Candidates for Copeland Borough Council
The following people are standing in the elections for Copeland Borough Council on 3rd May.
I have listed for each ward the number of councillors to be elected, and then the candidates in alphabetical order with the town or village where they live, and party affiliation.
Addresses are given based on electoral registration details given on the nomination papers as reported to the Whitehaven News - I understand one or two of these addresses may be out of date by election day as a small number of candidates are moving house (but only within the Copeland area.)
ARLECDON (1 seat): C Ross, from Kirkland, (Labour); Marie Simpson, from Arlecdon, (Conservative); Graham Sunderland, from Arlecdon, (Independent).
Note - Arlecdon ward also includes Keekle
BECKERMET (2 seats): Yvonne Clarkson, Calderbridge, (Conservative); John Jackson, Frizington, (Conservative); John Woolley, Whitehaven, (Labour).
BOOTLE (1): Keith Hitchen, Holmrook, (Conservative) ELECTED UNOPPOSED
BRANSTY (3): Alex Caroll, Whitehaven, (Conservative); Les Harley, St Bees, (Labour); Jim Hewitson, Parton, (Labour); Alan Mossop, Whitehaven, (Conservative); Chris Whiteside, Whitehaven, (Conservative.); Jeanette Williams, Distington, (Labour).
Note - the Bransty seat is mostly in Whitehaven but also includes a stretch of countryside around Harras Moor and Scilly Bank, and a slice of Moresby Parks.
CLEATOR MOOR NORTH (3): Hugh Branney, Ennerdale, (Labour); Joan Hully, Cleator Moor, (Labour); Doreen Platt, Egremont, (Conservative); Bill Southward, Cleator Moor, (Labour).
CLEATOR MOOR SOUTH (2): David Banks, Thornhill, (Labour); Cath Gill, Rheda, (Labour); Joyce Morris, Cleator Moor, (Conservative).
DISTINGTON (3): John Bowman, Distington, (Labour); Brian Dixon, Gilgarran, (Labour); Willis Metherell, Pica, (Lab); Frank Hollowell, Lowca, (Lib/Dem); Victoria Vincent, Parton (Conservative)
Note - Distington ward also includes a number of villages in the north of the borough.
EGREMONT NORTH (3): John Brown, Gosforth, (Conservative); Mary Holmes, Egremont, (Conservative); Kenneth Kirkby, Egremont, (Conservative); Sam Mateer, Thornhill, (Labour); Elaine Woodburn, Egremont, (Labour); Margaret Woodburn, Egremont, (Labour).
EGREMONT SOUTH (3): John Coyles, Egremont, (Conservative); John Holmes, Egremont, (Conservative); Jean Lewthwaite, Woodend, (Conservative); Michael McVeigh, Egremont, (Labour); Connie Watson, Egremont, (Labour); Peter Watson, Egremont (Labour).
ENNERDALE (1) : Mike Minogue, Cleator Moor, (Lib Dem); Mary Ross, Kirkland, (Labour); Bob Salkeld, Lamplugh, (Conservative);
(The Ennerdale seat covers a large area of countryside including the Ennerdale Bridge and Lamplugh areas)
FRIZINGTON (2): Peter Connolly, Frizington, (Labour); Tim Knowles, Frizington, (Labour); Ken Simpson, Rowrah, (Conservative).
GOSFORTH (1): Christina Cornall, Gosforth, (Labour); Alan Jacob, Gosforth, (Conservative).
HARBOUR (3): Anne Bradshaw, (Labour); John Kane, (Labour); Graham Roberts, Conservative); Andrew Welsh, (Conservative); Brigid Whiteside, (Conservative); Henry Wormstrup, (Labour); all are from Whitehaven.
HAVERIGG (1): Margaret Barnes, Haverigg (Independent); Carl Carter, Haverigg (Labour); Douglas Wilson, Haverigg (Conservative).
HENSINGHAM (3): Martyn Barnes (Conservative); Margaret Docherty, (Labour); Geoffrey Garity, (Labour); Norman Williams, (Labour); Marcus Swift (Conservative); all are from Whitehaven.
HILLCREST (2): Calvin Jones, (Labour). Alistair Norwood, (Conservative); Andrew Wonnacott, (Conservative); all are from Whitehaven.
HOLBORN HILL, MILLOM (2): Fred Gleaves, (Conservative); Dave Micklethwaite, (Lib Dem); John Park, (Labour); Rowena Pitt, (Conservative); Neil Wilson, (Independent); Roland Woodward, (Labour); All live in the Millom Town Council area.
KELLS (2): Glen Gray, Gosforth, (Conservative); Allan Holliday, Whitehaven, (Labour); George Clements, Whitehaven, (Labour).
MILLOM WITHOUT (1): Gilbert Scurrah, Thwaites, (Conservative). ELECTED UNOPPOSED
MIREHOUSE (3): Eddie Brennan(Labour); Anne Faichney (Labour); George Higgins (Conservative); Leah Higgins (Conservative); Paul Whalley(Labour); Dorothy Wonnacott (Conservative); all are from Whitehaven.
MORESBY (1): Geoff Blackwell, Moresby, (Labour); Gareth Maley, Whitehaven, (Conservative).
NEWTOWN, MILLOM (3): Robin Pitt, (Conservative); Francis Heathcote, (Conservative); Raymond Cole, (Conservative); Anthony Gilmore, (Labour). All live in the Millom Town Council area.
SANDWITH (2): David Gray, Gosforth, (Conservative); Jim Prince, Peter Tyson, (both Whitehaven, Labour).
SEASCALE (2): Eileen Eastwood, (Conservative); David Moore, (Conservative), Les Tulley, (Labour). All Seascale.
ST BEES (1): Norman Clarkson, Calderbridge, (Conservative); Esther Clements, Whitehaven, (Labour).
I have listed for each ward the number of councillors to be elected, and then the candidates in alphabetical order with the town or village where they live, and party affiliation.
Addresses are given based on electoral registration details given on the nomination papers as reported to the Whitehaven News - I understand one or two of these addresses may be out of date by election day as a small number of candidates are moving house (but only within the Copeland area.)
ARLECDON (1 seat): C Ross, from Kirkland, (Labour); Marie Simpson, from Arlecdon, (Conservative); Graham Sunderland, from Arlecdon, (Independent).
Note - Arlecdon ward also includes Keekle
BECKERMET (2 seats): Yvonne Clarkson, Calderbridge, (Conservative); John Jackson, Frizington, (Conservative); John Woolley, Whitehaven, (Labour).
BOOTLE (1): Keith Hitchen, Holmrook, (Conservative) ELECTED UNOPPOSED
BRANSTY (3): Alex Caroll, Whitehaven, (Conservative); Les Harley, St Bees, (Labour); Jim Hewitson, Parton, (Labour); Alan Mossop, Whitehaven, (Conservative); Chris Whiteside, Whitehaven, (Conservative.); Jeanette Williams, Distington, (Labour).
Note - the Bransty seat is mostly in Whitehaven but also includes a stretch of countryside around Harras Moor and Scilly Bank, and a slice of Moresby Parks.
CLEATOR MOOR NORTH (3): Hugh Branney, Ennerdale, (Labour); Joan Hully, Cleator Moor, (Labour); Doreen Platt, Egremont, (Conservative); Bill Southward, Cleator Moor, (Labour).
CLEATOR MOOR SOUTH (2): David Banks, Thornhill, (Labour); Cath Gill, Rheda, (Labour); Joyce Morris, Cleator Moor, (Conservative).
DISTINGTON (3): John Bowman, Distington, (Labour); Brian Dixon, Gilgarran, (Labour); Willis Metherell, Pica, (Lab); Frank Hollowell, Lowca, (Lib/Dem); Victoria Vincent, Parton (Conservative)
Note - Distington ward also includes a number of villages in the north of the borough.
EGREMONT NORTH (3): John Brown, Gosforth, (Conservative); Mary Holmes, Egremont, (Conservative); Kenneth Kirkby, Egremont, (Conservative); Sam Mateer, Thornhill, (Labour); Elaine Woodburn, Egremont, (Labour); Margaret Woodburn, Egremont, (Labour).
EGREMONT SOUTH (3): John Coyles, Egremont, (Conservative); John Holmes, Egremont, (Conservative); Jean Lewthwaite, Woodend, (Conservative); Michael McVeigh, Egremont, (Labour); Connie Watson, Egremont, (Labour); Peter Watson, Egremont (Labour).
ENNERDALE (1) : Mike Minogue, Cleator Moor, (Lib Dem); Mary Ross, Kirkland, (Labour); Bob Salkeld, Lamplugh, (Conservative);
(The Ennerdale seat covers a large area of countryside including the Ennerdale Bridge and Lamplugh areas)
FRIZINGTON (2): Peter Connolly, Frizington, (Labour); Tim Knowles, Frizington, (Labour); Ken Simpson, Rowrah, (Conservative).
GOSFORTH (1): Christina Cornall, Gosforth, (Labour); Alan Jacob, Gosforth, (Conservative).
HARBOUR (3): Anne Bradshaw, (Labour); John Kane, (Labour); Graham Roberts, Conservative); Andrew Welsh, (Conservative); Brigid Whiteside, (Conservative); Henry Wormstrup, (Labour); all are from Whitehaven.
HAVERIGG (1): Margaret Barnes, Haverigg (Independent); Carl Carter, Haverigg (Labour); Douglas Wilson, Haverigg (Conservative).
HENSINGHAM (3): Martyn Barnes (Conservative); Margaret Docherty, (Labour); Geoffrey Garity, (Labour); Norman Williams, (Labour); Marcus Swift (Conservative); all are from Whitehaven.
HILLCREST (2): Calvin Jones, (Labour). Alistair Norwood, (Conservative); Andrew Wonnacott, (Conservative); all are from Whitehaven.
HOLBORN HILL, MILLOM (2): Fred Gleaves, (Conservative); Dave Micklethwaite, (Lib Dem); John Park, (Labour); Rowena Pitt, (Conservative); Neil Wilson, (Independent); Roland Woodward, (Labour); All live in the Millom Town Council area.
KELLS (2): Glen Gray, Gosforth, (Conservative); Allan Holliday, Whitehaven, (Labour); George Clements, Whitehaven, (Labour).
MILLOM WITHOUT (1): Gilbert Scurrah, Thwaites, (Conservative). ELECTED UNOPPOSED
MIREHOUSE (3): Eddie Brennan(Labour); Anne Faichney (Labour); George Higgins (Conservative); Leah Higgins (Conservative); Paul Whalley(Labour); Dorothy Wonnacott (Conservative); all are from Whitehaven.
MORESBY (1): Geoff Blackwell, Moresby, (Labour); Gareth Maley, Whitehaven, (Conservative).
NEWTOWN, MILLOM (3): Robin Pitt, (Conservative); Francis Heathcote, (Conservative); Raymond Cole, (Conservative); Anthony Gilmore, (Labour). All live in the Millom Town Council area.
SANDWITH (2): David Gray, Gosforth, (Conservative); Jim Prince, Peter Tyson, (both Whitehaven, Labour).
SEASCALE (2): Eileen Eastwood, (Conservative); David Moore, (Conservative), Les Tulley, (Labour). All Seascale.
ST BEES (1): Norman Clarkson, Calderbridge, (Conservative); Esther Clements, Whitehaven, (Labour).
Comments
I have not received one election address.
I haven't seen them but the conservatives Eastwood and Moore have I understand done a joint leaflet, ignoring that local elections are about people not politics. The candidates certainly don't work for our votes let alone harder. Furthermore once taking office we can be completely ignored.
Brenda Parsons
Seascale
I know that David Moore and Eileen Eastwood put out hundreds of copies of an election address three weeks ago (in mid April 2011) which was supposed to have gone to every house in the ward.
That leaflet had sections about both of them, so it was about the people, not just the politics.
I am sorry to learn that you did not see it.
Obviously I don't know what happened in this particular case, and I can only apologise if there was a failure of our delivery system.
However in the many years I have been campaigning, I can't recall a year when at least half a dozen voters have not looked me in the eye with every appearance of sincerity and told me they never saw a leaflet which I myself had put through their letterbox.
Now either all those people are liars, which I don't believe, or it is very easy for a political leaflet to be delivered to a house, yet for some or all of those who live there to be convinced that they have never had any communication from the party concerned: perhaps because another resident puts it straight in the bin without mentioning it.