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The 2016 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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

Party Previous council New council +/-
Liberal Democrats 32 32 Steady
Conservatives 15 16 Increase1
Labour 3 2 Decrease1
Independent 1 1 Steady
Green 0 0 Steady
UKIP 0 0 Steady
Total 51 51
Working majority  13   13 

Election results summary

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2016
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 8 0 0 0 47.1 44.5 7,108
  Conservative 7 1 0 +1 41.2 36.3 5,787
  Labour 2 0 1 -1 11.8 10.8 1,725
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 903
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 434

Ward results

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An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

Arnside & Beetham

Arnside & Beetham 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pete McSweeney 1,220 65.2 -5.3
Conservative Peter Smillie 399 21.3 -8.2
UKIP Alan Nigel Piper 93 5.0 N/A
Green Jill Abel 82 4.4 N/A
Labour Lois Katherine Sparling 77 4.1 N/A
Majority 821 43.9 +2.9
Turnout 54.5 +3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Burton & Holme

Burton & Holme 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Kenneth Bingham* 919 65.8 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Victor Higton 308 22.0 -18.2
Labour Nigel Edward Warner 111 7.9 N/A
Green Andrew Robert Chapple 59 4.2 N/A
Majority 611 43.8 +24.2
Turnout 47.2 -7.0
Conservative hold Swing

Coniston & Crake Valley

Coniston & Crake Valley 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Hall* 391 63.9 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Val Sykes 172 28.1 -11.9
Green Mark Kidd 49 8.0 N/A
Majority 219 35.8 +15.8
Turnout 47.9 -5.6
Conservative hold Swing

Crooklands

Crooklands 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Eccles* 611 64.2 -2.3
Conservative David Matthews 263 27.7 -1.9
Green Meg Hill 45 4.7 +0.8
UKIP Malcolm James Hamilton Nightingale 32 3.4 N/A
Majority 348 36.5 -0.4
Turnout 54.2 +3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hawkshead

Hawkshead 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David William Norman Fletcher* 478 58.1 +4.7
Conservative Ann Elizabeth Myatt 240 29.2 -10.3
UKIP David Rimmer Walker 55 6.7 N/A
Green Gwen Harrison 50 6.1 -1.0
Majority 238 28.9 +15.0
Turnout 57.9 +5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Levens

Levens 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Annie Rawlinson* 715 65.2 +9.4
Conservative Kevin Ronald Holmes 323 29.4 -10.8
UKIP Yana Doidge 21 1.9 N/A
Labour Dave Cope 19 1.7 N/A
Green Claire Wickham 19 1.7 -2.3
Majority 392 35.8 +20.2
Turnout 64.1 -3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lyth Valley

Lyth Valley 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Holmes* 482 59.6 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Bex Cooper 220 27.2 -6.1
UKIP Stephen Willmott 43 5.3 N/A
Labour Alison Faith Gilchrist 34 4.2 -0.7
Green Kate Barkes 30 3.7 N/A
Majority 262 32.4 +3.9
Turnout 44.7 -9.5
Conservative hold Swing

Milnthorpe

Milnthorpe 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rupert James Audland 482 58.9 -8.0
Conservative Steven Hurst 253 30.9 +3.1
UKIP Oksana Walker 40 4.9 N/A
Labour Jo Magne 33 4.0 N/A
Green Shona Kathleen Kidd 11 1.3 -4.0
Majority 229 28.0 -11.1
Turnout 49.8 -2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Cotton* 1,557 61.4 +13.9
Conservative Alex Toubas 779 30.7 -14.0
Labour Nick Cross 114 4.5 +0.4
Green Daphne Mary Jackson 84 3.3 -0.4
Majority 778 30.7 +27.9
Turnout 53.5 +2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Staveley-in-Cartmel

Staveley-in-Cartmel 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Sanderson* 512 62.7 +5.9
Conservative Ted Walsh 220 27.0 -16.2
UKIP Brian Donald Thornton 57 7.0 N/A
Green Ben John Barker 27 3.3 N/A
Majority 292 35.7 +22.1
Turnout 52.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Staveley-in-Westmorland

Staveley-in-Westmorland 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stan Collins* 486 58.9 -13.2
Conservative Harry Taylor 125 15.2 -3.8
Green Fran Richardson 112 13.6 +4.7
Labour Peter Train 68 8.2 N/A
UKIP Albina Thornton 34 4.1 N/A
Majority 361 43.7 -9.4
Turnout 47.2 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ulverston Central

Ulverston Central 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Bishop-Rowe 204 42.5 +0.6
Labour Bharath Sundara Rajan* 187 39.0 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hudson 64 13.3 +4.3
Green Christopher Loynes 25 5.2 -1.6
Majority 17 3.5 N/A
Turnout 33.3 +0.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ulverston East

Ulverston East 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Wilson* 259 51.9 +0.1
Conservative Peter Hornby 143 28.7 +1.8
Green Judith Ann Filmore 53 10.6 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Maureen Frances Nicholson 44 8.8 +3.2
Majority 116 23.2 -1.7
Turnout 31.6 +6.5
Labour hold Swing

Ulverston North

Ulverston North 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Irving* 252 35.7 -3.7
Labour Judith Ann Pickthall 249 35.3 +0.4
Green Simon James Filmore 110 15.6 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Ray Beecham 95 13.5 +3.8
Majority 3 0.4 -4.1
Turnout 46.1 -0.2
Conservative hold Swing

Ulverston South

Ulverston South 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Rigg* 268 47.9 +0.2
Labour Joan Margaret Casson 144 25.7 -16.2
UKIP Peter Richards 59 10.5 N/A
Green Bob Gerry 45 8.0 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall 44 7.9 +3.7
Majority 124 22.2 +16.4
Turnout 38.1 +4.6
Conservative hold Swing

Ulverston Town

Ulverston Town 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Victor Clough* 272 52.4 -1.7
Conservative Reuben Allonby 137 26.4 -3.5
Green Bill Shaw 68 13.1 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Dave Khan 42 8.1 +2.1
Majority 135 26.0 +1.8
Turnout 35.4 +1.6
Labour hold Swing

Ulverston West

Ulverston West 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janette Ethel Jenkinson* 389 60.9 -2.3
Labour Bob Brown 158 24.7 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Ellis Brown 58 9.1 +4.8
Green Robert O'Hara 34 5.3 -2.8
Majority 231 36.2 -2.6
Turnout 43.6 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing

By-Elections

Windermere Bowness North, 13 October 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jarvis 441 60.1 +11.1
Conservative Martin Hall 256 34.9 -4.1
Green Kate Threadgold 37 5.0 -1.0
Majority 185 25.2 +15.2
Turnout 740 45.8 -28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ambleside & Grasmere, 4 May 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vicky Hughes 695 50.9 -13.4
Conservative Tim Brown 502 36.7 +14.0
Labour Alison Gilchrist 87 6.4 -0.1
Green Chris Rowley 82 6.0 -0.4
Majority 193 14.2 -27.4
Turnout 1,372 46.76 +1.17
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Elise Uberoi; Chris Watson; Richard Keen (19 May 2016). "Local elections 2016". House of Commons Library. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Elections 2016". South Lakeland District Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. ^ "District Elections 2016 - Results". www.southlakeland.gov.uk. South Lakeland Council. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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