2000 South Lakeland District Council election

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The 2000 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One-third of the council was up for election, and stayed under no overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2000 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 7+238.9
  Conservative 7-238.9
  Labour 3016.7
  Independent 105.6

Ward results

Arnside and Beetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats P Mangan 967 55.9 +10.0
Conservative A Taylor76444.1−2.8
Majority20311.8
Turnout 49.0+4.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Burton & Holme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Bingham* 762 82.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Ms T Blakey16317.6−3.3
Majority59964.8
Turnout 45.8+2.6
Conservative hold Swing
Coniston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doreen Hall 473 56.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ms E Vaughan37144.0N/A
Majority10212.0
Turnout 55.6+55.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Leach* 1,027 62.9 +10.2
Conservative W Bleasdale60737.1−10.0
Majority42025.8
Turnout 44.9−0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hawkshead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jenkinson 329 50.1 −1.6
Conservative Oliver Pearson32849.9+1.6
Majority10.1
Turnout 43.8+4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Levens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Woof 452 56.6 −8.0
Conservative Ms A Wood34743.4+8.0
Majority10513.2
Turnout 54.0+0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Low Furness and Swarthmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Foot 673 51.7 +13.6
Conservative William Tyson*62948.3+6.2
Majority443.4
Turnout 39.0+0.8
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Lyth Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Enid Robinson* 407 61.2 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Gwyneth Raymond25838.8+12.2
Majority14922.4
Turnout 39.6+6.8
Conservative hold Swing
Milnthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Alston* 458 77.8 +3.5
Conservative M Graham13122.2−3.5
Majority32755.6
Turnout 35.2+1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Natland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Gardner 465 55.3 +27.9
Conservative Alan Bobbett*37644.7−14.4
Majority8910.6
Turnout 53.8+13.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Staveley-in-Cartmel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Bentley* 329 53.1 −0.4
Liberal Democrats S Lockton29146.9+0.4
Majority386.2
Turnout 42.9+1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Staveley-in-Westmorland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stan Collins* 590 78.8 +7.2
Conservative George Richardson15921.2−1.3
Majority43157.6
Turnout 43.2−2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ulverston Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Miller* 321 61.6 −5.9
Conservative P McGillivray20038.4+5.9
Majority12123.2
Turnout 31.9−3.2
Labour hold Swing
Ulverston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Bolton* 333 77.1 −8.7
Conservative Peter Hornby9922.9+8.7
Majority23454.2
Turnout 28.2−8.3
Labour hold Swing
Ulverston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Hodgson* 404 68.7 +9.9
Labour Ms J Povey18431.3−1.2
Majority22037.4
Turnout 37.5−7.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ulverston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Jarvis* 311 62.3 +9.9
Labour Ms V Miller18837.7−9.9
Majority12324.6
Turnout 32.0−9.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ulverston Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Lister* 453 74.5 +10.0
Conservative Ms P Prosser15525.5−10.0
Majority29849.0
Turnout 42.9−5.4
Labour hold Swing
Ulverston West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janette Jenkinson* 416 77.9 +2.8
Labour Fay Plant11822.1−2.8
Majority29855.8
Turnout 32.5−6.9
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "South Lakeland". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  2. "Council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  3. "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.