The 2019 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election.[2]
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16 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 2019 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
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Liberal Democrats | 29 | 32 | 3 | |
Conservatives | 19 | 15 | 4 | |
Labour | 3 | 3 | ||
Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 51 | 51 | ||
Working majority | 7 | 13 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 32 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 62.75 | 45.16 | 15,140 | +4.16 | |
Conservative | 15 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 29.41 | 33.20 | 11,130 | -7.72 | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 | 7.85 | 2,631 | -2.27 | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.96 | 12.71 | 4,262 | +5.02 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 187 | +0.29 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 177 | New | |
Ward Results edit
Ambleside & Grasmere edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Lamb | 735 | 53.5 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Tim Brown | 398 | 29.0 | +2.0 | |
Green | Christina Birch | 176 | 12.8 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Joshua Gilroy | 64 | 4.7 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 337 | 24.5 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 42.6 | -0.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Arnside & Milnthorpe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pete McSweeney* | 1,339 | 58.3 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Rachel Ashburner | 616 | 26.8 | -6.8 | |
Green | Jill Abel | 269 | 11.7 | -1.3 | |
Labour | Alison Gilchrist | 73 | 3.2 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 723 | 31.5 | +12.7 | ||
Turnout | 46.6 | -6.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bowness & Levens edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Rendell | 1,084 | 50.0 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Bavin | 823 | 37.9 | +8.9 | |
Green | Helen Bentley | 208 | 9.6 | -3.8 | |
Labour | Kate Tordorff | 54 | 2.5 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 261 | 12.1 | -10.7 | ||
Turnout | 46.3 | -1.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broughton & Coniston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Wharton | 878 | 40.5 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Matt Brereton* | 830 | 38.2 | -1.0 | |
UKIP | Alan Piper | 177 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Green | Lynette Gilligan | 170 | 7.8 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Paul Martin | 115 | 5.3 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 48 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44.0 | -4.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Burton & Crooklands edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Harvey* | 1,012 | 47.7 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Herbert | 839 | 39.5 | +4.7 | |
Green | Simon Blunden | 200 | 9.4 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Jim Ring | 71 | 3.3 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 273 | 8.2 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 45.5 | -8.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Furness Peninsula edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Janet Willis | 801 | 45.5 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Butcher* | 641 | 36.4 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Eirik Hunt | 181 | 10.3 | +0.4 | |
Green | Peter Howlett | 139 | 7.9 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 160 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39.3 | -4.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Khan* | 1,366 | 57.7 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | Daniel Asplin | 665 | 28.1 | -10.9 | |
Green | Robin Le Mare | 202 | 8.5 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Paul Casson | 134 | 5.7 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 701 | 29.6 | +27.1 | ||
Turnout | 51.6 | -2.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Helen Ladhams* | 1,148 | 53.6 | +14.3 | |
Conservative | James Alexander | 619 | 28.9 | -6.9 | |
Green | Paul Woods | 209 | 9.8 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Helen Stafford | 167 | 7.8 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 529 | 24.7 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 42.7 | -1.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal Rural edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Hodgson* | 1,173 | 50.5 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Mike Nicholson | 744 | 32.0 | -2.9 | |
Green | Fran Richardson | 316 | 13.6 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Hanna Burke | 90 | 3.9 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 429 | 18.5 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 48.8 | -0.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal South & Natland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Doug Rathbone* | 1,333 | 56.3 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | John Waddington | 772 | 32.6 | -6.0 | |
Green | Elsa Fuster | 166 | 7.0 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Lois Sparling | 96 | 4.1 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 561 | 23.7 | +20.8 | ||
Turnout | 48.6 | -1.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Phil Dixon* | 905 | 40.9 | -3.5 | |
Green | Ian Rodham | 787 | 35.6 | +25.6 | |
Conservative | Aron Taylor | 299 | 13.5 | -5.2 | |
Labour | Paul Braithwaite | 222 | 10.0 | -9.0 | |
Majority | 118 | 5.3 | -19.9 | ||
Turnout | 45.3 | -0.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Susanne Long | 1,021 | 51.3 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Hannah Lane | 383 | 19.2 | -12.2 | |
Green | Claire Wickham | 207 | 7.0 | -2.6 | |
Labour | Trevor Batchelor | 192 | 9.6 | -5.7 | |
Independent | Graham Vincent* | 187 | 9.4 | -30.0 | |
Majority | 638 | 32.1 | +24.1 | ||
Turnout | 39.0 | -2.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Suzie Pye | 1,332 | 51.0 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Sheila Capstick* | 1,072 | 41.1 | -1.9 | |
Green | Daphne Jackson | 131 | 5.0 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Nick Cross | 76 | 2.9 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 260 | 9.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55.1 | +4.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ulverston East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shirley-Anne Wilson | 608 | 43.6 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | Maf Servante Haddow | 399 | 28.6 | -7.4 | |
Green | Chris Loynes | 200 | 14.3 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hudson | 188 | 13.5 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 209 | 15.0 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 31.4 | -2.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ulverston West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Judy Filmore | 756 | 37.0 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | Amanda Rigg* | 748 | 36.6 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Sharon Webster | 374 | 18.3 | -12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ray Beecham | 164 | 8.0 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45.5 | +0.9 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Windermere edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dyan Jones* | 1,095 | 50.2 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Hoyle | 848 | 38.8 | -1.7 | |
Green | Kate Threadgold | 126 | 5.8 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Penny Henderson | 114 | 5.2 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 247 | 11.4 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 47.6 | -3.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
By-elections edit
Four by-elections were held on 6 May 2021.[4]
Broughton & Coniston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 13.4 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 50.6 | +6.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Furness Peninsula edit
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 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44.9 | +5.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 33.8 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 50.3 | -1.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kendal Rural edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 17.8 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 47.3 | -1.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
One by-election was held on 12 August 2021
Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 33.4 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,022 | 42.9 | -8.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
One by-election was held on 23 September 2021.
Kendal North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 7.1 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 39.45 | -7.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Elise Uberoi (15 May 2019). "Local Elections 2019" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 24.
- ^ "South Lakeland District Council". BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "South Lakeland District Council election Results 2019". www.southlakeland.gov.uk. South Lakeland Council. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "South Lakeland District Council election 2021".