2004 South Lakeland District Council election

2004 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2004 South Lakeland District Council election The 2004 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3760.stm South Lakeland council 2009-11-10 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was Liberal Democrat 22 Conservative 20 Labour 8 Independent 2http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2004/rp04-049.pdf Local elections 2004 House of Commons Library 9 August 2011 Campaign Before the election the Liberal Democrats had 22 seats, the Conservatives 18, Labour 8 and independents 2, with a further 2 seats being vacant.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2004/06/04/Elections+04+%28kendal_news_elections%29/496847.Ballot_papers_arrive_on_time/ Ballot papers arrive on time Hawkins Justin 4 June 2004 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 The 2 vacant seats were in Milnthorpe, after the resignation of the Liberal Democrat councillor Malcolm Alston, and Ulverston East, following the death of Labour councillor Bob Bolton.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2004/05/14/Elections+04+%28kendal_news_elections%29/490019.Is_this_the_year_for_change_/ Is this the year for change? Robinson-Tate Michaela 14 May 2004 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 18 seats were being contested in the 2004 election, with 6 of them being in Ulverston.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/497768.Postal_voting_a_big_success/ Postal voting a big success 9 June 2004 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 Apart from the 2 vacant seats, the Conservatives defended 7 seats, the Liberal Democrats 6, Labour 2 and 1 independent. Issues for the 3 parties represented on the council included the council tax, improving facilities, attracting more businesses to the area, street cleaning and plans to upgrade the Furness Line and create an A590 bypass.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2004/05/28/Elections+04+%28kendal_news_elections%29/494502.Political_groups_set_out_their_priorities/ Political groups set out their priorities 28 May 2004 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 There was controversy at the election over the decision of the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron to stand in the election for Milnthorpe.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/2004/05/14/Elections+04+%28kendal_news_elections%29/490021.Parties_in_row_over_Farron_s_decision/ Parties in row over Farron's decision Robinson-Tate Michaela 14 May 2004 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 The Conservatives attacked the decision saying it was an indication the Liberal Democrats would not win the parliamentary seat, but Tim Farron said there would be no problem with him doing both roles. The election in South Lakeland, along with all of North West England, had a trial of all postal voting. Election result The results saw no party win a majority, but the Conservatives made 2 gains.http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/499009.Two_seats_lost_in_SLDC_elections/ Two seats lost in SLDC elections Hawkins Justin 11 June 2004 The Westmorland Gazette 11 August 2011 They took Grange-over-Sands from the Liberal Democrats by 1,129 votes to 1,054 and gained Ulverston Central from Labour by 263 votes to 226. Successful candidates included the Conservative leader of the council Colin Hodgson and the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Tim Farron. Overall turnout in the election was 55.88%.http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/main.asp?page=872 South Lakeland District Council Elections - 10 June 2004: Election Results South Lakeland District Council 9 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20040921084919/http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/main.asp?page=872 2004-09-21 South Lakeland local election result 2004 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 0 +2 50.0 47.3 9,021 -2.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 0 1 -1 33.3 37.6 7,169 -6.1% Labour Party (UK) 2 0 1 -1 11.1 7.0 1,340 +5.8% Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.6 5.8 1,103 +0.4% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 316 +1.7% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 137 +0.7% Ward results Arnside and Beetham Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Stewart* 1,133 51.9 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Clark 1,051 48.1 +4.0 82 3.8 -8.0 2,184 61.4 +12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Burton and Holme Conservative Party (UK) Roger Bingham* 923 75.0 -7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Antony Jolley 308 25.0 +7.4 615 50.0 -14.8 1,231 56.3 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Coniston Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Hall* 557 59.8 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hemingway 375 40.2 -3.8 182 19.6 +7.6 932 63.2 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Grange Conservative Party (UK) William Wearing 1,129 48.4 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Leach* 1,054 45.1 -17.8 Independent (politician) Anthony Coles 152 6.5 N/A 75 3.3 2,335 63.9 +19.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hawkshead Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Jenkinson* 404 52.5 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lancaster 366 47.5 -2.4 38 5.0 +4.8 770 57.1 +13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Levens Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Woof* 684 70.2 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Melvin Mackie 290 29.8 -13.6 394 40.4 +27.2 974 66.0 +12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Low Furness and Swarthmoor Independent (politician) David Foot* 863 50.2 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Janice Bell 491 28.6 -19.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lawson Short 365 21.2 N/A 372 21.6 +18.2 1,719 49.9 +10.9 Independent (politician) Lyth Valley Conservative Party (UK) Robin Brown 605 65.3 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Smith 322 34.7 -4.1 283 30.6 +8.2 927 55.8 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) Milnthorpe Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Farron 723 66.6 -11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Coates 274 25.2 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) David Ryder 89 8.2 N/A 449 41.4 -14.2 1,086 64.2 +29.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Natland Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Gray 605 56.5 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Enid Robinson** 465 43.5 -1.2 140 13.0 +2.4 1,070 65.7 +11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Enid Robinson was a sitting councillor for the Lyth Valley ward. Staveley-in-Cartmel Conservative Party (UK) Michael Bentley* 425 48.4 -4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Mein 365 41.6 -5.3 Independent (politician) Edward Walsh 88 10.0 N/A 60 6.8 +0.6 878 58.3 +15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Staveley-in-Westmorland Liberal Democrats (UK) Stanley Collins* 679 71.2 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) George Richardson 275 28.8 +7.6 404 42.4 -15.2 954 56.5 +13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ulverston Central Conservative Party (UK) Norman Bishop-Rowe 263 41.0 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) David Miller* 226 35.3 -26.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Metcalfe 152 23.7 N/A 37 5.7 641 42.4 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ulverston East Labour Party (UK) Philip Lister** 281 59.0 -18.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hornby 195 41.0 +18.1 86 18.0 -36.2 476 34.0 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Philip Lister was a sitting councillor for the Ulverston Town ward. Ulverston North Conservative Party (UK) Colin Hodgson* 434 57.9 -10.8 Green Party of England and Wales Karen Stack 316 42.1 N/A 118 15.8 -21.6 750 52.8 +15.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ulverston South Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Jarvis* 437 66.3 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Bhareth Rajan 222 33.7 -4.0 215 32.6 +8.0 659 48.1 +16.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ulverston Town Labour Party (UK) Graham Donning 301 47.4 -27.1 Conservative Party (UK) George Bell 200 31.5 +6.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Beach 134 21.1 N/A 101 15.9 -33.1 635 42.7 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Ulverston West Conservative Party (UK) Janette Jenkinson* 641 74.4 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Fay Plant 221 25.6 +3.5 420 48.8 -7.0 862 52.6 +20.1 Conservative Party (UK) References 2004 Category:2004 English local elections Category:2000s in Cumbria