South Lakeland Council election, 2006

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Elections to South Lakeland council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 17 9 0 +9 94.4 66.4 10,131
  Conservative 1 0 2 -2 5.6 22.8 3,475
  Labour 0 0 6 -6 0 8.0 1,218
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 1.6 251
  Save Westmorland Hospital Group 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 150
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 35

[edit] Ward results

Kendal Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sonia Lawson 612 75.2 +23.5
Conservative Enid Robinson 202 24.8 -15.4
Majority 410 50.4 +38.9
Turnout 814 55.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kendal Far Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Enda Farrell 512 73.6 +39.2
Conservative Simon Butterfield 152 21.8 -22.1
Labour Nicola Wright 32 4.6 -17.0
Majority 360 51.8
Turnout 696 45.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Kendal Fell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paul Little 435 62.9 +23.0
Labour Robin Yates 179 25.9 -21.7
Conservative Jack Tomlinson 78 11.3 -1.2
Majority 256 37.0
Turnout 692 46.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Kendal Glebelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Emmott 559 70.7 +34.6
Labour Robert Rothwell 138 17.4 -22.4
Conservative Pamela Flitcroft 94 11.9 -12.2
Majority 421 53.3
Turnout 791 53.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Kendal Heron Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Stephen Shine 649 81.2 -17.5
Conservative Katherine Nicholson 150 18.8 -5.1
Majority 499 62.4 +22.6
Turnout 799 49.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kendal Highgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Clive Graham 396 57.6 +14.2
Labour Marilyn Molloy 217 31.5 -9.9
Conservative Eric Wright 75 10.9 -4.3
Majority 179 26.1 +24.1
Turnout 688 51.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kendal Kirkland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Cocker 345 65.5 +49.3
Labour Avril Dobson 109 20.7 -43.7
Conservative Lucia Cartmell 43 8.2 -11.2
Save Westmorland Hospital Group Andrew Billson-Page 30 5.7 +5.7
Majority 236 44.8
Turnout 527 38.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Kendal Mintsfeet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gwendoline Murfin 479 60.1 +17.5
Independent Nigel Blamire 189 23.7 +23.7
Conservative Andrew Coates 129 16.2 -9.6
Majority 290 36.4 +25.4
Turnout 797 48.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kendal Nether
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Clare Feeney-Johnson 471 65.9 +22.5
Labour Paul Braithwaite 182 25.5 -18.9
Conservative Melvin Mackie 62 8.7 -3.5
Majority 289 40.4
Turnout 715 50.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Kendal Oxenholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Brook 626 74.0 +16.5
Conservative Geoffrey Robson 99 11.7 -12.7
Independent Nigel Byrom 62 7.3 +7.3
Labour Keith Fawcett 31 3.7 -14.4
Save Westmorland Hospital Group Anna Billson-Page 28 3.3 +3.3
Majority 527 62.3 +29.2
Turnout 846 46.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kendal Parks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Brendan Jameson 528 74.9 +1.6
Conservative Olga Lewis 96 13.6 -5.1
Save Westmorland Hospital Group Leonard Edgar 46 6.5 +6.5
Green Jonathan Briggs 35 5.0 +5.0
Majority 432 61.3 +6.7
Turnout 705 43.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kendal Stonecross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Graham Vincent 643 68.6 +9.8
Conservative Richard Liddle 215 22.9 -10.9
Labour Jennifer Rothwell 79 8.4 +1.0
Majority 428 45.7 +20.7
Turnout 937 58.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kendal Strickland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Stephen Coleman 671 74.8 +55.3
Conservative Helen Graham 116 12.9 -6.6
Labour Mark Kidd 110 12.3 -48.7
Majority 555 61.9
Turnout 897 52.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Kendal Underley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Curry 488 66.5 +46.1
Labour Martyn Jowett 141 19.2 -44.6
Conservative David Williams 59 8.0 -7.8
Save Westmorland Hospital Group Charles Batteson 46 6.3 +6.3
Majority 357 47.3
Turnout 734 49.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Kirkby Lonsdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rodger Read 531 57.8 -3.4
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Foot 388 42.2 +9.3
Majority 143 15.6 -12.7
Turnout 919 48.8 -5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Lakes Ambleside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Earnshaw 1,018 69.3 +24.2
Conservative John Curwen 452 30.7 -12.7
Majority 566 38.6 +36.9
Turnout 1,470 51.4 +15.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lakes Grasmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Vivienne Rees 433 70.5
Conservative Thomas Holden 181 29.5
Majority 252 41.0
Turnout 614 53.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Sedbergh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Craig Stephenson 878 54.2 +25.6
Conservative David Wilson 741 45.8 -25.6
Majority 137 8.4
Turnout 1,619 57.8 +23.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing


Preceded by
South Lakeland Council election 2004		 South Lakeland local elections Succeeded by
South Lakeland Council election 2007