2000 Carlisle City Council election

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]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11			+2	57.9
	Labour	5			-2	26.3
	Liberal Democrats	2			0	10.5
	Independent	1			0	5.3

By-elections between 2000 and 2002

Castle by-election 19 April 2001^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		329	34.7	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats		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 Democrats		Swing

References

1. "Carlisle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
2. "Council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
3. "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
4. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.