1999 South Lakeland District Council election

(Redirected from 1999 South Lakeland Council election) 1999 UK local government election

The 1999 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The council stayed under no overall control.

Election result

South Lakeland Local Election Result 1999
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Liberal Democrats	21	+1	40.4
Conservative	15	+2	28.8
Labour	10	0	19.2
Independent	6	-3	11.5

Ward results

Arnside and Beetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Himsworth	744	48.8
	Conservative	J Gibson	743	48.7
	Conservative	A Taylor	715	46.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Scarisbrick*	701	45.9
Majority			28	1.8
Turnout				44.1

Broughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Joss Curwen*	801	92.3
	Labour	G Baddeley	67	7.7
Majority			734	84.6
Turnout				46.9

Burneside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Chorley*	439	83.6
	Labour	Ms D Horner	86	16.4
Majority			353	67.2
Turnout				33.1

Burton & Holme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roger Bingham*	694	79.1
	Liberal Democrats	E Phillips	183	20.9
Majority			511	58.2
Turnout				43.2

Cartmel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Leslie Hadwin*	unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A

Coniston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Derek Butterworth*	unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A

Crake Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Noel Spendlove*	409	68.6
	Conservative	Robert Webster	187	31.4
Majority			222	37.2
Turnout				41.3

Crooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Galbraith*	462	71.0
	Liberal Democrats	B Chandler	138	21.2
	Labour	P Horner	51	7.8
Majority			324	49.8
Turnout				37.6

Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Reginald Parker*	894	56.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Leach*	840	52.7
	Conservative	William Wearing	751	47.1
	Liberal Democrats	P Fitt	606	38.0
Majority			89
Turnout				45.5

Hawkshead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	E Diggle*	302	51.7
	Conservative	Oliver Pearson	282	48.3
Majority			20	3.4
Turnout				38.9

Holker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Briggs*	unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A

Kendal Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Studholme*	353	55.5
	Conservative	D Bowen	175	27.5
	Labour	Janet Brooks	108	17.0
Majority			178	28.0
Turnout				41.0

Kendal Far Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Critchley*	355	71.7
	Conservative	Ms E Bothwick	73	14.7
	Labour	K Alderson	67	13.5
Majority			282	57.0
Turnout				29.7

Kendal Fell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robin Yates*	353	62.5
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Cook	212	37.5
Majority			141	25.0
Turnout				39.2

Kendal Glebelands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Rothwell*	304	48.3
	Conservative	Ms R Wilkinson	219	34.8
	Liberal Democrats	A Gill	106	16.9
Majority			85	13.5
Turnout				39.9

Kendal Heron Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Shine	415	73.6
	Conservative	Anthony Coles	92	16.3
	Labour	D Longmire	57	10.1
Majority			323	57.3
Turnout				38.6

Kendal Highgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Rita Molloy	250	47.8
	Liberal Democrats	D Lawson	201	38.4
	Conservative	Frank Brooks	72	13.8
Majority			49	9.4
Turnout				34.7

Kendal Kirkland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Avril Dobson*	391	81.5
	Liberal Democrats	P Drury	89	18.5
Majority			302	63.0
Turnout				32.6

Kendal Mintsfeet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Barratt*	258	63.2
	Conservative	Helen Graham	86	21.1
	Labour	Alan Whitton	64	15.7
Majority			172	42.1
Turnout				25.5

Kendal Nether
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Mayho	322	49.8
	Labour	Paul Braithwaite*	272	42.1
	Conservative	Melvin Mackie	52	8.0
Majority			50	7.7
Turnout				44.1

Kendal Oxenholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Ball*	311	58.3
	Labour	Helen Speed	155	29.1
	Conservative	Ms J Hermitage	67	12.6
Majority			156	29.2
Turnout				32.9

Kendal Parks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Jameson	434	81.1
	Conservative	Ms F Bishop	63	11.8
	Labour	G Jackson	38	7.1
Majority			371	69.3
Turnout				34.1

Kendal Stonecross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Vincent	357	49.0
	Conservative	M Graham*	296	40.6
	Labour	Ms V Kelly	76	10.4
Majority			61	8.4
Turnout				45.6

Kendal Strickland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jean Ewing*	414	72.0
	Liberal Democrats	G Crank	81	14.1
	Conservative	J Houldon	80	13.9
Majority			333	57.9
Turnout				38.1

Kendal Underley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jim Blamire*	537	87.3
	Liberal Democrats	James McKeefery	78	12.7
Majority			459	74.6
Turnout				39.1

Kirkby Lonsdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Barclay Stainton	640	65.8
	Independent	David Brooks*	332	34.2
Majority			308	31.6
Turnout				53.6

Lakes Ambleside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David Vatcher*	577	45.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Barker	469	37.1
	Independent	George Middleton	455	36.0
	Independent	Brian Hewitt*	398	31.5
	Conservative	Susan Hunt	236	18.7
	Labour	Maureen Colquhoun	134	10.6
Majority			14	1.1
Turnout				39.0

Lakes Grasmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Elizabeth Braithwaite*	408	75.7
	Liberal Democrats	A Hunt	131	24.3
Majority			277	51.4
Turnout				38.6

Levens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Woof*	503	64.6
	Conservative	B Higgins	276	35.4
Majority			227	29.2
Turnout				53.6

Low Furness and Swarthmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Betty Wallis*	862	53.6
	Conservative	William Tyson	678	42.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Foot	613	38.1
	Conservative	C Liversedge	386	24.0
	Labour	Richard Scott	278	17.3
Majority			65	4.0
Turnout				38.2

Lyth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Enid Robinson*	344	62.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gwyneth Raymond	146	26.6
	Labour	Keith Fawcett	58	10.6
Majority			198	36.2
Turnout				32.8

Milnthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Alston*	387	74.3
	Conservative	T Simister	134	25.7
Majority			253	48.6
Turnout				33.5

Natland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alan Bobbett*	375	59.1
	Liberal Democrats	R Kirkham	174	27.4
	Labour	B McKee	85	13.4
Majority			201	31.7
Turnout				40.7

Sedbergh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kevin Lancaster*	754	60.2
	Conservative	Paul Winn	699	55.8
	Independent	Colin Gardner*	496	39.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sydney McLennan	231	18.5
Majority			203	31.7
Turnout				40.6

Staveley-in-Cartmel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Bentley	319	53.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Jenkinson	277	46.5
Majority			42	7.0
Turnout				41.2

Staveley-in-Westmorland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Collins*	561	71.6
	Conservative	George Richardson	176	22.5
	Labour	Ms D Wilson	46	5.9
Majority			385	49.1
Turnout				45.7

Ulverston Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Miller*	393	67.5
	Conservative	Peter Hornby	189	32.5
Majority			204	35.0
Turnout				35.1

Ulverston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Bolton*	479	85.8
	Conservative	Ms P Prosser	79	14.2
Majority			400	71.6
Turnout				36.5

Ulverston North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Colin Hodgson*	409	58.8
	Labour	Ms J Povey	226	32.5
	Liberal Democrats	B Rabone	60	8.6
Majority			183	26.3
Turnout				44.9

Ulverston South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alfred Jarvis	312	52.4
	Labour	Ms V Miller*	283	47.6
Majority			29	4.8
Turnout				41.4

Ulverston Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Philip Lister*	489	64.5
	Conservative	M Wilding	269	35.5
Majority			220	29.0
Turnout				48.3

Ulverston West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Janette Jenkinson*	482	75.1
	Labour	Fay Plant	160	24.9
Majority			322	50.2
Turnout				39.4

Whinfell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William Robinson	unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A

Windermere Applethwaite
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jennifer Borer*	364	60.9
	Liberal Democrats	H Hatley	234	39.1
Majority			130	21.8
Turnout				36.0

Windermere Bowness North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Deirdre Cranwell*	428	52.8
	Conservative	Ms S Clayton	274	33.8
	Labour	Ms Y Stewart-Taylor	108	13.3
Majority			154	19.0
Turnout				47.0

Windermere Bowness South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jane Hoyle*	344	59.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ms P Campbell	236	40.7
Majority			108	18.6
Turnout				36.5

Windermere Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Atkinson*	331	48.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Graham	246	36.1
	Labour	C Kelly-Goddard	104	15.3
Majority			85	12.5
Turnout				40.9

References

"South Lakeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.

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