South Lakeland District Council election, 2011
The 2011 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 32
- Conservative 18
- Labour 1[2]
Background
19 seats were contested at the election over 18 wards.[3] 2 of these were by-elections, in Levens and in 1 of the 2 seats being fought in Ambleside and Grasmere.[3] Both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives stood in every seat, while Labour put up 8 candidates and the Green Party 2 candidates.[4]
Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats keep their majority on the council after losing 1 seat to the Conservatives.[5] The only change came in Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck, with the Conservatives taking the seat by 12 votes after several recounts.[3] This left the Liberal Democrats on 32 seats, compared to 18 for the Conservatives and 1 for Labour.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 56.16%.[6]
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2011[6] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 12 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 63.2 | 51.9 | 12,028 | -8.2% | ||
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 36.8 | 43.6 | 10,123 | +10.0% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 881 | -1.7% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 162 | -0.1% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Vivienne Rees | 941 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Heidi Halliday | 811 | |||
Conservative | Raymond Lane | 592 | |||
Conservative | Neil Salisbury | 516 | |||
Labour | Marilyn Molloy | 159 | |||
Turnout | 3,019 | 49.3 | -12.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ian Stewart | 1,279 | 58.1 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Fairclough | 786 | 35.7 | ||
Labour | Jim Barker | 137 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 493 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,202 | 62.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joss Curwen | 750 | 75.8 | +12.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gary McClure | 239 | 24.2 | -12.2 | |
Majority | 511 | 51.7 | +24.5 | ||
Turnout | 989 | 54.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Chris Holland | 526 | 62.8 | -11.9 | |
Conservative | Colin Bell | 250 | 29.9 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Lois Sparling | 61 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 276 | 33.0 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 837 | 53.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Cooper | 939 | 52.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Vic Brown | 857 | 47.7 | ||
Majority | 82 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,796 | 59.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mary Wilson | 604 | 65.4 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | Ian Curwen | 319 | 34.6 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 285 | 30.9 | +0.0 | ||
Turnout | 923 | 59.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Gardiner | 594 | 58.1 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Barbara McCaffrey | 428 | 41.9 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 166 | 16.2 | -9.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,022 | 56.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Harvey | 529 | 53.8 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dorothy Lownds | 454 | 46.2 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 75 | 7.6 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 983 | 64.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gill Gardner | 516 | 55.4 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Trevor Wilson | 415 | 44.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 101 | 10.8 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 931 | 58.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mary Orr | 667 | 55.7 | -8.4 | |
Conservative | Grenville Evans | 472 | 39.4 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Tony Rothwell | 58 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 195 | 16.3 | -12.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,197 | 70.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Airey | 437 | 65.3 | +13.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ray Beecham | 132 | 19.7 | -23.1 | |
Green | Jo-anna Duncalf | 100 | 14.9 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 305 | 45.6 | +36.6 | ||
Turnout | 669 | 47.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Janet Willis | 694 | 41.7 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Doreen Fell | 648 | 38.9 | -9.9 | |
Labour | Colin Pickthall | 262 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Green | Chris Loynes | 62 | 3.7 | -5.0 | |
Majority | 46 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,666 | 52.4 | -20.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Evelyn Westwood | 1,424 | 51.8 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Jules Drummond-Hay | 1,323 | 48.2 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 101 | 3.7 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,747 | 57.6 | -20.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter Thornton | 512 | 63.1 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Mel Mackie | 300 | 36.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 212 | 26.1 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 812 | 54.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Berry | 480 | 50.6 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jo Stephenson | 468 | 49.4 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 12 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 948 | 58.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Hilary Stephenson | 608 | 65.0 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Nicholson | 280 | 29.9 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Kathleen Cross | 47 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 328 | 35.1 | -13.4 | ||
Turnout | 935 | 57.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Williams | 376 | 50.1 | -15.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Rooke | 331 | 44.1 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Rae Cross | 43 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 45 | 6.0 | -24.4 | ||
Turnout | 750 | 44.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sandra Britton | 537 | 69.9 | -12.5 | |
Conservative | Stephen Hall | 117 | 15.2 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Penny Henderson | 114 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 420 | 54.7 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 768 | 46.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "Election results 2011: English council summary results". guardian.co.uk. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Perkins, Helen (6 May 2011). "Lib Dems lose seat in South Lakeland". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "Coalition partners will go head-to-head in local elections". The Westmorland Gazette. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "Labour gains control of Barrow Borough Council". BBC News Online. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "South Lakeland District Council elections - 5 May 2011" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.