Local election results

Details of results of local elections.

Cumberland Council by-election results

You can see the full results of the Cumberland Council election results held in May 2022 on our website. 

Cumberland Council Keswick ward by-election

An election for the Cumberland Council Keswick was held on 17 October 2024.

Result of the election

The result of the Keswick ward election held on 17 October 2024 is as follows:

Name of candidateDescription of candidateVotesElected?
HALL, Jane 
Cunningham
Green Party85 
KING, Graham 
Anthony
Conservative Party Candidate384 
LANSBURY, Sally AnneLabour Party513Elected
RIVERS, John RogerLiberal Democrats29 

 

Reason for rejected ballot paperNumber
Want of an official mark0
Voting for more than one candidate0
Writing or mark by which the voter can be identified0
Being unmarked or void for uncertainty5
Total5

Therefore Sally Anne Lansbury has been duly elected as councillor for the Keswick ward of Cumberland Council. 

Turnout was 24.46%. The size of the electorate was 4,154 and the number of ballot papers issued was 1,016.

Cumberland Council Wetheral ward by-election

An election for the Cumberland Council Wetheral ward was held on 17 October 2024.

Result of the election

The result of the Wetheral ward election held on 17 October 2024 is as follows:

Name of candidateDescription of candidateVotesElected?
ALCROFT, Ruth 
Elizabeth
Labour Party160 
ELLIS, Gareth 
Michael
Conservative Party Candidate665Elected
WILLS, Sarah JoyceLiberal Democrats463 

 

Reason for rejected ballot paperNumber
Want of an official mark0
Voting for more than one candidate0
Writing or mark by which the voter can be identified0
Being unmarked or void for uncertainty10
Total10

Therefore Gareth Michael Ellis has been duly elected as councillor for the Wetheral ward of Cumberland Council. 

Turnout was 22.17%. The size of the electorate was 5,856 and the number of ballot papers issued was 1,298.

Cumberland Council Harraby North Ward by-election

An election for the Cumberland Council Harraby North ward in Carlisle was held on 27 June 2024.

Result of the election

The result of the Harraby North election held on 27 June 2024 is as follows:

Name of candidateDescription of candidateVotesElected?
CONNER, Peri ElizabethGreen Party62 
CURRIE, Robert GordonConservative Party Candidate165 
MCDERMOTT, Justin RobertLabour Party455Elected
WILLS, Sarah JoyceLiberal Democrats70 

 

Reason for rejected ballot paperNumber
Want of an official mark0
Voting for more than one candidate1
Writing or mark by which the voter can be identified0
Being unmarked or void for uncertainty8
Total9

Therefore Justin Robert McDermott has been duly elected as Councillor for the Harraby North ward of Cumberland Council. 

Turnout was 16.64%. The size of the electorate was 4,567 and the number of ballot papers issued was 761.

Declaration of Result - Harraby North Ward held in June 2024 (PDF, 575.76KB)

Cockermouth Town Council - Christchurch ward by-election

An election for Cockermouth Town Council - Christchurch ward was held on 12 December 2024.

The result of the election was as follows: 

Candidate nameDescription of candidateNumber of votes castElected?
FORSYTHE, Jenny LouiseLabour Party211 
SMITH, AlanIndependent236E

 

Reason for rejected ballot paper   Number
Want of an official mark    0
Voting for more than one candidate    1
Writing or mark by which the voter can be identified    0
Being unmarked or void for uncertainty    0
Total1

Therefore Alan Smith has been duly elected as councillor for the Christchurch ward on Cockermouth Town Council. 

Turnout was 22.61%. The size of the electorate was 1981 and the number of ballot papers issued was 448.

Cockermouth Town Council Christchurch Ward declaration of result (PDF, 47.9KB)

Workington Town Council - Harrington ward by-election

An election was held on 27 February 2025 for the Harrington Ward on Workington Town Council. The result of the election was as follows:

Candidate nameDescription of candidateNumber of votes castElected?
MCGUCKIN, Antony DavidLabour Party146 
MISKELLY, William James (commonly known as Billy)The Conservative 
Party Candidate
273Elected
Reason for rejected ballot paper   Number
Want of an official mark    0
Voting for more than one candidate    1
Writing or mark by which the voter can be identified    0
Being unmarked or void for uncertainty    1
Total2
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Therefore William James Miskelly has been duly elected as councillor for the Harrington Ward on Workington Town Council. 

Turnout was 16.91%. The size of the electorate was 2,489 and the number of ballot papers issued was 421.