2012 South Lakeland District Council election
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![]() 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 South Lakeland District Council election was held on 3 May 2012[1] 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
[edit]Party | Previous council | New council | +/- | |
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Liberal Democrats | 33 | 34 | ![]() | |
Conservatives | 17 | 14 | ![]() | |
Labour | 1 | 3 | ![]() | |
Total | 51 | 51 | ||
Working majority | 15 | 17 |
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
[edit]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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine South Lakeland Council