Election Name: | 2015 South Lakeland District Council election[1] |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2014 South Lakeland District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2016 South Lakeland District Council election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | 17 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election1: | 33 |
Seats1: | 9 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,986 |
Percentage1: | 40.1% |
Seats After1: | 32 |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 15 |
Seats2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,362 |
Percentage2: | 41.5% |
Seats After2: | 15 |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 0 |
Popular Vote4: | 1,687 |
Percentage4: | 6.2% |
Seats After4: | 3 |
Party5: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 569 |
Percentage5: | 2.1% |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
After Election: | Liberal Democrats |
The 2015 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the South Lakeland District Council in England.[2] It was held on the same day as other local elections.
valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | align=center | 33 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 1 | |
Conservatives | align=center | 15 | align=center | 16 | align=center | 1 | |
Labour | align=center | 3 | align=center | 3 | align=center | ||
Independent | align=center | 1 | align=center | 1 | align=center | ||
Total | 51 | 51 | |||||
Working majority |
No by-elections were held between 2015 and 2016.