2002 South Lakeland District Council election

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The 2002 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Liberal Democrats were the largest group on the council, but no party had a majority. [3] 14 of the seats being contested were in Kendal, with the Liberal Democrats defending 9 of the 18 seats which were up for election. [3] [4] 3 councillors stood down at the election, Liberal Democrat John Sudholme of Kendal Castle ward, Labour's Jim Blamire of Kendal Underley and independent Philip Ball of Kendal Oxenholme. [5]

Issues in the election included plans to move council housing from the direct control of the council, with Labour opposing the move and both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats supporting it. [3] Other issues included improving the council finances, increasing recycling, parking and social exclusion. [3]

Election result

The results saw little change in the party balance on the council, [6] with the only net change being the Conservatives going up by 1 seat to 19 councillors, at the expense of the independents, who dropped to 3 seats. [7] Close results came in Kendal Nether, where Labour gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats by 7 votes after a recount, and Kendal Highgate, where the Liberal Democrats took a seat from Labour by 13 votes. [7]

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2002 [8] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 9050.045.85,690
  Labour 6033.322.12,746
  Conservative 2+111.130.63,799
  Independent 1-15.61.5190

One Independent candidate was unopposed. [8]

Ward results

Arnside and Beetham (by-election) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Stewart 1,038 54.1 -1.8
Conservative George Crossman87945.9+1.8
Majority1598.2-3.6
Turnout 1,91754.8+10.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Castle [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sonia Lawson 344 51.7 -3.8
Conservative Lyndsay Slater26740.2+12.7
Labour Alan Whitton548.1-8.9
Majority7711.5
Turnout 66544.0+3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Far Cross [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Butterfield 278 43.9 +29.2
Liberal Democrats Carole Cliffe21834.4-37.3
Labour Guy Johnson13721.6+8.1
Majority609.5
Turnout 63338.8+9.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Kendal Fell [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robin Yates* 233 47.6 -14.9
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Cook19539.9+2.4
Conservative Helen Graham6112.5N/A
Majority387.7
Turnout 48935.6-3.6
Labour hold Swing
Kendal Glebelands [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Rothwell* 276 39.8 -8.5
Liberal Democrats Russell Caton25036.1+19.2
Conservative Pamela Flitcroft16724.1-10.7
Majority263.7
Turnout 69346.4+6.5
Labour hold Swing
Kendal Heron Hill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Shine* 411 63.7 -9.9
Conservative Susan Hunt15423.9+7.6
Labour Margaret Alderson8012.4+2.3
Majority25739.8
Turnout 64538.8+0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Highgate [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Little 269 43.4 +5.0
Labour Rita Molloy*25641.4-6.4
Conservative Frank Brooks9415.2+1.4
Majority132.0
Turnout 61942.2+7.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Kendal Kirkland [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Avril Dobson* 255 64.4 -17.1
Conservative Janet Brooks7719.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Gwyneth Raymond6416.2-2.3
Majority17845.0
Turnout 39629.0-3.6
Labour hold Swing
Kendal Mintsfeet [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Barratt* 248 42.6 -20.6
Labour Brian Dobson18431.6+15.9
Conservative Jack Tomlinson15025.8+4.7
Majority6411.0
Turnout 58235.3+9.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Nether [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Braithwaite 298 44.4 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mayho*29143.4-6.4
Conservative Susannah Pearson8212.2+4.2
Majority71.0
Turnout 67145.8+1.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Kendal Oxenholme [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Murfin 363 57.5 -0.8
Conservative Olga Lewis15424.4+11.8
Labour Keith Fawcett11418.1-11.0
Majority20933.1
Turnout 63136.2+3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Parks [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brendan Jameson* 395 73.3 -7.8
Conservative Elizabeth Graham10118.7+6.9
Labour Helen Speed438.0+0.9
Majority29454.6
Turnout 53932.8-1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Stonecross [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Vincent* 491 58.8 +9.8
Conservative Harold Barker28233.8-6.8
Labour Terence McIntee627.4-3.0
Majority20925.0
Turnout 83552.7+7.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Strickland [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Ewing* 375 61.0 -11.0
Conservative Melvin Mackie12019.5+5.6
Liberal Democrats Lynne Mayho12019.5+5.4
Majority25541.5
Turnout 61536.9-1.2
Labour hold Swing
Kendal Underley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Batteson 379 63.8 -23.5
Liberal Democrats James McKeefery12120.4+7.7
Conservative Geoffrey Robson9415.8N/A
Majority25843.4
Turnout 59439.6+0.5
Labour hold Swing
Lakes Ambleside [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Barker* 580 46.8 +9.7
Conservative Brian Barton46837.8+19.1
Independent George Middleton19015.3-20.7
Majority1129.0
Turnout 1,23838.6-0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lakes Grasmere [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth Braithwaite* unopposed N/A-75.7
MajorityN/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/A-38.6
Independent hold Swing
Sedbergh [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Winn 771 72.5 +16.7
Liberal Democrats Sydney McLennan29227.5+9.0
Majority47945.0
Turnout 1,06337.4-3.2
Conservative hold Swing

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