Carrick District Council elections

Carrick District Council was elected every four years. On 1 April 2009 Cornwall Council became a unitary authority and the Cornish district councils were abolished.

Political control

Independent 1973 - 1979

Conservative 1979 - 1983

No overall control 1983 - 1991

Liberal Democrat 1991 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 1999

Liberal Democrat 1999 - 2007

No overall control 2007 - 2009

Council elections

• Carrick District Council election, 1999
• Carrick District Council election, 2003
• Carrick District Council election, 2007

By-election results

Falmouth Trevethan By-Election 11 July 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		763	38.5
	Liberal Democrat		548	27.6
	Conservative		433	21.8
	UKIP		239	12.0
Majority			215	10.9
Turnout			1,983	44.5
	Labour hold		Swing

St Agnes By-Election 6 March 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		738	54.1
	Conservative		433	31.8
	Independent		192	14.1
Majority			305	22.3
Turnout			1,363	25.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Arwenack By-Election 17 April 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		342	33.0
	Liberal Democrat		235	22.7
	Labour		235	22.7
	Independent		224	21.6
Majority			107	10.3
Turnout			1,036	37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mylor By-Election 24 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		797	58.2	+23.8
	Liberal Democrat		334	24.4	+1.5
	Labour		238	17.4	-0.4
Majority			463	33.8
Turnout			1,369	30.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trevethan By-Election 30 October 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		453	40.7	+4.4
	Conservative		346	31.1	+31.1
	Liberal Democrat		159	14.3	-31.0
	Independent		155	13.9	-4.5
Majority			107	9.6
Turnout			1,113
	Labour hold		Swing

Trehaverne By-Election 20 November 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		600	46.9	+23.2
	Liberal Democrat		443	34.6	-15.3
	Labour		236	18.5	-8.0
Majority			157	12.3
Turnout			1,279
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Kenwyn By-Election 8 June 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		593	53.6	+15.1
	Conservative		408	36.9	-9.2
	Mebyon Kernow		105	9.5	+9.5
Majority			185	16.7
Turnout			1,106	31.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Perranzabuloe By-Election 3 August 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		665	63.8	+29.6
	Conservative		337	36.2	+15.2
Majority			288	27.6
Turnout			1,002	25.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Arwenack By-Election 15 February 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		439	41.1	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat		313	29.3	+0.4
	Labour		199	18.6	+18.6
	Independent		103	9.6	-21.1
	Independent Pensioner		14	1.3	+1.3
Majority			126	11.8
Turnout			1,068	40.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moresk By-Election 2 May 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Phillip Sell	538	52.7	+16.0
	Conservative	Robert Penhaligon	251	24.6	+11.8
	Mebyon Kernow	Barry Andrew	118	11.6	+11.6
	Labour	Charlotte MacKenzie	114	11.2	+11.2
Majority			287	28.1
Turnout			1,021	39.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Mylor By-Election 22 August 2002 (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		700
	Independent		632
	Liberal Democrat		579
	Conservative		573
	Liberal Democrat		533
	Independent		462
Turnout			3,479	40.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Arwenack By-Election 16 December 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Maureen Davies	502	45.5	+10.4
	Conservative		306	27.7	-13.3
	Independent		296	26.8	+14.7
Majority			196	17.8
Turnout			1,104	24.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Falmouth Trescobeas By-Election 21 July 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Marcia Wendgrat	351	47.8	-9.4
	Labour	Edward Scott	282	38.4	-4.4
	Conservative	Nigel Rimmer	101	13.8	+13.8
Majority			69	9.4
Turnout			734	26.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Moresk By-Election 27 October 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Maurice Vella	316	44.4	+5.2
	Conservative		273	38.3	+38.3
	Mebyon Kernow		73	10.3
	Labour		50	7.0
Majority			43	6.1
Turnout			712	26.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Kenwyn & Chacewater By-Election 15 December 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miriam Richardson	530	71.0	+25.2
	Liberal Democrat	Lyndon Richards	216	29.0	-4.6
Majority			314	42.0
Turnout			746	17.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

External links

• Carrick Council