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South Lakeland is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 in Cumbria
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England. Its council is based in Kendal
Kendal

Kendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,521, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria ....
. It includes much of the Lake District
Lake District

The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its mountains , and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets....
.

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
. It was formed from the Kendal
Kendal

Kendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,521, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria ....
 borough, Windermere urban district
Urban district

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
, most of Lakes
Lakes, Cumbria

Lakes is a large civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, with a population of 5,127 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001....
 urban district, South Westmorland Rural District
South Westmorland Rural District

South Westmorland was a rural district in Westmorland, England from 1894 to 1974. It saw various boundary changes during its life, particularly in 1935, when it absorbed Kirkby Lonsdale urban district, whilst the Lakes, Cumbria UD was split out at the same time....
, from Westmorland
Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of north-west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, Grange and Ulverston
Ulverston

Ulverston is a market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historic counties of England part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....
 urban districts and North Lonsdale Rural District
North Lonsdale Rural District

North Lonsdale was a rural district in the county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 as the Ulverston Rural District, and was renamed in 1960....
 from Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
, and Sedbergh Rural District
Sedbergh Rural District

Sedbergh Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire in England from 1894 to its abolition in 1974. The district consisted of the three parishes of Sedbergh, Garsdale and Dent_....
 from the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire

The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries....
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South Lakeland is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 in Cumbria
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England. Its council is based in Kendal
Kendal

Kendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,521, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria ....
. It includes much of the Lake District
Lake District

The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its mountains , and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets....
.

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
. It was formed from the Kendal
Kendal

Kendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,521, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria ....
 borough, Windermere urban district
Urban district

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
, most of Lakes
Lakes, Cumbria

Lakes is a large civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, with a population of 5,127 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001....
 urban district, South Westmorland Rural District
South Westmorland Rural District

South Westmorland was a rural district in Westmorland, England from 1894 to 1974. It saw various boundary changes during its life, particularly in 1935, when it absorbed Kirkby Lonsdale urban district, whilst the Lakes, Cumbria UD was split out at the same time....
, from Westmorland
Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of north-west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, Grange and Ulverston
Ulverston

Ulverston is a market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historic counties of England part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....
 urban districts and North Lonsdale Rural District
North Lonsdale Rural District

North Lonsdale was a rural district in the county of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 as the Ulverston Rural District, and was renamed in 1960....
 from Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
, and Sedbergh Rural District
Sedbergh Rural District

Sedbergh Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire in England from 1894 to its abolition in 1974. The district consisted of the three parishes of Sedbergh, Garsdale and Dent_....
 from the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire

The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries....
.

Local government


The district council as of 2008 is currently governed by the Liberal democrats with the Conservative party and the Labour party in opposition.

The political composition is as follows.

Year Liberal Democrats Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
 		 Labour
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
2008 36 14 1


Wards

  • Arnside and Beetham Ward (2 seat ward)
  • Burton and Holme Ward
  • Cartmel Ward
  • Coniston
    Coniston

    Coniston can refer to a number of geographical featues and one historical event:...
     Ward
  • Crake Valley Ward
  • Crooklands Ward
  • Grange Ward (2 seat ward)
  • Hawkshead
    Hawkshead

    Hawkshead is a village in the Lake District, England. It is one of the main tourist honeypot in the South Lakeland area, and is dependent on the local tourist trade....
     Ward
  • Holker Ward
  • Kendal Castle Ward
  • Kendal Far Cross Ward
  • Kendal Fell Ward
  • Kendal Glebelands Ward
  • Kendal Heron Hill Ward
  • Kendal Highgate Ward
  • Kendal Kirkland Ward
  • Kendal Mintsfeet Ward
  • Kendal Nether Ward
  • Kendal Oxenholme Ward
  • Kendal Parks Ward
  • Kendal Stonecross Ward
  • Kendal Strickland Ward
  • Kendal Underley Ward
  • Kirkby Lonsdale Ward
  • Lakes Ambleside Ward (2 seat ward)
  • Lakes Grasmere Ward
  • Levens
    Levens

    Levens is a commune in France in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France in the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur r?gion in France in southeastern France....
     Ward
  • Low Furness and Swarthmoor Ward (2 seat ward)
  • Lyth Valley Ward
  • Milnthorpe
    Milnthorpe

    Milnthorpe is a small market town within the South Lakeland of Cumbria, England. Straddling the A6 road , the town contains several old hostelries and hosts a market in The Square every Friday....
     Ward
  • Natland (ward)|Natland Ward
  • Sedbergh Ward (2 seat ward)
  • Staveley-in-Cartmel Ward
  • Staveley-in-Westmorland Ward
  • Ulverston
    Ulverston

    Ulverston is a market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historic counties of England part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....
     Central Ward
  • Ulverston East Ward
  • Ulverston North Ward
  • Ulverston South Ward
  • Ulverston Town Ward
  • Ulverston West Ward
  • Whinfell Ward
  • Windermere Applethwaite Ward
  • Windermere Bowness North Ward
  • Windermere Bowness South Ward
  • Windermere
    Windermere

    Windermere is the largest natural lake of England. It is also a name used in a number of places, including:...
     Town Ward