2010 South Lakeland District Council election

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2010 South Lakeland District Council election
  2008 6 May 2010 2011  

18 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election36141
Seats won1620
Seats after34161
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote15,8678,5861,736
Percentage60.1%32.5%6.6%

South Lakeland UK local election 2010 map.svg
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]

Contents

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]

PartyPrevious councilNew council+/-
Liberal Democrats3634Decrease2.svg2
Conservatives1416Increase2.svg2
Labour11Steady2.svg
Total5151
Working majority 21  17 
South Lakeland Local Election Result 2010 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1602-288.960.115,877+2.7%
  Conservative 220+211.133.68,866-6.0%
  Labour 000005.51,456+2.9%
  Green 000000.8203+0.4%

Ward results

Ambleside & Grasmere [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Vatcher* 1,531 61.7 −3.6
Conservative Alan Clarke82633.3+1.5
Labour Kathy Cross1235.0N/A
Majority70528.4−5.1
Turnout 2,48062.1+19.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Castle [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sonia Lawson* 786 68.6 −0.7
Conservative James Alexander35931.4+0.7
Majority42737.3−1.4
Turnout 1,14576.9+20.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Far Cross [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Graham* 695 60.7 −4.4
Conservative Colin Bell32128.0+8.0
Labour Kieran Roberts12911.3N/A
Majority37432.7−12.4
Turnout 1,14567.5+22.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Fell [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brendan Jameson** 855 75.3 +4.9
Labour Marilyn Molloy28024.7+13.5
Majority57550.7−1.2
Turnout 1,13566.3+22.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Heron Hill [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Shine* 883 72.6 −5.0
Conservative David Perry33427.4+5.0
Majority54945.1−10.1
Turnout 1,21779.3+25.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Highgate [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Dixon 723 65.1 −17.8
Conservative Deborah Huck25022.5+5.4
Labour Allan Ring13812.4N/A
Majority47342.6−23.1
Turnout 1,11167.0+27.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Kirkland [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Dawson* 611 60.1 −8.3
Conservative Emma Hine20820.5+7.5
Labour Tony Rothwell19819.5+0.9
Majority40339.6−10.2
Turnout 1,01762.3+26.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Mintsfeet [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Evans 873 71.8 −10.2
Conservative Lyndsay Slater34328.2+10.2
Majority53043.6−20.4
Turnout 1,21673.6+28.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Nether [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Feeney-Johnson* 863 69.2 −16.0
Conservative Stephen Chambers29723.8+9.0
Labour Charles Haigh877.0N/A
Majority56645.4−25.0
Turnout 1,24775.1+25.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendle Oxenholme & Natland [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Gray* 702 54.0 −14.2
Conservative Alan Bobbett54642.0+10.2
Labour Rae Cross513.9N/A
Majority15612.0−24.4
Turnout 1,29977.5+23.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Parks [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brook** 787 65.1 −14.3
Conservative Dan Ross32026.5+5.9
Labour Lois Sparling1018.4N/A
Majority46738.7−20.2
Turnout 1,20872.1+30.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Romney [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Vincent* 775 62.9 −17.3
Conservative Pam Flitcroft33627.3+7.5
Labour Penelope Henderson1219.8N/A
Majority43935.6−24.8
Turnout 1,23271.9+26.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Stonecross [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Emmott* 850 65.2 −17.7
Conservative Nigel Byrom38129.2+12.1
Labour Ian Law725.5N/A
Majority46936.0−29.8
Turnout 1,30380.6+25.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Strickland [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Coleman* 738 65.2 −18.7
Conservative Derrick Wade27924.6+8.5
Labour John Batteson11510.2N/A
Majority45940.5−27.4
Turnout 1,13275.5+26.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kendal Underley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Boden 709 60.3 −8.8
Conservative Keith Dawson29124.8+9.9
Labour Paul Braithwaite17514.9−1.1
Majority41835.6−17.5
Turnout 1,17569.2+22.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Mid Furness [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Airey 1,132 48.8 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Jane Carson*98642.5−17.4
Green Jo-Anna Duncalf2038.7N/A
Majority1466.3N/A
Turnout 2,32173.2+24.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian McPherson* 1,962 51.6 +6.2
Conservative Anne Fenwick1,69144.5+3.4
Labour Derek Longmire1463.8N/A
Majority2717.1+5.8
Turnout 3,79978.1+21.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Staveley-in-Cartmel (by-election) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ted Walsh 672 55.1 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Sanderson54844.9−7.7
Majority12410.2N/A
Turnout 1,22076.7+21.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

By-Elections

Lyth Valley, 4 November 2010 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Holmes 474 49.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Hall45147.1−8.5
Labour Marilyn Molloy323.3N/A
Majority232.4N/A
Turnout 95748.73−8.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. "South Lakeland". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 "South Lakeland District Council election battle". The Westmorland Gazette . 22 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kirk, Scott (7 May 2010). "Lib Dems retain control of South Lakeland District Council". The Westmorland Gazette . Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "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.