2011 Eden District Council election

The 2011 Eden District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect all 38 members to Eden District Council for a four-year term, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. The council remained under no overall control.^[1] The turnout across the council was 43.3%.^[2]

Results summary

2011 Eden District Council election^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	16	2	42.1
	Independent	13	6	34.2
	Liberal Democrats	9	4	23.7
	Labour	0		0.0
	Green	0		0.0
	BNP	0		0.0

Ward results

Alston Moor

Alston Moor (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Patricia Godwin	436	50.3	*New*
	Conservative	Christopher Harrison	390	45.0	*New*
	Labour	Allen Williams	242	27.9	New
	Independent	Timothy Haldon	177	20.4	12.3
	Independent	Peter Thompson	161	18.6	New
Total valid votes			866	99.4
Rejected ballots			5	0.6
Turnout			871	46.0
Registered electors			1,894
	Independent hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Appleby (Appleby)

Appleby (Appleby) (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Alan Morgan*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,086
	Independent hold

Appleby (Bongate)

Appleby (Bongate) (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Connell	338	59.6	20.2
	Conservative	Maurice Armstrong	229	40.4	New
Majority			109	19.2	N/A
Total valid votes			567	99.3
Rejected ballots			4	0.7
Turnout			571	37.1
Registered electors			1,541
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Askham

Askham (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Slee	328	60.2	5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Fossey	217	39.8	5.2
Majority			111	20.4	10.3
Total valid votes			545	97.0
Rejected ballots			17	3.0
Turnout			562	43.2
Registered electors			1,301
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

Brough

Brough (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John Smith*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,034
	Independent hold

Crosby Ravensworth

Crosby Ravensworth (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Raine*	457	72.1	19.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Taylor	177	27.9	New
Majority			280	44.2	38.3
Total valid votes			634	97.7
Rejected ballots			15	2.3
Turnout			649	50.3
Registered electors			1,291
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Dacre

Dacre (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Hugh Harrison*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,169
	Independent hold

Eamont

Eamont (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harold Threlkeld*	324	57.2	42.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Carlton	242	42.8	New
Majority			82	14.5	N/A
Total valid votes			566	96.4
Rejected ballots			21	3.6
Turnout			587	44.8
Registered electors			1,310
	Independent hold		Swing	42.8

Greystoke

Greystoke (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Huxley	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,157
	Conservative gain from Independent

Hartside

Hartside (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sheila Orchard*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,025
	Conservative hold

Hesket

Hesket (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Grisedale*	581	53.5	46.5
	Conservative	Debra Wicks	532	49.0	51.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Burgin^[a]	392	36.1	New
Total valid votes			1,085	96.7
Rejected ballots			37	3.3
Turnout			1,122	40.7
Registered electors			2,759
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Trevor Ladhams*	Unopposed
	Independent	Paul Richardson	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,042
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Kirkby Thore

Kirkby Thore (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John Sawrey-Cookson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,209
	Independent hold

Kirkoswald

Kirkoswald (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Mary Robinson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,187
	Independent hold

Langwathby

Langwathby (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Holliday*	389	64.6	2.8
	Green	Alan Marsden	213	35.4	2.8
Majority			176	29.2	5.6
Total valid votes			602	99.0
Rejected ballots			6	1.0
Turnout			608	42.7
Registered electors			1,424
	Independent hold		Swing	2.8

Lazonby

Lazonby (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Nicolson^[b]	306	50.2	*New*
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Miller	221	36.2	New
	Green	Lynn Bates	83	13.6	New
Majority			85	13.9	N/A
Total valid votes			610	98.9
Rejected ballots			7	1.1
Turnout			617	47.1
Registered electors			1,310
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Long Marton

Long Marton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Spence	Unopposed
Registered electors			993
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Morland

Morland (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Michael Tonkin	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,047
	Independent gain from Conservative

Orton with Tebay

Orton with Tebay (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Todd	370	64.0	14.4
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Wilcox*	208	36.0	14.4
Majority			162	27.41	N/A
Total valid votes			578	97.8
Rejected ballots			12	2.0
Turnout			591	48.2
Registered electors			1,225
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	14.4

Penrith Carleton

Penrith Carleton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	John Bowen	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,264
	Liberal Democrats hold

Penrith East

Penrith East (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Eyles*	Unopposed
	Conservative	John Lynch*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,132
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold

Penrith North

Penrith North (3 seats)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Derbyshire	783	56.1	14.1
	Conservative	David Whipp	574	41.1	11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Howse	532	38.1	*New*
	Independent	Michael Davidson*	499	35.7	17.7
	Labour	Geoffrey Rockliffe-King	304	21.8	3.0
Total valid votes			1,396	99.6
Rejected ballots			5	0.4
Turnout			1,401	37.6
Registered electors			3,727
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Penrith Pategill

Penrith Pategill (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Harding	162	41.8	*New*
	Liberal Democrats	John Tompkins	148	38.1	New
	Independent	John Nicholson*	78	20.1	79.9
Majority			14	3.6	N/A
Total valid votes			388	97.5
Rejected ballots			10	2.5
Turnout			398	31.9
Registered electors			1,249
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Penrith South

Penrith South (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Margaret Clark	Unopposed
	Conservative	Malcolm Temple*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,982
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Penrith West

Penrith West (2 seats)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Stobbart	488	65.2	*New*
	Conservative	John Thompson*	318	42.5	10.2
	BNP	Ian Holt	94	12.6	New
Total valid votes			749	98.7
Rejected ballots			10	1.3
Turnout			759	29.2
Registered electors			2,596
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Ravenstonedale

Ravenstonedale (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Torkington	244	59.4	*New*
	Conservative	John Priestley	167	40.6	59.4
Majority			77	18.7	N/A
Total valid votes			411	98.1
Rejected ballots			10	2.4
Turnout			419	49.2
Registered electors			852
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	59.4

Shap

Shap (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Hughes*	437	65.5	14.1
	Conservative	Thomas Lowther	230	34.5	14.1
Majority			207	31.0	28.2
Total valid votes			667	98.8
Rejected ballots			8	1.2
Turnout			675	57.2
Registered electors			1,180
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	14.1

Skelton

Skelton (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Kevin Beaty	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,231
	Conservative gain from Independent

Ullswater

Ullswater (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sydney Simpson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,051
	Conservative hold

Warcop

Warcop (1 seat)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	William Patterson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,094
	Independent hold

Notes

^ Roger Burgin was elected in 2007 as the candidate for the Liberal Democrats in the Penrith North ward.
^ Gordon Nicolson was elected in 2007 as the candidate for the Conservative Party in the Penrith North ward.

References

^ Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "District election 2011 results". Eden District Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Eden". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Eden District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[6] Roger Burgin was elected in 2007 as the candidate for the Liberal Democrats in the Penrith North ward.

[7] Gordon Nicolson was elected in 2007 as the candidate for the Conservative Party in the Penrith North ward.

[HoC-1] Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[council-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "District election 2011 results". Eden District Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[LEAP-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Eden". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[TEC1-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

[TEC2-5] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Eden District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

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