2019 Copeland Borough Council election
# 2019 Copeland Borough Council election

The 2019 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Copeland Borough Council in England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.

## Result Summary

2019 Copeland Borough Council election :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 19 | – | – | 10 | 57.6 | 49.1 | 14,159 |
| Conservative | 10 | – | – | 7 | 30.3 | 39.8 | 11,473 |
| Independent | 4 | – | – | 1 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 2,853 |
| UKIP | 0 | – | – | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 316 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | – | – | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 34 |

## Ward results

### Arlecdon & Ennerdale

Arlecdon & Ennerdale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gwynneth Everett | 503 | 42.9 |
| | Independent | Steven Morgan | 477 | 40.7 |
| | Labour | Duncan Hoyle | 351 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Lamb | 290 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Allan Mossop | 267 | 22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 33.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Beckermet

Beckermet :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Sam Meteer | 339 | 56.2 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Clarkson | 264 | 43.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 613 | 37.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Black Combe & Scafell

Black Combe & Scafell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gerard McGrath | 677 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | Doug Wilson | 622 | 48.4 |
| | Labour | Anne Todd | 483 | 37.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,356 | 41.0 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Cleator Moor

Cleator Moor :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joan Hully | 723 | 51.2 |
| | Labour | Hugh Branney | 719 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | Linda Jones-Bulman | 660 | 46.8 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Ford | 329 | 23.3 |
| | UKIP | Lee Doran | 316 | 22.4 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Dorgan | 266 | 18.9 |
| | Conservative | Chris Whiteside | 233 | 16.5 |
| | Independent | Herbert Crossman | 208 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | Calum Nicholson | 135 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,420 | 28.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Corkickle

Corkickle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gemma Dinsdale | 328 | 60.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Wonnacott | 216 | 39.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 557 | 36.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Distington, Lowca & Parton

Distington, Lowca & Parton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jackie Bowman | 481 | 58.4 |
| | Labour | Dave Banks | 349 | 42.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Glover | 283 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Haraldsen | 272 | 33.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 872 | 29.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Egremont

Egremont :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Michael McVeigh | 1,009 | 63.6 |
| | Labour | Sam Pollen | 954 | 60.2 |
| | Labour | Tom Higgins | 904 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Archibald Reid | 486 | 30.6 |
| | Conservative | Harry Berger | 360 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Turner | 354 | 22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 35.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Gosforth & Seascale

Gosforth & Seascale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Moore | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Andrew Pratt | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | – |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Hillcrest

Hillcrest :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Allan Forster | 663 | 46.0 | |
| | Conservative | Brian O'Kane | 646 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | Russell Studholme | 645 | 44.8 | |
| | Conservative | Alistair Norwood | 572 | 39.7 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Ghayouba | 521 | 36.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,492 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Kells

Kells :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Kane | 230 | 46.8 |
| | Independent | Christopher Hayes | 209 | 42.6 |
| | Conservative | Brigid Whiteside | 52 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 | 29.0 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Millom

Millom :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | James Date | 827 | 59.2 |
| | Conservative | Felicity Wilson | 654 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative | Fred Gleaves | 618 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | Denise Burness | 559 | 40.0 |
| | Labour | Bob Kelly | 489 | 35.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,437 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Moor Row & Bigrigg

Moor Row & Bigrigg :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Graham Calvin | 387 | 57.8 |
| | Conservative | Jean Lewthwaite | 248 | 37.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Minogue | 34 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 688 | 39.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Moresby

Moresby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Reginald Minshaw | 271 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Barbour | 256 | 48.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 538 | 37.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sneakyeat

Sneakyeat :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jeanette Forster | 377 | 75.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Haraldsen | 126 | 25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 528 | 30.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### St. Bees

St. Bees :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Hailes | 404 | 64.2 |
| | Labour | Alan Alexander | 225 | 35.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 667 | 38.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Whitehaven Central

Whitehaven Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Charles Maudling | 622 | 43.3 |
| | Labour | Sean Cullen | 561 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Eileen Weir | 532 | 37.0 |
| | Conservative | Carla Arrighi | 456 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative | Graham Roberts | 456 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | Christopher Reay | 380 | 26.4 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hutson | 280 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,453 | 33.0 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Whitehaven South

Whitehaven South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Carl Walmsley | 669 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | Mike Hawkins | 570 | 43.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Tyson | 502 | 38.1 |
| | Labour | Andi Rutherford | 437 | 33.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutson | 173 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | Doreen Platt | 170 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Spencer | 165 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,332 | 25.0 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
