2003 South Lakeland District Council election

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The 2003 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Liberal Democrats had 21 seats, the Conservatives 19, Labour 9 and independents 3. [3] 17 seats were being contested with the Conservatives defending 10, the Liberal Democrats 6 and an independent 1 seat. [3] 2 sitting Liberal Democrat councillors stood down at the election, Patricia Himsworth in Arnside and Beetham, and Claire Chorley in Burneside. [3] [4]

Major issues in the election included housing, regeneration, recycling, public toilets, [5] affordable transport and refuse collection. [6]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats remain the largest party with 23 seats, [7] but without a majority, after gaining 2 seats from the Conservatives in Cartmel and Low Furness & Swarthmoor and 1 seat from an independent in Whinfell. [3] However the Conservatives did take 1 seat back from the Liberal Democrats in Arnside & Beetham to hold 18 seats. [3] Labour remained on 9 seats, while independents dropped to 2 seats. [3] Overall turnout in the election was 44%, with a low of 33.9% in Windermere Applethwaite to a high of 54.2% in Kirkby Lonsdale. [3]

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2003 [3] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 912-152.949.77,923+19.1%
  Liberal Democrats 831+247.143.76,967-2.1%
  Independent 001-105.4854+3.9%
  Labour 000001.2198-20.9%

Ward results

Arnside and Beetham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Rollins 906 47.3 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Brenda Tidmarsh-Stephen81242.4-6.4
Labour Jocelyn Innes19810.3N/A
Majority944.9
Turnout 1,91654.1+10.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Broughton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joss Curwen* 700 75.7 -16.6
Liberal Democrats John Humberstone22524.3-68.0
Majority47551.4
Turnout 92548.9+2.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Burneside [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Hodson 385 60.6 -23.0
Conservative Stephen Procter25039.4N/A
Majority13521.2
Turnout 63540.7+7.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cartmel [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Martin 364 54.2 N/A
Conservative Leslie Hadwin*30845.8+45.8
Majority568.4
Turnout 67244.6+44.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Crake Valley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Noel Spendlove* 360 65.9 -2.7
Conservative Robert Webster18634.1+2.7
Majority17431.8
Turnout 54637.9-3.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Crooklands [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Galbraith 440 51.0 -20.0
Liberal Democrats Sheila Eccles42349.0+27.8
Majority172.0
Turnout 86349.0+11.4
Conservative hold Swing
Grange [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Parker 907 53.0 -3.1
Liberal Democrats Ronald Shapland80347.0+9.0
Majority1046.0
Turnout 1,71046.7+1.2
Conservative hold Swing
Holker [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Manning* 519 67.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Rawsthorn24632.2N/A
Majority27335.6
Turnout 76551.9+51.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Kirkby Lonsdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barclay Stainton 629 61.2 -4.6
Independent Alan Day33832.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Lansdowne615.9N/A
Majority29128.3
Turnout 1,02854.2+0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Lakes Ambleside [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Vatcher* 499 45.1 -0.5
Conservative Brian Barton48043.4+24.7
Independent George Middleton12711.5-24.5
Majority191.7
Turnout 1,10636.2-2.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Low Furness & Swarthmoor [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sonjie Marshall 710 52.6 -1.0
Conservative William Tyson*64047.4+23.4
Majority705.2
Turnout 1,35039.7+1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sedbergh [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Lancaster* 697 71.4 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Sydney McLennan27928.6+10.1
Majority41842.8
Turnout 97634.5-6.1
Conservative hold Swing
Whinfell [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Thornton 489 55.7 N/A
Independent William Robinson*38944.3+44.3
Majority11011.4
Turnout 87848.2+48.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Windermere Applethwaite [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Borer* 343 60.7 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Audrey Ahmad22239.3+0.2
Majority12121.4
Turnout 56533.9-2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Windermere Bowness North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Deidre Cranwell* 478 57.1 +4.3
Conservative Martin Hall35942.9+9.1
Majority11914.2
Turnout 83752.7+5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Windermere Bowness South [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Hoyle* 410 75.9 +16.6
Liberal Democrats Helen Scott-Parker13024.1-16.6
Majority28051.8
Turnout 54038.5+2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Windermere Town [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Atkinson* 481 76.3 +27.7
Conservative Elizabeth Graham14923.7-12.4
Majority33252.6
Turnout 63037.4-3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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