2005 Cumbria County Council election

2005 UK local government election

2005 Cumbria County Council election[1][2]

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| <- 2001 | 5 May 2005 | 2009 ->

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All 84 seats of Cumbria County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
|  | First party  | Second party

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Party  | Labour | Conservative
Last election  | 40 seats, 37.5% | 33 seats, 39.2%
Seats won  | 39 | 32
Seat change  | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 84,482  | 90,794
Percentage  | 36.1%  | 38.7%
Swing  | 1.4%  | 0.5%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Party  | Liberal Democrats | Independent
Last election  | 10 seats, 17.6% | 1 seat, 3.4%
Seats won  | 11  | 2
Seat change  | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 45,885  | 11,035
Percentage  | 19.6%  | 4.7%
Swing  | 2.0%  | 1.3%

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Map showing the results of the 2005 Cumbria County Council elections.

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| Council control before election

No overall control

| Council control after election

No overall control

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Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 5 May 2005. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The Labour Party lost their majority and the council fell under no overall control.

## Results

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2005 Cumbria County Council election[1][2] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 39  | 3  | 4  | 1  | 46.4  | 36.1%  | 84,482  | 1.4
| Conservative | 32  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 38.1  | 38.7%  | 90,794  | 0.5
| Liberal Democrats | 11  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 13.1  | 19.6%  | 45,885  | 2.0
| Independent | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2.4  | 4.7%  | 11,035  | 1.3
| Socialist People's Party | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.4%  | 826  | 3.0
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.2%  | 499  | 0.0
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.1%  | 312  | New
| English Democrat | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.1%  | 269  | New
| Local Community Party  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  | 0.0  | 0.1%  | 224  | New

## Results by electoral division

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### Allerdale District

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#### Aspatria & Wharrels

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Aspatria & Wharrels (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | James Buchanan  | 1,609  | 48.4%
| Labour | Carneen McCarron-Holmes  | 997  | 30.0%
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Burgess  | 717  | 21.6%
Majority  | 612  | 18.4%
Turnout | 3,323  | 64.1%
| Conservative hold

#### Bowness Thursby & Caldbeck

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Bowness Thursby & Caldbeck (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Duncan Fairbairn  | 1,969  | 62.2%
| Liberal Democrats | Olwyn Luckley  | 1,195  | 37.8%
Majority  | 774  | 24.5%
Turnout | 3,164  | 64.0%
| Conservative hold

#### Cockermouth East

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Cockermouth East (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Eric Nicholson  | 1,789  | 54.9%
| Labour | Alan Smith  | 1,471  | 45.1%
Majority  | 318  | 9.8%
Turnout | 3,260  | 67.4%
| Conservative hold

#### Cockermouth West

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Cockermouth West (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Timothy Heslop  | 1,550  | 55.9%
| Labour | William Bacon  | 1,221  | 44.1%
Majority  | 329  | 11.9%
Turnout | 2,771  | 65.6%
| Conservative hold

#### Dearham and Broughton

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Dearham and Broughton (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Alan Clark  | 2,031  | 59.0%
| Conservative | Christopher Harris  | 1,412  | 41.0%
Majority  | 619  | 18.0%
Turnout | 3,443  | 64.9%
| Labour hold

#### Harrington, Clifton and Stainburn

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Harrington, Clifton and Stainburn (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | Allan Caine  | 1,603  | 52.5%
| Labour | Joseph Holliday  | 1,450  | 47.5%
Majority  | 153  | 5.0%
Turnout | 3,053  | 60.3%
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

#### Keswick & Derwent

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Keswick & Derwent (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Barraclough  | 1,602  | 45.6%
| Conservative | Ronald Munby  | 1,099  | 31.3%
| Labour | Denstone Kemp  | 810  | 23.1%
Majority  | 503  | 14.3%
Turnout | 3,511  | 66.3%
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

#### Maryport East

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Maryport East (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Keith Little  | 2,044  | 82.9%
| Conservative | Derick Pattinson  | 421  | 17.1%
Majority  | 1,623  | 65.8%
Turnout | 2,465  | 54.6%
| Labour hold

#### Maryport West

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Maryport West (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | William Cameron  | 1,706  | 73.5%
| Conservative | Neville Lishman  | 615  | 26.5%
Majority  | 1,091  | 47.0%
Turnout | 2,321  | 58.1%
| Labour hold

#### Moorclose

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Moss Bay and Moorclose (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Gerald Humes  | 1,358  | 71.1%
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Johanssen  | 551  | 28.9%
Majority  | 807  | 42.3%
Turnout | 1,909  | 57.4%
| Labour hold

#### Moss Bay

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Moss Bay (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Barbara Cannon  | 1,172  | 78.8%
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Hardon  | 316  | 21.2%
Majority  | 856  | 57.5%
Turnout | 1,488  | 49.5%
| Labour hold

#### Seaton

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Seaton (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Trevor Fee  | 1,202  | 51.3%
| Labour | John Ardron  | 1,140  | 48.7%
Majority  | 62  | 2.6%
Turnout | 2,342  | 59.1%
| Independent gain from Labour

#### Solway Coast

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Solway Coast (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Anthony Markley  | 1,269  | 40.3%
| Labour | Robert Allison  | 1,127  | 35.8%
| Independent | William Jefferson  | 749  | 23.8%
Majority  | 142  | 4.5%
Turnout | 3,145  | 63.0%
| Conservative gain from Labour

#### St John's

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St John's and Great Clifton (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | James Samson  | 1,345  | 57.8%
| Conservative | John Heathcote  | 984  | 42.2%
Majority  | 361  | 15.5%
Turnout | 2,329  | 59.5%
| Labour hold

#### St Michaels

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St Michael's (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Alan Barry  | 1,282  | 62.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Francis  | 763  | 37.3%
Majority  | 519  | 25.4%
Turnout | 2,045  | 59.4%
| Labour hold

#### Wigton

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Wigton (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Crouch  | 856  | 32.1%
| Conservative | Stuart Moffat  | 804  | 33.9%
| Independent | George Scott  | 711  | 30.0%
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Forsyth  | 299  | 12.6%
Majority  | 52  | 1.9%
Turnout | 2,670  | 56.6%
| Labour gain from Conservative

### Barrow-in-Furness

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#### Dalton North

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Dalton North (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Peter Phizacklea  | 1,495  | 54.5%
| Conservative | William James Crosthwaite  | 1,246  | 45.5%
Majority  | 249  | 9.1%
Turnout | 2,741  | 58.1%
| Labour hold

#### Dalton South

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Dalton South (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | William Smith  | 1,215  | 47.7%
| Conservative | Frank Murray  | 985  | 38.7%
| Independent | Helene Young  | 348  | 13.7%
Majority  | 230  | 9.0%
Turnout | 2,548  | 57.9%
| Labour hold

#### Hawcoat

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Hawcoat (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | John Richardson  | 1,924  | 67.3%
| Labour | Tricia Kegg  | 935  | 32.7%
Majority  | 989  | 34.6%
Turnout | 2,859  | 67.9%
| Conservative hold

#### Hindpool

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Hindpool (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Anne Burns  | 1,327  | 73.2%
| Labour | John Murray  | 485  | 26.8%
Majority  | 842  | 46.5%
Turnout | 1,812  | 46.5%
| Conservative hold

#### Newbarns

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Newbarns (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Murphy  | 1,106  | 44.8%
| Conservative | William Pears  | 1,067  | 43.2%
| Independent | James Tongue  | 295  | 12.0%
Majority  | 39  | 1.6%
Turnout | 2,468  | 60.0%
| Labour gain from Conservative

#### Old Barrow

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Old Barrow (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Clive Kitchen  | 657  | 43.4%
| Independent | Eric Wood  | 645  | 42.6%
| Socialist People's Party | Rosemarie Hamezeian  | 211  | 13.9%
Majority  | 12  | 0.8%
Turnout | 1,513  | 47.9%
| Labour hold

#### Ormsgill

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Ormsgill (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Ernest Wilson  | 954  | 49.0%
| Socialist People's Party | Jim Hamezeian  | 615  | 31.6%
| Conservative | Tina Macur  | 376  | 19.3%
Majority  | 339  | 17.4%
Turnout | 1,945  | 50.8%
| Labour hold

#### Parkside

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Parkside (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Alan Nicholson  | 1,307  | 58.9%
| Conservative | Shirley Richardson  | 913  | 41.1%
Majority  | 394  | 17.7%
Turnout | 2,220  | 58.0%
| Labour hold

#### Risedale

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Risedale (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Kevin Hamilton  | 1,654  | 71.9%
| Conservative | Desmond English  | 645  | 28.1%
Majority  | 1,009  | 43.9%
Turnout | 2,299  | 49.3%
| Labour hold

#### Roosecote

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Roosecote (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Norman Shaw  | 1,057  | 38.5%
| Conservative | Kenneth Williams  | 1,052  | 38.3%
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Titcombe  | 635  | 23.1%
Majority  | 5  | 0.2%
Turnout | 2,744  | 63.2%
| Labour hold

#### Walney North

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Walney North (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Jane Murphy  | 1,315  | 58.6%
| Conservative | Brenda Lauderdale  | 632  | 28.2%
| Independent | Kenneth Arts  | 298  | 13.3%
Majority  | 683  | 30.4%
Turnout | 2,245  | 54.8%
| Labour hold

#### Walney South

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Walney South (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Jeffrey Garnett  | 1,211  | 50.1%
| Conservative | Graham Pritchard  | 786  | 32.5%
| Independent | Stephen Smart  | 315  | 13.0%
| Independent | Thomas Weall  | 103  | 4.3%
Majority  | 425  | 17.6%
Turnout | 2,415  | 58.5%
| Labour hold

### Carlisle

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#### Belah

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Belah (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Alan Toole  | 1,644  | 53.9%
| Labour | Joseph Hendry  | 1,284  | 42.1%
| Local Community Party  | Mark Gibson  | 124  | 4.1%
Majority  | 360  | 11.8%
Turnout | 3,052  | 63.4%
| Conservative hold

#### Belle Vue

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Belle Vue (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Cyril Weber  | 1,200  | 49.7%
| Conservative | George Bain  | 745  | 30.9%
| Liberal Democrats | James Tootle  | 411  | 17.0%
| Local Community Party  | John Peacock  | 57  | 2.4%
Majority  | 455  | 18.9%
Turnout | 2,413  | 57.4%
| Labour hold

#### Botcherby

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Botcherby (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Anne Glendinning  | 1,456  | 71.1%
| Conservative | Teresa Cartner  | 591  | 28.9%
Majority  | 865  | 42.3%
Turnout | 2,047  | 45.5%
| Labour hold

#### Brampton & Gilsland

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Brampton & Gilsland (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Philip Howard  | 1,370  | 47.8%
| Labour | Alex Faulds  | 809  | 28.2%
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Marsden  | 689  | 24.0%
Majority  | 561  | 19.6%
Turnout | 2,868  | 55.1%
| Conservative hold

#### Castle

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Castle (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hodgson  | 937  | 43.8%
| Labour | Jessica Riddle  | 853  | 39.9%
| Conservative | Pamela Smith  | 349  | 16.3%
Majority  | 84  | 3.9%
Turnout | 2,139  | 50.6%
| Liberal Democrats hold

#### Currock

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Corby and Hayton (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Heather Bradley  | 1,414  | 61.7%
| Conservative | Lawrence Fisher  | 510  | 22.3%
| Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Richardson  | 366  | 16.0%
Majority  | 904  | 39.5%
Turnout | 2,290  | 52.7%
| Labour hold

#### Dalston & Cummersdale

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Dalston and Burgh (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | John Collier  | 2,057  | 50.6%
| Labour | Ann Warwick  | 1,042  | 25.6%
| Liberal Democrats | William Wyllie  | 968  | 23.8%
Majority  | 1,015  | 25.0%
Turnout | 4,067  | 68.4%
| Conservative hold

#### Denton Holme

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Denton Holme (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Hugh McDevitt  | 1,587  | 61.7%
| Conservative | Doreen Parsons  | 543  | 21.1%
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Struthers  | 442  | 17.2%
Majority  | 1,044  | 40.6%
Turnout | 2,572  | 55.1%
| Labour hold

#### Harraby

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Harraby North (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Michael Richardson  | 1,423  | 56.1%
| Conservative | Andrew Stevenson  | 691  | 27.2%
| Liberal Democrats | Olive Hall  | 423  | 16.7%
Majority  | 732  | 28.9%
Turnout | 2,537  | 55.1%
| Labour hold

#### Longtown & Bewcastle

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Longtown & Bewcastle (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Geoffrey Prest  | 1,417  | 52.6%
| Labour | Robert Dodds  | 769  | 28.5%
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Gallagher  | 509  | 18.9%
Majority  | 648  | 24.0%
Turnout | 2,695  | 53.1%
| Conservative hold

#### Morton

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Morton (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Bell  | 1,540  | 49.9%
| Conservative | John Farmer  | 1,102  | 35.7%
| Liberal Democrats | John Farmer  | 404  | 13.1%
| Local Community Party  | Lezley Gibson  | 43  | 1.4%
Majority  | 438  | 14.2%
Turnout | 3,089  | 63.9%
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

#### St Aidans

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St Aidans (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Reginald Watson  | 1,518  | 63.3%
| Conservative | James Bainbridge  | 880  | 36.7%
Majority  | 638  | 26.6%
Turnout | 2,398  | 53.1%
| Labour hold

#### Stanwix & Irthington

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Stanwix & Irthington (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | John Mallinson  | 1,760  | 51.9%
| Independent | William Graham  | 1,632  | 48.1%
Majority  | 128  | 3.8%
Turnout | 3,392  | 66.5%
| Conservative hold

#### Stanwix Urban

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Stanwix Urban (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Elizabeth Mallinson  | 1,736  | 54.1%
| Labour | George Stothard  | 1,475  | 45.9%
Majority  | 261  | 8.1%
Turnout | 3,211  | 66.8%
| Conservative hold

#### Upperby

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Upperby (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Stewart Young  | 1,297  | 60.5%
| Conservative | Michael Clarke  | 448  | 20.9%
| Liberal Democrats | James Osler  | 398  | 18.6%
Turnout | 849  | 39.6%
Majority  | 2,143  | 53.2%
| Labour hold

#### Wetheral

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Wetheral (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | John Robinson  | 2,206  | 64.7%
| Labour | Roger Horne  | 1,205  | 35.3%
Majority  | 1,001  | 29.3%
Turnout | 3,411  | 61.3%
| Conservative hold

#### Yewdale

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Yewdale (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Helen Marion Horne  | 1,890  | 61.1%
| Conservative | Gareth Ellis  | 1,202  | 38.9%
Majority  | 688  | 22.3%
Turnout | 3,092  | 63.1%
| Labour hold

### Copeland

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#### Bransty

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Bransty (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Bernard William Kirk  | 1,746  | 64.4%
| Conservative | David Hill  | 964  | 35.6%
Majority  | 782  | 28.9%
Turnout | 2,710  | 55.7%
| Labour hold

#### Cleator Moor North and Frizington

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Cleator Moor North and Frizington (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Timothy Knowles  | 2,082  | 71.4%
| Conservative | Alexander Carroll  | 834  | 28.6%
Majority  | 1,248  | 42.8%
Turnout | 2,916  | 55.0%
| Labour hold

#### Cleator Moor South & Egremont

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Cleator Moor South & Egremont (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Simon Leyton  | 1,990  | 63.9%
| Conservative | Jean Lewthwaite  | 1,126  | 36.1%
Majority  | 864  | '.7%
Turnout | 3,116  | 59.8%
| Labour hold

#### Distington & Moresby

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Distington & Moresby (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Archibald Ross  | 1,522  | 65.1%
| Conservative | George Higgins  | 817  | 34.9%
Majority  | 705  | 30.1%
Turnout | 2,339  | 55.5%
| Labour hold

#### Gosforth & Ennerdale

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Gosforth & Ennerdale (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Norman Clarkson  | 1,467  | 50.2%
| Labour | Peter Watson  | 897  | 30.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue  | 56,119.2%  |
Majority  | 570  | 19.5%
Turnout | 2,925  | 68.0%
| Conservative hold

#### Hensingham & Arlecdon

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Hensingham & Arlecdon (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Ronald Calvin  | 1,712  | 67.2%
| Conservative | Marie Simpson  | 836  | 32.8%
Majority  | 876  | 34.4%
Turnout | 2,548  | 57.0%
| Labour hold

#### Hillcrest

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Hillcrest and Hensingham (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Judith Andersen  | 1,237  | 46.9%
| Conservative | Alistair Norwood  | 984  | 37.3%
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Hollowell  | 419  | 15.9%
Majority  | 253  | 9.6%
Turnout | 2,640  | 59.7%
| Labour hold

#### Kells and Sandwith

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Kells and Sandwith (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Joseph McAllister  | 1,367  | 65.8%
| Independent | Gordon Brown  | 357  | 17.2%
| Conservative | Leah Higgins  | 355  | 17.1%
Majority  | 1,010  | 48.6%
Turnout | 2,079  | 53.3%
| Labour hold

#### Millom

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Millom (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Raymond Cole  | 1,700  | 50.03%
| Labour | Roland Woodward  | 1,698  | 49.97%
Majority  | 2  | 0.06%
Turnout | 3,398  | 60.2%
| Conservative hold

#### Mirehouse

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Mirehouse (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Woolley  | 1,357  | 74.2%
| Conservative | Marcus Swift  | 473  | 25.8%
Majority  | 884  | 48.3%
Turnout | 1,830  | 51.0%
| Labour hold

#### Seascale & Whicham

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Seascale & Whicham (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Susan Brown  | 2,321  | 71.0%
| Labour | Allan Holliday  | 946  | 29.0%
Majority  | 1,375  | 42.1%
Turnout | 67.63,267  | %
| Conservative hold

#### St Bees & Egremont

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St Bees & Egremont (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | David Southward  | 1,411  | 53.9%
| Conservative | Adrian Davis-Johnston  | 940  | 35.9%
| English Democrat | Alan Mossop  | 269  | 10.3%
Majority  | 471  | 18.0%
Turnout | 2,620  | 60.6%
| Labour hold

### Eden

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#### Alston and East Fellside

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Alston and East Fellside (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
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| Conservative | Isa Henderson  | 1,257  | 35.7%
| Independent | Bryan Metz  | 1,028  | 29.2%
| Liberal Democrats | George Collinge  | 775  | 22.0%
| Labour | Christopher Bagshaw  | 463  | 13.1%
Majority  | 229  | 6.5%
Turnout | 3,523  | 71.5%
| Conservative hold

#### Appleby

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Appleby (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Mary Warburton  | 1,474  | 51.0%
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Connell  | 1,418  | 49.0%
Majority  | 56  | 1.9%
Turnout | 2,892  | 65.2%
| Conservative hold

#### Eden Lakes

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Eden Lakes (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Roger Bird  | 1,315  | 44.8%
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes  | 1,152  | 39.2%
| Independent | Jean Wildish  | 470  | 16.0%
Majority  | 163  | 5.5%
Turnout | 2,937  | 67.0%
| Conservative hold

#### Greystoke and Hesket

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Greystoke and Hesket (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Albert Richardson  | 1,775  | 54.9%
| Liberal Democrats | David Leonard  | 1,063  | 32.9%
| Independent | Peter Huddleston  | 395  | 12.2%
Majority  | 3,233  | 68.6%
Turnout | 712  | 22.0%
| Conservative hold

#### Kirkby Stephen

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Kirkby Stephen (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Timothy Stoddard  | 1,334  | 42.4%
| Liberal Democrats | John Raw  | 954  | 30.3%
| Independent | Jane Brook  | 861  | 27.3%
Majority  | 3,149  | 64.8%
Turnout | 380  | 12.1%
| Conservative hold

#### Penrith East

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Penrith East (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Michael Ash  | 1,129  | 45.1%
| Conservative | Gordon Nicolson  | 765  | 30.6%
| Labour | Keith Dovaston  | 467  | 18.7%
| Independent | John Nicholson  | 141  | 5.6%
Majority  | 364  | 14.5%
Turnout | 2,502  | 55.7%
| Liberal Democrats hold

#### Penrith North

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Penrith North (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Philip Chappelhow  | 1,132  | 39.0%
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bell  | 1,034  | 35.6%
| Labour | Geoffrey Rockliffe-King  | 432  | 14.9%
| Independent | Mary Robinson  | 304  | 10.5%
Majority  | 98  | 3.4%
Turnout | 2,902  | 63.8%
| Conservative hold

#### Penrith Rural

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Penrith Rural (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Gary Strong  | 1,793  | 57.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Hughes  | 850  | 27.4%
| Labour | Alison Crompton  | 464  | 14.9%
Majority  | 943  | 30.4%
Turnout | 3,107  | 69.4%
| Conservative hold

#### Penrith West

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Penrith West (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Independent | Colin Nineham  | 754  | 33.8%
| Conservative | John Thompson  | 663  | 29.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Burgin  | 455  | 20.4%
| Labour | Eric Wilson  | 360  | 16.1%
Majority  | 91  | 4.1%
Turnout | 2,232  | 54.3%
| Independent hold

### South Lakeland

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#### Cartmel

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Cartmel (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Edward Walsh  | 1,332  | 44.3%
| Liberal Democrats | David Birchall  | 1,302  | 43.3%
| Labour | Marilyn Molloy  | 374  | 12.4%
Majority  | 30  | 1.0%
Turnout | 3,008  | 68.3%
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

#### Grange

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Grange (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | William Wearing  | 1,973  | 53.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Hall  | 1,374  | 37.4%
| Labour | Laurence Scullard  | 328  | 8.9%
Majority  | 599  | 16.3%
Turnout | 3,675  | 74.0%
| Conservative hold

#### High Furness

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High Furness (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Oliver Pearson  | 1,426  | 46.7%
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Davies  | 1,265  | 41.5%
| Labour | Rae Cross  | 360  | 11.8%
Majority  | 161  | 5.3%
Turnout | 3,051  | 71.8%
| Conservative hold

#### Kendal Castle

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Kendal Castle (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Clare  | 1,941  | 57.6%
| Conservative | Enid Robinson  | 1,034  | 30.7%
| Labour | Charles Batteson  | 395  | 11.7%
Majority  | 907  | 26.9%
Turnout | 3,370  | 71.2%
| Liberal Democrats hold

#### Kendal Highgate

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Kendal Highgate (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Cook  | 1,167  | 43.6%
| Labour | Martyn Jowett  | 900  | 33.6%
| Conservative | Jaine Chisholm Caunt  | 611  | 22.8%
Majority  | 267  | 10.0%
Turnout | 2,678  | 62.5%
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

#### Kendal Nether

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Kendal Nether (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Lishman  | 1,506  | 48.9%
| Labour | Paul Braithwaite  | 791  | 25.7%
| Conservative | Karen Patrick  | 781  | 25.4%
Majority  | 715  | 23.2%
Turnout | 3,078  | 66.0%
| Liberal Democrats hold

#### Kendal South

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Kendal South (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Alan Bobbett  | 1,480  | 42.2%
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Vincent  | 1,443  | 41.2%
| Labour | Robert Rothwell  | 478  | 13.6%
| Independent | Andrew Billson-Page  | 103  | 2.9%
Majority  | 37  | 1.1%
Turnout | 3,504  | 73.8%
| Conservative hold

#### Kendal Strickland and Fell

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Kendal Strickland and Fell (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | David Clarke  | 1,434  | 45.3%
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Coleman  | 1,149  | 36.3%
| Conservative | Melvin Mackie  | 582  | 18.4%
Majority  | 285  | 9.0%
Turnout | 3,165  | 68.5%
| Labour hold

#### Kent Estuary

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Kent Estuary (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stewart  | 2,038  | 52.5%
| Conservative | Andrew Coates  | 1,526  | 39.3%
| Labour | Andrew Strang  | 319  | 8.2%
Majority  | 512  | 13.2%
Turnout | 3,883  | 75.0%
| Liberal Democrats hold

#### Lakes

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Lakes (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Brian Barton  | 1,025  | 40.5%
| Liberal Democrats | Mandi Abrahams  | 908  | 35.9%
| Independent | George Middleton  | 324  | 12.8%
| Labour | Maureen Colquhoun  | 275  | 10.9%
Majority  | 117  | 4.6%
Turnout | 2,532  | 61.0%
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

#### Low Furness

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Lower Kentdale (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | John Hemingway  | 1,636  | 53.4%
| Liberal Democrats | David Steel  | 1,425  | 46.6%
Majority  | 211  | 6.9%
Turnout | 3,061  | 65.2%
| Conservative hold

#### Lower Kentdale

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Lyth Valley (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Roger Bingham  | 2,209  | 64.5%
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Jolley  | 925  | 27.0%
| Labour | Peter Horner  | 292  | 8.5%
Majority  | 1,284  | 37.5%
Turnout | 3,426  | 74.3%
| Conservative hold

#### Lyth Valley

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Lyth Valley (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | James Bland  | 1,745  | 58.1%
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Horner  | 1,048  | 34.9%
| Labour | Robin Yates  | 212  | 7.1%
Majority  | 697  | 23.2%
Turnout | 3,005  | 73.0%
| Conservative hold

#### Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale

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Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Joseph Nicholson  | 1,914  | 57.1%
| Liberal Democrats | Sydney McLennan  | 1,150  | 34.3%
| Labour | Diane Horner  | 289  | 8.6%
Majority  | 764  | 22.8%
Turnout | 3,353  | 71.5%
| Conservative hold

#### Ulverston East

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Ulverston East (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | Wendy Kolbe  | 1,397  | 55.2%
| Conservative | Brian Wilkinson  | 823  | 32.5%
| UKIP | Alan Beach  | 312  | 12.3%
Majority  | 574  | 22.7%
Turnout | 2,532  | 57.5%
| Labour hold

#### Ulverston West

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Ulverston West (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Conservative | Pauline Halfpenny  | 1,682  | 54.7%
| Labour | Bharath Rajan  | 896  | 29.1%
| Green | Simon Filmore  | 499  | 16.2%
Majority  | 786  | 25.5%
Turnout | 3,077  | 69.3%
| Conservative hold

#### Upper Kent

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Upper Kent (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Collins  | 1,755  | 54.5%
| Conservative | Patricia Bell  | 1,189  | 36.9%
| Labour | Avril Dobson  | 277  | 8.6%
Majority  | 566  | 17.6%
Turnout | 3,221  | 72.5%
| Liberal Democrats hold

#### Windermere

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Windermere (1 seat)[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Joan Stocker  | 1,858  | 55.0%
| Conservative | David Williams  | 1,211  | 35.8%
| Labour | Yvonne Stewart-Taylor  | 309  | 9.1%
Majority  | 647  | 19.2%
Turnout | 3,378  | 69.2%
| Liberal Democrats hold

## References

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1. ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 2005". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. ^ a b Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2005 - Cumbria". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf "Election 2005". Cumbria County Council. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf "Cumbria County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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