2002 South Lakeland District Council election
2002 UK local government 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]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 21
- Conservative 19
- Labour 9
- Independent 3[2]
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]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 50.0 | 45.8 | 5,690 | ||||
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 33.3 | 22.1 | 2,746 | ||||
| Conservative | 2 | +1 | 11.1 | 30.6 | 3,799 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 190 | ||||
One Independent candidate was unopposed.[8]
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stewart | 1,038 | 54.1 | −1.8 | |
| Conservative | George Crossman | 879 | 45.9 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 159 | 8.2 | −3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,917 | 54.8 | +10.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sonia Lawson | 344 | 51.7 | −3.8 | |
| Conservative | Lyndsay Slater | 267 | 40.2 | +12.7 | |
| Labour | Alan Whitton | 54 | 8.1 | −8.9 | |
| Majority | 77 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 665 | 44.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Butterfield | 278 | 43.9 | +29.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Cliffe | 218 | 34.4 | −37.3 | |
| Labour | Guy Johnson | 137 | 21.6 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 60 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 633 | 38.8 | +9.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robin Yates* | 233 | 47.6 | −14.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Cook | 195 | 39.9 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Helen Graham | 61 | 12.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 38 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 489 | 35.6 | −3.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Rothwell* | 276 | 39.8 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Caton | 250 | 36.1 | +19.2 | |
| Conservative | Pamela Flitcroft | 167 | 24.1 | −10.7 | |
| Majority | 26 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 693 | 46.4 | +6.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Shine* | 411 | 63.7 | −9.9 | |
| Conservative | Susan Hunt | 154 | 23.9 | +7.6 | |
| Labour | Margaret Alderson | 80 | 12.4 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 257 | 39.8 | |||
| Turnout | 645 | 38.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Little | 269 | 43.4 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Rita Molloy* | 256 | 41.4 | −6.4 | |
| Conservative | Frank Brooks | 94 | 15.2 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 13 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 619 | 42.2 | +7.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Avril Dobson* | 255 | 64.4 | −17.1 | |
| Conservative | Janet Brooks | 77 | 19.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gwyneth Raymond | 64 | 16.2 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 178 | 45.0 | |||
| Turnout | 396 | 29.0 | −3.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Barratt* | 248 | 42.6 | −20.6 | |
| Labour | Brian Dobson | 184 | 31.6 | +15.9 | |
| Conservative | Jack Tomlinson | 150 | 25.8 | +4.7 | |
| Majority | 64 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 582 | 35.3 | +9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Braithwaite | 298 | 44.4 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Mayho* | 291 | 43.4 | −6.4 | |
| Conservative | Susannah Pearson | 82 | 12.2 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 7 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 671 | 45.8 | +1.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Murfin | 363 | 57.5 | −0.8 | |
| Conservative | Olga Lewis | 154 | 24.4 | +11.8 | |
| Labour | Keith Fawcett | 114 | 18.1 | −11.0 | |
| Majority | 209 | 33.1 | |||
| Turnout | 631 | 36.2 | +3.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brendan Jameson* | 395 | 73.3 | −7.8 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Graham | 101 | 18.7 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | Helen Speed | 43 | 8.0 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 294 | 54.6 | |||
| Turnout | 539 | 32.8 | −1.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Vincent* | 491 | 58.8 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Harold Barker | 282 | 33.8 | −6.8 | |
| Labour | Terence McIntee | 62 | 7.4 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 209 | 25.0 | |||
| Turnout | 835 | 52.7 | +7.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Ewing* | 375 | 61.0 | −11.0 | |
| Conservative | Melvin Mackie | 120 | 19.5 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Mayho | 120 | 19.5 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 255 | 41.5 | |||
| Turnout | 615 | 36.9 | −1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Batteson | 379 | 63.8 | −23.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James McKeefery | 121 | 20.4 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Robson | 94 | 15.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 258 | 43.4 | |||
| Turnout | 594 | 39.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Barker* | 580 | 46.8 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Brian Barton | 468 | 37.8 | +19.1 | |
| Independent | George Middleton | 190 | 15.3 | −20.7 | |
| Majority | 112 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,238 | 38.6 | −0.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Elizabeth Braithwaite* | unopposed | N/A | −75.7 | |
| Majority | N/A | N/A | |||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | −38.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Winn | 771 | 72.5 | +16.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sydney McLennan | 292 | 27.5 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 479 | 45.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,063 | 37.4 | −3.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||