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| Prospective parliamentary candidate Gillian Troughton loses Cumbria seat | Prospective parliamentary candidate Gillian Troughton loses Cumbria seat |
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| A prospective parliamentary candidate lost her seat on Cumbria County Council as the Tories gained at the expense of Labour. | A prospective parliamentary candidate lost her seat on Cumbria County Council as the Tories gained at the expense of Labour. |
| Gillian Troughton, who contested the Howgate ward for Labour, is due to stand to be Copeland's MP next month after losing a by-election in February. | Gillian Troughton, who contested the Howgate ward for Labour, is due to stand to be Copeland's MP next month after losing a by-election in February. |
| The Conservative Party is now the largest group on the county council, but no party has overall control. | The Conservative Party is now the largest group on the county council, but no party has overall control. |
| Labour's Stewart Young said the council result was "a real disappointment". | Labour's Stewart Young said the council result was "a real disappointment". |
| Election 2017: Full results from across England | Election 2017: Full results from across England |
| The Tories gained 12 seats compared to their 2013 election performance, giving them a total of 37 of the council's 84 wards - six short of an overall majority. | The Tories gained 12 seats compared to their 2013 election performance, giving them a total of 37 of the council's 84 wards - six short of an overall majority. |
| Most of the gains were from Labour, which now has 26 seats, while the Liberal Democrats have 16 and Independents five. | Most of the gains were from Labour, which now has 26 seats, while the Liberal Democrats have 16 and Independents five. |
| New party leaders will be elected on Monday before talks to form an administration | |
| Mr Young, leader of the Labour group on the council, said: "It is a real disappointment. Labour has lost a lot of good people." | Mr Young, leader of the Labour group on the council, said: "It is a real disappointment. Labour has lost a lot of good people." |
| In February, Ms Troughton lost to Conservative Trudy Harrison, who overturned a Labour majority of more than 2,564 to take the Westminster seat in a by-election triggered by the resignation of the sitting Labour MP Jamie Reed. | In February, Ms Troughton lost to Conservative Trudy Harrison, who overturned a Labour majority of more than 2,564 to take the Westminster seat in a by-election triggered by the resignation of the sitting Labour MP Jamie Reed. |