- Council Control: LD
- Conservatives 13
- Labour 3
- Liberal Democrats 30
- Green 1
- Vacant 4
Contains most of the Lake District, plus the town of Kendal. Also includes Sedbergh, formerly in Yorkshire, and Ulverston in Furness, birthplace of Stan Laurel.
There are byelections on 6 May in Broughton and Coniston, Furness Peninsula, Grange and Kendal Rural ward (held by two Conservatives and two Liberal Democrats respectively). Elections due in 2021 have been postponed by a year to allow a consultation on unitary local government in Cumbria.
Next local elections
2022
Election cycle
Thirds
Local authority type
District
Address
Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4UF
Phone
01539 733333
Website
http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2014.68
Upper tier authority
Cumbria
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