2012 South Lakeland District Council election

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.

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 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

Election results summary
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 44.66 7,202
  Conservative 42.26 6,815
  Labour 9.02 1,454
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 4.06 655

Ward results
Arnide & Beetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Pru Jupe 1265 70.5
Conservative Mike Nicholson 529 29.5
Turnout 1794 50.79
Burton & Holme
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roger Bingham 991 59.8
Liberal Democrats Vic Brown 666 40.2
Majority
Turnout 1657 54.2
Coniston and Crake Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Michael Carter 279 40
Conservative Anne Hall 418 60
Majority
Turnout 697 53.53
Crooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jess Alston 267 29.63
Liberal Democrats Shella Eccles 599 66.48
Green Ko Koens 35 3.88
Majority
Turnout 901 50.7
Hawkshead
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats David Fletcher 412 53.36
Conservative Sarah Ibbetson 305 39.52
Green Paul Milling 55 7.12
Majority
Turnout 772 52.19
Levens
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Leigh Martindale 45 3.95
Liberal Democrats Mary Orr 635 55.81
Conservative Brian Rendell 458 40.24
Majority
Turnout 1138 67.53
Lyth Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher 341 33.31
Conservative John Holmes 633 61.81
Labour Marilyn Molloy 50 4.88
Majority
Turnout 1024 54.23
Milnthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Frank Airey 47 5.33
Conservative Stell Clark 245 27.78
Liberal Democrats David Ryder 590 66.89
Majority
Turnout 882 52.34
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Mandy Barnett 92 3.69
Liberal Democrats Nick Cotton 1184 47.47
Labour Martin Holborn 103 4.13
Conservative Kevin Lancaster 1115 44.71
Majority
Turnout 2494 50.89
Staveley-in-Cartmel
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Sue Sanderson 436 56.84
Conservative Ted Walsh 331 43.16
Majority
Turnout 767 49.42
Staveley-in-Westmorland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Stan Collins 581 72.08
Conservative Sandra Lilley 153 18.98
Green Rachael Milling 72 8.94
Majority
Turnout 806 47.19
Ulverston Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Norman Bishop-Rowe 209 41.88
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hudson 45 9.02
Green Alison Morris 34 6.81
Labour Bharath Rajan 211 42.29
Majority
Turnout 499 33
Ulverston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Judith Filmore 31 7.5
Conservative Peter Hornby 111 26.88
UKIP Ian Jackson 34 8.24
Liberal Democrats Maureen Nicholson 23 5.57
Labour Co-op John Wilson 214 51.82
Majority
Turnout 413 25.12
Ulverston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Ann Downe 69 9.7
Conservative Helen Irving 280 39.38
Green Chris Loynes 114 16.04
Labour Co-op Colin Pickthall 248 34.88
Majority
Turnout 711 46.26
Ulverston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats David Khan 21 4.19
Labour Co-op Judith Ann Pickthall 210 41.92
Green Kate Rawles 31 6.19
Conservative Amanda Rigg 239 47.7
Majority
Turnout 501 33.51
Ulverston Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Clough 271 54.09
Green Simon Filmore 50 9.98
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mellor 30 5.99
Conservative James Samson 150 29.94
Majority
Turnout 501 33.8
Ulverston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall 26 4.31
Labour Ian Hunt 147 24.38
Conservative Janette Jenkinson 381 63.18
Green Robert O'Hara 49 8.13
Majority
Turnout 603 39.96
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See also

South Lakeland local elections

References
  1. Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine South Lakeland Council
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