South Lakeland Council election 2004

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Elections to South Lakeland council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 55.9%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 9 2 0 +2 50.0 47.3 9,021
  Liberal Democrats 6 0 1 -1 33.3 37.6 7,169
  Labour 2 0 1 -1 11.1 7.0 1,340
  Independent 1 0 0 0 5.6 5.8 1,103
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 316
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 137

[edit] Ward results

Arnside and Beetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Stewart 1,133 51.9 +9.5
Conservative David Clark 1,051 48.1 +0.8
Majority 82 3.8
Turnout 2,184 61.4 +7.3
Burton and Holme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Bingham 923 75.0
Liberal Democrats Antony Jolley 308 25.0
Majority 615 50.0
Turnout 1,231 56.3
Coniston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doreen Hall 557 59.8
Liberal Democrats John Hemingway 375 40.2
Majority 182 19.6
Turnout 932 63.2
Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wearing 1,129 48.4 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Leach 1,054 45.1 -1.9
Independent Anthony Coles 152 6.5 +6.5
Majority 75 3.3 -2.7
Turnout 2,335 63.9 +17.2
Hawkshead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jenkinson 404 52.5
Conservative Richard Lancaster 366 47.5
Majority 38 5.0
Turnout 770 57.1
Levens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Woof 684 70.2
Conservative Melvin Mackie 290 29.8
Majority 394 40.4
Turnout 974 66.0
Low Furness and Swarthmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Foot 863 50.2 +50.2
Conservative Janice Bell 491 28.6 -18.8
Liberal Democrats Lawson Short 365 21.2 -31.4
Majority 372 21.6
Turnout 1,719 49.9 +10.2
Lyth Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Brown 605 65.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Smith 322 34.7
Majority 283 30.6
Turnout 927 55.8
Milnthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Farron 723 66.6
Conservative Andrew Coates 274 25.2
Labour David Ryder 89 8.2
Majority 449 41.4
Turnout 1,086 64.2
Natland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Gray 605 56.5
Conservative Enid Robinson 465 43.5
Majority 140 13.0
Turnout 1,070 65.7
Staveley-in-Cartmel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Bentley 425 48.4
Liberal Democrats Ronald Mein 365 41.6
Independent Edward Walsh 88 10.0
Majority 60 6.8
Turnout 878 58.3
Staveley-in-Westmorland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stanley Collins 679 71.2
Conservative George Richardson 275 28.8
Majority 404 42.4
Turnout 954 56.5
Ulverston Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Bishop-Rowe 263 41.0
Labour David Miller 226 35.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Metcalfe 152 23.7
Majority 37 5.7
Turnout 641 42.4
Ulverston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Lister 281 59.0
Conservative Peter Hornby 195 41.0
Majority 86 18.0
Turnout 476 34.0
Ulverston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Hodgson 434 57.9
Green Karen Stack 316 42.1
Majority 118 15.8
Turnout 750 52.8
Ulverston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alfred Jarvis 437 66.3
Labour Bhareth Rajan 222 33.7
Majority 215 32.6
Turnout 659 48.1
Ulverston Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Donning 301 47.4
Conservative George Bell 200 31.5
UKIP Alan Beach 134 21.1
Majority 101 15.9
Turnout 635 42.7
Ulverston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janette Jenkinson 641 74.4
Labour Fay Plant 221 25.6
Majority 420 48.8
Turnout 862 52.6


Preceded by
South Lakeland Council election 2003		 South Lakeland local elections Succeeded by
South Lakeland Council election 2006
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