# 2019 South Lakeland District Council election

The 2019 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election.

## Results

| Party | Party | Previous council | New council | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrats | 29 | 32 | 3 |
| | Conservatives | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| | Labour | 3 | 3 | |
| | Green | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 51 | |
| Working majority | Working majority | 7 | 13 | |
South Lakeland Election 2019 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 32 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 62.75 | 45.16 | 15,140 | +4.16 |
| | Conservative | 15 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 29.41 | 33.20 | 11,130 | -7.72 |
| | Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 | 7.85 | 2,631 | -2.27 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.96 | 12.71 | 4,262 | +5.02 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 187 | +0.29 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 177 | New |
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## Ward Results
### Ambleside & Grasmere

Ambleside & Grasmere 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Lamb | 735 | 53.5 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Tim Brown | 398 | 29.0 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Christina Birch | 176 | 12.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Joshua Gilroy | 64 | 4.7 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 24.5 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Arnside & Milnthorpe

Arnside & Milnthorpe 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete McSweeney* | 1,339 | 58.3 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Ashburner | 616 | 26.8 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Jill Abel | 269 | 11.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Alison Gilchrist | 73 | 3.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 31.5 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.6 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bowness & Levens

Bowness & Levens 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Rendell | 1,084 | 50.0 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bavin | 823 | 37.9 | +8.9 |
| | Green | Helen Bentley | 208 | 9.6 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Kate Tordorff | 54 | 2.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 12.1 | −10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broughton & Coniston

Broughton & Coniston 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Wharton | 878 | 40.5 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Matt Brereton* | 830 | 38.2 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Alan Piper | 177 | 8.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Lynette Gilligan | 170 | 7.8 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Martin | 115 | 5.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Burton & Crooklands

Burton & Crooklands 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Harvey* | 1,012 | 47.7 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Herbert | 839 | 39.5 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Simon Blunden | 200 | 9.4 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Jim Ring | 71 | 3.3 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 8.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Furness Peninsula

Furness Peninsula 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Willis | 801 | 45.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Butcher* | 641 | 36.4 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Eirik Hunt | 181 | 10.3 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Peter Howlett | 139 | 7.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Khan* | 1,366 | 57.7 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Asplin | 665 | 28.1 | −10.9 |
| | Green | Robin Le Mare | 202 | 8.5 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Casson | 134 | 5.7 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 29.6 | +27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.6 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kendal East

Kendal East 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Ladhams* | 1,148 | 53.6 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | James Alexander | 619 | 28.9 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Paul Woods | 209 | 9.8 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Helen Stafford | 167 | 7.8 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 24.7 | +21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kendal Rural

Kendal Rural 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Hodgson* | 1,173 | 50.5 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Nicholson | 744 | 32.0 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Fran Richardson | 316 | 13.6 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Hanna Burke | 90 | 3.9 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 18.5 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.8 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kendal South & Natland

Kendal South & Natland 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doug Rathbone* | 1,333 | 56.3 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | John Waddington | 772 | 32.6 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Elsa Fuster | 166 | 7.0 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Lois Sparling | 96 | 4.1 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 23.7 | +20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kendal Town

Kendal Town 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Dixon* | 905 | 40.9 | −3.5 |
| | Green | Ian Rodham | 787 | 35.6 | +25.6 |
| | Conservative | Aron Taylor | 299 | 13.5 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Braithwaite | 222 | 10.0 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 5.3 | −19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kendal West

Kendal West 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susanne Long | 1,021 | 51.3 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Lane | 383 | 19.2 | −12.2 |
| | Green | Claire Wickham | 207 | 7.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Trevor Batchelor | 192 | 9.6 | −5.7 |
| | Independent | Graham Vincent* | 187 | 9.4 | −30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 32.1 | +24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzie Pye | 1,332 | 51.0 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Capstick* | 1,072 | 41.1 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Daphne Jackson | 131 | 5.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Nick Cross | 76 | 2.9 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.1 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ulverston East

Ulverston East 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shirley-Anne Wilson | 608 | 43.6 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Maf Servante Haddow | 399 | 28.6 | −7.4 |
| | Green | Chris Loynes | 200 | 14.3 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hudson | 188 | 13.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 15.0 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4 | −2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ulverston West

Ulverston West 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Judy Filmore | 756 | 37.0 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Rigg* | 748 | 36.6 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Sharon Webster | 374 | 18.3 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Beecham | 164 | 8.0 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 | +0.9 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Windermere

Windermere 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dyan Jones* | 1,095 | 50.2 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Jane Hoyle | 848 | 38.8 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Kate Threadgold | 126 | 5.8 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Penny Henderson | 114 | 5.2 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 11.4 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections

Four by-elections were held on 6 May 2021.

### Broughton & Coniston

Broughton & Coniston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Troughton | 1,317 | 51.9 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Matt Brereton | 977 | 38.5 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Lynette Gilligan | 136 | 5.4 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Martin | 108 | 4.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 13.4 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Furness Peninsula

Furness Peninsula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ben Cooper | 939 | 45.7 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Loraine Birchall | 790 | 38.4 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Sharon Webster | 216 | 10.5 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Peter Howlett | 111 | 5.4 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete Endsor | 1,427 | 60.2 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Aron Taylor | 627 | 26.4 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Robin Le Mare | 163 | 6.9 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Ben Barker | 155 | 6.5 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 800 | 33.8 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kendal Rural

Kendal Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Jama | 1,206 | 52.1 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Luke Gudgeon | 794 | 34.3 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Frances Richardson | 239 | 10.3 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Hanna Burke | 74 | 3.2 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 17.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.3 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
One by-election was held on 12 August 2021

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hanlon | 1,336 | 66.2 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Steve Chambers | 541 | 26.8 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Robin Le Mare | 85 | 4.2 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Patricia Wright | 56 | 2.8 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 795 | 39.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,022 | 42.9 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
One by-election was held on 23 September 2021.

### Kendal North

Kendal North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Cornthwaite | 622 | 46.9 | +12.2 |
| | Green | Liz Hendry | 527 | 39.8 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Aron Taylor | 122 | 9.2 | −14.6 |
| | Labour | Virginia Branney | 54 | 4.1 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 7.1 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.45 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |