2008 South Lakeland District Council election

2008 South Lakeland District Council election

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All 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Seats won 36 14 1 Popular vote 24,355 16,100 1,387 Percentage 57.9% 38.3% 3.3%
Map showing the results of the 2008 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red.
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The 2008 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2007 reducing the number of seats by 1. ^[1] The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. ^[2]

Background

Since the last election in 2007 boundary changes had taken place reducing the number of seats from 52 to 51. ^[3] Among the changes made was the combining of the Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale wards. ^[3]

Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council with 31 seats, compared to 16 for the Conservatives, 2 for Labour, 1 Green Party and 1 independent. ^[4] Among the sitting councillors to stand down at the election was the only independent David Foot. ^[3]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats increase their majority on the council finishing the election up on 36 councillors. ^[3] This came at the expense of the Conservatives who dropped to 14 seats and Labour who lost 1 of their 2 councillors. ^[3] Meanwhile, the Green Party also lost their only seat in Kendal Far Cross. ^[5]

Party		Previous council	New council	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	33	36	3
	Conservatives	17	14	3
	Labour	2	1
	Green	1	0
	Independent	1	0
Total		51	51
Working majority		12	21

South Lakeland local election result 2008 ^{[1] [6]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	36			+4	70.6	57.4	30,627	+0.4%
	Conservative	14			-2	27.5	39.6	21,111	-1.2%
	Labour	1			-1	2.0	2.6	1,387	+2.3%
	Green	0			-1	0	0.4	228	-0.2%
	Independent	0			-1	0	0	0	0

Ward results

Ambleside & Grasmere (2) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Rees*	1,140	66.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Vatcher*	1,113	65.3
	Conservative	Brian Barton	542	31.8
	Conservative	Tim Brown	518	30.4
Majority			571	33.5
Turnout			1,704	42.6

Arnside & Beetham (2) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pru Jupe*	1,337	60.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Stewart*	1,292	58.2
	Conservative	Peter Fisher	845	38.1
	Conservative	Sue Blonsky	836	37.7
Majority			447	20.1
Turnout			2,220	62.7

Broughton ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joss Curwen*	667	63.6
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Rabone	382	36.4
Majority			285	27.2
Turnout			1,049	56.9

Burneside ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Hodson*	578	74.7
	Conservative	Eric Wright	196	25.3
Majority			382	49.4
Turnout			774	48.4

Burton & Holme (2) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Bingham*	1,132	67.2
	Conservative	Brian Cooper	916	54.4
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Johnston	597	35.4
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Chandler	524	31.1
Majority			319	19.0
Turnout			1,685	57.1

Cartmel & Grange West ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Wilson	617	65.4
	Conservative	Steve Chambers	326	34.6
Majority			291	30.9
Turnout			943	61.2

Coniston & Crake Valley ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Hall*	518	64.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Hemingway	291	36.0
Majority			227	28.1
Turnout			809	59.3

Crooklands ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Eccles*	803	70.4
	Conservative	Rob Cocker*	338	29.6
Majority			465	40.8
Turnout			1,141	64.8

• Rob Cocker was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor.

Grange North ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Wearing*	580	62.8
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Boardman	344	37.2
Majority			236	25.5
Turnout			924	49.4

Grange South ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Harvey*	501	50.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anluise Hamilton-Bruce	492	49.5
Majority			9	0.9
Turnout			993	62.6

Hawkshead ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Davies	486	53.5
	Conservative	Claire Salisbury	422	46.5
Majority			64	7.0
Turnout			908	60.4

Holker ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Nicholson	471	56.1
	Conservative	Ruth Airey	368	43.9
Majority			103	12.3
Turnout			839	52.8

Kendal Castle ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sonia Lawson*	617	69.3
	Conservative	James Alexander	273	30.7
Majority			344	38.7
Turnout			890	56.7

Kendal Far Cross ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Graham*	478	65.1
	Conservative	Lyndsay Slater	147	20.0
	Green	Enda Farrell*	109	14.9
Majority			331	45.1
Turnout			734	44.6

• Enda Farrell was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor.

Kendal Fell ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Little*	508	70.4
	Conservative	Diana Crewdson	133	18.4
	Labour	Lois Sparling	81	11.2
Majority			375	51.9
Turnout			722	44.0

Kendal Heron Hill ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Shine*	640	77.6
	Conservative	Ian Tomlinson	185	22.4
Majority			455	55.2
Turnout			825	54.2

Kendal Highgate ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Hogg	537	82.9
	Conservative	Deborah Huck	111	17.1
Majority			426	65.7
Turnout			648	39.7

Kendal Kirkland ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Dawson	412	68.4
	Labour	Robert Rothwell	112	18.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Cartmell	78	13.0
Majority			300	49.8
Turnout			602	36.2

Kendal Mintsfeet ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Brook*	587	82.0
	Conservative	Margaret Williams	129	18.0
Majority			458	64.0
Turnout			716	45.3

Kendal Nether ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Feeney-Johnson*	702	85.2
	Conservative	William Parker	122	14.8
Majority			580	70.4
Turnout			824	49.2

Kendal Oxenholme & Natland ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Gray*	596	68.2
	Conservative	Nigel Byrom	278	31.8
Majority			318	36.4
Turnout			874	54.1

Kendal Parks ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brendon Jameson*	568	79.4
	Conservative	Peter Birchall	147	20.6
Majority			421	58.9
Turnout			715	41.8

Kendal Romney ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Vincent*	615	80.2
	Conservative	Pam Flitcroft	152	19.8
Majority			463	60.4
Turnout			767	45.4

Kendal Stonecross ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Emmott*	743	82.9
	Conservative	Jack Tomlinson	153	17.1
Majority			590	65.8
Turnout			896	55.2

Kendal Strickland ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Coleman*	611	83.9
	Conservative	Kate Williams	117	16.1
Majority			494	67.9
Turnout			728	48.8

Kendal Underley ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gwen Murfin*	541	69.1
	Labour	Paul Braithwaite	125	16.0
	Conservative	Alan Price	117	14.9
Majority			416	53.1
Turnout			783	47.2

Levens ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Woof*	737	64.1
	Conservative	Alisa Hulme	412	35.9
Majority			325	28.3
Turnout			1,149	67.2

Low Furness ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Airey	415	51.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Beecham	343	42.8
	Green	Jo-Anna Duncalf	43	5.4
Majority			72	9.0
Turnout			801	54.4

Lyth Valley ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosie Ballantyne-Smith	585	55.6
	Conservative	Robin Brown*	467	44.4
Majority			118	11.2
Turnout			1,052	57.6

Mid Furness (2) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Cooper	969	62.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Carson	925	59.9
	Conservative	Wendy Barry	539	34.9
	Conservative	Anne Fisher	404	26.1
	Labour	Bharath Rajan	88	5.7
Majority			386	25.0
Turnout			1,545	48.6

Milnthorpe ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Baverstock	681	75.4
	Conservative	Mike Coyle	222	24.6
Majority			459	50.8
Turnout			903	54.1

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale (3) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Lancaster*	1,432	52.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Woof	1,274	46.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ian McPherson	1,245	45.4
	Conservative	Rodger Read*	1,210	44.1
	Liberal Democrats	Fenner Pearson	1,183	43.1
	Conservative	Anne Fenwick	1,127	41.1
Majority			35	1.3
Turnout			2,742	56.6

Staveley-in-Cartmel ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Leal	462	52.6
	Conservative	Ted Walsh	416	47.4
Majority			46	5.2
Turnout			878	55.7

Staveley-in-Westmorland ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Collins*	724	80.1
	Conservative	Angela Wright	180	19.9
Majority			544	60.2
Turnout			904	53.4

Ulverston Central ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Bishop-Rowe*	292	57.4
	Labour	Roy Gill	159	31.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Humberstone	58	11.4
Majority			133	26.1
Turnout			509	33.0

Ulverston East ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Wilson	208	44.2
	Conservative	Peter Hornby	189	40.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Edmondson	74	15.7
Majority			19	4.0
Turnout			471	29.4

Ulverston North ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Hodgson*	388	55.3
	Labour	Joan Casson	166	23.6
	Green	Simon Filmore	76	10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Charley Darbishire	72	10.3
Majority			222	31.6
Turnout			702	46.8

Ulverston South ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Wilkinson*	398	64.9
	Labour	Judith Pickthall	133	21.7
	Liberal Democrats	Celia Birchall	82	13.4
Majority			265	43.2
Turnout			613	40.9

Ulverston Town ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jamie Samson	208	43.5
	Labour	Colin Williams	204	42.7
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Rabone	66	13.8
Majority			4	0.8
Turnout			478	32.9

Ulverston West ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janette Jenkinson*	448	70.0
	Labour	Colin Pickthall	111	17.3
	Liberal Democrats	Loraine Birchall	81	12.7
Majority			337	52.7
Turnout			640	41.2

Whinfell ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thornton*	488	62.2
	Conservative	Mel Mackie	297	37.8
Majority			191	24.3
Turnout			785	52.3

Windermere Applethwaite & Troutbeck ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Stephenson	518	54.0
	Conservative	Michael Nicholson	442	46.0
Majority			76	7.9
Turnout			960	56.1

Windermere Bowness North ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Stephenson*	654	74.2
	Conservative	Stephen Hall	227	25.8
Majority			427	48.5
Turnout			881	51.9

Windermere Bowness South ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Williams*	433	65.2
	Liberal Democrats	Dyan Jones	231	34.8
Majority			202	30.4
Turnout			664	41.9

Windermere Town ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kath Atkinson*	553	82.4
	Conservative	Enid Robinson	118	17.6
Majority			435	64.8
Turnout			671	41.1

References

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4. Barber, Caroline (11 April 2008). "All seats up for grabs in council election". The Westmorland Gazette . Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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