# 2000 South Lakeland District Council election

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.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
* Liberal Democrat 23
* Conservative 15
* Labour 9
* Independent 5

## Election result

South Lakeland Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Mangan | 967 | 55.9 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | A Taylor | 764 | 44.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Burton & Holme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Bingham* | 762 | 82.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms T Blakey | 163 | 17.6 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 64.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.8 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coniston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doreen Hall | 473 | 56.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms E Vaughan | 371 | 44.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.6 | +55.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Leach* | 1,027 | 62.9 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | W Bleasdale | 607 | 37.1 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hawkshead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Jenkinson | 329 | 50.1 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Pearson | 328 | 49.9 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Levens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Woof | 452 | 56.6 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Ms A Wood | 347 | 43.4 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.0 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Low Furness and Swarthmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Foot | 673 | 51.7 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | William Tyson* | 629 | 48.3 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 | +0.8 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Lyth Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Enid Robinson* | 407 | 61.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwyneth Raymond | 258 | 38.8 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Milnthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Alston* | 458 | 77.8 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | M Graham | 131 | 22.2 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 55.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Natland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Gardner | 465 | 55.3 | +27.9 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bobbett* | 376 | 44.7 | −14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.8 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Staveley-in-Cartmel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Bentley* | 329 | 53.1 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Lockton | 291 | 46.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Staveley-in-Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stan Collins* | 590 | 78.8 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | George Richardson | 159 | 21.2 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 57.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ulverston Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Miller* | 321 | 61.6 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | P McGillivray | 200 | 38.4 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 23.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9 | −3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ulverston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Bolton* | 333 | 77.1 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hornby | 99 | 22.9 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 54.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.2 | −8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ulverston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Hodgson* | 404 | 68.7 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Ms J Povey | 184 | 31.3 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.5 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ulverston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Jarvis* | 311 | 62.3 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Ms V Miller | 188 | 37.7 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ulverston Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Lister* | 453 | 74.5 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Ms P Prosser | 155 | 25.5 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 49.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9 | −5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ulverston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janette Jenkinson* | 416 | 77.9 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Fay Plant | 118 | 22.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 55.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |