2014 South Lakeland District Council election
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![]() Map showing the results of the 2014 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
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Liberal Democrats | 33 | 33 | ![]() | |
Conservatives | 14 | 15 | ![]() | |
Labour | 3 | 3 | ![]() | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
Total | 51 | 51 | ||
Working majority | 15 | 15 |
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
[edit]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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]- ^ Steven Ayres (11 June 2014). "Local elections 2014". House of Commons Library. p. 20.
- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.