South Lakeland District Council election, 2002
The 2002 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 21
- Conservative 19
- Labour 9
- Independent 3[2]
Background
Before the election the Liberal Democrats were the largest group on the council, but no party had a majority.[3] 14 of the seats being contested were in Kendal, with the Liberal Democrats defending 9 of the 18 seats which were up for election.[3][4] 3 councillors stood down at the election, Liberal Democrat John Sudholme of Kendal Castle ward, Labour's Jim Blamire of Kendal Underley and independent Philip Ball of Kendal Oxenholme.[5]
Issues in the election included plans to move council housing from the direct control of the council, with Labour opposing the move and both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats supporting it.[3] Other issues included improving the council finances, increasing recycling, parking and social exclusion.[3]
Election result
The results saw little change in the party balance on the council,[6] with the only net change being the Conservatives going up by 1 seat to 19 councillors, at the expense of the independents, who dropped to 3 seats.[7] Close results came in Kendal Nether, where Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats by 7 votes after a recount, and Kendal Highgate, where the Liberal Democrats took a seat from Labour by 13 votes.[7]
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2002[8][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 9 | 0 | 50.0 | 45.8 | 5,690 | |||||
Labour | 6 | 0 | 33.3 | 22.1 | 2,746 | |||||
Conservative | 2 | +1 | 11.1 | 30.6 | 3,799 | |||||
Independent | 1 | -1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 190 | |||||
One Independent candidate was unopposed.[8]
Ward results
Arnside and Beetham[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Stewart | 1,038 | 54.1 | ||
Conservative | George Crossman | 879 | 45.9 | ||
Majority | 159 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,917 | ||||
Kendal Castle[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Sonia Lawson | 344 | 51.7 | ||
Conservative | Lyndsay Slater | 267 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | Alan Whitton | 54 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | 77 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 665 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Kendal Far Cross[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Simon Butterfield | 278 | 43.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Carole Cliffe | 218 | 34.4 | ||
Labour | Guy Johnson | 137 | 21.6 | ||
Majority | 60 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 633 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Kendal Fell[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Robin Yates | 233 | 47.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Cook | 195 | 39.9 | ||
Conservative | Helen Graham | 61 | 12.5 | ||
Majority | 38 | 7.7 | |||
Turnout | 489 | ||||
Kendal Glebelands[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Robert Rothwell | 276 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Russell Caton | 250 | 36.1 | ||
Conservative | Pamela Flitcroft | 167 | 24.1 | ||
Majority | 26 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 693 | ||||
Kendal Heron Hill[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Shine | 411 | 63.7 | ||
Conservative | Susan Hunt | 154 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | Margaret Alderson | 80 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 257 | 39.8 | |||
Turnout | 645 | ||||
Kendal Highgate[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Little | 269 | 43.4 | ||
Labour | Rita Molloy | 256 | 41.4 | ||
Conservative | Frank Brooks | 94 | 15.2 | ||
Majority | 13 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 619 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Kendal Kirkland[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Avril Dobson | 255 | 64.4 | ||
Conservative | Janet Brooks | 77 | 19.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gwyneth Raymond | 64 | 16.2 | ||
Majority | 178 | 45.0 | |||
Turnout | 396 | ||||
Kendal Mintsfeet[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Angela Barratt | 248 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | Brian Dobson | 184 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | Jack Tomlinson | 150 | 25.8 | ||
Majority | 64 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 582 | ||||
Kendal Nether[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Paul Braithwaite | 298 | 44.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Mayho | 291 | 43.4 | ||
Conservative | Susannah Pearson | 82 | 12.2 | ||
Majority | 7 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 671 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Kendal Oxenholme[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Gwendoline Murfin | 363 | 57.5 | ||
Conservative | Olga Lewis | 154 | 24.4 | ||
Labour | Keith Fawcett | 114 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | 209 | 33.1 | |||
Turnout | 631 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Kendal Parks[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Brendan Jameson | 395 | 73.3 | ||
Conservative | Elizabeth Graham | 101 | 18.7 | ||
Labour | Helen Speed | 43 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | 294 | 54.6 | |||
Turnout | 539 | ||||
Kendal Stonecross[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Graham Vincent | 491 | 58.8 | ||
Conservative | Harold Barker | 282 | 33.8 | ||
Labour | Terence McIntee | 62 | 7.4 | ||
Majority | 209 | 25.0 | |||
Turnout | 835 | ||||
Kendal Strickland[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Jean Ewing | 375 | 61.0 | ||
Conservative | Melvin Mackie | 120 | 19.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Lynne Mayho | 120 | 19.5 | ||
Majority | 255 | 41.5 | |||
Turnout | 615 | ||||
Kendal Underley[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Charles Batteson | 379 | 63.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James McKeefery | 121 | 20.4 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey Robson | 94 | 15.8 | ||
Majority | 258 | 43.4 | |||
Turnout | 594 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Lakes Ambleside[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Barker | 580 | 46.8 | ||
Conservative | Brian Barton | 468 | 37.8 | ||
Independent | George Middleton | 190 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | 112 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,238 | ||||
Lakes Grasmere[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Elizabeth Braithwaite | unopposed | |||
Sedbergh[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Paul Winn | 771 | 72.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sydney McLennan | 292 | 27.5 | ||
Majority | 479 | 45.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,063 | ||||
References
- ↑ "South Lakeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- 1 2 "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Dennett, Jennie (19 April 2002). "Housing becomes political hot potato". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ "Election call". The Westmorland Gazette. 26 April 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ "Stalwarts back out of elections". The Westmorland Gazette. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ "BNP shock for North". BBC News Online. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Election results no surprise". The Westmorland Gazette. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "South Lakeland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
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