Sovereign state United Kingdom Region North West England Area rank 10th Population 103,658 (2011) Ceremonial county Cumbria | Constituent country England Admin. HQ Kendal Area 1,533 km² Parish Kendal | |
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Historic county Lancashire (part)
Westmorland (part)
Yorkshire (part) Colleges and Universities Kendal College, University of Cumbria, Ambleside Points of interest Windermere, Lakeside and Haverthw, Lakeland Motor Museum, Lakes Aquarium, Grizedale Forest Destinations Windermere, Yorkshire Dales, Ambleside, Kendal, Windermere - Cumbria | ||
South lakeland council
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. The population of the Non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 103,658. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District as well as northwestern parts of the Yorkshire Dales.
Contents
- South lakeland council
- Map of South Lakeland District UK
- Explore south lakeland the lake district
- GovernanceEdit
- References
Map of South Lakeland District, UK
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed from the Kendal borough, Windermere urban district, most of Lakes urban district, South Westmorland Rural District, from Westmorland, Grange and Ulverston urban districts and North Lonsdale Rural District from Lancashire, and Sedbergh Rural District from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Explore south lakeland the lake district
GovernanceEdit
Elections to the district council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 51 seats on the council being elected at each election. No political party held a majority on the council from the first election in 1973 to 2006. However, since winning a majority at the 2006 election the Liberal Democrats have controlled the council. As of the 2012 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-
The Council was fined £120,000 in February 2015 after two women were killed in separate incidents by reversing rubbish lorries. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found they had failed to tackle the risks from reversing vehicles.