2010 South Lakeland District Council election

2010 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 2010 South Lakeland District Council election Parliamentary no yes 2008 South Lakeland District Council election 2008 2011 South Lakeland District Council election 2011 18 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council 26 6 May 2010 Liberal Democrats (UK) 36 16 2 15,867 60.1% 34 Conservative Party (UK) 14 2 2 8,586 32.5% 16 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 1,736 6.6% 1 South Lakeland UK local election 2010 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of the 2010 South Lakeland District Council elections by ward. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2010. Council control Council control after election Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats The 2010 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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/election2010/council/html/3760.stm South Lakeland BBC News 13 August 2011 19 April 2009 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 34 Conservative 16 Labour 1 https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 2011-08-14 2010-05-07 The Guardian London Background Before the election the Liberal Democrats had controlled the council since winning a majority at the 2006 election.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/local_election_2010/news/8114845.South_Lakeland_District_Council_election_battle/ South Lakeland District Council election battle 22 April 2010 The Westmorland Gazette 14 August 2011 Going into the 2010 election they held 36 seats, compared to 14 for the Conservatives and 1 seat for the Labour Party. 18 seats were being contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending all of them.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/8154593.Lib_Dems_retain_control_of_South_Lakeland_District_Council/ Lib Dems retain control of South Lakeland District Council Kirk Scott 7 May 2010 The Westmorland Gazette 14 August 2011 Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats maintain their majority on the council despite losing 2 seats to the Conservatives. The Conservatives gains came in the seats of Mid Furness and Staveley-in-Cartmel, and left the Liberal Democrats on 34 seats, compared to 16 for the Conservatives. Overall turnout in the election was 72.25%,http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/pdf/Table%20Results%20May%202010%20Final.pdf South Lakeland District Council elections - 6 May 2010 South Lakeland District Council 13 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927074809/http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/pdf/Table%20Results%20May%202010%20Final.pdf 27 September 2011 dead due to the election being held at the same time as the general election. PartyPrevious councilNew council+/- Liberal Democrats 36 34 2 Conservatives 14 16 2 Labour 1 1 Total 51 51 Working majority #FFBF00 21 darkgray #FFBF00 17 darkgray South Lakeland local election result 2010 Liberal Democrats (UK) 16 0 2 -2 88.9 60.1 15,877 +2.7% Conservative Party (UK) 2 2 0 +2 11.1 33.6 8,866 -6.0% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 1,456 +2.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 203 +0.4% Ward results Ambleside & Grasmere Liberal Democrats (UK) David Vatcher* 1,531 61.7 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Clarke 826 33.3 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Kathy Cross 123 5.0 N/A 705 28.4 -5.1 2,480 62.1 +19.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonia Lawson* 786 68.6 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) James Alexander 359 31.4 +0.7 427 37.3 -1.4 1,145 76.9 +20.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Far Cross Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Graham* 695 60.7 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Bell 321 28.0 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Kieran Roberts 129 11.3 N/A 374 32.7 -12.4 1,145 67.5 +22.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Fell Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Jameson** 855 75.3 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Molloy 280 24.7 +13.5 575 50.7 -1.2 1,135 66.3 +22.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Jameson was a sitting councillor for Kendal Parks ward. Kendal Heron Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) Andy Shine* 883 72.6 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Perry 334 27.4 +5.0 549 45.1 -10.1 1,217 79.3 +25.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Highgate Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Dixon 723 65.1 -17.8 Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Huck 250 22.5 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) Allan Ring 138 12.4 N/A 473 42.6 -23.1 1,111 67.0 +27.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Kirkland Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Dawson* 611 60.1 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Hine 208 20.5 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) Tony Rothwell 198 19.5 +0.9 403 39.6 -10.2 1,017 62.3 +26.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Mintsfeet Liberal Democrats (UK) David Evans 873 71.8 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Lyndsay Slater 343 28.2 +10.2 530 43.6 -20.4 1,216 73.6 +28.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Nether Liberal Democrats (UK) Clare Feeney-Johnson* 863 69.2 -16.0 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Chambers 297 23.8 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Charles Haigh 87 7.0 N/A 566 45.4 -25.0 1,247 75.1 +25.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendle Oxenholme & Natland Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Gray* 702 54.0 -14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Bobbett 546 42.0 +10.2 Labour Party (UK) Rae Cross 51 3.9 N/A 156 12.0 -24.4 1,299 77.5 +23.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Parks Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Brook** 787 65.1 -14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dan Ross 320 26.5 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Lois Sparling 101 8.4 N/A 467 38.7 -20.2 1,208 72.1 +30.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Brook was a sitting councillor for Kendal Mintsfeet ward. Kendal Romney Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Vincent* 775 62.9 -17.3 Conservative Party (UK) Pam Flitcroft 336 27.3 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) Penelope Henderson 121 9.8 N/A 439 35.6 -24.8 1,232 71.9 +26.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Stonecross Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Emmott* 850 65.2 -17.7 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Byrom 381 29.2 +12.1 Labour Party (UK) Ian Law 72 5.5 N/A 469 36.0 -29.8 1,303 80.6 +25.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Strickland Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Coleman* 738 65.2 -18.7 Conservative Party (UK) Derrick Wade 279 24.6 +8.5 Labour Party (UK) John Batteson 115 10.2 N/A 459 40.5 -27.4 1,132 75.5 +26.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kendal Underley Liberal Democrats (UK) Rob Boden 709 60.3 -8.8 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Dawson 291 24.8 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) Paul Braithwaite 175 14.9 -1.1 418 35.6 -17.5 1,175 69.2 +22.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mid Furness Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Airey 1,132 48.8 +13.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Carson* 986 42.5 -17.4 Green Party of England and Wales Jo-Anna Duncalf 203 8.7 N/A 146 6.3 N/A 2,321 73.2 +24.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian McPherson* 1,962 51.6 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Fenwick 1,691 44.5 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Derek Longmire 146 3.8 N/A 271 7.1 +5.8 3,799 78.1 +21.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Staveley-in-Cartmel (by-election) Conservative Party (UK) Ted Walsh 672 55.1 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Sanderson 548 44.9 -7.7 124 10.2 N/A 1,220 76.7 +21.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-Elections Lyth Valley, 4 November 2010http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/electoral-services/about-elections/election-results---2010.aspx Election Results - 2010 South Lakeland District Council 8 August 2011 Conservative Party (UK) John Holmes 474 49.5 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Hall 451 47.1 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Molloy 32 3.3 N/A 23 2.4 N/A 957 48.73 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2010 South Lakeland Category:2010s in Cumbria