2016 South Lakeland District Council election explained

Election Name:2016 South Lakeland District Council election[1]
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2015 South Lakeland District Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2018 South Lakeland District Council election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:17 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council
Majority Seats:26
Election Date:5 May 2016
Party1:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election1:32
Seats1:8
Popular Vote1:7,108
Percentage1:44.5%
Seats After1:32
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:15
Seats2:7
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:5,787
Percentage2:36.3%
Seats After2:16
Party4:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election4:3
Seats4:2
Seat Change4:1
Popular Vote4:1,725
Percentage4:10.8%
Seats After4:2
Party5:Independent (politician)
Last Election5:1
Seats5:0
Popular Vote5:0
Percentage5:0.0%
Seats After5:1
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Liberal Democrats
After Election:Liberal Democrats

The 2016 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

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Liberal Democratsalign=center 32align=center 32align=center
Conservativesalign=center 15align=center 16align=center 1
Labouralign=center 3align=center 2align=center 1
Independentalign=center 1align=center 1align=center
Greenalign=center 0align=center 0align=center
UKIPalign=center 0align=center 0align=center
Total5151
Working majority

Ward results

[3]

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent seeking re-election.

Ulverston West

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local elections 2016. 19 May 2016. House of Commons Library. Elise Uberoi. Chris Watson. Richard Keen. 23.
  2. Web site: Elections 2016 . South Lakeland District Council . 19 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404102907/http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/elections/elections-2016/ . 4 April 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: District Elections 2016 - Results . www.southlakeland.gov.uk . South Lakeland Council . 4 June 2018.