2006 South Lakeland District Council election

2006 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2006 South Lakeland District Council election 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. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/16ug.stm Local elections: South Lakeland 2009-11-10 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 31 Conservative 18 Labour 2 Independent 1http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2006/rp06-026.pdf Local elections 2006 10 May 2006 House of Commons Library 9 August 2011 Background Candidates in the election included a Save Westmorland Hospital Group, opposed to any reduced services at Westmorland General Hospital.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/733532.Health_high_on_agenda/ Health high on agenda Mullen Adrian 14 April 2006 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 Meanwhile, councillors who stood down at the election included cabinet member Bob Barker and long time independent Elizabeth Braithwaite. Election result 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4974848.stm Lib Dems play down mixed results 5 May 2006 BBC News 9 August 2011 This gave the Liberal Democrats 31 seats and was the first time that a political party had won a majority on the council. The 6 Liberal Democrat gains from Labour were all in Kendal, as well as 1 of the 2 gains from the Conservatives.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/751433.Lib_Dems_take_South_Lakeland_/ Lib Dems take South Lakeland 5 May 2006 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 The other 2 seats they gained were Sedbergh from the Conservatives and Lakes Grasmere, where the independent councillor had stepped down at the election. South Lakeland local election result 2006http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/pdf/Table%20Results%20District%2006v2a.pdf South Lakeland District Council elections - 4 May 2006 South Lakeland District Council 9 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927074640/http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/pdf/Table%20Results%20District%2006v2a.pdf 27 September 2011 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) 17 9 0 +9 94.4 66.4 10,131 +28.8% Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 2 -2 5.6 22.8 3,475 -24.5% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 6 -6 0 8.0 1,218 +1.0% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 1.6 251 -4.2% Save Westmorland Hospital Group 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 150 New Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 35 -1.5% Ward results Kendal Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonia Lawson* 612 75.2 +23.5 Conservative Party (UK) Enid Robinson 202 24.8 -15.4 410 50.4 +38.9 814 55.3 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Far Cross Liberal Democrats (UK) Enda Farrell 512 73.6 +39.2 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Butterfield* 152 21.8 -22.1 Labour Party (UK) Nicola Wright 32 4.6 -17.0 360 51.8 696 45.7 +6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kendal Fell Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Little** 435 62.9 +23.0 Labour Party (UK) Robin Yates* 179 25.9 -21.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Tomlinson 78 11.3 -1.2 256 37.0 692 46.8 +11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Paul Little was a sitting councillor for the Kendal Highgate ward. Kendal Glebelands Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Emmott 559 70.7 +34.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Rothwell* 138 17.4 -22.4 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Flitcroft 94 11.9 -12.2 421 53.3 791 53.7 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kendal Heron Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Shine* 649 81.2 +17.5 Conservative Party (UK) Katherine Nicholson 150 18.8 -5.1 499 62.4 +22.6 799 49.1 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Highgate Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Graham 396 57.6 +14.2 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Molloy 217 31.5 -9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Wright 75 10.9 -4.3 179 26.1 +24.1 688 51.0 +8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Kirkland Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Cocker 345 65.5 +49.3 Labour Party (UK) Avril Dobson* 109 20.7 -43.7 Conservative Party (UK) Lucia Cartmell 43 8.2 -11.2 Save Westmorland Hospital Group Andrew Billson-Page 30 5.7 N/A 236 44.8 527 38.9 +9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kendal Mintsfeet Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwendoline Murfin** 479 60.1 +17.5 Independent (politician) Nigel Blamire 189 23.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Coates 129 16.2 -9.6 290 36.4 +25.4 797 48.3 +13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwendoline Murfin was a sitting councillor for the Kendal Oxenholme ward. Kendal Nether Liberal Democrats (UK) Clare Feeney-Johnson 471 65.9 +22.5 Labour Party (UK) Paul Braithwaite* 182 25.5 -18.9 Conservative Party (UK) Melvin Mackie 62 8.7 -3.5 289 40.4 715 50.2 +4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kendal Oxenholme Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Brook 626 74.0 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Robson 99 11.7 -12.7 Independent (politician) Nigel Byrom 62 7.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Keith Fawcett 31 3.7 -14.4 Save Westmorland Hospital Group Anna Billson-Page 28 3.3 N/A 527 62.3 +29.2 846 46.4 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Parks Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Jameson* 528 74.9 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Olga Lewis 96 13.6 -5.1 Save Westmorland Hospital Group Leonard Edgar 46 6.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Briggs 35 5.0 N/A 432 61.3 +6.7 705 43.0 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Stonecross Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Vincent* 643 68.6 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Liddle 215 22.9 -10.9 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Rothwell 79 8.4 +1.0 428 45.7 +20.7 937 58.8 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Strickland Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Coleman 671 74.8 +55.3 Conservative Party (UK) Helen Graham 116 12.9 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) Mark Kidd 110 12.3 -48.7 555 61.9 897 52.9 +16.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kendal Underley Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Curry 488 66.5 +46.1 Labour Party (UK) Martyn Jowett 141 19.2 -44.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Williams 59 8.0 -7.8 Save Westmorland Hospital Group Charles Batteson* 46 6.3 -57.5 357 47.3 734 49.1 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Charles Batteson was originally elected as a Labour councillor. Kirkby Lonsdale (by-election) Conservative Party (UK) Rodger Read 531 57.8 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Foot 388 42.2 +36.3 143 15.6 -12.7 919 48.8 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Lakes Ambleside Liberal Democrats (UK) David Earnshaw 1,018 69.3 +24.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Curwen 452 30.7 -17.1 566 38.6 +30.6 1,470 51.4 +12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lakes Grasmere Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivienne Rees 433 70.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Holden 181 29.5 N/A 252 41.0 614 53.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) Sedbergh Liberal Democrats (UK) Craig Stephenson 878 54.2 +26.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Wilson 741 45.8 -26.7 137 8.4 1,619 57.8 +20.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 2006 Category:2006 English local elections Category:2000s in Cumbria