2007 South Lakeland District Council election

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Results of the 2007 South Lakeland District Council election

The 2007 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

At the last election in 2006 the Liberal Democrats gained a majority on the council for the first time. [3] Both they and the Conservatives stood in all of the 17, mainly rural, seats that were being contested in 2007. [3] A Save Our NHS Group stood in 5 seats to campaign against local health cuts, along with 2 candidates from the Labour Party and 1 from the Green Party. [3] Councillors who stood down at the election included 4 Conservatives and 1 Liberal Democrat, Gill Cranwell, vice chair of the council. [3]

Issues in the election included cuts in services, hospital closures and secrecy in local government. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats remain in control with an increased majority, gaining 3 seats to have 34 councillors. [4] They took the seats of Arnside and Beetham, Crooklands and Windermere Applethwaite from the Conservatives, to leave the Conservatives with 15 councillors. [4] 2 of the gains came in seats where the Conservative councillors had stood down at the election, while in Windermere Applethwaite Jennifer Borer was defeated by 333 votes to 488. [5] Overall turnout in the election was 53.74%. [6]

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2007 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1130+364.757.011,009-9.4%
  Conservative 603-335.340.87,874+18.0%
 Save Our NHS Group000001.3257+0.3%
  Green 000000.6114+0.4%
  Labour 000000.360-7.7%

Ward results

Arnside and Beetham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Prudence Jupe 1,516 69.6 +27.2
Conservative David Clark66130.4−16.9
Majority 85539.2
Turnout 2,17761.6+7.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Broughton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joss Curwen* 662 63.7 −12.0
Liberal Democrats Barry Rabone37836.3+12.0
Majority 28427.4−24.0
Turnout 1,04055.7+6.8
Conservative hold Swing
Burneside [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Hodson* 532 64.6 +4.0
Conservative James Alexander27533.4−6.0
Save Our NHS GroupLeonard Edgar172.1N/A
Majority 25731.2+10.0
Turnout 82453.5+12.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cartmel [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Martin* 556 69.7 +15.5
Conservative Ted Walsh24230.3−15.5
Majority 31439.4+31.0
Turnout 79853.6+9.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Crake Valley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Betty Spendlove 482 60.4 −5.5
Conservative Wendy Barry31639.6+5.5
Majority 16620.8−11.0
Turnout 79854.3+16.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Crooklands [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Eccles 664 58.8 +9.8
Conservative James Airey46541.2−9.8
Majority 19917.6
Turnout 1,12963.0+14.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Grange [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Harvey 916 46.6 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Leach89145.3−1.7
Save Our NHS GroupAndrew Billson-Page1588.0N/A
Majority 251.4−4.6
Turnout 1,96554.5+7.8
Conservative hold Swing
Holker [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Manning* 408 54.8 −13.0
Liberal Democrats Maureen Nicholson33745.2+13.0
Majority 719.5−26.1
Turnout 74550.5−1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Kirkby Lonsdale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rodger Read* 520 53.3 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Maria Radice45546.7+40.8
Majority 656.6−21.7
Turnout 97552.3−1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Lakes Ambleside [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Vatcher* 987 73.8 +28.7
Conservative Alan Piper30322.6−20.8
Save Our NHS GroupJane Wilkinson483.6N/A
Majority 68451.2+49.5
Turnout 1,33846.1+9.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Low Furness & Swarthmoor [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sonjie Marshall* 866 52.3 −0.3
Conservative Jim Webster67740.9−6.5
Green Jo-Anna Duncalf1146.9N/A
Majority 18911.4+6.2
Turnout 1,65748.3+8.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sedbergh [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Lancaster* 867 52.3 −19.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Woof79147.7+19.1
Majority 764.6−38.2
Turnout 1,65859.9+25.4
Conservative hold Swing
Whinfell [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Thornton* 669 63.5 +7.8
Conservative Pat Bell38536.5N/A
Majority 28427.0+15.6
Turnout 1,05456.7+8.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Windermere Applethwaite [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Bridge 488 59.4 +20.1
Conservative Jennifer Borer*33340.6−20.1
Majority 15518.8
Turnout 82150.8+16.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Windermere Bowness North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Stephenson 625 59.9 +2.8
Conservative Johnnie Curwen37736.1−6.8
Labour Helen Sowerby282.7N/A
Save Our NHS GroupAnna Billson-Page131.2N/A
Majority 24823.8+9.6
Turnout 1,04363.1+10.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Windermere Bowness South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Williams 366 61.5 −14.4
Liberal Democrats Dyan Jones22938.5+14.4
Majority 13723.0−28.8
Turnout 59542.1+3.6
Conservative hold Swing
Windermere Town [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Atkinson 543 76.8 +0.5
Conservative Yvonne Stewart-Taylor10114.3−9.4
Labour Stephen Thomas324.5N/A
Save Our NHS GroupCharles Batteson314.4N/A
Majority 44262.5+9.9
Turnout 70742.1+4.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. "South Lakeland". BBC News. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hargeaves, Ellie (25 April 2007). "Battle lines drawn in South Lakeland". The Westmorland Gazette . Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Local Election Results - 3 May 2007". South Lakeland District Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. Hargreaves, Ellie (4 May 2007). "Tories lose out after South Lakeland votes". The Westmorland Gazette . Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "South Lakeland District Council elections, 3 May 2007" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.