South Lakeland
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| South Lakeland District | |
|---|---|
| Image:CumbriaSouthLakeland.png Shown within Cumbria | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Cumbria |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 6th 1,553.39 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Kendal |
| ONS code: | 16UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 214th 102,900 66 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
| South Lakeland District Council | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats + Conservative + Labour |
| MPs: | Tim Farron, John Hutton |
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District.
The district was created on April 1, 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 districs and North Lonsdale Rural District from Lancashire, and Sedbergh Rural District from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
| Districts of North West England | Image:Flag of England.svg |
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
