The 2006 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Liberal Democrat 31
Conservative 18
Labour 2
Independent 1[2]
Background
Candidates in the election included a Save Westmorland Hospital Group, opposed to any reduced services at Westmorland General Hospital.[3] Meanwhile, councillors who stood down at the election included cabinet member Bob Barker and long time independent Elizabeth Braithwaite.[3]
Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority on the council after gaining 9 seats, 6 from Labour, 2 from the Conservatives and 1 from an independent.[4] This gave the Liberal Democrats 31 seats and was the first time that a political party had won a majority on the council.[4] The 6 Liberal Democrat gains from Labour were all in Kendal, as well as 1 of the 2 gains from the Conservatives.[5] The other 2 seats they gained were Sedbergh from the Conservatives and Lakes Grasmere, where the independent councillor had stepped down at the election.[5]
^"Local elections: South Lakeland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
^ ab"Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^ abMullen, Adrian (14 April 2006). "Health high on agenda". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
^ ab"Lib Dems play down mixed results". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^ ab"Lib Dems take South Lakeland". The Westmorland Gazette. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrs"South Lakeland District Council elections - 4 May 2006" (PDF). South Lakeland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.