2015 South Lakeland District Council election

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2015 South Lakeland District Council election [1]
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17 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election3315
Seats won97
Seats after3215
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote10,98611,362
Percentage40.1%41.5%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election30
Seats won01
Seats after31
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,687569
Percentage6.2%2.1%
South Lakeland UK local election 2015 map.svg
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

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.

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Election results summary

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Liberal Democrats3332Decrease2.svg1
Conservatives1516Increase2.svg1
Labour33Steady2.svg
Independent11Steady2.svg
Total5151
Working majority 15  13 
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 722041.241.511,362
  Liberal Democrats 912-152.940.110,986
  Green 000008.12,207
  Labour 000006.21,687
  Independent 110+15.92.1569
  UKIP 000002.1564

Ward results

Ambleside & Grasmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Rees* 1,002 48.3 -8.3
Conservative Hannah Lane63530.6-5.0
Green Simon Dunning26812.9N/A
Labour Alison Gilchrist1718.2-1.4
Majority36717.7-3.3
Turnout 70.44+21.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Arnside & Beetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Stewart* 1,356 49.8 -8.3
Conservative Peter Smillie1,00536.9+1.2
Green Mark Arrowsmith1957.2N/A
Labour Lois Sparling1686.2±0.0
Majority35112.9-9.5
Turnout 77.22+14.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joss Curwen* 569 40.7 -35.1
Conservative John Longmire55039.3-36.5
Labour John Lawrence15511.1N/A
Green Donna Munro1258.9N/A
Majority191.4N/A
Turnout 75.48+21.4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Burneside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Hurst-Jones 478 40.3 -22.5
Conservative Nigel Byrom36030.4+0.5
Green Christopher Granger15913.4N/A
UKIP Malcolm Nightingale1038.7N/A
Labour Tony Rothwell867.3±0.0
Majority1189.9-23.1
Turnout 70.87+17.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Burton & Holme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cooper* 1,232 53.9 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Vic Brown76533.4-14.3
Labour Nigel Warner1868.1N/A
Green Adam Sandell1044.5N/A
Majority46720.5+15.9
Turnout 75.57+15.8
Conservative hold Swing
Cartmel & Grange West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Wilson* 582 48.7 -16.7
Conservative Ted Walsh46238.7+4.1
Green Chris Gibbs15012.6N/A
Majority12010.0-20.9
Turnout 75.11+15.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Grange North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Morrell 623 44.8 +2.9
Conservative Steve Chambers51136.7-21.4
Green Jenny Gibbs15511.1N/A
UKIP Stephen Willmott1027.3N/A
Majority1128.1N/A
Turnout 75.82+19.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Grange South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Harvey* 701 61.4 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Dave Khan27724.3-21.9
Green Ben Barker16314.3N/A
Majority42437.1+29.5
Turnout 76.05+11.6
Conservative hold Swing
Holker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gill Gardner 687 62.6 +7.2
Conservative Grania Nicholson33530.5-14.1
Green Jocelyn Gaskell756.8N/A
Majority35232.1+21.3
Turnout 68.07+10.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Low Furness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Airey* 618 56.4 -8.9
UKIP Janet Butler16014.6N/A
Labour Joan Casson13212.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall12811.7-8.0
Green Christian Barnes585.3-9.6
Majority45841.8-3.8
Turnout 74.78+27.8
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Furness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Butcher 871 37.3 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Janet Willis*84536.2-5.5
Labour David Webster33014.1-1.6
UKIP Peter Richards1998.5N/A
Green Bill Shaw893.8+0.1
Majority261.1N/A
Turnout 73.97+21.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mel Mackie 1,622 43.7 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Westwood*1,61943.6-8.2
Green Daphne Jackson2697.2N/A
Labour Martin Holborn2055.5N/A
Majority30.1N/A
Turnout 76.44+18.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Whinfell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Thornton* 592 47.6 -15.5
Conservative Pat Bell56045.0+8.1
Green Adam Rubinstein927.4N/A
Majority322.6-23.5
Turnout 80.17+25.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Berry* 686 57.7 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jarvis39933.6-15.8
Green Kate Barkes1048.7N/A
Majority28724.1+22.9
Turnout 72.61+14.0
Conservative hold Swing
Windermere Bowness North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Jones* 582 49.0 -16.0
Conservative Sandra Lilley46339.0+9.1
Labour Alan Ellison726.1+1.1
Green Kate Threadgold716.0N/A
Majority11910.0-25.1
Turnout 73.80+16.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Windermere Bowness South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Williams* 498 48.3 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Rooke42040.7-3.4
Green Tim Shearer636.1N/A
Labour Rae Cross504.8-0.9
Majority787.6+1.6
Turnout 73.80+28.9
Conservative hold Swing
Windermere Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dyan Jones* 631 58.3 -11.6
Conservative Adrian Naik25323.4+8.2
Labour Penny Henderson13212.2-2.6
Green Luke Barley676.2N/A
Majority37834.9-19.8
Turnout 64.80+18.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

By-Elections

No by-elections were held between 2015 and 2016.

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References

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