South Lakeland District Council elections
One third of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 51 councillors have been elected from 45 wards.[1]
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 1979 |
No overall control | 1979 - 2006 |
Liberal Democrats | 2006–present |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1998 South Lakeland District Council election
- 1999 South Lakeland District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5][6]
- 2000 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2002 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2003 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2004 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2006 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2007 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2008 South Lakeland District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[2][7]
- 2010 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2011 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2012 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2014 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2015 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2016 South Lakeland District Council election
- 2018 South Lakeland District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
- 2019 South Lakeland District Council election
District result maps[]
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
By-election results[]
1997-2001[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 219 | 55.7 | |||
Conservative | 174 | 44.3 | |||
Majority | 45 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 393 | 37.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2001-2005[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Manning | 538 | 71.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Woddy | 218 | 28.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 320 | 42.4 | |||
Turnout | 756 | 50.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Tyson | 508 | 51.7 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Metcalfe | 475 | 48.3 | -5.3 | |
Majority | 33 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 983 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Betty Spendlove | 423 | 57.0 | -8.9 | |
Conservative | Walter Phillipson | 277 | 37.3 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Susan Page | 42 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 146 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 742 | 50.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Wilkinson | 202 | 62.9 | -3.4 | |
Labour | Bharath Rajan | 94 | 29.3 | -4.4 | |
Green | William Shaw | 25 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 108 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 321 | 23.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2009-2015[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Holmes | 474 | 49.5 | -5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Hall | 451 | 47.1 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Marilyn Molloy | 32 | 3.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 23 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 957 | 48.73 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jo Stephenson | 418 | 72.9 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Sandra Lilley | 85 | 14.8 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Penny Henderson | 50 | 8.7 | -6.1 | |
UKIP | Robert Gibson | 20 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 333 | 58.1 | |||
Turnout | 573 | 33.63 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Colin Jones | 431 | 60.9 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Keeling | 248 | 35.0 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Rae Cross | 29 | 4.1 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 183 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 708 | 42.75 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Annie Rawlinson | 569 | 57.0 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Rendell | 430 | 43.0 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 139 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 999 | 58.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dyan Jones | 416 | 64.0 | -5.9 | |
Conservative | Sandra Lilley | 184 | 28.3 | +13.1 | |
Green | Gwen Harrison | 50 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 333 | 58.1 | |||
Turnout | 650 | 39.42 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2015-2021[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Jarvis | 441 | 60.1 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | Martin Hall | 256 | 34.9 | -4.1 | |
Green | Kate Threadgold | 37 | 5.0 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 185 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 740 | 45.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vicky Hughes | 695 | 50.9 | -13.4 | |
Conservative | Tim Brown | 502 | 36.7 | +14.0 | |
Labour | Alison Gilchrist | 87 | 6.4 | -0.1 | |
Green | Chris Rowley | 82 | 6.0 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 193 | 41.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,372 | 46.76 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Helen Chaffey | 1,319 | 59.4 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Rachel Ashburner | 709 | 31.9 | -1.7 | |
Green | Jill Abel | 125 | 5.6 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Kate Love | 68 | 3.1 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 610 | 27.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,221 | 44.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
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 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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 |
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 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "About Elections". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ a b "South Lakeland". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria and Lancashire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "South Lakeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "The South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2017". legislation.gov.uk. 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Big gains for Labour in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 2001-10-12. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ a b "No change after Salford battle". guardian.co.uk. London. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Election Results - 2010". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
External links[]
Categories:
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- Council elections in Cumbria
- District council elections in England