Map of the results of the 2006 South Lakeland council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Candidates in the election included a Save Westmorland Hospital Group, opposed to any reduced services at Westmorland General Hospital.[3] Meanwhile, councillors who stood down at the election included cabinet member Bob Barker and long time independent Elizabeth Braithwaite.[3]
Election resultedit
The results saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority on the council after gaining 9 seats, 6 from Labour, 2 from the Conservatives and 1 from an independent.[4] This gave the Liberal Democrats 31 seats and was the first time that a political party had won a majority on the council.[4] The 6 Liberal Democrat gains from Labour were all in Kendal, as well as 1 of the 2 gains from the Conservatives.[5] The other 2 seats they gained were Sedbergh from the Conservatives and Lakes Grasmere, where the independent councillor had stepped down at the election.[5]
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The 2006 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria England One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control 1 Map of the results of the 2006 South Lakeland council election Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue Wards in grey were not contested in 2006 After the election the composition of the council was Liberal Democrat 31 Conservative 18 Labour 2 Independent 1 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Election result 3 Ward results 4 ReferencesBackground editCandidates in the election included a Save Westmorland Hospital Group opposed to any reduced services at Westmorland General Hospital 3 Meanwhile councillors who stood down at the election included cabinet member Bob Barker and long time independent Elizabeth Braithwaite 3 Election result editThe results saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority on the council after gaining 9 seats 6 from Labour 2 from the Conservatives and 1 from an independent 4 This gave the Liberal Democrats 31 seats and was the first time that a political party had won a majority on the council 4 The 6 Liberal Democrat gains from Labour were all in Kendal as well as 1 of the 2 gains from the Conservatives 5 The other 2 seats they gained were Sedbergh from the Conservatives and Lakes Grasmere where the independent councillor had stepped down at the election 5 South Lakeland Local Election Result 2006 2 6 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Liberal Democrats 17 9 0 9 94 4 66 4 10 131 28 8 Conservative 1 0 2 2 5 6 22 8 3 475 24 5 Labour 0 0 6 6 0 8 0 1 218 1 0 Independent 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 251 4 2 Save Westmorland Hospital Group 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 150 New Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 1 5 Ward results editKendal Castle 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Sonia Lawson 612 75 2 23 5Conservative Enid Robinson 202 24 8 15 4Majority 410 50 4 38 9Turnout 814 55 3 11 3Liberal Democrats hold SwingKendal Far Cross 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Enda Farrell 512 73 6 39 2Conservative Simon Butterfield 152 21 8 22 1Labour Nicola Wright 32 4 6 17 0Majority 360 51 8Turnout 696 45 7 6 9Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative SwingKendal Fell 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Paul Little 435 62 9 23 0Labour Robin Yates 179 25 9 21 7Conservative Jack Tomlinson 78 11 3 1 2Majority 256 37 0Turnout 692 46 8 11 2Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingPaul Little was a sitting councillor for the Kendal Highgate ward Kendal Glebelands 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Sylvia Emmott 559 70 7 34 6Labour Robert Rothwell 138 17 4 22 4Conservative Pamela Flitcroft 94 11 9 12 2Majority 421 53 3Turnout 791 53 7 7 3Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingKendal Heron Hill 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Stephen Shine 649 81 2 17 5Conservative Katherine Nicholson 150 18 8 5 1Majority 499 62 4 22 6Turnout 799 49 1 10 3Liberal Democrats hold SwingKendal Highgate 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Clive Graham 396 57 6 14 2Labour Marilyn Molloy 217 31 5 9 9Conservative Eric Wright 75 10 9 4 3Majority 179 26 1 24 1Turnout 688 51 0 8 8Liberal Democrats hold SwingKendal Kirkland 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Robert Cocker 345 65 5 49 3Labour Avril Dobson 109 20 7 43 7Conservative Lucia Cartmell 43 8 2 11 2Save Westmorland Hospital Group Andrew Billson Page 30 5 7 N AMajority 236 44 8Turnout 527 38 9 9 9Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingKendal Mintsfeet 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Murfin 479 60 1 17 5Independent Nigel Blamire 189 23 7 N AConservative Andrew Coates 129 16 2 9 6Majority 290 36 4 25 4Turnout 797 48 3 13 0Liberal Democrats hold SwingGwendoline Murfin was a sitting councillor for the Kendal Oxenholme ward Kendal Nether 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Clare Feeney Johnson 471 65 9 22 5Labour Paul Braithwaite 182 25 5 18 9Conservative Melvin Mackie 62 8 7 3 5Majority 289 40 4Turnout 715 50 2 4 4Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingKendal Oxenholme 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brook 626 74 0 16 5Conservative Geoffrey Robson 99 11 7 12 7Independent Nigel Byrom 62 7 3 N ALabour Keith Fawcett 31 3 7 14 4Save Westmorland Hospital Group Anna Billson Page 28 3 3 N AMajority 527 62 3 29 2Turnout 846 46 4 10 2Liberal Democrats hold SwingKendal Parks 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Brendan Jameson 528 74 9 1 6Conservative Olga Lewis 96 13 6 5 1Save Westmorland Hospital Group Leonard Edgar 46 6 5 N AGreen Jonathan Briggs 35 5 0 N AMajority 432 61 3 6 7Turnout 705 43 0 10 2Liberal Democrats hold SwingKendal Stonecross 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Graham Vincent 643 68 6 9 8Conservative Richard Liddle 215 22 9 10 9Labour Jennifer Rothwell 79 8 4 1 0Majority 428 45 7 20 7Turnout 937 58 8 6 1Liberal Democrats hold SwingKendal Strickland 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Stephen Coleman 671 74 8 55 3Conservative Helen Graham 116 12 9 6 6Labour Mark Kidd 110 12 3 48 7Majority 555 61 9Turnout 897 52 9 16 0Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingKendal Underley 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Robert Curry 488 66 5 46 1Labour Martyn Jowett 141 19 2 44 6Conservative David Williams 59 8 0 7 8Save Westmorland Hospital Group Charles Batteson 46 6 3 57 5Majority 357 47 3Turnout 734 49 1 5 7Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingCharles Batteson was originally elected as a Labour councillor Kirkby Lonsdale by election 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Rodger Read 531 57 8 3 4Liberal Democrats Jennifer Foot 388 42 2 36 3Majority 143 15 6 12 7Turnout 919 48 8 5 4Conservative hold SwingLakes Ambleside 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats David Earnshaw 1 018 69 3 24 5Conservative John Curwen 452 30 7 17 1Majority 566 38 6 30 6Turnout 1 470 51 4 12 8Liberal Democrats hold SwingLakes Grasmere 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Vivienne Rees 433 70 5 N AConservative Thomas Holden 181 29 5 N AMajority 252 41 0Turnout 614 53 5 N ALiberal Democrats gain from Independent SwingSedbergh 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Craig Stephenson 878 54 2 26 7Conservative David Wilson 741 45 8 26 7Majority 137 8 4Turnout 1 619 57 8 20 4Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative SwingReferences edit Local elections South Lakeland BBC News Online Retrieved 10 November 2009 a b Local elections 2006 PDF House of Commons Library 10 May 2006 Retrieved 9 August 2011 a b Mullen Adrian 14 April 2006 Health high on agenda The Westmorland Gazette Retrieved 11 August 2011 a b Lib Dems play down mixed results BBC News Online 5 May 2006 Retrieved 9 August 2011 a b Lib Dems take South Lakeland The Westmorland Gazette 5 May 2006 Retrieved 11 August 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s South Lakeland District Council elections 4 May 2006 PDF South Lakeland District Council Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 9 August 2011 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