2010 South Lakeland District Council election

2010 South Lakeland District Council election
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18 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 36 14 1
Seats won 16 2 0
Seats after 34 16 1
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 15,867 8,586 1,736
Percentage 60.1% 32.5% 6.6%
Map showing the results of the 2010 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2010.
Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

 Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The 2010 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Liberal Democrats had controlled the council since winning a majority at the 2006 election.[3] Going into the 2010 election they held 36 seats, compared to 14 for the Conservatives and 1 seat for the Labour Party.[3]

18 seats were being contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending all of them.[4]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats maintain their majority on the council despite losing 2 seats to the Conservatives.[4] The Conservatives gains came in the seats of Mid Furness and Staveley-in-Cartmel, and left the Liberal Democrats on 34 seats, compared to 16 for the Conservatives.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 72.25%,[5] due to the election being held at the same time as the general election.[4]

Party Previous council New council +/-
Liberal Democrats 36 34 Decrease2
Conservatives 14 16 Increase2
Labour 1 1 Steady
Total 51 51
Working majority  21   17 
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2010[2][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 16 0 2 -2 88.9 60.1 15,877 +2.7%
  Conservative 2 2 0 +2 11.1 33.6 8,866 -6.0%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 1,456 +2.9%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 203 +0.4%

Ward results

Ambleside & Grasmere[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Vatcher* 1,531 61.7 −3.6
Conservative Alan Clarke 826 33.3 +1.5
Labour Kathy Cross 123 5.0 N/A
Majority 705 28.4 −5.1
Turnout 2,480 62.1 +19.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Castle[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sonia Lawson* 786 68.6 −0.7
Conservative James Alexander 359 31.4 +0.7
Majority 427 37.3 −1.4
Turnout 1,145 76.9 +20.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Far Cross[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Graham* 695 60.7 −4.4
Conservative Colin Bell 321 28.0 +8.0
Labour Kieran Roberts 129 11.3 N/A
Majority 374 32.7 −12.4
Turnout 1,145 67.5 +22.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Fell[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brendan Jameson** 855 75.3 +4.9
Labour Marilyn Molloy 280 24.7 +13.5
Majority 575 50.7 −1.2
Turnout 1,135 66.3 +22.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  • Brendan Jameson was a sitting councillor for Kendal Parks ward.
Kendal Heron Hill[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Shine* 883 72.6 −5.0
Conservative David Perry 334 27.4 +5.0
Majority 549 45.1 −10.1
Turnout 1,217 79.3 +25.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Highgate[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Dixon 723 65.1 −17.8
Conservative Deborah Huck 250 22.5 +5.4
Labour Allan Ring 138 12.4 N/A
Majority 473 42.6 −23.1
Turnout 1,111 67.0 +27.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Kirkland[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Dawson* 611 60.1 −8.3
Conservative Emma Hine 208 20.5 +7.5
Labour Tony Rothwell 198 19.5 +0.9
Majority 403 39.6 −10.2
Turnout 1,017 62.3 +26.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Mintsfeet[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Evans 873 71.8 −10.2
Conservative Lyndsay Slater 343 28.2 +10.2
Majority 530 43.6 −20.4
Turnout 1,216 73.6 +28.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Nether[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Feeney-Johnson* 863 69.2 −16.0
Conservative Stephen Chambers 297 23.8 +9.0
Labour Charles Haigh 87 7.0 N/A
Majority 566 45.4 −25.0
Turnout 1,247 75.1 +25.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendle Oxenholme & Natland[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Gray* 702 54.0 −14.2
Conservative Alan Bobbett 546 42.0 +10.2
Labour Rae Cross 51 3.9 N/A
Majority 156 12.0 −24.4
Turnout 1,299 77.5 +23.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Parks[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brook** 787 65.1 −14.3
Conservative Dan Ross 320 26.5 +5.9
Labour Lois Sparling 101 8.4 N/A
Majority 467 38.7 −20.2
Turnout 1,208 72.1 +30.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  • Jonathan Brook was a sitting councillor for Kendal Mintsfeet ward.
Kendal Romney[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Vincent* 775 62.9 −17.3
Conservative Pam Flitcroft 336 27.3 +7.5
Labour Penelope Henderson 121 9.8 N/A
Majority 439 35.6 −24.8
Turnout 1,232 71.9 +26.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Stonecross[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Emmott* 850 65.2 −17.7
Conservative Nigel Byrom 381 29.2 +12.1
Labour Ian Law 72 5.5 N/A
Majority 469 36.0 −29.8
Turnout 1,303 80.6 +25.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Strickland[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Coleman* 738 65.2 −18.7
Conservative Derrick Wade 279 24.6 +8.5
Labour John Batteson 115 10.2 N/A
Majority 459 40.5 −27.4
Turnout 1,132 75.5 +26.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Underley[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Boden 709 60.3 −8.8
Conservative Keith Dawson 291 24.8 +9.9
Labour Paul Braithwaite 175 14.9 −1.1
Majority 418 35.6 −17.5
Turnout 1,175 69.2 +22.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Mid Furness[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Airey 1,132 48.8 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Jane Carson* 986 42.5 −17.4
Green Jo-Anna Duncalf 203 8.7 N/A
Majority 146 6.3 N/A
Turnout 2,321 73.2 +24.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian McPherson* 1,962 51.6 +6.2
Conservative Anne Fenwick 1,691 44.5 +3.4
Labour Derek Longmire 146 3.8 N/A
Majority 271 7.1 +5.8
Turnout 3,799 78.1 +21.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Staveley-in-Cartmel (by-election)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ted Walsh 672 55.1 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Sanderson 548 44.9 −7.7
Majority 124 10.2 N/A
Turnout 1,220 76.7 +21.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

By-Elections

Lyth Valley, 4 November 2010[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Holmes 474 49.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Hall 451 47.1 −8.5
Labour Marilyn Molloy 32 3.3 N/A
Majority 23 2.4 N/A
Turnout 957 48.73 −8.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ^ "South Lakeland". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Local elections 2010". guardian.co.uk. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b "South Lakeland District Council election battle". The Westmorland Gazette. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d Kirk, Scott (7 May 2010). "Lib Dems retain control of South Lakeland District Council". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "South Lakeland District Council elections - 6 May 2010" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Election Results - 2010". South Lakeland District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2011.