Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
South Lakeland, Windermere Bowness North - Liberal Democrat hold
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 | since 2013 B | since 2011 | since 2008 |
| Liberal Democrat |
441
|
60.1%
|
+11.1%
|
-0.8%
|
-4.9%
|
-14.2%
|
Conservative
|
256
|
34.9%
|
-4.1%
|
-0.2%
|
+4.9%
|
+9.1%
|
Green
|
37
|
5.0%
|
-0.9%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
Labour
|
-6.1%
|
-4.1%
|
-5.0%
| |||
Total votes
|
734
|
62%
|
104%
|
79%
|
83%
|
Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat ~7½% since 2015, small swing to Conservative since 2013 by-election but Liberal Democrat to Conservative ~5% since 2011 and 11½% since 2008
Council now 32 Liberal Democrat, 16 Conservative, 2 Labour, 1 Independent
Windermere Bowness North - South Lakeland DC - Colin Jones (Liberal Democrat) resigned.
2015-2018 term (all-out)
2015: LD 582, Con 463, Lab 72, Grn 71
Aug 2013 by: LD 431, Con 248, Lab 29
2011: LD 608, Con 280, Lab 47
2008: LD 654, Con 227
Martin Hall (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Andrew Jarvis (Liberal Democrats)
Kate Threadgold (The Green Party)
