General Election 2015

Full coverage of General Election 2015 results night, followed by results of city and borough elections and Copeland mayor vote

AT A GLANCE

RESULT: SUE HAYMAN, LABOUR, WINS IN WORKINGTON
RESULT: RORY STEWART, CONSERVATIVE, RETAINS PENRITH AND THE BORDER
RESULT: JAMIE REED RETAINS COPELAND FOR LABOUR
RESULT: JOHN STEVENSON WINS CARLISLE FOR CONSERVATIVES
RESULT: Tim Farron wins Westmorland and Lonsdale for Lib Dems

3rd & 7 37yd

ALLERDALE RESULT:St Michael's - Mary Bainbridge, LAB, 1,304, Neil Schofield, LAB, 1,008. Billy Miskelly, LAB 948.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 1:44:40 PM
Only Keswick and Seaton to go for the Allerdale Borough Council elections.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 1:45:12 PM
Seems ages since a political leader resigned. Isn't it time we heard from Natalie Bennett of the Greens? #elecs2015

by MisterBus via twitter 5/8/2015 1:51:12 PM
Graham Sunderland holds Arlecdon seat on Copeland Borough Council.

Graham Sunderland - 527 votes
Elaine Haraldsen - 224 votes
#elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 1:54:45 PM
13 ballot papers were rejected #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 1:55:48 PM
Mike Starkie gives his victory speech at the directly elected mayor of Copeland vote. #elecs2015 @WhitehavenNews http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEfRgoHUEAAflRS.jpg

by Mike McKenzie via twitter 5/8/2015 1:59:43 PM
If the Greens were based solely in Scotland, their 1.1m votes would equate to nearly 50 MPs #elecs2015

by MisterBus via twitter 5/8/2015 2:00:53 PM
Copeland Council results have started to be announced - results as they happen here and at whitehaven-news.co.uk #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:01:19 PM
Conservatives hold Gosforth and Ennerdale. Alan Jacob retains in Gosforth, newcomer John Dirom wins Ennerdale #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:12:35 PM
Jim Lister said: "I'm very pleased to have been re-elected. I was disappointed with the controversy there's beenave been doing for the last caused [in relation to the recent application for a wind turbine on his farm] and I hope to be able to represent the whole of the community."

Stephen Stoddart won his borough council seat after missing out by 82 votes in 2011.
He said: "The main reason I put myself forward as a councillor for Moorclose was to help the children of Moorclose and Westfield. That's what I have been doing for the last four years. The people of the area have seen what I have been doing to help the kids and they have come forward and voted so I'm a happy chappy.
"I want to continue to work for the benefit of the children. I want to get some serious investment back into Moorclose because when the leisure centre goes it's potentially just going to be an empty shell.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 2:13:43 PM
2 wards & 5 seats left to declare but rumour is Tories have secured an @EdenCouncil majority. #elecs2015

by duncanbick via twitter 5/8/2015 2:16:32 PM
The final four seats on Carlisle City Council have also now been declared. Unsurprisingly the Conservatives retained their seats in Irthington, Longtown & Rockcliffe, Lyne and Stanwix Rural.

by emily.parsons 5/8/2015 2:16:47 PM
The results were:
IRTHING: Lynn Bates (Green), 217; Cyril Bowman (Con) 761; Gerard Champney (Lab), 208. CON HOLD.
LONGTOWN & ROCKCLIFFE: Michael Coates (Lib Dem), 98; Colin Luhrs (Green), 52; John Mallinson (Con), 1,004; Jeremy Norman (Ukip), 367; Stephen Sidgwick (Lab), 394. CON HOLD
LYNE: Ian Brewis (Green), 262; David Shepherd (Con) 917. CON HOLD.
STANWIX RURAL: James Bainbridge (Con), 1,635; Christine Bowditch (Lab), 570; John Harding (Ukip), 371; Charmain McCutcheon (Green), 143. CON HOLD.

by emily.parsons 5/8/2015 2:17:37 PM
It's looking likely that Allerdale will be a hung council, but we'll still waiting for two results.... Keswick and Seaton.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 2:21:07 PM
Dave Banks and Dave Riley (Lab) hold Cleator Moor South #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:34:17 PM
Labour hold both Frizington seats. Peter Connolly retains alongside newcomer Gwynneth Everett #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:37:49 PM
Labour gain one in Distington. John and Jackie Bowman retain, Gillian Troughton takes seat formerly held by Brian Dixon (indy) #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:44:07 PM
Final results in, @EdenCouncil has 21 Conservative councillors giving that party overall control. 7Lib Dems, 10 independents. #elecs2015

by duncanbick via twitter 5/8/2015 2:44:53 PM
ALLERDALE RESULT: Seaton - Mark Jenkinson, UKIP, 988. Joseph Sandwith, UKIP, 1,156. Celia Tibble, Labour, 1,022.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 2:49:04 PM
Doug Wilson (Conservative) holds Haverigg #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:49:04 PM
ALLERDALE RESULT: Keswick - Tony Lywood, LAB, 1,041. Ronald Munby, CONS, 1139. Martin Pugmire, IND, 974.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 2:50:36 PM
Keith Hitchen (Conservative) is the only candidate and therefore holds Bootle #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:51:38 PM
This is the picture in Copeland with 8 wards declared: Indy: 1; Labour: 7; Conservative: 4. A party needs 26 for council majority #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:54:16 PM
#elecs2015 result means @EdenCouncil is Conservative controlled for first time ever. Full story in tomorrow's @newsandstar

by duncanbick via twitter 5/8/2015 2:54:59 PM
Allerdale has 28 Labour councillors, 17 Conservative councillors, three UKIP councillors, seven Independents and one councillor with no party listed.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 2:55:44 PM
Sam Meteer (Indy) gains a seat in Beckermet (formerly Conservative). Yvonne Clarkson (Con) retains the second #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 2:58:23 PM
Interesting results coming in from the local council elections: Eden Council now Conservative-controlled for the first time ever; and Allerdale Council is hung, with no party with overall control.

by emily.parsons 5/8/2015 2:59:48 PM
Labour hold all three in Egremont South; Mike McVeigh and Lena Hogg retain plus newcomer Neil Ferguson #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 3:01:44 PM
Labour hold all three at Cleator Moor North. Hugh Branney and Joan Hully retain plus newcomer Linda Jones-Bulman #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 3:06:23 PM
Tory Jean Lewthwaite gains a vacant Egremont North seat. Labour hold other two, Sam Pollen retains and newcomer John Burns #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 3:17:13 PM
Gilbert Scurrah (Conservative) retains Millom Without #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 3:20:40 PM
After 13 wards announced it's Independent: 2; Labour: 15; Conservative: 7. Party needs 26 for majority #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 3:23:00 PM
Alan Smith, Allerdale council leader, is confident that Labour's 28 seats - half of the council - is enough to retain control. It is the same number of seats they won in 2011.
He said: "We have got enough to form an administration. I thank the people of Allerdale for putting their trust in us for the next four years.When we took control four years ago it was like a video recorder was on pause. The video recorder's gone now and we've got the pen drives in.
"We'll hit the ground running on Monday morning. We won't have two years of rubbish to sort out.
"We have now got a Conservative government and we don't know what they're going to do with the NHS and other things but we'll do the best we can with our front-line services to do the best with what we've got for Allerdale.
"We can now start doing deals to try to drive the economic regeneration forward for proper paid jobs."

The Labour group has an AGM on Sunday at which members will discuss who to put forward for committee chairmanships. Coun Smith said he would also consider at that meeting whether to make changes to the ruling executive committee or keep it as it is as all executive members retained their seats.

by nicole.regan 5/8/2015 3:29:14 PM
ConservativeCCh: RT duncanbick: #elecs2015 result means EdenCouncil is Conservative controlled for first time ever. Full story in tomorrow…

by My Shelthorpe via twitter 5/8/2015 3:30:35 PM
Michael Guest (Independent) wins a Kells seat from Labour. Allan Holliday (Lab) retains the second #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 3:42:12 PM
A bit of national news for you, George Osborne has been re-appointed as Chancellor, plus promoted to First Secretary of State, effectively Deputy PM.

by emily.parsons 5/8/2015 3:48:23 PM
Labour's Geoff Blackwell loses his Moresby seat to Conservative Martin Barbour #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 3:53:44 PM
John Kane (Lab) gains seat on Hillcrest, Alistair Norwood (Con) retains #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 4:04:19 PM
Graham Roberts and Brian O'Kane (Tory) win seats on Bransty, Anne Bradshaw retains one for Labour #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 4:08:15 PM
Labour and Tories hold one each in Holborn Hill through Denise Burness and Fred Gleaves respectively #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 4:12:58 PM
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by timesandstar via twitter 5/8/2015 4:13:37 PM
Labour hold both in Sandwith courtesy of Peter Stephenson and Peter Tyson #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 4:16:13 PM
Labour hold three in Hensingham. Allan Forster retains plus newcomers Jeanette Forster and Raymond Gill #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 4:22:21 PM
Labour have the majority on Copeland Council #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 4:25:57 PM
Labour hold all three on Mirehouse, Paul Whalley retains alongside newcomers Mark Holliday and Christopher Reay #elecs2015

by Whitehaven News via twitter 5/8/2015 4:27:00 PM