8/4/2005 - County Council elections - list of candidates

229 people have put their names forward as candidates in the forthcoming county council elections to be held on Thursday, 5th May. All 84 county council electoral divisions will be contested. Nominations closed on noon Thursday 7th April. Any candidate who may wish to withdraw from the election has until noon on Tuesday 12 April to do so.

Of the 229 candidates; 79 are Conservatives, 77 are Labour candidates, 45 are Liberal Democrats and 17 are Independent candidates. In addition there are 3 candidates representing the Legalise Cannabis Alliance and 2 from the People's Party.

The UKIP, the Green Party, and the English Democrats - Putting England First, will each field one candidate. Finally 3 candidates haven't specified any affiliation.

Confirmation of the final list of candidates will be issued as soon as possible after noon on the 12th.

An area breakdown of candidates is as follows:

Allerdale - 16 divisions - 37 candidates: Lab 15, Con 12 Lib Dem 7 Ind 3

Barrow - 12 divisions - 32 candidates: Lab 12 Con 11 Lib Dem 1 Ind 6 Peoples Party 2

Carlisle - 17 divisions - 47 candidates: Lab 16 Con 17 Lib Dem 10 Ind 1 Legalise Cannabis Alliance 3

Copeland- 12 divisions - 28 candidates: Lab 12 Con 12 Lib Dem 2 Ind 1 English Democrats -Putting England First 1

Eden - 9 divisions - 30 candidates: Lab 5 Con 9 Lib Dem 9 Ind 5 No Party Specified 2

South Lakeland - 18 divisions - 55 candidates: Lab 17 Con 18 Lib Dem 16 Ind 1 Green 1 UKIP 1 No Party Specified 1