South Lakeland District Council elections

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One third of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England was elected each year, followed by one year without election.

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The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.

Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 51 councillors had been elected from 45 wards. [1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
Independent 1973–1979
No overall control 1979–2006
Liberal Democrats 2006–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Colin Hodgson Conservative 12 Sep 200116 May 2006
Brendan Jameson Liberal Democrats 16 May 200619 Mar 2012
Peter Thornton Liberal Democrats 16 May 201218 May 2016
Giles Archibald Liberal Democrats 18 May 201619 May 2021
Jonathan Brook Liberal Democrats 19 May 202131 Mar 2023

Council elections

District result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Hawkshead By-Election 25 February 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 219 55.7
Conservative 17444.3
Majority4511.4
Turnout 39337.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2001-2005

Holker By-Election 20 September 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Manning 538 71.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Woddy21828.8N/A
Majority32042.4
Turnout 75650.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Low Furness and Swarthmoor By-Election 11 October 2001 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Tyson 508 51.7 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Metcalfe47548.3-5.3
Majority333.4
Turnout 983
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Crake Valley By-Election 10 March 2005 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Betty Spendlove 423 57.0 -8.9
Conservative Walter Phillipson27737.3+3.2
Labour Susan Page425.7+5.7
Majority14619.7
Turnout 74250.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ulverston South By-Election 10 March 2005 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Wilkinson 202 62.9 -3.4
Labour Bharath Rajan9429.3-4.4
Green William Shaw257.8+7.8
Majority10833.6
Turnout 32123.3
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2015

Lyth Valley 4 November 2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Holmes 474 49.5 -5.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Hall45147.1+4.4
Labour Marilyn Molloy323.3+1.0
Majority232.4
Turnout 95748.73
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Windermere Town, 9 February 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jo Stephenson 418 72.9 +3.0
Conservative Sandra Lilley8514.8-0.4
Labour Penny Henderson508.7-6.1
UKIP Robert Gibson203.5N/A
Majority33358.1
Turnout 57333.63
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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
Majority18325.9
Turnout 70842.75
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Levens, 17 October 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Annie Rawlinson 569 57.0 +1.2
Conservative Brian Rendell43043.0+2.8
Majority13914.0
Turnout 99958.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Windermere Town, 2 October 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dyan Jones 416 64.0 -5.9
Conservative Sandra Lilley18428.3+13.1
Green Gwen Harrison507.7N/A
Majority33358.1
Turnout 65039.42
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2015-2021

Windermere Bowness North, 13 October 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jarvis 441 60.1 +11.1
Conservative Martin Hall25634.9-4.1
Green Kate Threadgold375.0-1.0
Majority18525.2
Turnout 74045.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ambleside & Grasmere, 4 May 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vicky Hughes 695 50.9 -13.4
Conservative Tim Brown50236.7+14.0
Labour Alison Gilchrist876.4-0.1
Green Chris Rowley826.0-0.4
Majority19341.6
Turnout 1,37246.76
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Arnside and Milnthorpe, 20 December 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Chaffey 1,319 59.4 +3.9
Conservative Rachel Ashburner70931.9-1.7
Green Jill Abel1255.6-7.4
Labour Kate Love683.1-2.0
Majority61027.5
Turnout 2,22144.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Broughton & Coniston, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Troughton 1,317 51.9 +11.4
Conservative Matt Brereton97738.5+0.3
Green Lynette Gilligan1365.4-2.4
Labour Paul Martin1084.3-1.0
Majority340
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Furness Peninsula, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Cooper 939 45.7 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall79038.4-7.1
Labour Sharon Webster21610.5+0.2
Green Peter Howlett1115.4-2.5
Majority149
Conservative hold Swing
Grange, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pete Endsor 1,427 60.2 +2.5
Conservative Aron Taylor62726.4-1.7
Green Robin Le Mare1636.9-1.6
Labour Ben Barker1556.5+0.8
Majority800
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Rural, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ali Jama 1,206 52.1 +1.6
Conservative Luke Gudgeon79434.3+2.3
Green Frances Richardson23910.3-3.3
Labour Hanna Burke743.2-0.7
Majority412
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Grange, 12 August 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Hanlon 1,336 66.2 +8.5
Conservative Steve Chambers54126.8-1.3
Green Robin Le Mare854.2-4.3
Labour Patricia Wright562.8-2.9
Majority80033.8+4.2
Turnout 2,02242.9-8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal North, 23 September 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Cornthwaite 622 46.9 +12.2
Green Liz Hendry52739.8+9.9
Conservative Aron Taylor1229.2-14.6
Labour Virginia Branney544.1-11.1
Majority95
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "About Elections". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "South Lakeland". BBC News Online . 19 April 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Council minutes". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. ↑ The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cumbria and Lancashire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "South Lakeland". BBC News Online . Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "The South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2017". legislation.gov.uk. 27 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Big gains for Labour in council byelections". guardian.co.uk . London. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  11. 1 2 "No change after Salford battle". guardian.co.uk . London. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Election Results - 2010". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
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