2002 South Lakeland District Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 thumb|Results of the 2002 South Lakeland District Council election 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/129.stm South Lakeland 2009-11-10 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 21 Conservative 19 Labour 9 Independent 3http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002 House of Commons Library 9 August 2011 Background Before the election the Liberal Democrats were the largest group on the council, but no party had a majority.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2002/04/19/The+Lake+District+Archive/6931147.Housing_becomes_political_hot__potato/ Housing becomes political hot potato Dennett Jennie 19 April 2002 The Westmorland Gazette 10 August 2011 14 of the seats being contested were in Kendal, with the Liberal Democrats defending 9 of the 18 seats which were up for election.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2002/04/26/The+Lake+District+Archive/6931012.Election__call/ Election call 26 April 2002 The Westmorland Gazette 10 August 2011 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.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2002/04/12/The+Lake+District+Archive/6931303.Stalwarts_back_out_of__elections/ Stalwarts back out of elections 12 April 2002 The Westmorland Gazette 10 August 2011 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. Other issues included improving the council finances, increasing recycling, parking and social exclusion. Election result The results saw little change in the party balance on the council,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1965683.stm BNP shock for North 3 May 2002 BBC News 9 August 2011 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.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2002/05/03/The+Lake+District+Archive/6930837.Election_results_no__surprise/ Election results no surprise 3 May 2002 The Westmorland Gazette 10 August 2011 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. South Lakeland local election result 2002http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/s.txt South Lakeland Local Elections Archive Project 9 August 2011 25 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725175240/http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/s.txt dead Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 0 50.0 45.8 5,690 Labour Party (UK) 6 0 33.3 22.1 2,746 Conservative Party (UK) 2 +1 11.1 30.6 3,799 Independent (politician) 1 -1 5.6 1.5 190 One Independent candidate was unopposed. Ward results Arnside and Beetham (by-election) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Stewart 1,038 54.1 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) George Crossman 879 45.9 +1.8 159 8.2 -3.6 1,917 54.8 +10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonia Lawson 344 51.7 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Lyndsay Slater 267 40.2 +12.7 Labour Party (UK) Alan Whitton 54 8.1 -8.9 77 11.5 665 44.0 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Far Cross Conservative Party (UK) Simon Butterfield 278 43.9 +29.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole Cliffe 218 34.4 -37.3 Labour Party (UK) Guy Johnson 137 21.6 +8.1 60 9.5 633 38.8 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Fell Labour Party (UK) Robin Yates* 233 47.6 -14.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Cook 195 39.9 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Helen Graham 61 12.5 N/A 38 7.7 489 35.6 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) Kendal Glebelands Labour Party (UK) Robert Rothwell* 276 39.8 -8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Russell Caton 250 36.1 +19.2 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Flitcroft 167 24.1 -10.7 26 3.7 693 46.4 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) Kendal Heron Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Shine* 411 63.7 -9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Hunt 154 23.9 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Alderson 80 12.4 +2.3 257 39.8 645 38.8 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Highgate Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Little 269 43.4 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Rita Molloy* 256 41.4 -6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Brooks 94 15.2 +1.4 13 2.0 619 42.2 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kendal Kirkland Labour Party (UK) Avril Dobson* 255 64.4 -17.1 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Brooks 77 19.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwyneth Raymond 64 16.2 -2.3 178 45.0 396 29.0 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) Kendal Mintsfeet Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Barratt* 248 42.6 -20.6 Labour Party (UK) Brian Dobson 184 31.6 +15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Tomlinson 150 25.8 +4.7 64 11.0 582 35.3 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Nether Labour Party (UK) Paul Braithwaite 298 44.4 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Mayho* 291 43.4 -6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Susannah Pearson 82 12.2 +4.2 7 1.0 671 45.8 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Oxenholme Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwendoline Murfin 363 57.5 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Olga Lewis 154 24.4 +11.8 Labour Party (UK) Keith Fawcett 114 18.1 -11.0 209 33.1 631 36.2 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Parks Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Jameson* 395 73.3 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Graham 101 18.7 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) Helen Speed 43 8.0 +0.9 294 54.6 539 32.8 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Stonecross Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Vincent* 491 58.8 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Barker 282 33.8 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) Terence McIntee 62 7.4 -3.0 209 25.0 835 52.7 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Strickland Labour Party (UK) Jean Ewing* 375 61.0 -11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Melvin Mackie 120 19.5 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne Mayho 120 19.5 +5.4 255 41.5 615 36.9 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) Kendal Underley Labour Party (UK) Charles Batteson 379 63.8 -23.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James McKeefery 121 20.4 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Robson 94 15.8 N/A 258 43.4 594 39.6 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Lakes Ambleside Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Barker* 580 46.8 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Barton 468 37.8 +19.1 Independent (politician) George Middleton 190 15.3 -20.7 112 9.0 1,238 38.6 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lakes Grasmere Independent (politician) Elizabeth Braithwaite* unopposed N/A -75.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A -38.6 Independent (politician) Sedbergh Conservative Party (UK) Paul Winn 771 72.5 +16.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sydney McLennan 292 27.5 +9.0 479 45.0 1,063 37.4 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) References 2002 Category:2002 English local elections Category:2000s in Cumbria