# 2015 Eden District Council election

The 2015 Eden District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Eden District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results by electoral ward
### Alston Moor

Alston Moor (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Patricia Mary Goodwin | 710 | 64.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Hymers | 487 | 44.0 | |
| | Independent | Timothy Alan Haldon | 446 | 40.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,120 | 62.8 | +16.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Appleby (Appleby)

Appleby (Appleby) (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alan Keith Morgan | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Appleby (Bongate)

Appleby (Bongate) (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Nicholas Connell | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Askham

Askham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Donald Randall Slee | 432 | 56.2 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darrell Jon Smith | 337 | 43.8 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 787 | 69.4 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brough

Brough (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Malcolm Smith | 392 | 55.5 | n/a |
| | Independent | Ian Roger Tench | 314 | 44.5 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 730 | 66.0 | n/a |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Crosby Ravensworth

Crosby Ravensworth (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Elizabeth Raine | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dacre

Dacre (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Margaret Derbyshire | 503 | 56.1 | n/a |
| | Independent | Hugh Harrison | 393 | 43.9 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | 76.1 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Eamont

Eamont (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Edmund Chambers | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Greystoke

Greystoke (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Harper Sealby | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hartside

Hartside (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Orchard | 438 | 56.7 | n/a |
| | Independent | Susan Jane Castle-Clarke | 334 | 43.3 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | 75.1 | n/a |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hesket

Hesket (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elaine Mary Martin | 1,094 | 64.0 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Ann Grisedale | 825 | 48.3 |
| | Independent | Debra Ann Wicks | 502 | 29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,765 | 68.11 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Trevor Charles Ladhams | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| | Conservative | Valerie Kendall | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Kirkby Thore

Kirkby Thore (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Sawrey Cookson | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Kirkoswald

Kirkoswald (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mary Robinson | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Langwathby

Langwathby (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Douglas Hugh Banks | 494 | 55.9 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Wentworth Waites | 239 | 27.0 | n/a |
| | Independent | Alan William Marsden | 151 | 17.1 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 70.6 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Lazonby

Lazonby (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Macpherson Nicolson | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Long Marton

Long Marton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maurice Allan Armstrong | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Morland

Morland (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Michael Christopher Tonkin | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Orton with Tebay

Orton with Tebay (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adrian John Todd | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Penrith Carleton

Penrith Carleton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Breen | 525 | 66.5 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grattan Bowen | 264 | 33.5 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 909 | 67.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Penrith East

Penrith East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Denis Eyles | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| | Conservative | John Charles Lynch | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Penrith North

Penrith North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Mary Holden | 1,037 | 49.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin John Howse | 909 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative | Scott Michael Jackson | 773 | 36.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ridley | 746 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | David Whipp | 746 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Rockliffe-King | 606 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Penrith Pategill

Penrith Pategill (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Michael Tompkins | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Penrith South

Penrith South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Temple | 615 | 53.0 | n/a |
| | Independent | Margaret Clark | 576 | 49.7 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Burgin | 302 | 26.0 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Penrith West

Penrith West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Christine Taylor | 571 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | John George Thompson | 545 | 42.8 | |
| | Labour | Jamie Nicholas Ayers | 475 | 37.3 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | 52.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ravenstonedale

Ravenstonedale (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Marie Meadowcroft | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Shap

Shap (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mervyn Owen | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Skelton

Skelton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Michael Beaty | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ullswater

Ullswater (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alistair Richard Hogg | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Warcop

Warcop (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Patterson | Unopposed | n/a | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | n/a | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |