One third of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England was elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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]
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 |
The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[3]
Councillor | Party | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 219 | 55.7 | |||
Conservative | 174 | 44.3 | |||
Majority | 45 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 393 | 37.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |