The 2000 Carlisle 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
| 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 Democrat | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | |||||||
| Castle By-Election 19 April 2001[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 329 | 34.7 | +6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
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