South Lakeland District Council election, 2018

The 2018 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2016, these major changes to boundaries were recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE)[1] .

Election result

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council +/-
Liberal Democrats 32 29 Decrease3
Conservatives 16 19 Increase3
Labour 2 3 Increase1
Independent 1 0 Decrease1
Green 0 0 Steady
UKIP 0 0 Steady
Total 51 51
Working majority  13   7 
South Lakeland local election result 2018
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrat 29 0 3 -3 56.86 41.00 43860
  Conservative 19 3 0 +3 37.25 40.92 43777
  Labour 3 1 0 +1 5.88 10.12 10828
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 0.27 286
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 7.69 8231

Ward results[2]

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

Ambleside and Grasmere

Ambleside and Grasmere (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Vicky Hughes* 863
Liberal Democrat Vivienne Rees* 780
Conservative Martin Hall 399
Conservative Sandra Lilley 375
Green Christina Birch 147
Labour Josh Gilroy 108
Labour Mark Harrison 97
Green Arthur Kincaid 76
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Arnside and Milnthorpe

Arnside and Milnthorpe (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Ian Stewart* 1513
Liberal Democrat Rupert Audland* 1449
Liberal Democrat Pete McSweeney* 1440
Conservative Steven Hurst 930
Conservative Rachel Ashburner 916
Conservative Katy Shuttleworth 677
Green Jill Abel 353
Labour Barry Morgan 140
Green Hilary Pickup 123
Green Mark Poole 100
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Bowness and Levens

Bowness and Levens (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Holmes* 1271
Conservative Kevin Holmes 1204
Conservative David Williams* 1146
Liberal Democrat Lynda Bond 642
Liberal Democrat William Rooke 585
Liberal Democrat Carl Smith 584
Green Helen Bentley 296
Green Jenny Holden-Wilde 162
Labour Charlie Whinney 152
Green Chris Wilde 136
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Broughton and Coniston

Broughton and Coniston (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anne Hall* 1081
Liberal Democrat Tracy Coward 1029
Conservative Matt Brereton 972
Liberal Democrat David Fletcher* 940
Conservative Anna Ellwood 918
Liberal Democrat Ian Wharton 876
Independent Joss Curwen* 286
Green Lynette Gilligan 234
Labour Geraldine Scott 232
Labour Paul Martin 165
Labour Kevin Parker 165
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Burton and Crooklands

Burton and Crooklands (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roger Bingham* 1534
Conservative Brian Cooper* 1218
Conservative Tom Harvey* 1205
Liberal Democrat Sheila Eccles* 984
Liberal Democrat Christine Herbert 898
Liberal Democrat Karl Singleton 881
Labour Paul Casson 174
Green Claire Wickham 154
Green Wendi Lethbridge 145
Green Simon Blunden 134
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cartmel

Cartmel (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Gill Gardner* 784
Conservative Michael Cornah 687
Liberal Democrat Dave Rawcliffe 657
Conservative Joanne Moore 611
Labour Kate Random Love 98
Green Robin Le Mare 93
Green Gwen Harrison 44
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Furness Peninsula

Furness Peninsula (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Airey* 1014
Conservative Caroline Airey* 986
Conservative Andrew Butcher* 878
Liberal Democrat Janet Willis 812
Liberal Democrat Lorraine Birchall 673
Liberal Democrat Alan Cook 620
Labour Joan Casson 245
Labour Philip Cooper 209
Labour Eirik Hunt 202
Green Peter Howlett 172
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Grange

Grange (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Eric Morrell* 1215
Liberal Democrat Robin Ashcroft 1139
Liberal Democrat Dave Khan 1121
Conservative Steve Chambers 1058
Conservative Nathan Bushell 1016
Conservative Daniel Asplin 975
Green Rachel Whiteley 272
Labour Nicola Kennedy 189
Green Chris Rowley 115
Green Clive Wickham 75
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Kendal East

Kendal East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Rachael Hogg 1093
Liberal Democrat Eamonn Hennesey 958
Liberal Democrat Helen Ladhams 885
Conservative James Alexander 806
Conservative Lyndsay Slater 719
Conservative Pam Flitcroft 693
Labour Phil Atherton 279
Labour Helen Stafford 228
Labour Maggie Mason 221
Green Janet Antrobus 205
Green Paul Woods 154
Green Andy Mason 146
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Kendal North

Kendal North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Coleman* 667
Liberal Democrat Jon Owen 543
Green Carole Wood 468
Conservative Harry Taylor 372
Conservative Thomas Scott 324
Green Laura Miller 270
Labour Jo Magne 238
Labour Jim Ring 183
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Kendal Rural

Kendal Rural (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Pat Bell 1044
Liberal Democrat Anne Hutton 969
Liberal Democrat Hazel Hodgson 907
Conservative Mike Nicholson 848
Liberal Democrat Cheryl Tearle 830
Conservative Nigel Byrom 818
Green Fran Richardson 338
Green Adrian Porter 280
Green Daniel Rayson 274
Labour Mike Hallsall 181
Labour Hanna Burke 176
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Kendal South and Natland

Kendal South and Natland (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Brook* 1181
Liberal Democrat Chris Hogg* 1130
Liberal Democrat Doug Rathbone 1017
Conservative John Waddington 944
Conservative Aron Taylor 906
Conservative Margaret Bond 872
Green Henry Adams 178
Labour Lois Sparling 174
Green Meg Hill 160
Labour Alison Gilchrist 142
Green Elsa Fuster-Mears 120
Labour Ian Law 114
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Kendal Town

Kendal Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Giles Archibald* 1219
Liberal Democrat Peter Thornton* 1040
Liberal Democrat Phil Dixon* 1006
Labour Paul Braithwaite 433
Conservative Fraser Lyall 425
Conservative Claire Shuttleworth 423
Conservative Daniel Egglestone 419
Labour Mick Downes 396
Labour Alison Ireland 365
Green Robin Bailey 301
Green Andrew Herbert 277
Green Ian Rodham 227
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Kendal West

Kendal West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Brian Finch* 999
Liberal Democrat Matt Severn* 842
Liberal Democrat Graham Vincent* 841
Conservative Hannah Lane 670
Conservative Melvin Mackie 558
Conservative Bill Wearing 532
Labour Tony Rothwell 355
Labour Trevor Batchelor 326
Labour Kate Tordoff 231
Green Sue Cox 205
Green Rosie Whiting 136
Green Phil Whiting 119
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Kevin Lancaster* 1298
Liberal Democrat Ian Mitchell 1213
Conservative Sheila Capstick 1180
Liberal Democrat Suzie Pye 1176
Liberal Democrat Christine Best 1158
Conservative Sheena Pring 1076
Green Andi Chapple 202
Labour Nick Cross 164
Green Daphne Jackson 141
Green Adam Rubinstein 80
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ulverston East

Ulverston East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mark Wilson* 818
Labour David Webster 806
Labour Shirley-Anne Wilson 747
Conservative Norman Bishop-Rowe* 581
Conservative Sarah Archer 561
Conservative Ben Cooper 514
Green Chris Loynes 272
Liberal Democrat Andrew Hudson 224
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ulverston West

Ulverston West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Helen Irving* 1032
Conservative Janette Jenkinson* 1028
Conservative Amanda Rigg* 955
Labour Bharath Rajan 640
Labour Sharon Webster 625
Labour Derek Willison-Parry 569
Green Judy Filmore 500
Liberal Democrat Ray Beacham 247
Liberal Democrat Maureen Nicholson 194
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Windermere

Windermere (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ben Berry* 1234
Liberal Democrat Andrew Jarvis* 1067
Liberal Democrat Dyan Jones* 1035
Conservative Jane Hoyle 975
Liberal Democrat Magda Khan 934
Conservative Ian Keeling 899
Labour Penny Henderson 231
Green Kate Threadgold 181
Green Georgie Brasher 85
Green Eve Morgan 81
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Re-organisation of Wards". www.southlakeland.gov.uk. South Lakeland Council. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Election Results 2018". www.southlakeland.gov.uk. South Lakeland Council. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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