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    1985 handbook

    Cumbria: 1985 local elections

    83 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1984) (83 seats, Elections Centre)

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

    After (end of 1985) (83 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 39 · Conservative 36 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 3

    Ward results

    Alston1 seat
    L. GrenvilleIndependent0 ✓
    Appleby1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    A. WappettIndependent1,281
    J. FraserConservative962
    Aspatria1 seat · turnout 45.7%
    M. DinningLabour1,172
    D. HassallConservative1,012
    Barrow Island1 seat · turnout 32.0%
    M. DoleLabour691
    L. McCulloughConservative220
    Belah1 seat · turnout 44.0%
    T. HuntleyConservative1,226
    K. AitkenLabour922
    Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 38.2%
    J. OswaldLabour1,106
    H. HuntleyConservative570
    Botcherby1 seat · turnout 36.3%
    A. GlendinningLabour1,320
    H. AllchinConservative320
    Brampton and Gilsland1 seat · turnout 39.2%
    S. MurrayIndependent1,324
    B. OrmeLabour413
    Bransty1 seat · turnout 54.3%
    M. DevlinLabour1,422
    M. SimonConservative988
    Buttermere & Derwent1 seat
    R. AllisonConservative0 ✓
    Cartmel1 seat
    R. CavendishConservative0 ✓
    Central1 seat · turnout 30.7%
    T. McSorleyLabour936
    J. TateConservative408
    Cleator Moor North1 seat · turnout 34.0%
    G. PooleLabour1,242
    H. MorrisConservative469
    Cleator Moor South1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    G. BrownLabour1,110
    M. MitchellConservative564
    S. SewardLib/Sdp207
    Cockermouth1 seat · turnout 52.4%
    B. BroadbentConservative1,557
    R. HannahLabour1,451
    Crooklands1 seat · turnout 46.8%
    J. TrotterConservative1,126
    A. LangLib/Sdp863
    Currock1 seat · turnout 36.5%
    W. BellLabour1,186
    G. HastingsConservative513
    Dalston & Cummersdale1 seat · turnout 45.4%
    C. RossConservative1,176
    M. HiltonLib/Sdp695
    M. BrownLabour402
    Dalton North1 seat · turnout 38.3%
    P. PhizackleaLabour1,017
    P. VandomeConservative612
    Dalton South1 seat · turnout 35.0%
    W. SmithLabour677
    J. SmithConservative543
    J. LehrieLib/Sdp321
    Dearham & Bassenthwaite1 seat · turnout 48.6%
    Anne ClarkeLabour1,176
    E. WardConservative944
    Denton Holme1 seat · turnout 42.3%
    E. MartlewLabour1,085
    W. SuttonConservative468
    S. CoulsonLib/Sdp279
    Distington & Moresby1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    T. HildtopLabour1,437
    G RobertsConservative487
    Egremont1 seat · turnout 46.3%
    L. TuleyLabour1,516
    J. KirkbrideConservative846
    J. KavanaghLib/Sdp448
    Far Cross1 seat · turnout 51.5%
    R. BurrellConservative1,242
    S. BuckinghamLib/Sdp1,241
    Grange1 seat · turnout 45.9%
    R. TysonConservative1,362
    R. ScaifeLib/Sdp711
    Greystoke & Mungrisdale1 seat
    T. RileyConservative0 ✓
    Harraby1 seat · turnout 48.0%
    G. WhalleyLabour1,184
    T. UrwinLib/Sdp780
    I. FosterConservative362
    Harrington & Salterbeck1 seat · turnout 54.8%
    G. JohnstoneLabour1,431
    A. CaineLib/Sdp588
    Hawcoat1 seat · turnout 38.3%
    G. SmithConservative1,333
    J. TurnerLabour520
    Hensingham1 seat · turnout 41.8%
    R. CalvinLabour1,277
    M. DuganLib/Sdp411
    Hesket & Kirkoswald1 seat · turnout 32.2%
    D. YoungmanConservative1,187
    G. PrattEcol484
    High Furness1 seat · turnout 40.1%
    D. BrayshawConservative1,119
    K. EnnionLabour449
    R. GibsonEcol220
    Highgate1 seat · turnout 50.3%
    M. EwartConservative890
    M. JowetLabour865
    J. SatchellLib/Sdp730
    Hillcrest1 seat · turnout 50.2%
    J. AtkinsonLabour1,112
    M. WorsleyIndependent453
    J. DuganLib/Sdp399
    Hindpool1 seat · turnout 35.5%
    A. BurnsLabour1,115
    C. BrertonConservative392
    D. LehrieLib/Sdp196
    Kells1 seat · turnout 41.7%
    H. CallowLabour1,350
    R. EdwardsLib/Sdp306
    Kent Estuary1 seat · turnout 45.4%
    R. GyngellConservative1,283
    P. HoggLib/Sdp889
    Keswick & St. Johns1 seat · turnout 45.2%
    J. ThompsonConservative1,246
    J. FletcherLabour695
    Kingmoor & Houghton1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    B. PorterConservative1,395
    J. BrewisLib/Sdp456
    C. WeberLabour230
    Kirkby Stephen1 seat
    R. FranklandConservative0 ✓
    Lakes1 seat · turnout 41.5%
    Handley S.Conservative834
    R. LongIndependent715
    J. ThomlinsonLabour382
    Longtown & Bewcastle1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    B. GolightlyConservative1,020
    D. BradleyLabour637
    Low Furness1 seat · turnout 42.3%
    R. WebsterConservative1,281
    D. WoodLabour512
    Lowther & Shap1 seat
    S. AddisonConservative0 ✓
    Lyth Valley1 seat
    A. CollinsConservative0 ✓
    Maryport North1 seat · turnout 48.6%
    B. CameronLabour1,964
    G. StampConservative585
    Maryport South1 seat · turnout 48.9%
    D. HolmesLabour1,682
    E. GrahamIndependent517
    Millom1 seat · turnout 49.6%
    K. HartleyConservative1,416
    J. DuffieldLabour1,386
    Mirehouse1 seat
    H. PetrieLabour0 ✓
    Moorclose1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    J. ValentineLabour1,504
    K. LytollisConservative422
    Morton1 seat · turnout 48.1%
    M. StytheLabour1,371
    J. RobinsonConservative361
    J. WilcoxLib/Sdp317
    Nether1 seat · turnout 42.8%
    B. StudholmeLib/Sdp1,287
    G. BrooksConservative884
    Newbarns1 seat · turnout 40.0%
    N. GrahamLabour1,019
    J. O'ConnellConservative836
    Ormsgill1 seat · turnout 29.2%
    N. TaitLabour1,100
    J. ThompsonConservative375
    Parkside1 seat · turnout 37.8%
    C. LiversedgeConservative876
    J. HaleLabour772
    Penrith North West1 seat · turnout 41.8%
    J. RobinsonLib/Sdp1,188
    T. GreshamConservative679
    J. MoffatIndependent107
    Penrith South East1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    E. SleeConservative1,154
    R. MartinLabour579
    Risedale1 seat · turnout 33.2%
    F. ChristieLabour1,014
    B. BoynsConservative364
    Roosecote1 seat · turnout 36.6%
    J. EarnshawConservative817
    W. LewisLabour744
    Seascale & Whicham1 seat · turnout 47.7%
    R. StrikeConservative1,500
    C. ThomasLabour450
    W. GreyLib/Sdp387
    Seaton & Winscales1 seat
    H. LingardLabour0 ✓
    Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale1 seat
    J. NicholsonConservative0 ✓
    Silloth & Holme Abbey1 seat
    O. HollidayConservative0 ✓
    St John's1 seat
    J. ArdronLabour1,203
    F. CashmoreConservative1,173
    St. Aidans1 seat · turnout 52.6%
    R. WatsonLabour945
    J. BoydConservative880
    W. KennyLib/Sdp508
    St. Bees & Gosforth1 seat · turnout 47.1%
    N. BurgessConservative1,275
    A BewleyLabour515
    F. CaneLib/Sdp459
    St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 47.1%
    M. McLeishLabour1,498
    R. HardonConservative655
    Stanwix Urban1 seat · turnout 46.9%
    H. FawcettConservative1,210
    S. GregoryLib/Sdp450
    H. EvansLabour438
    Strickland & Fell1 seat · turnout 49.7%
    J. DeanConservative813
    C. TaylorLib/Sdp745
    R. CooperIndependent578
    Trinity1 seat · turnout 56.7%
    R. AlderseyLib/Sdp1,263
    J. MetcalfeLabour999
    B. StevensConservative202
    Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 48.9%
    S. HalfpennyLabour1,348
    W. CubinConservative803
    Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 49.8%
    P. HalfpennyConservative1,433
    R. BoltonLabour603
    J. DuftyLib/Sdp505
    Upper Kent1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    T. FarrerConservative1,022
    M. TarbuckLib/Sdp851
    Upperby1 seat · turnout 40.7%
    H. LittleLabour1,453
    J. CollierConservative415
    Walney North1 seat · turnout 40.3%
    A. NicholsonLabour753
    W. HudsonConservative423
    I. BennInd Lab389
    Walney South1 seat · turnout 36.9%
    A. HorneLabour1,027
    D. VandomeConservative742
    Warnell1 seat · turnout 42.6%
    J. WyllieLib/Sdp967
    D. WildeConservative941
    Westfield1 seat
    B. MinteLabour0 ✓
    Wetheral1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    N. WrightsonConservative1,164
    M. HendersonLib/Sdp547
    P. SparrowLabour269
    Wigton1 seat · turnout 52.2%
    B. EdgarLib/Sdp1,532
    J GrahamLabour673
    H. StordyConservative450
    Windermere1 seat · turnout 47.1%
    T. SheltonConservative1,115
    G. ThomasLib/Sdp789
    J. VartyLabour441
    Yewdale1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    D. FellLabour1,255
    R. CrawfordLib/Sdp613
    T. DuhigConservative456