South Lakeland District Council election, 2011
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Map of the results of the 2011 South Lakeland council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and
Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 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
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] |
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
Ambleside & Grasmere (2)[6] |
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 |
|
|
Arnside & Beetham[6] |
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 |
|
|
Burneside[6] |
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 |
|
|
Cartmel & Grange West[6] |
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 |
|
|
Grange North[6] |
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 |
|
|
Holker[6] |
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 |
|
|
Levens[6] |
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 |
|
|
Low Furness[6] |
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 |
|
|
Mid Furness[6] |
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 |
|
|
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale[6] |
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 |
|
|
Whinfell[6] |
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 |
|
|
Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck[6] |
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 |
|
|
Windermere Bwoness North[6] |
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 |
|
|
Windermere Bowness South[6] |
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 |
|
|
Windermere Town[6] |
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 |
|
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