2015 South Lakeland District Council election

2015 South Lakeland District Council election^[1]
17 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council ; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2015 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2015.
Council control before election; Liberal Democrats ;	Council control after election; Liberal Democrats ;

Last updated January 30, 2025

The 2015 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the South Lakeland District Council in England.^[2] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Election results summary

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	33	32	1
	Conservatives	15	16	1
	Labour	3	3
	Independent	1	1
Total		51	51
Working majority		15	13

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2015
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	7	2	2	0	41.2	41.5	11,362
Liberal Democrats	9	1	2	-1	52.9	40.1	10,986
Green	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	2,207
Labour	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	1,687
Independent	1	1	0	+1	5.9	2.1	569
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	564

Ward results

Ambleside & Grasmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Rees*	1,002	48.3	−8.3
	Conservative	Hannah Lane	635	30.6	−5.0
	Green	Simon Dunning	268	12.9	N/A
	Labour	Alison Gilchrist	171	8.2	−1.4
Majority			367	17.7	−3.3
Turnout				70.44	+21.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Arnside & Beetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Stewart*	1,356	49.8	−8.3
	Conservative	Peter Smillie	1,005	36.9	+1.2
	Green	Mark Arrowsmith	195	7.2	N/A
	Labour	Lois Sparling	168	6.2	±0.0
Majority			351	12.9	−9.5
Turnout				77.22	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Broughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joss Curwen*	569	40.7	−35.1
	Conservative	John Longmire	550	39.3	−36.5
	Labour	John Lawrence	155	11.1	N/A
	Green	Donna Munro	125	8.9	N/A
Majority			19	1.4	N/A
Turnout				75.48	+21.4
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Joss Curwen was originally elected as a Conservative councillor.

Burneside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Hurst-Jones	478	40.3	−22.5
	Conservative	Nigel Byrom	360	30.4	+0.5
	Green	Christopher Granger	159	13.4	N/A
	UKIP	Malcolm Nightingale	103	8.7	N/A
	Labour	Tony Rothwell	86	7.3	±0.0
Majority			118	9.9	−23.1
Turnout				70.87	+17.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Burton & Holme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Cooper*	1,232	53.9	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Vic Brown	765	33.4	−14.3
	Labour	Nigel Warner	186	8.1	N/A
	Green	Adam Sandell	104	4.5	N/A
Majority			467	20.5	+15.9
Turnout				75.57	+15.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cartmel & Grange West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Wilson*	582	48.7	−16.7
	Conservative	Ted Walsh	462	38.7	+4.1
	Green	Chris Gibbs	150	12.6	N/A
Majority			120	10.0	−20.9
Turnout				75.11	+15.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grange North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Morrell	623	44.8	+2.9
	Conservative	Steve Chambers	511	36.7	−21.4
	Green	Jenny Gibbs	155	11.1	N/A
	UKIP	Stephen Willmott	102	7.3	N/A
Majority			112	8.1	N/A
Turnout				75.82	+19.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Grange South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Harvey*	701	61.4	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Khan	277	24.3	−21.9
	Green	Ben Barker	163	14.3	N/A
Majority			424	37.1	+29.5
Turnout				76.05	+11.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Gardner	687	62.6	+7.2
	Conservative	Grania Nicholson	335	30.5	−14.1
	Green	Jocelyn Gaskell	75	6.8	N/A
Majority			352	32.1	+21.3
Turnout				68.07	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Low Furness
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Airey*	618	56.4	−8.9
	UKIP	Janet Butler	160	14.6	N/A
	Labour	Joan Casson	132	12.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Loraine Birchall	128	11.7	−8.0
	Green	Christian Barnes	58	5.3	−9.6
Majority			458	41.8	−3.8
Turnout				74.78	+27.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mid Furness
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Butcher	871	37.3	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Willis*	845	36.2	−5.5
	Labour	David Webster	330	14.1	−1.6
	UKIP	Peter Richards	199	8.5	N/A
	Green	Bill Shaw	89	3.8	+0.1
Majority			26	1.1	N/A
Turnout				73.97	+21.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mel Mackie	1,622	43.7	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Westwood*	1,619	43.6	−8.2
	Green	Daphne Jackson	269	7.2	N/A
	Labour	Martin Holborn	205	5.5	N/A
Majority			3	0.1	N/A
Turnout				76.44	+18.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Whinfell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thornton*	592	47.6	−15.5
	Conservative	Pat Bell	560	45.0	+8.1
	Green	Adam Rubinstein	92	7.4	N/A
Majority			32	2.6	−23.5
Turnout				80.17	+25.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Berry*	686	57.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Jarvis	399	33.6	−15.8
	Green	Kate Barkes	104	8.7	N/A
Majority			287	24.1	+22.9
Turnout				72.61	+14.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Windermere Bowness North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Jones*	582	49.0	−16.0
	Conservative	Sandra Lilley	463	39.0	+9.1
	Labour	Alan Ellison	72	6.1	+1.1
	Green	Kate Threadgold	71	6.0	N/A
Majority			119	10.0	−25.1
Turnout				73.80	+16.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Windermere Bowness South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Williams*	498	48.3	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Rooke	420	40.7	−3.4
	Green	Tim Shearer	63	6.1	N/A
	Labour	Rae Cross	50	4.8	−0.9
Majority			78	7.6	+1.6
Turnout				73.80	+28.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Windermere Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dyan Jones*	631	58.3	−11.6
	Conservative	Adrian Naik	253	23.4	+8.2
	Labour	Penny Henderson	132	12.2	−2.6
	Green	Luke Barley	67	6.2	N/A
Majority			378	34.9	−19.8
Turnout				64.80	+18.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-Elections

No by-elections were held between 2015 and 2016.

Related Research Articles

South Lakeland was a local government district in Cumbria, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in Kendal. The district covered the southern part of the Lake District region, as well as northwestern parts of the Yorkshire Dales. At the 2011 Census, the population of the district was 103,658, an increase from 102,301 at the 2001 Census.

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The 1998 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The 2000 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One-third of the council was up for election, and stayed under no overall control.

The 2002 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The 2003 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The 2004 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The 2006 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

The 2007 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

The 2008 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2007 reducing the number of seats by 1. The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

The 2010 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

The 2011 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

The 2012 South Lakeland District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 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.

The 2014 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The 2016 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The 2018 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2016, these major changes to boundaries were recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) .

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.

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References

↑ Steven Ayres (18 June 2015). "Local elections 2015". House of Commons Library. p. 20.
↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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