2007 South Lakeland District Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2007 South Lakeland District Council election The 2007 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/16ug.stm South Lakeland BBC News 10 August 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 34 Conservative 15 Labour 2 Independent 1http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2007/RP07-047.pdf Local and Mayoral elections 2007 19 July 2007 House of Commons Library 10 August 2011 Background At the last election in 2006 the Liberal Democrats gained a majority on the council for the first time.https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2007/04/25/Election+2007+%28kendal_elections07news%29/1355087.Battle_lines_drawn_in_South_Lakeland_/ Battle lines drawn in South Lakeland Hargeaves Ellie 25 April 2007 The Westmorland Gazette 10 August 2011 Both they and the Conservatives stood in all of the 17, mainly rural, seats that were being contested in 2007. A Save Our NHS Group stood in 5 seats to campaign against local health cuts, along with 2 candidates from the Labour Party and 1 from the Green Party. Councillors who stood down at the election included 4 Conservatives and 1 Liberal Democrat, Gill Cranwell, vice chair of the council. Issues in the election included cuts in services, hospital closures and secrecy in local government. Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats remain in control with an increased majority, gaining 3 seats to have 34 councillors.http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/electoral-services/elections---general-informatio/election-results---may-2007.aspx Local Election Results - 3 May 2007 South Lakeland District Council 10 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927074709/http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/electoral-services/elections---general-informatio/election-results---may-2007.aspx 27 September 2011 dead They took the seats of Arnside and Beetham, Crooklands and Windermere Applethwaite from the Conservatives, to leave the Conservatives with 15 councillors. 2 of the gains came in seats where the Conservative councillors had stood down at the election, while in Windermere Applethwaite Jennifer Borer was defeated by 333 votes to 488.https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/1378662.Tories_lose_out_after_South_Lakeland_votes/ Tories lose out after South Lakeland votes Hargreaves Ellie 4 May 2007 The Westmorland Gazette 10 August 2011 Overall turnout in the election was 53.74%.http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/pdf/Table%20Results%20District3May%2007.pdf South Lakeland District Council elections, 3 May 2007 South Lakeland District Council 10 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722213751/http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/pdf/Table%20Results%20District3May%2007.pdf 22 July 2011 dead South Lakeland local election result 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 11 3 0 +3 64.7 57.0 11,009 -9.4% Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 3 -3 35.3 40.8 7,874 +18.0% Save Our NHS Group 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 257 +0.3% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 114 +0.4% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 60 -7.7% Ward results Arnside and Beetham Liberal Democrats (UK) Prudence Jupe 1,516 69.6 +27.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Clark 661 30.4 -16.9 855 39.2 2,177 61.6 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Broughton Conservative Party (UK) Joss Curwen* 662 63.7 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Rabone 378 36.3 +12.0 284 27.4 -24.0 1,040 55.7 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Burneside Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Hodson* 532 64.6 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) James Alexander 275 33.4 -6.0 Save Our NHS Group Leonard Edgar 17 2.1 N/A 257 31.2 +10.0 824 53.5 +12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cartmel Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Martin* 556 69.7 +15.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ted Walsh 242 30.3 -15.5 314 39.4 +31.0 798 53.6 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Crake Valley Liberal Democrats (UK) Betty Spendlove 482 60.4 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Barry 316 39.6 +5.5 166 20.8 -11.0 798 54.3 +16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Crooklands Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Eccles 664 58.8 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) James Airey 465 41.2 -9.8 199 17.6 1,129 63.0 +14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Grange Conservative Party (UK) Tom Harvey 916 46.6 -6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Leach 891 45.3 -1.7 Save Our NHS Group Andrew Billson-Page 158 8.0 N/A 25 1.4 -4.6 1,965 54.5 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Holker Conservative Party (UK) Jack Manning* 408 54.8 -13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Nicholson 337 45.2 +13.0 71 9.5 -26.1 745 50.5 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Kirkby Lonsdale Conservative Party (UK) Rodger Read* 520 53.3 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maria Radice 455 46.7 +40.8 65 6.6 -21.7 975 52.3 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Lakes Ambleside Liberal Democrats (UK) David Vatcher* 987 73.8 +28.7 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Piper 303 22.6 -20.8 Save Our NHS Group Jane Wilkinson 48 3.6 N/A 684 51.2 +49.5 1,338 46.1 +9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Low Furness & Swarthmoor Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonjie Marshall* 866 52.3 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jim Webster 677 40.9 -6.5 Green Party of England and Wales Jo-Anna Duncalf 114 6.9 N/A 189 11.4 +6.2 1,657 48.3 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sedbergh Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Lancaster* 867 52.3 -19.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Woof 791 47.7 +19.1 76 4.6 -38.2 1,658 59.9 +25.4 Conservative Party (UK) Whinfell Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Thornton* 669 63.5 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Pat Bell 385 36.5 N/A 284 27.0 +15.6 1,054 56.7 +8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Windermere Applethwaite Liberal Democrats (UK) Maggie Bridge 488 59.4 +20.1 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Borer* 333 40.6 -20.1 155 18.8 821 50.8 +16.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Windermere Bowness North Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Stephenson 625 59.9 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Johnnie Curwen 377 36.1 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) Helen Sowerby 28 2.7 N/A Save Our NHS Group Anna Billson-Page 13 1.2 N/A 248 23.8 +9.6 1,043 63.1 +10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Windermere Bowness South Conservative Party (UK) David Williams 366 61.5 -14.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dyan Jones 229 38.5 +14.4 137 23.0 -28.8 595 42.1 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Windermere Town Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Atkinson 543 76.8 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Yvonne Stewart-Taylor 101 14.3 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Thomas 32 4.5 N/A Save Our NHS Group Charles Batteson 31 4.4 N/A 442 62.5 +9.9 707 42.1 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2007 Category:2007 English local elections Category:2000s in Cumbria