD - Conservative
Yewdale - GAIN - Conservative

General Election 2017 - Carlisle Constituency results

The General Election was held on Thursday, 8 June 2017. Total number of eligible voters was = 62,294
The results are as follows:

Ruth Elizabeth ALCROFT - The Labour Party Candidate - 18,873 votes
Fiona Rachel MILLS - UK Independence Party - 1,455 votes
Andrew John STEVENSON - The Conservative Party Candidate - 21,472 votes
Peter Carlyle THORNTON - Liberal Democrat Candidate - 1,256 votes

Spoilt Votes - 88

Total number of votes cast - 43,144

The % turnout was - 69.2%

Majority - 2,599

Make-up of the Carlisle City Council after Thursday 4 May 2017 By Elections

Labour - 26
Conservative - 21
Independent - 4
Liberal Democrat - 1

Make-up of Carlisle City Council after Thursday 5 May 2016 Election

Labour - 27
Conservative - 20
Independent - 4
Liberal Democrat - 1

2016 ward breakdown:

Belah - HOLD - Conservative
Belle Vue - HOLD - Labour
Botcherby - GAIN - Independent
Brampton - HOLD - Conservative
Castle - HOLD - Labour
Currock - HOLD - Labour
Dalston - HOLD - Liberal
Denton Holme - HOLD - Labour
Great Corby and Geltsdale - HOLD - Conservative
Harraby - HOLD - Labour
Hayton - HOLD - Independent
Morton - HOLD - Labour
St Aidans - HOLD - Labour
Stanwix Urban - HOLD - Conservative
Upperby - HOLD - Labour
Wetheral - HOLD - Conservative
Yewdale - HOLD - Labour