2012 South Lakeland District Council election

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2012 South Lakeland District Council election
  2011 3 May 2012 2014  

18 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election32181
Seats won963
Seats after34143
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg4Increase2.svg2
Popular vote7,5696,8851,637
Percentage44.9%40.8%9.7%

South Lakeland UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2012 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012.

Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The 2012 South Lakeland District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 [1] to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election, having been elected "all out" in 2008 and "in thirds" every year thereafter.

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Election results summary

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Liberal Democrats3334Increase2.svg1
Conservatives1714Decrease2.svg3
Labour13Increase2.svg2
Total5151
Working majority 15  17 
South Lakeland local election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 911050.044.667,202
  Conservative 613-233.342.266,815
  Labour 320+216.79.021,454
  Green 000004.06655

Ward results

Arnside & Beetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pru Jupe* 1,265 70.5 +10.3
Conservative Mike Nicholson52929.5−8.6
Majority 73641.0+18.9
Turnout 1,79450.79−11.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Burton & Holme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Bingham* 991 59.8 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Vic Brown66640.2+4.8
Majority 32519.6−12.2
Turnout 1,65754.2−2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Coniston and Crake Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Hall* 418 60.0 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Carter27940.0+4.0
Majority 13920.0−8.1
Turnout 69753.53−5.8
Conservative hold Swing
Crooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Eccles* 599 66.5 −3.9
Conservative Jess Alston26729.6±0.0
Green Ko Koens353.9N/A
Majority 33236.9−3.9
Turnout 90150.7−14.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hawkshead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Fletcher 412 53.4 −0.1
Conservative Sarah Ibbetson30539.5−7.0
Green Paul Milling557.1N/A
Majority 10713.9+6.9
Turnout 77252.19−8.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Fell (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Giles Archibald 387 53.8 −21.5
Labour Lois Sparling18325.5+0.8
Conservative Patrick Birchall709.7N/A
Green Paul Metsers496.8N/A
UKIP Malcolm Nightingale304.2N/A
Majority 20428.3−22.4
Turnout 1,72241.87−24.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Levens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Orr 635 55.8 −8.3
Conservative Brian Rendell45840.2+4.3
Green Leigh Martindale454.0N/A
Majority 17715.6−12.7
Turnout 1,13867.53+0.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lyth Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Holmes* 633 61.8 +17.4
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher34133.3−22.3
Labour Marilyn Molloy504.9N/A
Majority 29228.5+17.3
Turnout 1,02454.23−3.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Milnthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Ryder 590 66.9 −8.5
Conservative Stell Clark24527.8+3.2
Green Frank Airey475.3N/A
Majority 34539.1−11.7
Turnout 88252.34−1.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Cotton 1,184 47.5 +4.4
Conservative Kevin Lancaster*1,11544.7−7.5
Labour Martin Holborn1034.1N/A
Green Mandy Barnett923.7N/A
Majority 692.8N/A
Turnout 2,49450.89−5.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Staveley-in-Cartmel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Sanderson 436 56.8 +4.2
Conservative Ted Walsh33143.2−4.2
Majority 10513.6+8.4
Turnout 76749.42−6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Staveley-in-Westmorland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stan Collins* 581 72.1 −8.0
Conservative Sandra Lilley15319.0−0.9
Green Rachael Milling728.9N/A
Majority 42853.1−7.1
Turnout 80647.19−6.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ulverston Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bharath Rajan 211 42.3 +11.1
Conservative Norman Bishop-Rowe*20941.9−15.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hudson459.0−2.4
Green Alison Morris346.8N/A
Majority 20.4N/A
Turnout 49933.13+0.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ulverston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Wilson* 214 51.8 +7.6
Conservative Peter Hornby11126.9−13.2
UKIP Ian Jackson348.2N/A
Green Judith Filmore317.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Maureen Nicholson235.6−10.1
Majority 10324.9+24.5
Turnout 41325.12−4.3
Labour hold Swing
Ulverston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Irving 280 39.4 −15.9
Labour Co-op Colin Pickthall24834.9+11.3
Green Chris Loynes11416.0+5.2
Liberal Democrats Ann Downe699.7−0.6
Majority 324.5−27.1
Turnout 71146.26−0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Ulverston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Rigg 239 47.7 −17.2
Labour Co-op Judith Ann Pickthall21041.9+20.2
Green Kate Rawles316.2N/A
Liberal Democrats David Khan214.2−9.2
Majority 295.8−37.4
Turnout 50133.51−7.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ulverston Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Clough 271 54.1 +11.4
Conservative James Samson*15029.9−13.6
Green Simon Filmore5010.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mellor306.0−7.8
Majority 12124.2N/A
Turnout 50133.80+0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ulverston West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janette Jenkinson* 381 63.2 −6.8
Labour Ian Hunt14724.4+7.1
Green Robert O'Hara498.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall264.3−8.4
Majority 23438.8−13.9
Turnout 60339.96−1.2
Conservative hold Swing

By-Elections

Windermere Bowness North, 29 August 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Jones 431 60.9 −4.1
Conservative Ian Keeling24835.0+5.1
Labour Rae Cross294.1−0.9
Majority 18325.9−9.2
Turnout 70842.75−14.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Levens, 17 October 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Annie Rawlinson 569 57.0 +1.2
Conservative Brian Rendell43043.0+2.8
Majority 13914.0−2.3
Turnout 99958.8−11.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

See also

References

  1. Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine South Lakeland Council