Carlisle City Council historical election results

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