2015 South Lakeland District Council election

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 party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 33 15 Seats won 9 7 Seats after 32 15 Seat change 1 Popular vote 10,986 11,362 Percentage 40.1% 41.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 3 0 Seats won 0 1 Seats after 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,687 569 Percentage 6.2% 2.1%
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.

Election results summary

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	33	32	1
	Conservatives	15	15
	Labour	3	3
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		51	51
Working majority		15	13

South Lakeland local election result 2015

Party		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.

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.