Carlisle City Council election, 2000
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The 2000 Carlisle City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 30
- Labour 14
- Liberal Democrats 6
- Independent 2[2]
Election result
Carlisle local election result 2000[3] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | +2 | 57.9 | |||||||
Labour | 5 | -2 | 26.3 | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | |||||||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 5.3 |
By-elections between 2000 and 2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 329 | 34.7 | +6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 294 | 31.0 | -18.2 | ||
Conservative | 258 | 27.2 | +5.1 | ||
Liberal | 67 | 7.1 | +7.1 | ||
Majority | 35 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 948 | 21.9 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |