2012 South Lakeland District Council election

2012 South Lakeland District Council election

3 May 2012
18 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Last election 32 18 1 Seats won 9 6 3 Seats after 34 14 3 Seat change 2 4 2 Popular vote 7,569 6,885 1,637 Percentage 44.9% 40.8% 9.7%
Map showing the results of the 2012 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 2012.
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The 2012 South Lakeland District Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election, having been elected "all out" in 2008 and "in thirds" every year thereafter.

Election results summary

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	33	34	1
	Conservatives	17	14	3
	Labour	1	3	2
Total		51	51
Working majority		15	17

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	9	1	1	0	50.0	44.66	7,202
	Conservative	6	1	3	-2	33.3	42.26	6,815
	Labour	3	2	0	+2	16.7	9.02	1,454
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	4.06	655

Ward results

Arnside & Beetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pru Jupe*	1,265	70.5	+10.3
	Conservative	Mike Nicholson	529	29.5	−8.6
Majority			736	41.0	+18.9
Turnout			1,794	50.79	−11.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Burton & Holme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Bingham*	991	59.8	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Vic Brown	666	40.2	+4.8
Majority			325	19.6	−12.2
Turnout			1,657	54.2	−2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coniston and Crake Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Hall*	418	60.0	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Carter	279	40.0	+4.0
Majority			139	20.0	−8.1
Turnout			697	53.53	−5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Eccles*	599	66.5	−3.9
	Conservative	Jess Alston	267	29.6	±0.0
	Green	Ko Koens	35	3.9	N/A
Majority			332	36.9	−3.9
Turnout			901	50.7	−14.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hawkshead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Fletcher	412	53.4	−0.1
	Conservative	Sarah Ibbetson	305	39.5	−7.0
	Green	Paul Milling	55	7.1	N/A
Majority			107	13.9	+6.9
Turnout			772	52.19	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kendal Fell (by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Giles Archibald	387	53.8	−21.5
	Labour	Lois Sparling	183	25.5	+0.8
	Conservative	Patrick Birchall	70	9.7	N/A
	Green	Paul Metsers	49	6.8	N/A
	UKIP	Malcolm Nightingale	30	4.2	N/A
Majority			204	28.3	−22.4
Turnout			1,722	41.87	−24.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Levens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Orr	635	55.8	−8.3
	Conservative	Brian Rendell	458	40.2	+4.3
	Green	Leigh Martindale	45	4.0	N/A
Majority			177	15.6	−12.7
Turnout			1,138	67.53	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lyth Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Holmes*	633	61.8	+17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Gallagher	341	33.3	−22.3
	Labour	Marilyn Molloy	50	4.9	N/A
Majority			292	28.5	+17.3
Turnout			1,024	54.23	−3.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

• The Conservative Party had previously gained the seat in Lyth Valley at a by-election.

Milnthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Ryder	590	66.9	−8.5
	Conservative	Stell Clark	245	27.8	+3.2
	Green	Frank Airey	47	5.3	N/A
Majority			345	39.1	−11.7
Turnout			882	52.34	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Cotton	1,184	47.5	+4.4
	Conservative	Kevin Lancaster*	1,115	44.7	−7.5
	Labour	Martin Holborn	103	4.1	N/A
	Green	Mandy Barnett	92	3.7	N/A
Majority			69	2.8	N/A
Turnout			2,494	50.89	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Staveley-in-Cartmel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Sanderson	436	56.8	+4.2
	Conservative	Ted Walsh	331	43.2	−4.2
Majority			105	13.6	+8.4
Turnout			767	49.42	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Staveley-in-Westmorland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Collins*	581	72.1	−8.0
	Conservative	Sandra Lilley	153	19.0	−0.9
	Green	Rachael Milling	72	8.9	N/A
Majority			428	53.1	−7.1
Turnout			806	47.19	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ulverston Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bharath Rajan	211	42.3	+11.1
	Conservative	Norman Bishop-Rowe*	209	41.9	−15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Hudson	45	9.0	−2.4
	Green	Alison Morris	34	6.8	N/A
Majority			2	0.4	N/A
Turnout			499	33.13	+0.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ulverston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Wilson*	214	51.8	+7.6
	Conservative	Peter Hornby	111	26.9	−13.2
	UKIP	Ian Jackson	34	8.2	N/A
	Green	Judith Filmore	31	7.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Nicholson	23	5.6	−10.1
Majority			103	24.9	+24.5
Turnout			413	25.12	−4.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Ulverston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Irving	280	39.4	−15.9
	Labour Co-op	Colin Pickthall	248	34.9	+11.3
	Green	Chris Loynes	114	16.0	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Downe	69	9.7	−0.6
Majority			32	4.5	−27.1
Turnout			711	46.26	−0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ulverston South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Rigg	239	47.7	−17.2
	Labour Co-op	Judith Ann Pickthall	210	41.9	+20.2
	Green	Kate Rawles	31	6.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Khan	21	4.2	−9.2
Majority			29	5.8	−37.4
Turnout			501	33.51	−7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ulverston Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Clough	271	54.1	+11.4
	Conservative	James Samson*	150	29.9	−13.6
	Green	Simon Filmore	50	10.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Mellor	30	6.0	−7.8
Majority			121	24.2	N/A
Turnout			501	33.80	+0.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ulverston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janette Jenkinson*	381	63.2	−6.8
	Labour	Ian Hunt	147	24.4	+7.1
	Green	Robert O'Hara	49	8.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Loraine Birchall	26	4.3	−8.4
Majority			234	38.8	−13.9
Turnout			603	39.96	−1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-Elections

Windermere Bowness North, 29 August 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Jones	431	60.9	−4.1
	Conservative	Ian Keeling	248	35.0	+5.1
	Labour	Rae Cross	29	4.1	−0.9
Majority			183	25.9	−9.2
Turnout			708	42.75	−14.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Levens, 17 October 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Annie Rawlinson	569	57.0	+1.2
	Conservative	Brian Rendell	430	43.0	+2.8
Majority			139	14.0	−2.3
Turnout			999	58.8	−11.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

See also

• South Lakeland local elections