- South Lakeland Council election, 2006
Elections to
South Lakeland council were held on4 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
*Liberal Democrat 31
*Conservative 18
*Labour 2
*Independent 1Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 17
gain = 9
loss = 0
net = +9
seats % = 94.4
votes % = 66.4
votes = 10,131
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 5.6
votes % = 22.8
votes = 3,475
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 6
net = -6
seats % = 0
votes % = 8.0
votes = 1,218
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.6
votes = 251
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Save Westmorland Hospital Group
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 150
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 35
plus/minus =Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sonia Lawson
votes = 612
percentage = 75.2
change = +23.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Enid Robinson
votes = 202
percentage = 24.8
change = -15.4Election box majority
votes = 410
percentage = 50.4
change = +38.9Election box turnout
votes = 814
percentage = 55.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Enda Farrell
votes = 512
percentage = 73.6
change = +39.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Butterfield
votes = 152
percentage = 21.8
change = -22.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nicola Wright
votes = 32
percentage = 4.6
change = -17.0Election box majority
votes = 360
percentage = 51.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 696
percentage = 45.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Little
votes = 435
percentage = 62.9
change = +23.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Yates
votes = 179
percentage = 25.9
change = -21.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Tomlinson
votes = 78
percentage = 11.3
change = -1.2Election box majority
votes = 256
percentage = 37.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 692
percentage = 46.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sylvia Emmott
votes = 559
percentage = 70.7
change = +34.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Rothwell
votes = 138
percentage = 17.4
change = -22.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Flitcroft
votes = 94
percentage = 11.9
change = -12.2Election box majority
votes = 421
percentage = 53.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 791
percentage = 53.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Shine
votes = 649
percentage = 81.2
change = -17.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Katherine Nicholson
votes = 150
percentage = 18.8
change = -5.1Election box majority
votes = 499
percentage = 62.4
change = +22.6Election box turnout
votes = 799
percentage = 49.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Clive Graham
votes = 396
percentage = 57.6
change = +14.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marilyn Molloy
votes = 217
percentage = 31.5
change = -9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Wright
votes = 75
percentage = 10.9
change = -4.3Election box majority
votes = 179
percentage = 26.1
change = +24.1Election box turnout
votes = 688
percentage = 51.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Cocker
votes = 345
percentage = 65.5
change = +49.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Avril Dobson
votes = 109
percentage = 20.7
change = -43.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lucia Cartmell
votes = 43
percentage = 8.2
change = -11.2Election box candidate
party = Save Westmorland Hospital Group
candidate = Andrew Billson-Page
votes = 30
percentage = 5.7
change = +5.7Election box majority
votes = 236
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 527
percentage = 38.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gwendoline Murfin
votes = 479
percentage = 60.1
change = +17.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Nigel Blamire
votes = 189
percentage = 23.7
change = +23.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Coates
votes = 129
percentage = 16.2
change = -9.6Election box majority
votes = 290
percentage = 36.4
change = +25.4Election box turnout
votes = 797
percentage = 48.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Clare Feeney-Johnson
votes = 471
percentage = 65.9
change = +22.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Braithwaite
votes = 182
percentage = 25.5
change = -18.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Melvin Mackie
votes = 62
percentage = 8.7
change = -3.5Election box majority
votes = 289
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 715
percentage = 50.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Brook
votes = 626
percentage = 74.0
change = +16.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Robson
votes = 99
percentage = 11.7
change = -12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Nigel Byrom
votes = 62
percentage = 7.3
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Fawcett
votes = 31
percentage = 3.7
change = -14.4Election box candidate
party = Save Westmorland Hospital Group
candidate = Anna Billson-Page
votes = 28
percentage = 3.3
change = +3.3Election box majority
votes = 527
percentage = 62.3
change = +29.2Election box turnout
votes = 846
percentage = 46.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Brendan Jameson
votes = 528
percentage = 74.9
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Olga Lewis
votes = 96
percentage = 13.6
change = -5.1Election box candidate
party = Save Westmorland Hospital Group
candidate = Leonard Edgar
votes = 46
percentage = 6.5
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jonathan Briggs
votes = 35
percentage = 5.0
change = +5.0Election box majority
votes = 432
percentage = 61.3
change = +6.7Election box turnout
votes = 705
percentage = 43.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Vincent
votes = 643
percentage = 68.6
change = +9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Liddle
votes = 215
percentage = 22.9
change = -10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Rothwell
votes = 79
percentage = 8.4
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 428
percentage = 45.7
change = +20.7Election box turnout
votes = 937
percentage = 58.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Coleman
votes = 671
percentage = 74.8
change = +55.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Helen Graham
votes = 116
percentage = 12.9
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Kidd
votes = 110
percentage = 12.3
change = -48.7Election box majority
votes = 555
percentage = 61.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 897
percentage = 52.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Curry
votes = 488
percentage = 66.5
change = +46.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martyn Jowett
votes = 141
percentage = 19.2
change = -44.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Williams
votes = 59
percentage = 8.0
change = -7.8Election box candidate
party = Save Westmorland Hospital Group
candidate = Charles Batteson
votes = 46
percentage = 6.3
change = +6.3Election box majority
votes = 357
percentage = 47.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 734
percentage = 49.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rodger Read
votes = 531
percentage = 57.8
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Foot
votes = 388
percentage = 42.2
change = +9.3Election box majority
votes = 143
percentage = 15.6
change = -12.7Election box turnout
votes = 919
percentage = 48.8
change = -5.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Earnshaw
votes = 1,018
percentage = 69.3
change = +24.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Curwen
votes = 452
percentage = 30.7
change = -12.7Election box majority
votes = 566
percentage = 38.6
change = +36.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,470
percentage = 51.4
change = +15.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Vivienne Rees
votes = 433
percentage = 70.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Holden
votes = 181
percentage = 29.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 252
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 614
percentage = 53.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Craig Stephenson
votes = 878
percentage = 54.2
change = +25.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wilson
votes = 741
percentage = 45.8
change = -25.6Election box majority
votes = 137
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,619
percentage = 57.8
change = +23.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =sequence
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