2011 South Lakeland District Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2011 South Lakeland District Council election Parliamentary no yes 2010 South Lakeland District Council election 2010 2012 South Lakeland District Council election 2012 19 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council 26 5 May 2011 Liberal Democrats (UK) 34 12 2 11,217 51.3% 32 Conservative Party (UK) 16 7 2 9,607 43.9% 18 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 881 4.0% 1 South Lakeland UK local election 2011 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of the 2011 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 2011. Council control Council control after election Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/16ug.stm England council elections BBC News 14 August 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 32 Conservative 18 Labour 1https://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2011/may/05/local-elections-2011-localgovernment Election results 2011: English council summary results 6 May 2011 The Guardian 14 August 2011 Background 19 seats were contested at the election over 18 wards.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9013193.Lib_Dems_lose__safe_seat__in_South_Lakeland/ Lib Dems lose seat in South Lakeland Perkins Helen 6 May 2011 The Westmorland Gazette 14 August 2011 2 of these were by-elections, in Levens and in 1 of the 2 seats being fought in Ambleside and Grasmere. Both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives stood in every seat, while Labour put up 8 candidates and the Green Party 2 candidates.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/8990543.Coalition_partners_will_go_head_to_head_in_local_elections/ Coalition partners will go head-to-head in local elections 22 April 2011 The Westmorland Gazette 14 August 2011 Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats keep their majority on the council after losing 1 seat to the Conservatives.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-13283037 Labour gains control of Barrow Borough Council 6 May 2011 BBC News 14 August 2011 The only change came in Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck, with the Conservatives taking the seat by 12 votes after several recounts. This left the Liberal Democrats on 32 seats, compared to 18 for the Conservatives and 1 for Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 56.16%.http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/downloads/page3491/Table_Results_District_11_full_details.pdf South Lakeland District Council elections - 5 May 2011 South Lakeland District Council 14 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927074839/http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/downloads/page3491/Table_Results_District_11_full_details.pdf 27 September 2011 dead PartyPrevious councilNew council+/- Liberal Democrats 33 32 1 Conservatives 17 18 1 Labour 1 1 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 15 darkgray #FFBF00 13 darkgray South Lakeland local election result 2011 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 0 1 -1 63.2 51.9 12,028 -8.2% Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 0 +1 36.8 43.6 10,123 +10.0% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 881 -1.7% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 162 -0.1% Ward results Ambleside & Grasmere (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivienne Rees* 941 56.6 -10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heidi Halliday 811 48.8 -12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Lane 592 35.6 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Salisbury 516 31.0 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Molloy 159 9.6 +4.6 219 13.2 -20.3 1,662 49.3 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Arnside & Beetham Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Stewart* 1,279 58.1 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Fairclough 786 35.7 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Jim Barker 137 6.2 N/A 493 22.4 +2.3 2,202 62.5 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Broughton Conservative Party (UK) Joss Curwen* 750 75.8 +12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary McClure 239 24.2 -12.2 511 51.7 +24.5 989 54.1 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Burneside Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Holland 526 62.8 -11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Bell 250 29.9 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Lois Sparling 61 7.3 N/A 276 33.0 -16.4 837 53.1 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Burton & Holme Conservative Party (UK) Brian Cooper* 939 52.3 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vic Brown 857 47.7 +12.3 82 4.6 -14.4 1,796 59.8 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Cartmel & Grange West Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Wilson* 604 65.4 ±0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Curwen 319 34.6 ±0.0 285 30.9 ±0.0 923 59.4 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grange North Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Gardiner 594 58.1 -4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara McCaffrey 428 41.9 +4.7 166 16.2 -9.3 1,022 56.4 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Grange South Conservative Party (UK) Tom Harvey* 529 53.8 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorothy Lownds 454 46.2 -3.3 75 7.6 +6.7 983 64.5 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Holker Liberal Democrats (UK) Gill Gardner 516 55.4 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Wilson 415 44.6 +0.7 101 10.8 -1.5 931 58.1 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Levens (by-election) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Orr 667 55.7 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Grenville Evans 472 39.4 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Tony Rothwell 58 4.8 N/A 195 16.3 -12.0 1,197 70.2 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Low Furness Conservative Party (UK) James Airey* 437 65.3 +13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Beecham 132 19.7 -23.1 Green Party of England and Wales Jo-anna Duncalf 100 14.9 +9.5 305 45.6 +36.6 669 47.0 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mid Furness Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Willis 694 41.7 -21.0 Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Fell 648 38.9 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Colin Pickthall 262 15.7 +10.0 Green Party of England and Wales Chris Loynes 62 3.7 N/A 46 2.8 -22.2 1,666 52.4 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale Liberal Democrats (UK) Evelyn Westwood 1,424 51.8 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jules Drummond-Hay 1,323 48.2 +4.1 101 3.7 +1.3 2,747 57.6 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Whinfell Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Thornton* 512 63.1 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mel Mackie 300 36.9 -0.9 212 26.1 +1.8 812 54.3 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck Conservative Party (UK) Ben Berry 480 50.6 +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jo Stephenson* 468 49.4 -4.6 12 1.2 N/A 948 58.6 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Windermere Bowness North Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Stephenson* 608 65.0 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Nicholson 280 29.9 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) Kathleen Cross 47 5.0 N/A 328 35.1 -13.4 935 57.0 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Windermere Bowness South Conservative Party (UK) David Williams* 376 50.1 -15.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Rooke 331 44.1 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Rae Cross 43 5.7 N/A 45 6.0 -24.4 750 44.9 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Windermere Town Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Britton 537 69.9 -12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hall 117 15.2 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Penny Henderson 114 14.8 N/A 420 54.7 -10.1 768 46.4 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) By-Elections Windermere Town, 9 February 2012 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jo Stephenson 418 72.9 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Lilley 85 14.8 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Penny Henderson 50 8.7 -6.1 UKIP Robert Gibson 20 3.5 N/A 333 58.1 +3.4 573 33.63 -12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2011 South Lakeland Category:2010s in Cumbria