Carlisle Council by-election results

There were two council by elections yesterday, both held by the defending party.

The Conservatives held Belah ward with a majority of nearly 400 over Labour

The Lib Dems held Castle ward with a majority of 161, also over Labour, who had been in second place when both wards were last contested. Full results were


Carlisle, Belah Ward

Con 700: Cllr Gareth Ellis elected.
Lab 307
Ind 221
BNP 142
LD 79
Grn 61


Carlisle, Castle Ward

Lib Dem 465: Cllr Colin Farmer elected.
Lab 304
BNP 255
Con 143
Green 125


Congratulations to Gareth Ellis, who I was delighted to see elected: he had previously been a councillor in the marginal ward of Botcherby, and I think he will be an excellent representative for Belah ward.

The Farmer family will have to be on their toes when recorded votes take place on Carlisle council: the newly elected Councillor Colin Farmer joins his parents, both representatives for Morton, on the council. (When a recorded vote takes place, the officer clerking the meeting calls out the name of each councillor in alphabetical order by surname to ask how they are voting.)



A "something for everyone" result for all three of the main parties in the sense that the Conservatives are pleased with a hold and a good share of the vote in Belah, the Lib/Dems will be pleased to have held Castle, and Labour will be pleased to have retained second place in both seats and most of their vote share from the previous election.

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