The 2000 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One-third of the council was up for election, and stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2000[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 7 +2 38.9
  Conservative 7 -2 38.9
  Labour 3 0 16.7
  Independent 1 0 5.6

Ward results

Arnside and Beetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P Mangan 967 55.9 +10.0
Conservative A Taylor 764 44.1 -2.8
Majority 203 11.8
Turnout 49.0 +4.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Burton & Holme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Bingham* 762 82.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Ms T Blakey 163 17.6 -3.3
Majority 599 64.8
Turnout 45.8 +2.6
Conservative hold Swing
Coniston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doreen Hall 473 56.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ms E Vaughan 371 44.0 N/A
Majority 102 12.0
Turnout 55.6 +55.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Leach* 1,027 62.9 +10.2
Conservative W Bleasdale 607 37.1 -10.0
Majority 420 25.8
Turnout 44.9 -0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hawkshead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jenkinson 329 50.1 -1.6
Conservative Oliver Pearson 328 49.9 +1.6
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 43.8 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Levens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Woof 452 56.6 -8.0
Conservative Ms A Wood 347 43.4 +8.0
Majority 105 13.2
Turnout 54.0 +0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Low Furness and Swarthmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Foot 673 51.7 +13.6
Conservative William Tyson* 629 48.3 +6.2
Majority 44 3.4
Turnout 39.0 +0.8
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Lyth Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Enid Robinson* 407 61.2 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Gwyneth Raymond 258 38.8 +12.2
Majority 149 22.4
Turnout 39.6 +6.8
Conservative hold Swing
Milnthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Alston* 458 77.8 +3.5
Conservative M Graham 131 22.2 -3.5
Majority 327 55.6
Turnout 35.2 +1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Natland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Gardner 465 55.3 +27.9
Conservative Alan Bobbett* 376 44.7 -14.4
Majority 89 10.6
Turnout 53.8 +13.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Staveley-in-Cartmel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Bentley* 329 53.1 -0.4
Liberal Democrats S Lockton 291 46.9 +0.4
Majority 38 6.2
Turnout 42.9 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Staveley-in-Westmorland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stan Collins* 590 78.8 +7.2
Conservative George Richardson 159 21.2 -1.3
Majority 431 57.6
Turnout 43.2 -2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ulverston Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Miller* 321 61.6 -5.9
Conservative P McGillivray 200 38.4 +5.9
Majority 121 23.2
Turnout 31.9 -3.2
Labour hold Swing
Ulverston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Bolton* 333 77.1 -8.7
Conservative Peter Hornby 99 22.9 +8.7
Majority 234 54.2
Turnout 28.2 -8.3
Labour hold Swing
Ulverston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Hodgson* 404 68.7 +9.9
Labour Ms J Povey 184 31.3 -1.2
Majority 220 37.4
Turnout 37.5 -7.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ulverston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alfred Jarvis* 311 62.3 +9.9
Labour Ms V Miller 188 37.7 -9.9
Majority 123 24.6
Turnout 32.0 -9.4
Conservative hold Swing
Ulverston Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Lister* 453 74.5 +10.0
Conservative Ms P Prosser 155 25.5 -10.0
Majority 298 49.0
Turnout 42.9 -5.4
Labour hold Swing
Ulverston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janette Jenkinson* 416 77.9 +2.8
Labour Fay Plant 118 22.1 -2.8
Majority 298 55.8
Turnout 32.5 -6.9
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "South Lakeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
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