2019 South Lakeland District Council election
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![]() Map showing the results the 2019 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue,9Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election.[2]
Results[]
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 29 | 32 | ![]() | |
Conservatives | 19 | 15 | ![]() | |
Labour | 3 | 3 | ![]() | |
Green | 0 | 1 | ![]() | |
Total | 51 | 51 | ||
Working majority | 7 | 13 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 32 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 62.75 | 45.16 | 15,140 | +4.16 | |
Conservative | 15 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 29.41 | 33.20 | 11,130 | -7.72 | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 | 7.85 | 2,631 | -2.27 | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.96 | 12.71 | 4,262 | +5.02 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 187 | +0.29 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 177 | N/A |
Ward Results[]
Ambleside & Grasmere[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Lamb | 735 | 53.5 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Tim Brown | 398 | 29.0 | +2.0 | |
Green | Christina Birch | 176 | 12.8 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Joshua Gilroy | 64 | 4.7 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 337 | 24.5 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 42.6 | -0.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Arnside & Milnthorpe[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pete McSweeney* | 1,339 | 58.3 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Rachel Ashburner | 616 | 26.8 | -6.8 | |
Green | Jill Abel | 269 | 11.7 | -1.3 | |
Labour | Alison Gilchrist | 73 | 3.2 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 723 | 31.5 | +12.7 | ||
Turnout | 46.6 | -6.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bowness & Levens[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Rendell | 1,084 | 50.0 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Bavin | 823 | 37.9 | +8.9 | |
Green | Helen Bentley | 208 | 9.6 | -3.8 | |
Labour | Kate Tordorff | 54 | 2.5 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 261 | 12.1 | -10.7 | ||
Turnout | 46.3 | -1.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broughton & Coniston[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Wharton | 878 | 40.5 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Matt Brereton* | 830 | 38.2 | -1.0 | |
UKIP | Alan Piper | 177 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Green | Lynette Gilligan | 170 | 7.8 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Paul Martin | 115 | 5.3 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 48 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44.0 | -4.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Burton & Crooklands[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Harvey* | 1,012 | 47.7 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Herbert | 839 | 39.5 | +4.7 | |
Green | Simon Blunden | 200 | 9.4 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Jim Ring | 71 | 3.3 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 273 | 8.2 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 45.5 | -8.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Furness Peninsula[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Janet Willis | 801 | 45.5 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Butcher* | 641 | 36.4 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Eirik Hunt | 181 | 10.3 | +0.4 | |
Green | Peter Howlett | 139 | 7.9 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 160 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39.3 | -4.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Grange[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Khan* | 1,366 | 57.7 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | Daniel Asplin | 665 | 28.1 | -10.9 | |
Green | Robin Le Mare | 202 | 8.5 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Paul Casson | 134 | 5.7 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 701 | 29.6 | +27.1 | ||
Turnout | 51.6 | -2.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal East[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Helen Ladhams* | 1,148 | 53.6 | +14.3 | |
Conservative | James Alexander | 619 | 28.9 | -6.9 | |
Green | Paul Woods | 209 | 9.8 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Helen Stafford | 167 | 7.8 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 529 | 24.7 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 42.7 | -1.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal Rural[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Hodgson* | 1,173 | 50.5 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Mike Nicholson | 744 | 32.0 | -2.9 | |
Green | Fran Richardson | 316 | 13.6 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Hanna Burke | 90 | 3.9 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 429 | 18.5 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 48.8 | -0.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal South & Natland[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Doug Rathbone* | 1,333 | 56.3 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | John Waddington | 772 | 32.6 | -6.0 | |
Green | Elsa Fuster | 166 | 7.0 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Lois Sparling | 96 | 4.1 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 561 | 23.7 | +20.8 | ||
Turnout | 48.6 | -1.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal Town[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Phil Dixon* | 905 | 40.9 | -3.5 | |
Green | Ian Rodham | 787 | 35.6 | +25.6 | |
Conservative | Aron Taylor | 299 | 13.5 | -5.2 | |
Labour | Paul Braithwaite | 222 | 10.0 | -9.0 | |
Majority | 118 | 5.3 | -19.9 | ||
Turnout | 45.3 | -0.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal West[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susanne Long | 1,021 | 51.3 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Hannah Lane | 383 | 19.2 | -12.2 | |
Green | Claire Wickham | 207 | 7.0 | -2.6 | |
Labour | Trevor Batchelor | 192 | 9.6 | -5.7 | |
Independent | Graham Vincent* | 187 | 9.4 | -30.0 | |
Majority | 638 | 32.1 | +24.1 | ||
Turnout | 39.0 | -2.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Suzie Pye | 1,332 | 51.0 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Sheila Capstick* | 1,072 | 41.1 | -1.9 | |
Green | Daphne Jackson | 131 | 5.0 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Nick Cross | 76 | 2.9 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 260 | 9.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55.1 | +4.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ulverston East[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shirley-Anne Wilson | 608 | 43.6 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | Maf Servante Haddow | 399 | 28.6 | -7.4 | |
Green | Chris Loynes | 200 | 14.3 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hudson | 188 | 13.5 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 209 | 15.0 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 31.4 | -2.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ulverston West[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Judy Filmore | 756 | 37.0 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | Amanda Rigg* | 748 | 36.6 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Sharon Webster | 374 | 18.3 | -12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ray Beecham | 164 | 8.0 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45.5 | +0.9 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Windermere[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dyan Jones* | 1,095 | 50.2 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Hoyle | 848 | 38.8 | -1.7 | |
Green | Kate Threadgold | 126 | 5.8 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Penny Henderson | 114 | 5.2 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 247 | 11.4 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 47.6 | -3.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
By-elections[]
Four by-elections were held on 5 May 2021.[4]
Broughton & Coniston[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Heather Troughton | 1,317 | 51.9 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Matt Brereton | 977 | 38.5 | +0.3 | |
Green | Lynette Gilligan | 136 | 5.4 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Paul Martin | 108 | 4.3 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 340 | 13.4 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 50.6 | +6.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Furness Peninsula[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Cooper | 939 | 45.7 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Loraine Birchall | 790 | 38.4 | -7.1 | |
Labour | Sharon Webster | 216 | 10.5 | +0.2 | |
Green | Peter Howlett | 111 | 5.4 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 149 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44.9 | +5.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grange[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pete Endsor | 1,427 | 60.2 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Aron Taylor | 627 | 26.4 | -1.7 | |
Green | Robin Le Mare | 163 | 6.9 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Ben Barker | 155 | 6.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 800 | 33.8 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 50.3 | -1.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal Rural[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ali Jama | 1,206 | 52.1 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Luke Gudgeon | 794 | 34.3 | +2.3 | |
Green | Frances Richardson | 239 | 10.3 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Hanna Burke | 74 | 3.2 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 412 | 17.8 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 47.3 | -1.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
One by-election was held on 12 August 2021
Grange[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hanlon | 1,336 | 66.2 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | Steve Chambers | 541 | 26.8 | -1.3 | |
Green | Robin Le Mare | 85 | 4.2 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Patricia Wright | 56 | 2.8 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 800 | 33.8 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,022 | 42.9 | -8.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
One by-election was held on 23 September 2021.
Kendal North[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Cornthwaite | 622 | 46.9 | +12.2 | |
Green | Liz Hendry | 527 | 39.8 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Aron Taylor | 122 | 9.2 | -14.6 | |
Labour | Virginia Branney | 54 | 4.1 | -11.1 | |
Majority | 95 | 7.1 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 39.45 | -7.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ Elise Uberoi (15 May 2019). "Local Elections 2019" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 24.
- ^ "South Lakeland District Council". BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "South Lakeland District Council election Results 2019". www.southlakeland.gov.uk. South Lakeland Council. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "South Lakeland District Council election 2021".
Categories:
- 2019 English local elections
- South Lakeland District Council elections
- 2010s in Cumbria
- May 2019 events in the United Kingdom