- South Lakeland local elections
One third of
South Lakeland Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.Political control
Independent 1973 - 1979
No overall control 1979 - 2006
Liberal Democrat 2006 - present
Council elections
South Lakeland Council election 1998 South Lakeland Council election 1999 South Lakeland Council election 2000 South Lakeland Council election 2002 South Lakeland Council election 2003 South Lakeland Council election 2004 South Lakeland Council election 2006 South Lakeland Council election 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 219
percentage = 55.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 174
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 45
percentage = 11.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 393
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 538
percentage = 71.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 218
percentage = 28.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 320
percentage = 42.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 756
percentage = 50.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 508
percentage = 51.7
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 475
percentage = 48.3
change = +48.3Election box majority
votes = 33
percentage = 3.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 983
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 423
percentage = 57.0
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 277
percentage = 37.3
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 42
percentage = 5.7
change = +5.7Election box majority
votes = 146
percentage = 19.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 742
percentage = 50.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 202
percentage = 62.9
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 94
percentage = 29.3
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate =
votes = 25
percentage = 7.8
change = +7.8Election box majority
votes = 108
percentage = 33.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 321
percentage = 23.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk South Lakeland Council]
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