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Map showing the results of the 2018 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red. Striped wards indicate mixed representation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) [2] .
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
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Liberal Democrats | 32 | 29 | 3 | |
Conservatives | 16 | 19 | 3 | |
Labour | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 51 | 51 | ||
Working majority | 13 | 7 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 29 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 56.86 | 41.00 | 43860 | ||
Conservative | 19 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 37.25 | 40.92 | 43777 | ||
Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.88 | 10.12 | 10828 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.27 | 286 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 | 8231 | ||
An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Vicky Hughes* | 863 | 58.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Rees* | 780 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Martin Hall | 399 | 27.0 | ||
Conservative | Sandra Lilley | 375 | 25.4 | ||
Green | Christina Birch | 147 | 10.0 | ||
Labour | Josh Gilroy | 108 | 7.3 | ||
Labour | Mark Harrison | 97 | 6.6 | ||
Green | Arthur Kincaid | 76 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 381 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,477 | 42.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Stewart* | 1,513 | 55.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rupert Audland* | 1,449 | 53.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pete McSweeney* | 1,440 | 52.9 | ||
Conservative | Steven Hurst | 930 | 34.1 | ||
Conservative | Rachel Ashburner | 916 | 33.6 | ||
Conservative | Katy Shuttleworth | 677 | 24.9 | ||
Green | Jill Abel | 353 | 13.0 | ||
Labour | Barry Morgan | 140 | 5.1 | ||
Green | Hilary Pickup | 123 | 4.5 | ||
Green | Mark Poole | 100 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 510 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,724 | 52.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Holmes* | 1,271 | 57.4 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Holmes | 1,204 | 54.4 | ||
Conservative | David Williams* | 1,146 | 51.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lynda Bond | 642 | 29.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Rooke | 585 | 26.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carl Smith | 584 | 26.4 | ||
Green | Helen Bentley | 296 | 13.4 | ||
Green | Jenny Holden-Wilde | 162 | 7.3 | ||
Labour | Charlie Whinney | 152 | 6.9 | ||
Green | Chris Wilde | 136 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 504 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,213 | 47.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anne Hall* | 1,081 | 43.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tracy Coward | 1,029 | 41.5 | ||
Conservative | Matt Brereton | 972 | 39.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Fletcher* | 940 | 37.9 | ||
Conservative | Anna Ellwood | 918 | 37.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Wharton | 876 | 35.4 | ||
Independent | Joss Curwen* | 286 | 11.5 | ||
Green | Lynette Gilligan | 234 | 9.4 | ||
Labour | Geraldine Scott | 232 | 9.4 | ||
Labour | Paul Martin | 165 | 6.7 | ||
Labour | Kevin Parker | 165 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 32 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,478 | 48.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Bingham* | 1,534 | 59.5 | ||
Conservative | Brian Cooper* | 1,218 | 47.2 | ||
Conservative | Tom Harvey* | 1,205 | 46.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Eccles* | 984 | 38.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Herbert | 898 | 34.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Karl Singleton | 881 | 34.2 | ||
Labour | Paul Casson | 174 | 6.7 | ||
Green | Claire Wickham | 154 | 6.0 | ||
Green | Wendi Lethbridge | 145 | 5.6 | ||
Green | Simon Blunden | 134 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 221 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,578 | 53.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gill Gardner* | 784 | 50.2 | ||
Conservative | Michael Cornah | 687 | 44.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Rawcliffe | 657 | 42.1 | ||
Conservative | Joanne Moore | 611 | 39.1 | ||
Labour | Kate Random Love | 98 | 6.3 | ||
Green | Robin Le Mare | 93 | 6.0 | ||
Green | Gwen Harrison | 44 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 30 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,562 | 48.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Airey* | 1,014 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | Caroline Airey* | 986 | 48.2 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Butcher* | 878 | 43.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Willis | 812 | 39.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Birchall | 673 | 32.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Cook | 620 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Joan Casson | 245 | 12.0 | ||
Labour | Philip Cooper | 209 | 10.2 | ||
Labour | Eirik Hunt | 202 | 9.9 | ||
Green | Peter Howlett | 172 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 66 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,044 | 43.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Eric Morrell* | 1,215 | 48.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Ashcroft | 1,139 | 45.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Khan | 1,121 | 44.8 | ||
Conservative | Steve Chambers | 1,058 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | Nathan Bushell | 1,016 | 40.6 | ||
Conservative | Daniel Asplin | 975 | 39.0 | ||
Green | Rachel Whiteley | 272 | 10.9 | ||
Labour | Nicola Kennedy | 189 | 7.6 | ||
Green | Chris Rowley | 115 | 4.6 | ||
Green | Clive Wickham | 75 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 63 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,502 | 54.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Rachael Hogg | 1,093 | 48.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eamonn Hennessy | 958 | 42.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Helen Ladhams | 885 | 39.3 | ||
Conservative | James Alexander | 806 | 35.8 | ||
Conservative | Lyndsay Slater | 719 | 31.9 | ||
Conservative | Pam Flitcroft | 700 | 31.1 | ||
Labour | Phil Atherton | 279 | 12.4 | ||
Labour | Helen Stafford | 228 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | Maggie Mason | 221 | 9.8 | ||
Green | Janet Antrobus | 205 | 9.1 | ||
Green | Paul Woods | 154 | 6.8 | ||
Green | Andy Mason | 146 | 6.5 | ||
Majority | 79 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,252 | 44.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Stephen Coleman* | 667 | 42.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jon Owen | 543 | 34.7 | ||
Green | Carole Wood | 468 | 29.9 | ||
Conservative | Harry Taylor | 372 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Scott | 324 | 20.7 | ||
Green | Laura Miller | 270 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | Jo Magne | 238 | 15.2 | ||
Labour | Jim Ring | 183 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 75 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,565 | 47.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Pat Bell | 1,044 | 42.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Hutton | 969 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Hodgson | 907 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | Mike Nicholson | 848 | 34.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Tearle | 830 | 34.1 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Byrom | 818 | 33.6 | ||
Green | Fran Richardson | 338 | 13.9 | ||
Green | Adrian Porter | 280 | 11.5 | ||
Green | Daniel Rayson | 274 | 11.3 | ||
Labour | Mike Hallsall | 181 | 7.4 | ||
Labour | Hanna Burke | 176 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 59 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,432 | 49.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Brook* | 1,181 | 48.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Hogg* | 1,130 | 46.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Doug Rathbone | 1,017 | 41.5 | ||
Conservative | John Waddington | 944 | 38.6 | ||
Conservative | Repugnant Aron Taylor | 906 | 37.0 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Bond | 872 | 35.6 | ||
Green | Henry Adams | 178 | 7.3 | ||
Labour | Lois Sparling | 174 | 7.1 | ||
Green | Meg Hill | 160 | 6.5 | ||
Labour | Alison Gilchrist | 142 | 5.8 | ||
Green | Elsa Fuster-Mears | 120 | 4.9 | ||
Labour | Ian Law | 114 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 73 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,448 | 49.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Giles Archibald* | 1,219 | 53.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Thornton* | 1,040 | 45.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Phil Dixon* | 1,006 | 44.2 | ||
Labour | Paul Braithwaite | 433 | 19.0 | ||
Conservative | Fraser Lyall | 425 | 18.7 | ||
Conservative | Claire Shuttleworth | 423 | 18.6 | ||
Conservative | Daniel Egglestone | 419 | 18.4 | ||
Labour | Mick Downes | 396 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | Alison Ireland | 365 | 16.0 | ||
Green | Robin Bailey | 301 | 13.2 | ||
Green | Andrew Herbert | 277 | 12.2 | ||
Green | Ian Rodham | 227 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 573 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,276 | 45.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brian Finch* | 999 | 46.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matt Severn* | 842 | 39.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Graham Vincent* | 841 | 39.4 | ||
Conservative | Hannah Lane | 670 | 31.4 | ||
Conservative | Melvin Mackie | 558 | 26.1 | ||
Conservative | Bill Wearing | 532 | 24.9 | ||
Labour | Tony Rothwell | 355 | 16.6 | ||
Labour | Trevor Batchelor | 326 | 15.3 | ||
Labour | Kate Tordoff | 231 | 10.8 | ||
Green | Sue Cox | 205 | 9.6 | ||
Green | Rosie Whiting | 136 | 6.4 | ||
Green | Phil Whiting | 119 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 171 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,135 | 41.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kevin Lancaster* | 1,298 | 47.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Mitchell | 1,213 | 44.2 | ||
Conservative | Sheila Capstick | 1,180 | 43.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Suzie Pye | 1,176 | 42.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Best | 1,158 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Sheena Pring | 1,076 | 39.2 | ||
Green | Andi Chapple | 202 | 7.4 | ||
Labour | Nick Cross | 164 | 6.0 | ||
Green | Daphne Jackson | 141 | 5.1 | ||
Green | Adam Rubinstein | 80 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,742 | 50.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Wilson* | 818 | 50.7 | ||
Labour | David Webster | 806 | 50.0 | ||
Labour | Shirley-Anne Wilson | 747 | 46.3 | ||
Conservative | Norman Bishop-Rowe* | 581 | 36.0 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Archer | 561 | 34.8 | ||
Conservative | Ben Cooper | 514 | 31.9 | ||
Green | Chris Loynes | 272 | 16.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hudson | 224 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 166 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,612 | 34.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Helen Irving* | 1,032 | 50.0 | ||
Conservative | Janette Jenkinson* | 1,028 | 49.8 | ||
Conservative | Amanda Rigg* | 955 | 46.2 | ||
Labour | Bharath Rajan | 640 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | Sharon Webster | 625 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Derek Willison-Parry | 569 | 27.5 | ||
Green | Judy Filmore | 500 | 24.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ray Beacham | 247 | 12.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Nicholson | 194 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 315 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,066 | 44.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ben Berry* | 1,234 | 51.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Jarvis* | 1,067 | 44.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dyan Jones* | 1,035 | 43.0 | ||
Conservative | Jane Hoyle | 975 | 40.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Magda Khan | 934 | 38.8 | ||
Conservative | Ian Keeling | 899 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | Penny Henderson | 231 | 9.6 | ||
Green | Kate Threadgold | 181 | 7.5 | ||
Green | Georgie Brasher | 85 | 3.5 | ||
Green | Eve Morgan | 81 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 60 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,409 | 50.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
A by-election was held on 20 December 2018 to fill a vacancy in Arnside & Milnthorpe following the death of Councillor Ian Stewart.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,221 | 44.2 | -8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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