2015 South Lakeland District Council election

2015 South Lakeland District Council election[1] | <- 2014 | 7 May 2015 | 2016 ->

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17 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Liberal Democrats | Conservative
Last election  | 33 | 15
Seats won  | 9 | 7
Seats after  | 32 | 15
Seat change  | 1  |
Popular vote  | 10,986  | 11,362
Percentage  | 40.1%  | 41.5%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Party  | Labour | Independent
Last election  | 3 | 0
Seats won  | 0  | 1
Seats after  | 3  | 1
Seat change  |  | 1
Popular vote  | 1,687  | 569
Percentage  | 6.2%  | 2.1%

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Map showing the results of the 2015 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2015.

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| Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

| Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

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The 2015 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the South Lakeland District Council in England.[2] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Election results summary[edit]

Party  | Previous council  | New council  | +/-

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| Liberal Democrats  | 33  | 32  | 1
| Conservatives  | 15  | 16  | 1
| Labour  | 3  | 3  |
| Independent  | 1  | 1  |
Total  | 51  | 51  |
Working majority  |  15 |  13 |
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2015  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 7  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 41.2  | 41.5  | 11,362  |
| Liberal Democrats | 9  | 1  | 2  | -1  | 52.9  | 40.1  | 10,986  |
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8.1  | 2,207  |
| Labour | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6.2  | 1,687  |
| Independent | 1  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 5.9  | 2.1  | 569  |
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2.1  | 564  |

## Ward results[edit]

Ambleside & Grasmere  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Rees*  | 1,002  | 48.3  | -8.3
| Conservative | Hannah Lane  | 635  | 30.6  | -5.0
| Green | Simon Dunning  | 268  | 12.9  | N/A
| Labour | Alison Gilchrist  | 171  | 8.2  | -1.4
Majority  | 367  | 17.7  | -3.3
Turnout |  | 70.44  | +21.1
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Arnside & Beetham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stewart*  | 1,356  | 49.8  | -8.3
| Conservative | Peter Smillie  | 1,005  | 36.9  | +1.2
| Green | Mark Arrowsmith  | 195  | 7.2  | N/A
| Labour | Lois Sparling  | 168  | 6.2  | ±0.0
Majority  | 351  | 12.9  | -9.5
Turnout |  | 77.22  | +14.7
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Broughton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Joss Curwen*  | 569  | 40.7  | -35.1
| Conservative | John Longmire  | 550  | 39.3  | -36.5
| Labour | John Lawrence  | 155  | 11.1  | N/A
| Green | Donna Munro  | 125  | 8.9  | N/A
Majority  | 19  | 1.4  | N/A
Turnout |  | 75.48  | +21.4
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

* Joss Curwen was originally elected as a Conservative councillor.

Burneside  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Keith Hurst-Jones  | 478  | 40.3  | -22.5
| Conservative | Nigel Byrom  | 360  | 30.4  | +0.5
| Green | Christopher Granger  | 159  | 13.4  | N/A
| UKIP | Malcolm Nightingale  | 103  | 8.7  | N/A
| Labour | Tony Rothwell  | 86  | 7.3  | ±0.0
Majority  | 118  | 9.9  | -23.1
Turnout |  | 70.87  | +17.8
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Burton & Holme  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Cooper*  | 1,232  | 53.9  | +1.6
| Liberal Democrats | Vic Brown  | 765  | 33.4  | -14.3
| Labour | Nigel Warner  | 186  | 8.1  | N/A
| Green | Adam Sandell  | 104  | 4.5  | N/A
Majority  | 467  | 20.5  | +15.9
Turnout |  | 75.57  | +15.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Cartmel & Grange West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Mary Wilson*  | 582  | 48.7  | -16.7
| Conservative | Ted Walsh  | 462  | 38.7  | +4.1
| Green | Chris Gibbs  | 150  | 12.6  | N/A
Majority  | 120  | 10.0  | -20.9
Turnout |  | 75.11  | +15.7
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Grange North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Eric Morrell  | 623  | 44.8  | +2.9
| Conservative | Steve Chambers  | 511  | 36.7  | -21.4
| Green | Jenny Gibbs  | 155  | 11.1  | N/A
| UKIP | Stephen Willmott  | 102  | 7.3  | N/A
Majority  | 112  | 8.1  | N/A
Turnout |  | 75.82  | +19.4
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Grange South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tom Harvey*  | 701  | 61.4  | +7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Khan  | 277  | 24.3  | -21.9
| Green | Ben Barker  | 163  | 14.3  | N/A
Majority  | 424  | 37.1  | +29.5
Turnout |  | 76.05  | +11.6
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Holker  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Gill Gardner  | 687  | 62.6  | +7.2
| Conservative | Grania Nicholson  | 335  | 30.5  | -14.1
| Green | Jocelyn Gaskell  | 75  | 6.8  | N/A
Majority  | 352  | 32.1  | +21.3
Turnout |  | 68.07  | +10.0
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Low Furness  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Airey*  | 618  | 56.4  | -8.9
| UKIP | Janet Butler  | 160  | 14.6  | N/A
| Labour | Joan Casson  | 132  | 12.0  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Loraine Birchall  | 128  | 11.7  | -8.0
| Green | Christian Barnes  | 58  | 5.3  | -9.6
Majority  | 458  | 41.8  | -3.8
Turnout |  | 74.78  | +27.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Mid Furness  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Andrew Butcher  | 871  | 37.3  | -1.6
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Willis*  | 845  | 36.2  | -5.5
| Labour | David Webster  | 330  | 14.1  | -1.6
| UKIP | Peter Richards  | 199  | 8.5  | N/A
| Green | Bill Shaw  | 89  | 3.8  | +0.1
Majority  | 26  | 1.1  | N/A
Turnout |  | 73.97  | +21.6
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Mel Mackie  | 1,622  | 43.7  | -4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Westwood*  | 1,619  | 43.6  | -8.2
| Green | Daphne Jackson  | 269  | 7.2  | N/A
| Labour | Martin Holborn  | 205  | 5.5  | N/A
Majority  | 3  | 0.1  | N/A
Turnout |  | 76.44  | +18.8
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Whinfell  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Peter Thornton*  | 592  | 47.6  | -15.5
| Conservative | Pat Bell  | 560  | 45.0  | +8.1
| Green | Adam Rubinstein  | 92  | 7.4  | N/A
Majority  | 32  | 2.6  | -23.5
Turnout |  | 80.17  | +25.9
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ben Berry*  | 686  | 57.7  | +7.1
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Jarvis  | 399  | 33.6  | -15.8
| Green | Kate Barkes  | 104  | 8.7  | N/A
Majority  | 287  | 24.1  | +22.9
Turnout |  | 72.61  | +14.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Windermere Bowness North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Colin Jones*  | 582  | 49.0  | -16.0
| Conservative | Sandra Lilley  | 463  | 39.0  | +9.1
| Labour | Alan Ellison  | 72  | 6.1  | +1.1
| Green | Kate Threadgold  | 71  | 6.0  | N/A
Majority  | 119  | 10.0  | -25.1
Turnout |  | 73.80  | +16.8
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Windermere Bowness South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Williams*  | 498  | 48.3  | -1.8
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Rooke  | 420  | 40.7  | -3.4
| Green | Tim Shearer  | 63  | 6.1  | N/A
| Labour | Rae Cross  | 50  | 4.8  | -0.9
Majority  | 78  | 7.6  | +1.6
Turnout |  | 73.80  | +28.9
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Windermere Town  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Dyan Jones*  | 631  | 58.3  | -11.6
| Conservative | Adrian Naik  | 253  | 23.4  | +8.2
| Labour | Penny Henderson  | 132  | 12.2  | -2.6
| Green | Luke Barley  | 67  | 6.2  | N/A
Majority  | 378  | 34.9  | -19.8
Turnout |  | 64.80  | +18.4
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

## By-Elections[edit]

No by-elections were held between 2015 and 2016.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Steven Ayres (18 June 2015). "Local elections 2015". House of Commons Library. p. 20.
2. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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