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Westmorland and Furness 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

33 ward races
65 seats
52 elected below the proportional quota
80.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 33 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 65 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Liberal Democrats54,16339.1%3655.4%2640.0%+10
Conservative and Unionist Party40,80729.4%1116.9%1929.2%-8
Labour Party24,73117.8%1523.1%1218.5%+3
Green Party9,4296.8%11.5%46.2%-3
Independent9,1226.6%23.1%46.2%-2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3350.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total138,587100.0%65100.0%65100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Dalton South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +16.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,863

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Taylor D.Independent58520.4%Elected
2Callister T.Labour Party48817.0%Elected
3Nott S.Labour Party48316.9%
4Ronson S.Conservative and Unionist Party46916.4%
5English D.Conservative and Unionist Party43215.1%
6McLeavy M.Independent2689.4%
7Miller B.Liberal Democrats742.6%
8Baker P.Liberal Democrats642.2%

Electorate 4,620 · Ballots cast 2,863 · EC ward code E05014223 · Back to ward index

Appleby and Brough · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,551

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Connell A.Liberal Democrats98627.8%Elected
2Simpkins G.Liberal Democrats63117.8%Elected
3Hayes G.Independent60917.2%
4Patterson W.Independent51114.4%
5Smith C.Conservative and Unionist Party45112.7%
6Berkeley H.Conservative and Unionist Party36310.2%

Electorate 4,740 · Ballots cast 3,551 · EC ward code E05014218 · Back to ward index

Penrith North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +14.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,261

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bell P.Liberal Democrats1,27730.0%Elected
2Rudhall M.Liberal Democrats82019.2%Elected
3Ross A.Green Party67515.8%
4Fearon H.Conservative and Unionist Party51912.2%
5Fearon H.Conservative and Unionist Party44410.4%
6Tidbury W.Green Party2666.2%
7Jackson S.Independent1383.2%
8Devine P.Independent1222.9%

Electorate 5,777 · Ballots cast 4,261 · EC ward code E05014242 · Back to ward index

Ulverston · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +13.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 11,409

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Filmore J.Green Party1,44512.7%Elected
2Drake J.Labour Party1,28611.3%Elected
3Irving H.Conservative and Unionist Party1,26511.1%Elected
4Scrogham M.Labour Party1,24710.9%
5Butcher A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,21810.7%
6Wilson M.Labour Party1,18910.4%
7Rigg A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,16510.2%
8Gerry B.Green Party9308.2%
9O'Hara R.Green Party8647.6%
10Hudson A.Liberal Democrats3453.0%
11Rushton D.Liberal Democrats2462.2%
12Howarth C.Liberal Democrats2091.8%

Electorate 9,288 · Ballots cast 11,409 · EC ward code E05014246 · Back to ward index

Hesket and Lazonby · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,220

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Atkinson C.Conservative and Unionist Party67621.0%Elected
2Carrick H.Conservative and Unionist Party65820.4%Elected
3Martin E.Independent59918.6%
4Ryland D.Independent53016.5%
5Burgin R.Liberal Democrats48415.0%
6Evans D.Liberal Democrats2297.1%
7Lloyd B.Green Party441.4%

Electorate 4,960 · Ballots cast 3,220 · EC ward code E05014229 · Back to ward index

Hawcoat and Newbarns · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,816

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hall L.Conservative and Unionist Party1,15114.7%Elected
2Phillips N.Conservative and Unionist Party1,06913.7%Elected
3Worthington R.Conservative and Unionist Party99312.7%Elected
4Cassidy D.Labour Party97412.5%
5Leach M.Labour Party91311.7%
6Preston H.Labour Party89111.4%
7Edwards D.Independent5587.1%
8Pryer S.Independent4686.0%
9McClure W.Independent4165.3%
10Opie D.Liberal Democrats1602.0%
11Eccles S.Liberal Democrats1231.6%
12Herbert C.Liberal Democrats1001.3%

Electorate 8,786 · Ballots cast 7,816 · EC ward code E05014228 · Back to ward index

Alston and Fellside · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,757

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Robinson M.Independent98426.2%Elected
2Hanley M.Labour Party82421.9%Elected
3Lindley I.Labour Party57215.2%
4Beveridge M.Conservative and Unionist Party42511.3%
5Normington D.Conservative and Unionist Party40310.7%
6Baker A.Liberal Democrats40210.7%
7Sanderson R.Liberal Democrats1473.9%

Electorate 5,209 · Ballots cast 3,757 · EC ward code E05014217 · Back to ward index

Eden and Lyvennet Vale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,457

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Baker L.Liberal Democrats96027.8%Elected
2McCall N.Liberal Democrats81623.6%Elected
3Breen P.Conservative and Unionist Party63018.2%
4Whipp D.Conservative and Unionist Party58516.9%
5Tonkin M.Independent46613.5%

Electorate 4,509 · Ballots cast 3,457 · EC ward code E05014225 · Back to ward index

Kirkby Stephen and Tebay · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,877

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dew P.Conservative and Unionist Party86129.9%Elected
2Murray J.Liberal Democrats69724.2%Elected
3Waite A.Liberal Democrats55719.4%
4Lancaster S.Independent49617.2%
5Briggs R.Conservative and Unionist Party2669.2%

Electorate 4,007 · Ballots cast 2,877 · EC ward code E05014237 · Back to ward index

Penrith South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,670

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Taylor V.Liberal Democrats91124.8%Elected
2Eyles M.Liberal Democrats89924.5%Elected
3Barnes G.Conservative and Unionist Party52014.2%
4Vickers M.Conservative and Unionist Party45912.5%
5Quinn L.Independent39710.8%
6Clark M.Independent2727.4%
7O'Brien R.Green Party2125.8%

Electorate 7,079 · Ballots cast 3,670 · EC ward code E05014243 · Back to ward index

High Furness · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,404

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brereton M.Conservative and Unionist Party58141.4%Elected
2Wharton I.Liberal Democrats56240.0%
3Carter S.Labour Party16411.7%
4Howlett P.Green Party976.9%

Electorate 3,065 · Ballots cast 1,404 · EC ward code E05014230 · Back to ward index

Risedale and Roosecote · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,617

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Murphy J.Labour Party1,15217.4%Elected
2Coles A.Labour Party1,13917.2%Elected
3Biggins T.Labour Party1,13017.1%Elected
4Gawne D.Conservative and Unionist Party98414.9%
5Shaw L.Conservative and Unionist Party94714.3%
6Haddow R.Conservative and Unionist Party87113.2%
7Barwise M.Liberal Democrats1452.2%
8Sullivan J.Liberal Democrats1281.9%
9Troughton H.Liberal Democrats1211.8%

Electorate 8,270 · Ballots cast 6,617 · EC ward code E05014244 · Back to ward index

Grange and Cartmel · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 11,923

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Boak J.Liberal Democrats2,58821.7%Elected
2Endsor P.Liberal Democrats2,48620.9%Elected
3Sanderson S.Liberal Democrats2,04017.1%Elected
4Hanlon F.Independent1,42812.0%
5McLaren T.Conservative and Unionist Party1,0508.8%
6Townley J.Conservative and Unionist Party8827.4%
7Wilson D.Conservative and Unionist Party7296.1%
8Barnett M.Green Party3012.5%
9Woods P.Green Party1771.5%
10Mossbarnet L.Green Party1371.1%
11El-Doufani L.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1050.9%

Electorate 8,761 · Ballots cast 11,923 · EC ward code E05014226 · Back to ward index

Kendal Strickland and fell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,657

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Archibald G.Liberal Democrats1,38129.7%Elected
2Thornton P.Liberal Democrats1,22526.3%Elected
3Miller L.Green Party74916.1%
4Vincent G.Green Party57612.4%
5Branney V.Labour Party2435.2%
6Asbury I.Conservative and Unionist Party2214.7%
7Scott J.Conservative and Unionist Party2154.6%
8Powell-Davies M.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition471.0%

Electorate 4,951 · Ballots cast 4,657 · EC ward code E05014235 · Back to ward index

Walney Island · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,136

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cassidy F.Labour Party1,34922.0%Elected
2Husband A.Labour Party1,17919.2%Elected
3Assouad T.Labour Party1,17519.1%Elected
4Rose P.Conservative and Unionist Party68111.1%
5Sharpe S.Conservative and Unionist Party63810.4%
6Gibney T.Conservative and Unionist Party62210.1%
7Fletcher S.Independent2754.5%
8Trollope P.Liberal Democrats811.3%
9Hogg C.Liberal Democrats771.3%
10Perkins T.Liberal Democrats591.0%

Electorate 8,237 · Ballots cast 6,136 · EC ward code E05014248 · Back to ward index

Low Furness · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,461

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cooper B.Conservative and Unionist Party65044.5%Elected
2Willis J.Liberal Democrats62742.9%
3Hunt E.Labour Party1288.8%
4Rigg P.Green Party563.8%

Electorate 3,343 · Ballots cast 1,461 · EC ward code E05014239 · Back to ward index

Kendal Highgate · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,313

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dixon P.Liberal Democrats1,11133.5%Elected
2Severn M.Liberal Democrats94228.4%Elected
3Bond M.Conservative and Unionist Party2798.4%
4Nicholson M.Conservative and Unionist Party2648.0%
5Naish R.Green Party2567.7%
6Rodham I.Green Party1795.4%
7Gill O.Labour Party1604.8%
8Batchelor T.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1223.7%

Electorate 4,663 · Ballots cast 3,313 · EC ward code E05014232 · Back to ward index

Ormsgill and Parkside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +4.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,633

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1McEwan B.Labour Party1,24222.0%Elected
2Brook D.Labour Party1,21121.5%Elected
3Morgan B.Labour Party1,17720.9%Elected
4Burley E.Conservative and Unionist Party63511.3%
5English A.Conservative and Unionist Party57510.2%
6Wylie E.Conservative and Unionist Party5279.4%
7Richardson J.Liberal Democrats1142.0%
8Walker P.Liberal Democrats841.5%
9Wilkinson-Marsh A.Liberal Democrats681.2%

Electorate 8,240 · Ballots cast 5,633 · EC ward code E05014241 · Back to ward index

Dalton North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,665

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Shirley B.Conservative and Unionist Party92134.6%Elected
2Edwards D.Conservative and Unionist Party78329.4%Elected
3Elliot R.Labour Party55620.9%
4Hogg R.Liberal Democrats2629.8%
5Coleman S.Liberal Democrats1435.4%

Electorate 4,767 · Ballots cast 2,665 · EC ward code E05014222 · Back to ward index

Old Barrow and Hindpool · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,958

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Burns A.Labour Party1,18323.9%Elected
2Hamilton K.Labour Party1,08922.0%Elected
3Thomson M.Labour Party1,07621.7%Elected
4Bispham A.Conservative and Unionist Party50110.1%
5Das P.Conservative and Unionist Party4078.2%
6Lauderdale B.Conservative and Unionist Party4068.2%
7Campbell A.Liberal Democrats1142.3%
8Gardiner G.Liberal Democrats992.0%
9Pickthall S.Liberal Democrats831.7%

Electorate 8,432 · Ballots cast 4,958 · EC ward code E05014240 · Back to ward index

Windermere and Ambleside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,625

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Clark W.Liberal Democrats2,33024.2%Elected
2Jarvis A.Liberal Democrats2,23123.2%Elected
3Jones D.Liberal Democrats2,18322.7%Elected
4Musetti C.Conservative and Unionist Party96610.0%
5Stephenson J.Conservative and Unionist Party7748.0%
6Cross P.Conservative and Unionist Party7517.8%
7Threadgold K.Green Party3904.1%

Electorate 7,625 · Ballots cast 9,625 · EC ward code E05014249 · Back to ward index

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,851

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mitchell I.Liberal Democrats1,89132.3%Elected
2Hodgson H.Liberal Democrats1,85431.7%Elected
3Lancaster K.Conservative and Unionist Party98316.8%
4Bell P.Conservative and Unionist Party89815.3%
5Gray T.Green Party2253.8%

Electorate 6,059 · Ballots cast 5,851 · EC ward code E05014245 · Back to ward index

Kendal Castle · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,809

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hennessy E.Liberal Democrats1,22432.1%Elected
2Ladhams H.Liberal Democrats1,21231.8%Elected
3Byrom N.Conservative and Unionist Party43011.3%
4Williams D.Conservative and Unionist Party40410.6%
5Wickham C.Green Party2075.4%
6Antrobus J.Green Party1985.2%
7Henderson P.Labour Party1343.5%

Electorate 4,792 · Ballots cast 3,809 · EC ward code E05014231 · Back to ward index

Kendal Nether · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,558

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Evans S.Liberal Democrats1,19233.5%Elected
2Cornthwaite J.Liberal Democrats1,16632.8%Elected
3Slater L.Conservative and Unionist Party3339.4%
4Bower R.Conservative and Unionist Party2717.6%
5Wood L.Green Party1995.6%
6Braithwaite P.Labour Party1825.1%
7Rayson D.Green Party1544.3%
8Casson P.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition611.7%

Electorate 5,012 · Ballots cast 3,558 · EC ward code E05014233 · Back to ward index

Kent Estuary · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,905

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Chaffey H.Liberal Democrats1,76736.0%Elected
2Audland R.Liberal Democrats1,62133.0%Elected
3Handley M.Conservative and Unionist Party65413.3%
4Smillie P.Conservative and Unionist Party52610.7%
5Abel J.Green Party3376.9%

Electorate 5,001 · Ballots cast 4,905 · EC ward code E05014236 · Back to ward index

Kendal South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 4,493

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brook J.Liberal Democrats1,54734.4%Elected
2Rathbone D.Liberal Democrats1,54034.3%Elected
3Gudgeon L.Conservative and Unionist Party56412.6%
4Worthington S.Conservative and Unionist Party4219.4%
5Fuster E.Green Party1773.9%
6Sparling L.Labour Party1353.0%
7Whiting P.Green Party1092.4%

Electorate 4,931 · Ballots cast 4,493 · EC ward code E05014234 · Back to ward index

Bowness and Lyth · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 1,406

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bavin S.Liberal Democrats74753.1%Elected
2Bland J.Conservative and Unionist Party58441.5%
3Clayton S.Green Party755.3%

Electorate 2,917 · Ballots cast 1,406 · EC ward code E05014219 · Back to ward index

Upper Kent · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.3 pts Valid ballots 1,574

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Jama A.Liberal Democrats94960.3%Elected
2Huck D.Conservative and Unionist Party41526.4%
3Richardson F.Green Party21013.3%

Electorate 3,337 · Ballots cast 1,574 · EC ward code E05014247 · Back to ward index

Burton and Holme · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 1,468

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hughes V.Liberal Democrats89160.7%Elected
2Harvey T.Conservative and Unionist Party51935.4%
3Blunden S.Green Party584.0%

Electorate 2,800 · Ballots cast 1,468 · EC ward code E05014220 · Back to ward index

Coniston and Hawkshead · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.9 pts Valid ballots 1,337

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Pender S.Liberal Democrats85463.9%Elected
2Hoad M.Conservative and Unionist Party37027.7%
3Martin P.Labour Party604.5%
4Poole M.Green Party534.0%

Electorate 2,635 · Ballots cast 1,337 · EC ward code E05014221 · Back to ward index

Levens and Crooklands · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.4 pts Valid ballots 1,718

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Battye J.Liberal Democrats1,10664.4%Elected
2Holmes K.Conservative and Unionist Party53931.4%
3Pickup H.Green Party734.2%

Electorate 3,156 · Ballots cast 1,718 · EC ward code E05014238 · Back to ward index

Eamont and Shap · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.7 pts Valid ballots 1,570

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hughes N.Liberal Democrats1,03165.7%Elected
2Lowther T.Conservative and Unionist Party53934.3%

Electorate 3,436 · Ballots cast 1,570 · EC ward code E05014224 · Back to ward index

Greystoke and Ullswater · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.8 pts Valid ballots 1,625

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Derbyshire J.Liberal Democrats1,15070.8%Elected
2Wicks D.Conservative and Unionist Party47529.2%

Electorate 3,401 · Ballots cast 1,625 · EC ward code E05014227 · Back to ward index