- South Lakeland Council election, 2002
Elections to
South Lakeland council were held on2 May ,2002 . One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Liberal Democrat 21
*Conservative 19
*Labour 9
*Independent 3Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 9
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 45.8
votes = 5,690
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 22.1
votes = 2,746
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 11.1
votes % = 30.6
votes = 3,799
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 5.6
votes % = 1.5
votes = 190
plus/minus =The Independent councillor was unopposed.
Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Stewart
votes = 1,038
percentage = 54.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Crossman
votes = 879
percentage = 45.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 159
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,917
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sonia Lawson
votes = 344
percentage = 51.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lyndsay Slater
votes = 267
percentage = 40.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Whitton
votes = 54
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 77
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 665
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Butterfield
votes = 278
percentage = 43.9
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Carole Cliffe
votes = 218
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Guy Johnson
votes = 137
percentage = 21.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 60
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 633
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Yates
votes = 233
percentage = 47.6
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Cook
votes = 195
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Graham
votes = 61
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 38
percentage = 7.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 489
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Rothwell
votes = 276
percentage = 39.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Russell Caton
votes = 250
percentage = 36.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Flitcroft
votes = 167
percentage = 24.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 26
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 693
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Shine
votes = 411
percentage = 63.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Hunt
votes = 154
percentage = 23.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Alderson
votes = 80
percentage = 12.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 257
percentage = 39.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 645
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Little
votes = 269
percentage = 43.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rita Molloy
votes = 256
percentage = 41.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Brooks
votes = 94
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 13
percentage = 2.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 619
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Avril Dobson
votes = 255
percentage = 64.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Brooks
votes = 77
percentage = 19.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gwyneth Raymond
votes = 64
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 178
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 396
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Angela Barratt
votes = 248
percentage = 42.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Dobson
votes = 184
percentage = 31.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Tomlinson
votes = 150
percentage = 25.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 64
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 582
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Braithwaite
votes = 298
percentage = 44.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Mayho
votes = 291
percentage = 43.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susannah Pearson
votes = 82
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 7
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 671
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gwendoline Murfin
votes = 363
percentage = 57.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Olga Lewis
votes = 154
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Fawcett
votes = 114
percentage = 18.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 209
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 631
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Brendan Jameson
votes = 395
percentage = 73.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Graham
votes = 101
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Speed
votes = 43
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 294
percentage = 54.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 539
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Vincent
votes = 491
percentage = 58.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Barker
votes = 282
percentage = 33.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terence McIntee
votes = 62
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 209
percentage = 25.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 835
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Ewing
votes = 375
percentage = 61.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Melvin Mackie
votes = 120
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lynne Mayho
votes = 120
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 255
percentage = 41.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 615
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Batteson
votes = 379
percentage = 63.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James McKeefery
votes = 121
percentage = 20.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Robson
votes = 94
percentage = 15.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 258
percentage = 43.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 594
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Barker
votes = 580
percentage = 46.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Barton
votes = 468
percentage = 37.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = George Middleton
votes = 190
percentage = 15.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 112
percentage = 9.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,238
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Elizabeth Braithwaite
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Winn
votes = 771
percentage = 72.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sydney McLennan
votes = 292
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 479
percentage = 45.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,063
percentage =
change =sequence
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