2019 Eden District Council election

2019 Eden District Council election

2 May 2019
All 38 seats to Eden District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 14 10 10 Seat change 7 3   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Green Seats won 2 2 Seat change 2 2
Results map by ward
Council control before election Conservative Council control after the election No overall control

The 2019 Eden District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Eden District Council in England. The council went from Conservative control to No overall control This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

2019 Eden District Council election
Party		Seats	+/-	Seat %
	Conservative	14	7	36.8
	Liberal Democrats	10	3	26.3
	Independent	10		26.3
	Labour	2	2	5.26
	Green	2	2	5.26

Results by Ward

Alston Moor

Alston Moor (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lissie Sharp*	584	67.0	N/A
	Labour	Michael Hanley	575	65.9	N/A
	Independent	Andy Holt	239	27.4	N/A
	Conservative	Paul Lincoln	193	22.1	−21.9
Turnout			875	52
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Appleby (Appleby)

Appleby (Appleby) (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Karen Greenwood*	232	85.6	+85.6
	Conservative	Ronald Kenyon	39	14.4	+14.4
Turnout			273	27
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Appleby (Bongate)

Appleby (Bongate) (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Connell*	293	62.1	+62.1
	Conservative	Valerie Kendall	146	30.9	+30.9
	Labour	Tony Myler	33	7.0	+7.0
Turnout			484	31
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Askham

Askham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Harker	236	59.3	+15.5
	Conservative	Henry Fearon	162	40.7	−15.5
Turnout			409	39
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Brough

Brough (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Simpkins	234	50.8	N/A
	Conservative	Maurice Hall	194	42.1	N/A
	Labour	Christopher Cheetham	33	7.2	N/A
Turnout			469	42
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Crosby Ravensworth

Crosby Ravensworth (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Raine*	321	62.9	+62.9
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Kerrey	189	37.1	N/A
Turnout			528	44
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dacre

Dacre (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Derbyshire*	370	77.6	+21.5
	Conservative	Jason Shaw	107	22.4	N/A
Turnout			484	41
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Eamont

Eamont (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Chambers*	228	47.4	+47.4
	Putting Cumbria First	Jonathan Davies	152	31.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Banks	101	21.0	N/A
Turnout			489	39
	Conservative hold		Swing

Greystoke

Greystoke (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Debra Wicks	Unopposed	N/A	±0.0
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hartside

Hartside (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Orchard*	Unopposed	N/A	−56.7
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hesket

Hesket (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elaine Martin*	443	51.0	−13.0
	Independent	David Ryland	372	42.8	N/A
	Conservative	Lesley Grisedale*	336	38.7	−9.6
	Green	Richard O'Brien	269	31.0	N/A
Turnout			872	35
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Dew	494	60.8	+60.8
	Independent	Sandy Lancaster	368	45.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Garner	173	21.3	N/A
	Labour	Ian Simkins	104	12.8	N/A
	Labour	Neil Cleeveley	96	11.8	N/A
Turnout			816	39
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Kirkby Thore

Kirkby Thore (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henry Sawrey-Cookson*	243	49.1	+49.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lorna Baker	167	33.7	N/A
	Conservative	Sean Quinn	85	17.2	N/A
Turnout			504	42
	Independent hold		Swing

Kirkoswald

Kirkoswald (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mary Robinson*	325	72.7	+72.7
	Labour	John Potts	68	15.2	N/A
	Conservative	Olivia Bateman	54	12.1	N/A
Turnout			457	39
	Independent hold		Swing

Langwathby

Langwathby (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Douglas Banks*	347	69.3	+13.4
	Green	Richard Henry	102	20.4	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Beveridge	52	10.4	−16.6
Turnout			503	41
	Independent hold		Swing

Lazonby

Lazonby (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Nicolson*	232	50.5	+50.5
	Green	Wade Tidbury	227	49.5	N/A
Turnout			470	38
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Marton

Long Marton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice Armstrong*	Unopposed	N/A	±0.0
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Morland

Morland (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael Tonkin*	248	59.3	+59.3
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Hughes	87	20.8	N/A
	Conservative	Isa Henderson	83	19.9	N/A
Turnout			422	40
	Independent hold		Swing

Orton with Tebay

Orton with Tebay (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Todd	250	63.8	+63.8
	Liberal Democrats	Shelagh Medic	142	36.2	N/A
Turnout			407	36
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penrith Carleton

Penrith Carleton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Douglas Lawson	439	76.9	N/A
	Conservative	Paula Breen*	132	23.1	−43.4
Turnout			572	40
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Penrith East

Penrith East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Denis Eyles*	375	63.0	+63.0
	Conservative	John Charles Lynch*	271	45.5	+45.5
	Labour	James Fallows	176	29.6	N/A
Turnout			611	26
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penrith North

Penrith North (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Deb Holden*	898	76.4	+27.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Rudhall*	736	62.6	+19.4
	Green	Ali Ross	679	57.8	N/A
	Conservative	Scott Jackson*	311	26.5	−10.2
	Conservative	David Whipp	236	20.1	−15.3
	Putting Cumbria First	Lucian Toma	223	19.0	N/A
Turnout			1,183	35
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Penrith Pategill

Penrith Pategill (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Baker	164	62.4	+62.4
	Conservative	Gillian Barnes	65	24.7	N/A
	Labour	Hilary Snell	34	12.9	N/A
Turnout			265	26
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Penrith South

Penrith South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Connor	261	48.1	N/A
	Independent	Margaret Clark*	256	47.1	−2.6
	Conservative	Helen Fearon	210	38.7	−14.3
	Labour	Nicola Hawkins	94	17.3	N/A
Turnout			546	26
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Penrith West

Penrith West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Virginia Taylor*	283	51.1	+6.2
	Conservative	John Thompson*	159	28.7	−14.1
	Labour	Dave Knaggs	154	27.8	−9.5
	Labour	Neil Thompson	108	19.5	N/A
	UKIP	Mary Dixon	100	18.1	N/A
Turnout			555	24
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ravenstonedale

Ravenstonedale (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Meadowcroft*	127	50.8	+50.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kelvyn James	123	49.2	N/A
Turnout			260	32
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shap

Shap (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Owen*	273	51.1	+51.1
	Liberal Democrats	Neil McCall	167	31.3	N/A
	Putting Cumbria First	Kerryanne Wilde	94	17.6	N/A
Turnout			544	50
	Conservative hold		Swing

Skelton

Skelton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Beaty*	275	60.2	+60.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Strevens	182	39.8	N/A
Turnout			463	40
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ullswater

Ullswater (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Darrell Smith	214	52.2	N/A
	Conservative	Alistair Hogg*	196	47.8	+47.8
Turnout			423	40
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Warcop

Warcop (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Patterson*	226	61.2	+61.2
	Conservative	Graham Cox	72	19.5	N/A
	Green	Kimberley Lawson	71	19.2	N/A
Turnout			375	35
	Independent hold		Swing

By-Elections

Penrith South

A by-election was held in Penrith South ward on 5 September 2019

Penrith South (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Fearon	222	46.3	+7.6
	Independent	Lee Quinn	189	39.4	−8.7
	Labour	Dave Knaggs	46	9.6	−7.7
	Putting Cumbria First	Kerryanne Wilde	23	4.8	N/A
Turnout			481	23.60
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Shap

A by-election was held in Shap ward on 14 November 2019

Shap (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil McCall	184	48.5	+17.2
	Conservative	Sean Quinn	128	33.8	−17.3
	Putting Cumbria First	Kerryanne Wilde	67	17.7	+0.1
Turnout			379	34.36
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hartside

A by-election was held in Hartside ward on 6 May 2021

Hartside (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Briggs	194	45.1	+45.1
	No Description	Susan Castle-Clarke	101	23.5	N/A
	Labour	Dave Knaggs	94	21.9	N/A
	Independent	Nikita Parks	41	9.5	N/A
Turnout			431	38.14
	Conservative hold		Swing

Skelton

A by-election was held in Skelton ward on 6 May 2021

Skelton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Atkinson	302	54.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Burgin	131	23.6	−16.2
	Green	Belinda Lloyd	81	14.6	N/A
	Labour	Hilary Snell	41	7.4	N/A
Turnout			559	45.89
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penrith West

A by-election was held in Penrith West ward on 30 September 2021

Penrith West (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Burgin	173	43.5	−7.6
	Conservative	Dale Normington	87	21.9	−6.8
	Independent	Jeff Thomson	51	12.8	N/A
	Labour	Dave Knaggs	40	10.1	−17.7
	Putting Cumbria First	Jonathan Davies	28	7.0	N/A
	Green	Richard O'Brien	19	4.8	N/A
Turnout			398
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing