South Lakeland District Council elections

Last updated April 16, 2023

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

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 control		Years
	Independent	1973–1979
	No overall control	1979–2006
	Liberal Democrats	2006–2023

Leadership

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

Councillor		From	To
Colin Hodgson	Conservative	12 Sep 2001	16 May 2006
Brendan Jameson	Liberal Democrats	16 May 2006	19 Mar 2012
Peter Thornton	Liberal Democrats	16 May 2012	18 May 2016
Giles Archibald	Liberal Democrats	18 May 2016	19 May 2021
Jonathan Brook	Liberal Democrats	19 May 2021	31 Mar 2023

Council elections

District result maps

2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Hawkshead By-Election 25 February 1999
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	219	55.7
	Conservative	174	44.3
Majority		45	11.4
Turnout		393	37.1
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

2001-2005

Holker By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Manning	538	71.2	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Woddy	218	28.8	N/A
Majority			320	42.4
Turnout			756	50.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Low Furness and Swarthmoor By-Election 11 October 2001^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Tyson	508	51.7	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Metcalfe	475	48.3	-5.3
Majority			33	3.4
Turnout			983
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Crake Valley By-Election 10 March 2005^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Betty Spendlove	423	57.0	-8.9
	Conservative	Walter Phillipson	277	37.3	+3.2
	Labour	Susan Page	42	5.7	+5.7
Majority			146	19.7
Turnout			742	50.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ulverston South By-Election 10 March 2005^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Wilkinson	202	62.9	-3.4
	Labour	Bharath Rajan	94	29.3	-4.4
	Green	William Shaw	25	7.8	+7.8
Majority			108	33.6
Turnout			321	23.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009-2015

Lyth Valley 4 November 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Holmes	474	49.5	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Hall	451	47.1	+4.4
	Labour	Marilyn Molloy	32	3.3	+1.0
Majority			23	2.4
Turnout			957	48.73
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Windermere Town, 9 February 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Stephenson	418	72.9	+3.0
	Conservative	Sandra Lilley	85	14.8	-0.4
	Labour	Penny Henderson	50	8.7	-6.1
	UKIP	Robert Gibson	20	3.5	N/A
Majority			333	58.1
Turnout			573	33.63
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Windermere Bowness North, 29 August 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Jones	431	60.9	-4.1
	Conservative	Ian Keeling	248	35.0	+5.1
	Labour	Rae Cross	29	4.1	-0.9
Majority			183	25.9
Turnout			708	42.75
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Levens, 17 October 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Annie Rawlinson	569	57.0	+1.2
	Conservative	Brian Rendell	430	43.0	+2.8
Majority			139	14.0
Turnout			999	58.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Windermere Town, 2 October 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dyan Jones	416	64.0	-5.9
	Conservative	Sandra Lilley	184	28.3	+13.1
	Green	Gwen Harrison	50	7.7	N/A
Majority			333	58.1
Turnout			650	39.42
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2015-2021

Windermere Bowness North, 13 October 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Jarvis	441	60.1	+11.1
	Conservative	Martin Hall	256	34.9	-4.1
	Green	Kate Threadgold	37	5.0	-1.0
Majority			185	25.2
Turnout			740	45.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ambleside & Grasmere, 4 May 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vicky Hughes	695	50.9	-13.4
	Conservative	Tim Brown	502	36.7	+14.0
	Labour	Alison Gilchrist	87	6.4	-0.1
	Green	Chris Rowley	82	6.0	-0.4
Majority			193	41.6
Turnout			1,372	46.76
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Arnside and Milnthorpe, 20 December 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
Turnout			2,221	44.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Broughton & Coniston, 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Troughton	1,317	51.9	+11.4
	Conservative	Matt Brereton	977	38.5	+0.3
	Green	Lynette Gilligan	136	5.4	-2.4
	Labour	Paul Martin	108	4.3	-1.0
Majority			340
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Furness Peninsula, 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Cooper	939	45.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Loraine Birchall	790	38.4	-7.1
	Labour	Sharon Webster	216	10.5	+0.2
	Green	Peter Howlett	111	5.4	-2.5
Majority			149
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grange, 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Endsor	1,427	60.2	+2.5
	Conservative	Aron Taylor	627	26.4	-1.7
	Green	Robin Le Mare	163	6.9	-1.6
	Labour	Ben Barker	155	6.5	+0.8
Majority			800
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Rural, 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ali Jama	1,206	52.1	+1.6
	Conservative	Luke Gudgeon	794	34.3	+2.3
	Green	Frances Richardson	239	10.3	-3.3
	Labour	Hanna Burke	74	3.2	-0.7
Majority			412
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grange, 12 August 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Hanlon	1,336	66.2	+8.5
	Conservative	Steve Chambers	541	26.8	-1.3
	Green	Robin Le Mare	85	4.2	-4.3
	Labour	Patricia Wright	56	2.8	-2.9
Majority			800	33.8	+4.2
Turnout			2,022	42.9	-8.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal North, 23 September 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Cornthwaite	622	46.9	+12.2
	Green	Liz Hendry	527	39.8	+9.9
	Conservative	Aron Taylor	122	9.2	-14.6
	Labour	Virginia Branney	54	4.1	-11.1
Majority			95
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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References

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

By-election results

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[about-1] "About Elections". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

[glance-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] slation.gov.uk - The Cumbria and Lancashire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[change-6] "South Lakeland". BBC News Online . Retrieved 8 September 2009.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The District of South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[8] slation.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.

[big-10] "Big gains for Labour in council byelections". guardian.co.uk . London. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[battle-11] 1 2 "No change after Salford battle". guardian.co.uk . London. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

[lyth-12] "Election Results - 2010". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

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Cumbria County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Allerdale Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Abolished
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 2019 Abolished
Carlisle City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 Abolished
Copeland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Abolished
Eden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Abolished
South Lakeland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 Abolished
Cumberland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Westmorland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes