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    1981 handbook

    Cumbria: 1981 local elections

    84 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1980) (82 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 52 · Labour 23 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1981) (83 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 42 · Conservative 35 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 3

    Ward results

    Alston1 seat · turnout 45.0%
    D. DixonIndependent502
    A. MontgomeryLabour189
    Appleby1 seat
    A. WappettIndependent0 ✓
    Aspatria1 seat · turnout 48.8%
    M. DinningLabour1,424
    W. RelphConservative874
    Barrow Island1 seat · turnout 38.2%
    G. HartshornLabour889
    G. EarnshawConservative246
    Belah1 seat · turnout 48.9%
    David WilsonConservative1,280
    G. StothardLabour990
    Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 45.9%
    J. OswaldLabour1,111
    R. PotterConservative505
    J. GrayLIB434
    Botcherby1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    R. WatsonLabour1,534
    J. GrayConservative343
    Brampton and Gilsland1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    S. MurrayIndependent1,273
    N. LewisLabour429
    Bransty1 seat · turnout 58.8%
    M. DevlinLabour1,331
    J. SomersConservative1,100
    Buttermere & Derwent1 seat · turnout 50.9%
    R. AllisonConservative1,492
    J. AskewLabour952
    Cartmel1 seat · turnout 41.7%
    T. NaylorConservative1,265
    K. JacksonLabour466
    Central1 seat · turnout 33.0%
    I. BennLabour1,083
    G. DawsonConservative326
    Cleator Moor North1 seat · turnout 49.5%
    B. OwenLabour1,995
    R. ElsamConservative445
    Cleator Moor South1 seat · turnout 47.2%
    G. PooleLabour1,188
    W. RawlingConservative690
    S. SewardLIB102
    Cockermouth1 seat · turnout 53.3%
    R. HannahLabour1,683
    T. SmithConservative1,256
    Crooklands1 seat · turnout 50.2%
    V. MacaulayConservative1,131
    S. RaymondLIB916
    Currock1 seat · turnout 36.1%
    W. BellLabour1,329
    P. SarginsonConservative340
    Dalston & Cummersdale1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    C. RossConservative1,191
    M. HiltonLIB553
    C. WeberLabour357
    Dalton North1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    P. PhizackleaLabour1,290
    P. SkeltonConservative545
    Dalton South1 seat · turnout 34.3%
    W. SmithLabour966
    M. KirkmanConservative456
    Dearham & Bassenthwaite1 seat · turnout 55.0%
    Anne ClarkeLabour1,251
    D. BirdConservative1,118
    Denton Holme1 seat · turnout 44.3%
    E. MartlewLabour1,277
    A. SwordConservative667
    Distington & Moresby1 seat · turnout 53.4%
    A. HildropLabour1,616
    J. CoatesConservative731
    Egremont1 seat · turnout 52.0%
    C TuleyLabour2,164
    D. CrawfordConservative945
    Far Cross1 seat · turnout 54.3%
    S. BuckinghamLIB1,074
    S. ClarkConservative928
    D. WilsonLabour550
    Grange1 seat · turnout 72.3%
    J. TaylorConservative1,371 ✓
    G. LawsonLabour437
    Greystoke & Mungrisdale1 seat
    T. RileyConservative0 ✓
    Harraby1 seat · turnout 45.8%
    G. WhalleyLabour1,514
    J. FosterConservative684
    Harrington & Salterbeck1 seat · turnout 56.9%
    W. EnneverLabour1,767
    J. ParkerConservative373
    Hawcoat1 seat · turnout 41.2%
    G. SmithConservative1,300
    M. O'SheaLabour610
    Hensingham1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    R. CalvinLabour1,508
    P. BurnsConservative347
    Hesket & Kirkoswald1 seat · turnout 43.1%
    J. BellConservative1,234
    S. BulcockLIB895
    High Furness1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    J. InmanConservative960
    K. EnnionLabour370
    M. FletcherEcol358
    Highgate1 seat · turnout 47.7%
    M. EwartConservative767
    M. JowetLabour751
    G. RaymondLIB619
    Hillcrest1 seat · turnout 51.0%
    J. AtkinsonLabour1,177
    J. SimpsonConservative740
    Hindpool1 seat · turnout 35.9%
    A. TaitLabour1,313
    D. QuickConservative385
    Kells1 seat · turnout 48.9%
    H. CallowLabour1,697
    R. JohnstonConservative273
    Kent Estuary1 seat · turnout 43.6%
    R. GyngellConservative1,056
    P. HoggLIB942
    Keswick & St. Johns1 seat · turnout 51.9%
    T. BrannanConservative1,024
    P. ButtleLabour629
    N. BlackshawLIB605
    Kingmoor & Houghton1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    J. PorterConservative1,473
    E. SeniorLabour405
    Kirkby Stephen1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    E. FranklandConservative1,224
    I. FrancisLabour335
    Lakes1 seat
    I. WilsonConservative0 ✓
    Longtown & Bewcastle1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    R. GolightlyConservative1,004
    P. JacksonLabour545
    Low Furness1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    W. CooperConservative1,059
    A. ShawLabour688
    Lowther & Shap1 seat
    J. RailtonConservative0 ✓
    Lyth Valley1 seat
    D. MarshallConservative0 ✓
    Maryport North1 seat · turnout 59.1%
    W. CameronLabour2,209
    K. WallaceConservative741
    Maryport South1 seat
    J. McMillinLabour0 ✓
    Millom1 seat · turnout 55.9%
    J. DuffieldLabour1,480 ✓
    T. BennettsConservative902
    J. HogarthIndependent467
    D. DixonEcol174
    Mirehouse1 seat · turnout 45.6%
    H. PetrieLabour1,510
    E. ParkerConservative212
    Moorclose1 seat · turnout 53.9%
    J. ValentineLabour1,774
    J. ElliottConservative540
    Morton1 seat · turnout 52.2%
    L. EilbeckLabour1,479
    T. ReidConservative439
    S. CoulsonLIB353
    Nether1 seat · turnout 53.5%
    B. StudholmeLIB1,007
    E. BarkerConservative878
    A. DobsonLabour721
    Newbarns1 seat · turnout 38.2%
    N. GrahamLabour974
    J. O'ConnellConservative766
    Ormsgill1 seat · turnout 32.7%
    W. LewisLabour1,126
    E. SkeltonConservative402
    Parkside1 seat · turnout 37.6%
    C. LiversedgeConservative867
    W. McWhinnieLabour745
    Penrith North West1 seat · turnout 34.0%
    T. GreshamConservative984
    J. GibsonLabour527
    Penrith South East1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    E. SleeConservative889
    M. BrownLabour476
    B. WatesLIB450
    Risedale1 seat · turnout 33.8%
    J. GarnettLabour1,133
    S. PooleConservative278
    Roosecote1 seat · turnout 37.6%
    F. GallagherLabour783
    W. HudsonConservative701
    Seascale & Whicham1 seat · turnout 44.9%
    R. StrikeConservative1,574
    J. BradleyLabour526
    K. McNeillEcol151
    Seaton1 seat · turnout 29.4%
    I. BrayConservative637
    H. BishopLabour573
    W. SmithInd SD230
    Seaton & Winscales1 seat
    H. LingardLabour0 ✓
    Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    J. EntwistleConservative944
    W. RobertsonLIB909
    Silloth & Holme Abbey1 seat · turnout 43.1%
    J. HollidayConservative1,502
    H. GormanLabour514
    St John's1 seat
    J. ArdronLabour1,317
    L. ConawayConservative1,269
    St. Aidans1 seat · turnout 47.9%
    A. GlendinningLabour1,034
    D. ParsonsConservative944
    J. McGarrPARA134
    St. Bees & Gosforth1 seat · turnout 50.6%
    N. BurgessConservative1,545
    D. BanksLabour821
    St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 52.8%
    M. McLeishLabour1,813
    D. HamblinConservative545
    Stanwix Urban1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    H. FawcettConservative1,435
    H. EvansLabour569
    Strickland & Fell1 seat · turnout 50.6%
    T. FoxConservative841
    J. BlamireLabour742
    J. KayeLIB538
    Trinity1 seat · turnout 50.9%
    R. AlderseyLIB1,265
    W. ElliottLabour984
    Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 48.7%
    S. HalfpennyLabour1,431
    W. DaviesConservative693
    Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 50.3%
    J. CravenConservative1,609
    P. RussellLabour935
    Upper Kent1 seat
    T. FarrerConservative0 ✓
    Upperby1 seat · turnout 46.4%
    H. LittleLabour1,554
    J. CollierConservative332
    G. HorsfieldLIB267
    Walney North1 seat · turnout 40.1%
    A. NicholsonLabour1,130
    D. GriffinConservative389
    Walney South1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    F. ChristieLabour1,272
    P. SmithConservative537
    Warnell1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    G. QuayleConservative1,007
    P. MacdonaldLIB744
    Westfield1 seat · turnout 54.6%
    W. MintoLabour1,892
    K. LytollisConservative239
    Wetheral1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    A. HutchinsonConservative1,077
    R. BarracloughLIB838
    Wigton1 seat · turnout 42.0%
    H. StordyConservative1,060
    L. GormanLabour1,004
    Windermere1 seat · turnout 45.3%
    T. SheltonConservative1,123
    H. HatleyLIB542
    A. AstleLabour508
    Yewdale1 seat · turnout 45.8%
    D. FellLabour1,493
    G. SimpsonConservative830
    G. BellNF59