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The 2014 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election results summary

Party Previous council New council +/-
Liberal Democrats 33 33 Steady
Conservatives 14 15 Increase1
Labour 3 3 Steady
Independent 1 0 Decrease1
Total 51 51
Working majority  15   15 
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2014
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 15 0 1 -1 88.2 55.8 8,805
  Conservative 2 1 0 +1 11.8 24.6 3,876
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 8.6 1,356
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 1,339
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 266
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 125

Ward Results

Ambleside & Grasmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Heidi Halliday 828 64.3 +2.6
Conservative Jessie Alston 293 22.7 -10.6
Labour Rebecca Costello 84 6.5 +1.5
Green Angela Towers 83 6.4 N/A
Majority 535 41.6 +13.2
Turnout 45.59 -16.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Hogg 442 62.7 -5.9
Conservative Eric Hookway 159 22.6 -8.8
Green Liz Ashburn 58 8.2 N/A
UKIP Paul Martin 46 6.5 N/A
Majority 283 40.1 +2.8
Turnout 47.89 -29.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Far Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley Evans 479 71.6 +10.9
Conservative Lyndsay Slater 92 13.8 -14.2
Green Daphne Jackson 59 8.8 N/A
Labour Ian Law 39 5.5 -5.5
Majority 387 57.8 +25.1
Turnout 43.50 -24.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Fell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Giles Archibald* 527 60.0 -15.3
Green Gwen Harrison 175 19.9 N/A
Labour Virginia Branney 111 12.6 -12.1
Conservative Micky Pierson 66 7.5 N/A
Majority 352 40.1 -10.6
Turnout 52.07 -14.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Heron Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Walker 489 63.3 -9.3
Conservative Paul Rodman 186 24.1 -3.3
Green Gwen Harrison 57 7.4 N/A
Labour Gwen Harrison 40 5.2 N/A
Majority 303 39.2 -5.9
Turnout 50.79 -28.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Highgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Dixon* 413 54.3 -10.8
Labour Marilyn Molloy 153 20.1 +7.7
Green Rachael Passant-Coy 107 14.1 N/A
Conservative Bill Wearing 87 11.4 -11.1
Majority 260 34.2 -8.4
Turnout 43.18 -23.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Kirkland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alvin Finch 483 72.5 +12.4
Conservative Elizabeth Cartmell 69 10.4 -10.1
Labour Tony Rothwell 69 10.4 -9.1
Green Chris Rowley 45 6.8 N/A
Majority 414 62.1 +22.5
Turnout 39.22 -23.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Mintsfeet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Evans* 431 62.9 -8.9
Green Karen Mitchell 96 14.0 N/A
Conservative Ian Keeling 80 11.7 -16.5
Labour Jim Barker 78 11.4 N/A
Majority 335 48.9 +5.3
Turnout 43.63 -30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Nether
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Feeney-Johnson* 538 72.1 +2.9
Conservative Derrick Wade 99 13.3 -10.5
Green Andy Mason 58 7.8 N/A
Labour Alison Gilchrist 51 6.8 -0.2
Majority 439 58.8 +13.4
Turnout 45.71 -29.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendle Oxenholme & Natland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Gray* 477 54.3 +0.3
Conservative Patrick Birchall 281 32.0 -10.0
Labour John Bateson 62 7.1 +3.2
Green Jocelyn Gaskell 58 6.6 N/A
Majority 196 22.3 +10.3
Turnout 49.89 -37.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Parks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brook* 425 55.6 -9.5
Conservative Nigel Byrom 230 30.1 +3.6
Green Mandy Barnett 67 8.8 N/A
Labour Florence Scullard 42 5.5 -2.9
Majority 195 25.5 -13.2
Turnout 45.45 -26.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Romney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Vincent* 423 62.3 -0.6
Conservative Mike Nicholson 120 17.7 -9.6
Labour Dave Cope 70 10.3 +0.5
Green Adam Sandell 66 9.7 N/A
Majority 303 44.6 +9.0
Turnout 41.00 -30.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Stonecross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Emmott* 540 63.8 -1.4
Conservative Mel Mackie 137 16.2 -13.0
UKIP Stephen Willmott 78 9.2 N/A
Labour Lois Sparling 46 5.4 -0.1
Green Rory Black 45 5.3 N/A
Majority 403 47.6 +11.6
Turnout 51.90 -28.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Strickland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Coleman* 405 57.4 -7.8
Green Kate Willshaw 87 12.3 N/A
Conservative Stephen Chambers 76 10.8 -13.8
Labour Jim Ring 73 10.3 +0.1
UKIP Malcolm Nightingale 65 9.2 N/A
Majority 318 45.1 +4.6
Turnout 48.29 -27.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Underley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Severn 368 46.3 -14.0
Independent Rob Boden* 125 15.7 -44.6
Labour Paul Braithwaite 114 14.4 -0.5
UKIP Susan Bownass 77 9.7 N/A
Conservative Karen Dawson 56 7.1 -17.7
Green Vanessa Moss 54 6.8 N/A
Majority 243 30.6 -5.0
Turnout 47.92 -21.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  • Rob Boden was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat.
Mid Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Airey* 643 46.0 -2.8
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall 462 33.0 -9.5
Labour David Webster 195 13.9 N/A
Green Chris Loynes 98 7.0 -1.7
Majority 181 13.0 +6.7
Turnout 44.86 -28.3
Conservative hold Swing
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Lancaster 1,202 47.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Ron Bulman 1,075 42.5 -9.1
Green Andi Chapple 143 5.6 N/A
Labour Martin Holborn 112 4.4 +0.6
Majority 127 5.0 N/A
Turnout 53.03 -25.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

By-Elections

Windermere Town, 2 October 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dyan Jones 416 64.0 -5.9
Conservative Sandra Lilley 184 28.3 +13.1
Green Gwen Harrison 50 7.7 N/A
Majority 232 35.7 -19.0
Turnout 650 39.42 -7.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Steven Ayres (11 June 2014). "Local elections 2014". House of Commons Library. p. 20.
  2. ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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