2011 UK local government election
2011 South Lakeland District Council election |
19 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council 26 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Labour | Last election | 34 | 16 | 1 | Seats won | 12 | 7 | 0 | Seats after | 32 | 18 | 1 | Seat change | 2 | 2 | | Popular vote | 11,217 | 9,607 | 881 | Percentage | 51.3% | 43.9% | 4.0% | |
Map showing the results of the 2011 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 2011. |
Council control before election Liberal Democrats | Council control after election Liberal Democrats | |
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]
Party | Previous council | New council | +/- |
| Liberal Democrats | 33 | 32 | 1 |
| Conservatives | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 51 | 51 | |
Working majority | 15 | 13 | |
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2011[6] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 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
Ambleside & Grasmere (2)[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Rees* | 941 | 56.6 | −10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Heidi Halliday | 811 | 48.8 | −12.9 |
| Conservative | Raymond Lane | 592 | 35.6 | +2.3 |
| Conservative | Neil Salisbury | 516 | 31.0 | −0.8 |
| Labour | Marilyn Molloy | 159 | 9.6 | +4.6 |
Majority | 219 | 13.2 | −20.3 |
Turnout | 1,662 | 49.3 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Arnside & Beetham[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stewart* | 1,279 | 58.1 | −0.1 |
| Conservative | Gordon Fairclough | 786 | 35.7 | −2.4 |
| Labour | Jim Barker | 137 | 6.2 | N/A |
Majority | 493 | 22.4 | +2.3 |
Turnout | 2,202 | 62.5 | −0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Broughton[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joss Curwen* | 750 | 75.8 | +12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary McClure | 239 | 24.2 | −12.2 |
Majority | 511 | 51.7 | +24.5 |
Turnout | 989 | 54.1 | −2.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burneside[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Holland | 526 | 62.8 | −11.9 |
| Conservative | Colin Bell | 250 | 29.9 | +4.6 |
| Labour | Lois Sparling | 61 | 7.3 | N/A |
Majority | 276 | 33.0 | −16.4 |
Turnout | 837 | 53.1 | +4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Burton & Holme[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Cooper* | 939 | 52.3 | −2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vic Brown | 857 | 47.7 | +12.3 |
Majority | 82 | 4.6 | −14.4 |
Turnout | 1,796 | 59.8 | +2.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cartmel & Grange West[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | −1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Grange North[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Gardiner | 594 | 58.1 | −4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara McCaffrey | 428 | 41.9 | +4.7 |
Majority | 166 | 16.2 | −9.3 |
Turnout | 1,022 | 56.4 | +7.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grange South[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tom Harvey* | 529 | 53.8 | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Lownds | 454 | 46.2 | −3.3 |
Majority | 75 | 7.6 | +6.7 |
Turnout | 983 | 64.5 | +1.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holker[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | +5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Levens (by-election)[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Orr | 667 | 55.7 | −8.4 |
| Conservative | Grenville Evans | 472 | 39.4 | +3.5 |
| Labour | Tony Rothwell | 58 | 4.8 | N/A |
Majority | 195 | 16.3 | −12.0 |
Turnout | 1,197 | 70.2 | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Low Furness[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Airey* | 437 | 65.3 | +13.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | −7.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mid Furness[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Willis | 694 | 41.7 | −21.0 |
| Conservative | Doreen Fell | 648 | 38.9 | +4.0 |
| Labour | Colin Pickthall | 262 | 15.7 | +10.0 |
| Green | Chris Loynes | 62 | 3.7 | N/A |
Majority | 46 | 2.8 | −22.2 |
Turnout | 1,666 | 52.4 | +3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Westwood | 1,424 | 51.8 | +5.3 |
| Conservative | Jules Drummond-Hay | 1,323 | 48.2 | +4.1 |
Majority | 101 | 3.7 | +1.3 |
Turnout | 2,747 | 57.6 | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Whinfell[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ben Berry | 480 | 50.6 | +4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Stephenson* | 468 | 49.4 | −4.6 |
Majority | 12 | 1.2 | N/A |
Turnout | 948 | 58.6 | +2.5 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Windermere Bowness North[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary Stephenson* | 608 | 65.0 | −9.2 |
| Conservative | Michael Nicholson | 280 | 29.9 | +4.1 |
| Labour | Kathleen Cross | 47 | 5.0 | N/A |
Majority | 328 | 35.1 | −13.4 |
Turnout | 935 | 57.0 | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Windermere Bowness South[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Williams* | 376 | 50.1 | −15.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rooke | 331 | 44.1 | +9.3 |
| Labour | Rae Cross | 43 | 5.7 | N/A |
Majority | 45 | 6.0 | −24.4 |
Turnout | 750 | 44.9 | +3.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Windermere Town[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Britton | 537 | 69.9 | −12.5 |
| Conservative | Stephen Hall | 117 | 15.2 | −2.4 |
| Labour | Penny Henderson | 114 | 14.8 | N/A |
Majority | 420 | 54.7 | −10.1 |
Turnout | 768 | 46.4 | +5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
By-Elections
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 | +3.4 |
Turnout | 573 | 33.63 | −12.8 |
| Liberal Democrats 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "South Lakeland District Council elections - 5 May 2011" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.