2022 Westmorland and Furness Council election

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The 2022 Westmorland and Furness Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Westmorland and Furness Council in England. The council area will consist of the area covered by the districts of Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland.[1][2]

These were the first elections to the new authority, with the council acting as a 'shadow authority' until the abolition of the three former districts and Cumbria County Council on 1 April 2023.[3]

Results[edit]

The Liberal Democrats secured a majority on the incoming council with 36 out of 65 councillors. Labour will have 15 councillors, the Conservatives will have 11 councillors, the Green Party will have 1 councillor and 2 councillors were elected as independents.[4][5]

2022 Westmorland and Furness Election
Party Councillors Votes
Of total Net Of total Net
Liberal Democrats 36 55.4%
36 / 65
29,960 39.8%
Labour Party 15 23.1%
15 / 65
10,132 13.4%
Conservative Party 11 16.9%
11 / 65
20,841 27.7%
Independents 2 3.1%
2 / 65
8,238 10.9%
Green Party 1 1.5%
1 / 65
5,839 7.7%
TUSC 0 0.0%
0 / 65
335 0.4%

Ward results (Barrow-in-Furness)[edit]

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Party Councillors Votes
Of total Net Of total Net
Labour Party 13 68.4%
13 / 19
6,944 46.5%
Conservative Party 5 26.3%
5 / 19
5,342 35.8%
Independents 1 5.3%
1 / 19
1,686 11.3%
Liberal Democrats 0 0.0%
0 / 19
950 6.4%

Dalton North[edit]

Dalton North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Shirley 921 60.6 N/A
Conservative Daniel Edwards 783 51.5 N/A
Labour Robert Elliot 556 36.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rachael Hogg 262 17.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Coleman 143 9.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,520 32.01
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Dalton South[edit]

Dalton South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dave Taylor 585 38.4 N/A
Labour Tony Callister 488 32.0 N/A
Labour Steve Nott 483 31.7 N/A
Conservative Sam Ronson 469 30.8 N/A
Conservative Des English 432 28.4 N/A
Independent Martin McLeavy 268 17.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Barbara Miller 74 4.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Baker 64 4.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,523 32.99
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hawcoat & Newbarns[edit]

Hawcoat & Newbarns (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Hall 1,151 41.9 N/A
Conservative Niyall Phillips 1,069 38.9 N/A
Conservative Roy Worthington 993 36.1 N/A
Labour David Cassidy 974 35.4 N/A
Labour Mike Leach 913 33.2 N/A
Labour Hayley Preston 891 32.4 N/A
Independent Denise Edwards 558 20.3 N/A
Independent Steven Pryer 468 17.0 N/A
Independent Wendy McClure 416 15.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Opie 160 5.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheila Eccles 123 4.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Herbert 100 3.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,750 31.44
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Old Barrow & Hindpool[edit]

Old Barrow & Hindpool (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Burns 1,183 66.6 N/A
Labour Kevin Hamilton 1,089 61.4 N/A
Labour Margaret Thomson 1,076 60.6 N/A
Conservative Anne Bispham 501 28.2 N/A
Conservative Piya Das 407 22.9 N/A
Conservative Brenda Lauderdale 406 22.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Adam Campbell 114 6.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gill Gardiner 99 5.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pickthall 83 4.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,775 21.10
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ormsgill & Parkside[edit]

Ormsgill & Parkside (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill McEwan 1,242 61.5 N/A
Labour Derek Brook 1,211 60.0 N/A
Labour Beverly Morgan 1,177 58.3 N/A
Conservative Elaine Burley 635 31.5 N/A
Conservative Ann English 575 28.5 N/A
Conservative Emma Wylie 527 26.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jayne Richardson 114 5.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Walker 84 4.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Wilkinson-Marsh 68 3.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,019 24.68
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Risedale & Roosecote[edit]

Risedale & Roosecote (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Murphy 1,152 49.6 N/A
Labour Andy Coles 1,139 49.1 N/A
Labour Trevor Biggins 1,130 48.7 N/A
Conservative Derek Gawne 984 42.4 N/A
Conservative Lynda Shaw 947 40.8 N/A
Conservative Ronnie Haddow 871 37.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Barwise 145 6.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jade Sullivan 128 5.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Heather Troughton 121 5.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,321 28.20
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Walney Island[edit]

Walney Island (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Cassidy 1,349 61.4 N/A
Labour Anita Husband 1,179 53.7 N/A
Labour Therese Assouad 1,175 53.5 N/A
Conservative Paul Rose 681 31.0 N/A
Conservative Steve Sharpe 638 29.1 N/A
Conservative Terri-Ann Gibney 622 28.3 N/A
Independent Steven Fletcher 275 12.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Trollope 81 3.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Hogg 77 3.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tina Perkins 59 2.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,196 26.73
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ward results (Eden)[edit]

Party Councillors Votes
Of total Net Of total Net
Liberal Democrats 11 68.8%
11 / 16
7,898 39.7%
Conservative Party 3 18.8%
3 / 16
5,096 25.6%
Independents 1 6.3%
1 / 16
5,124 25.8%
Labour Party 1 6.3%
1 / 16
824 4.1%
Green Party 0 0.0%
0 / 16
931 4.7%

Alston & Fellside[edit]

Alston & Fellside (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mary Robinson 984 45.9 N/A
Labour Michael Hanley 824 38.4 N/A
Labour Ian Lindley 572 26.7 N/A
Conservative Michael Beveridge 425 19.8 N/A
Conservative Dale Normington 403 18.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Baker 402 18.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Sanderson 147 6.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,145 41.31
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Appleby & Brough[edit]

Appleby & Brough (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Connell 986 51.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Graham Simpkins 631 33.2 N/A
Independent Gareth Hayes 609 32.0 N/A
Independent William Patterson 511 26.9 N/A
Conservative Colin Smith 451 23.7 N/A
Conservative Harry Berkeley 363 19.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,902 40.23
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Eamont & Shap[edit]

Eamont & Shap (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Hughes 1,031 65.7 N/A
Conservative Tom Lowther 539 34.3 N/A
Majority 492 31.4
Turnout 1,570 45.55
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Eden & Lyvennet Vale[edit]

Eden & Lyvennet Vale (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lorna Baker 960 51.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Neil McCall 816 43.3 N/A
Conservative Paula Breen 630 33.4 N/A
Conservative David Whipp 585 31.1 N/A
Independent Mike Tonkin 466 24.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,884 42.03
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Greystoke & Ullswater[edit]

Greystoke & Ullswater (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Derbyshire 1,150 70.8 N/A
Conservative Debbie Wicks 475 29.2 N/A
Majority 675 41.6
Turnout 1,625 47.66
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hesket & Lazonby[edit]

Hesket & Lazonby (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Atkinson 676 33.4 N/A
Conservative Hilary Carrick 658 32.5 N/A
Independent Elaine Martin 599 29.6 N/A
Independent David Ryland 530 26.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Burgin 484 23.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Evans 229 11.3 N/A
Green Belinda Lloyd 44 2.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,023 40.93
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kirkby Stephen & Tebay[edit]

Kirkby Stephen & Tebay (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Dew 861 51.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Murray 697 41.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Adrian Waite 557 33.3 N/A
Independent Sandy Lancaster 496 29.7 N/A
Conservative Ray Briggs 266 15.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,672 41.90
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Penrith North[edit]

Penrith North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Bell 1,277 58.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Rudhall 820 37.6 N/A
Green Ali Ross 675 31.0 N/A
Conservative Helen Fearon 519 23.8 N/A
Conservative Harry Fearon 444 20.4 N/A
Green Wade Tidbury 266 12.2 N/A
Independent Scott Jackson 138 6.3 N/A
Independent Peter Devine 122 5.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,178 37.84
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Penrith South[edit]

Penrith South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Virginia Taylor 911 45.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mike Eyles 899 44.9 N/A
Conservative Gillian Barnes 520 26.0 N/A
Conservative Matt Vickers 459 22.9 N/A
Independent Lee Quinn 397 19.8 N/A
Independent Margaret Clark 272 13.6 N/A
Green Richard O'Brien 212 10.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,001 28.55
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward results (South Lakeland)[edit]

Party Councillors Votes
Of total Net Of total Net
Liberal Democrats 25 83.3%
25 / 30
21,112 52.1%
Conservative Party 3 10.0%
3 / 30
10,403 25.7%
Green Party 1 3.3%
1 / 30
4,908 12.1%
Labour Party 1 3.3%
1 / 30
2,364 5.8%
Independents 0 0.0%
0 / 30
1,428 3.5%
TUSC 0 0.0%
0 / 30
335 0.8%

Bowness & Lyth[edit]

Bowness & Lyth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Bavin 747 53.1 N/A
Conservative Jim Bland 584 41.5 N/A
Green Simon Clayton 75 5.3 N/A
Majority 163 11.6
Turnout 1,406 48.34
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burton & Holme[edit]

Burton & Holme (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vicky Hughes 891 60.7 N/A
Conservative Tom Harvey 519 35.4 N/A
Green Simon Blunden 58 4.0 N/A
Majority 372 25.3
Turnout 1,468 52.57
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Coniston & Hawkshead[edit]

Coniston & Hawkshead (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Pender 854 63.9 N/A
Conservative Michael Hoad 370 27.7 N/A
Labour Paul Andrew Martin 60 4.5 N/A
Green Mark Poole 53 4.0 N/A
Majority 484 36.2
Turnout 1.337 50.93
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Grange & Cartmel[edit]

Grange & Cartmel (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Boak 2,588 59.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Pete Endsor 2,486 56.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sue Sanderson 2,040 46.7 N/A
Independent Fiona Hanlon 1,428 32.7 N/A
Conservative Tor McLaren 1,050 24.0 N/A
Conservative James Townley 882 20.2 N/A
Conservative David Wilson 729 16.7 N/A
Green Mandy Barnett 301 6.9 N/A
Green Paul Woods 177 4.1 N/A
Green Luke Mossbarnett 137 3.1 N/A
TUSC Lilian El-Doufani 105 2.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout 4,367 49.85
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

High Furness[edit]

High Furness (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Brereton 581 41.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Wharton 562 40.0 N/A
Labour Stephen Carter 164 11.7 N/A
Green Peter Howlett 97 6.9 N/A
Majority 19 1.4
Turnout 1,404 45.97
Conservative win (new seat)

Kendal Castle[edit]

Kendal Castle (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eamonn Hennessy 1,224 59.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Helen Ladhams 1,212 59.2 N/A
Conservative Nigel Byrom 430 21.0 N/A
Conservative David Williams 404 19.7 N/A
Green Claire Wickham 207 10.1 N/A
Green Janet Antrobus 198 9.7 N/A
Labour Penny Henderson 134 6.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,048 42.74
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kendal Highgate[edit]

Kendal Highgate (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Dixon 1,111 62.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Matt Severn 942 53.0 N/A
Conservative Margaret Bond 279 15.7 N/A
Conservative Mike Nicholson 264 14.8 N/A
Green Rosie Naish 256 14.4 N/A
Green Ian Rodham 179 10.1 N/A
Labour Oliver Gill 160 9.0 N/A
TUSC Trevor Batchelor 122 6.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,778 38.13
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kendal Nether[edit]

Kendal Nether (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley Evans 1,192 62.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Cornthwaite 1,166 61.2 N/A
Conservative Lyndsay Slater 333 17.5 N/A
Conservative Raymond Bower 271 14.2 N/A
Green Liz Wood 199 10.5 N/A
Labour Paul Braithwaite 182 9.6 N/A
Green Daniel Rayson 154 8.1 N/A
TUSC Paul Casson 61 3.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,904 37.99
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kendal South[edit]

Kendal South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brook 1,547 64.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Doug Rathbone 1,540 64.6 N/A
Conservative Luke Gudgeon 564 23.7 N/A
Conservative Shiela Worthington 421 17.7 N/A
Green Elsa Fuster 177 7.4 N/A
Labour Lois Sparling 135 5.7 N/A
Green Phil Whiting 109 4.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,383 48.33
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kendal Strickland & Fell[edit]

Kendal Strickland & Fell (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Giles Archibald 1,381 56.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Thornton 1,225 50.0 N/A
Green Laura Miller 749 30.6 N/A
Green Graham Vincent 576 23.5 N/A
Labour Virginia Branney 243 9.9 N/A
Conservative Irene Asbury 221 9.0 N/A
Conservative Jacqueline Scott 215 8.8 N/A
TUSC Martin Powell-Davies 47 1.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,448 49.44
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kent Estuary[edit]

Kent Estuary (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Chaffey 1,767 67.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rupert Audland 1,621 62.2 N/A
Conservative Margaret Handley 654 25.1 N/A
Conservative Peter Smillie 526 20.2 N/A
Green Jill Abel 337 12.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 52.15
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Levens & Crooklands[edit]

Levens & Crooklands (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Battye 1,106 64.4 N/A
Conservative Kevin Holmes 539 31.4 N/A
Green Hilary Pickup 73 4.2 N/A
Majority 567 33.0
Turnout 1,718 54.66
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Low Furness[edit]

Low Furness (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Cooper 650 44.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Willis 627 42.9 N/A
Labour Eirik Hunt 128 8.8 N/A
Green Paul Rigg 56 3.8 N/A
Majority 23 1.6
Turnout 1,461 43.91
Conservative win (new seat)

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale[edit]

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Mitchell 1,891 60.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hazel Hodgson 1,854 59.1 N/A
Conservative Kevin Lancaster 983 31.3 N/A
Conservative Pat Bell 898 28.6 N/A
Green Tony Gray 225 7.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,139 51.81
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ulverston[edit]

Ulverston (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Judy Filmore 1,445 36.4 N/A
Labour Jackie Drake 1,286 32.4 N/A
Conservative Helen Irving 1,265 31.8 N/A
Labour Michelle Scrogham 1,247 31.4 N/A
Conservative Andrew Butcher 1,218 30.7 N/A
Labour Mark Wilson 1,189 29.9 N/A
Conservative Amanda Rigg 1,165 29.3 N/A
Green Bob Gerry 930 23.4 N/A
Green Rob O'Hara 864 21.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hudson 345 8.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dave Rushton 246 6.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Charles Howarth 209 5.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,972 42.76
Green win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Upper Kent[edit]

Upper Kent (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ali Jama 949 60.3 N/A
Conservative Deborah Huck 415 26.4 N/A
Green Fran Richardson 210 13.3 N/A
Majority 534 33.9
Turnout 1,574 47.44
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Windermere & Ambleside[edit]

Windermere & Ambleside (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Will Clark 2,330 67.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jarvis 2,231 64.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dyan Jones 2,183 62.9 N/A
Conservative Cath Musetti 966 27.8 N/A
Conservative Jolyon Stephenson 774 22.3 N/A
Conservative Paula Cross 751 21.6 N/A
Green Kate Threadgold 390 11.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,471 45.52
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset". Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Names for two controversial Cumbria councils revealed". BBC News. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Westmorland and Furness".
  5. ^ "Westmorland & Furness result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News.
  6. ^ "Westmorland and Furness". Retrieved 24 March 2023.