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{{Short description|Former local government district in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name              = South Lakeland District
|type              = [[Non-metropolitan district]]
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|map_caption       = Shown within [[Cumbria]]
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|subdivision_name  = United Kingdom
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|subdivision_name1 = England
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|subdivision_name2 = [[North West England]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[Ceremonial counties of England|Ceremonial county]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Cumbria]]
|subdivision_type4 = [[Historic counties of England|Historic county]]
|subdivision_name4 = [[Lancashire]] (part)<br/> [[Westmorland]] (part)<br/> [[Yorkshire]] (part)
|seat_type         = Admin.&nbsp;HQ
|seat              = [[Kendal]]
|government_type   = South Lakeland District Council
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date  = {{start date|1974|4|1|df=y}}
|extinct_title     = Abolished
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'''South Lakeland''' was a [[non-metropolitan district|local government district]] in [[Cumbria]], England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in [[Kendal]]. The district covered the southern part of the [[Lake District]] region, as well as northwestern parts of the [[Yorkshire Dales]]. At the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 Census]], the population of the district was 103,658,<ref>{{NOMIS2011 |id=E07000031 |title=South Lakeland Local Authority |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> an increase from 102,301 at the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 Census]].<ref>{{NOMIS2001 |id=E07000031 |title=South Lakeland Local Authority |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. It was formed from the [[Kendal]] borough, [[Windermere, Cumbria (town)|Windermere]] [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]], most of [[Lakes, Cumbria|Lakes]] urban district, [[South Westmorland Rural District]], from [[Westmorland]], [[Grange-over-Sands|Grange]] and [[Ulverston]] urban districts and [[North Lonsdale Rural District]] from [[Lancashire]], and [[Sedbergh Rural District]] from the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].

In April 2023, Cumbria was reorganised into two [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authorities]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-for-new-unitary-councils-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset |website=GOV.UK |access-date=1 January 2022|language=en}}</ref> South Lakeland District Council was abolished and its functions were transferred to the [[Westmorland and Furness]] unitary authority.

==Governance==
{{see also|South Lakeland local elections}}
Elections to the district council were 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, after winning a majority at the [[2006 South Lakeland Council election|2006 election]] the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] controlled the council. After a set of [[2019 South Lakeland District Council election#By-elections|by-elections]] in 2021 the council was composed of the following councillors:-<ref name="hold">{{Cite news |title=England council elections |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/16ug.stm |access-date=14 August 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" | '''Party'''
| valign="top" | '''Councillors'''

|-
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
| 33

|-
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]
| 14

|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]
| 3

|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]
| 1

|}

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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 February 2015 |title=South Lakeland Council fined £120,000 over bin lorry deaths |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-31485305 |access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>

==Map==
{{Location map+|United Kingdom South Lakeland
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   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.326|long=-2.745|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">'''[[Kendal]]'''</span>|marksize=14|label_size=110|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.193|long=-3.090|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">{{lower|'''[[Ulverston]]'''}}</span>|marksize=14|label_size=110|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.376|long=-2.907|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">'''[[Windermere, Cumbria (town)|Windermere]]'''</span>|marksize=12|label_size=100|position=top}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.190|long=-2.915|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">'''[[Grange-over-Sands]]'''</span>|marksize=10|label_size=92|position=bottom}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.364|long=-2.918|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">{{lower|{{nowrap|'''[[Bowness-on-Windermere]]'''}}}}</span>|marksize=10|label_size=92|position=right}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.322|long=-2.526|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">'''[[Sedbergh]]'''</span>|marksize=10|label_size=92|position=top}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.425|long=-2.963|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">'''[[Ambleside]]'''</span>|marksize=10|label_size=92|position=right}}

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   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.199|long=-2.832|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">{{raise|[[Arnside]]}}</span>|label_size=85|position=right}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.278|long=-3.214|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Broughton-in-Furness]]</span>|label_size=85|position=right}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.183|long=-2.721|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Burton-in-Kendal]]</span>|label_size=85|position=right}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.199|long=-2.951|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Cartmel]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.368|long=-3.073|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Coniston, Cumbria|Coniston]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.276|long=-2.452|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Dent, South Lakeland|Dent]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.458|long=-3.025|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">{{raise|[[Grasmere (village)|Grasmere]]}}</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.342|long=-3.022|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Grizedale]]</span>|label_size=85|position=bottom}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.375|long=-2.999|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Hawkshead]]</span>|label_size=85|position=bottom}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.244|long=-2.774|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Heversham]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.231|long=-3.187|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Kirkby-in-Furness]]</span>|label_size=85|position=right}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.201|long=-2.597|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Kirkby Lonsdale]]</span>|label_size=85|position=bottom}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.278|long=-2.957|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Lakeside, Cumbria|Lakeside]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.216|long=-2.894|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Lindale, Cumbria|Lindale]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.227|long=-2.773|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Milnthorpe]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.267|long=-2.969|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Newby Bridge]]</span>|label_size=85|position=bottom}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.433|long=-2.983|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Rydal, Cumbria|Rydal]]</span>|label_size=85|position=left}}
   {{Location map~|United Kingdom South Lakeland|lat=54.375|long=-2.818|label=<span style="text-shadow:0 0 6px white;">[[Staveley, Cumbria|Staveley]]</span>|label_size=85|position=right}}
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.southlakeland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=794&postcode= South Lakeland District Councillors]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100813232217/http://www.lakelandwalks.co.uk/ Lakeland Walks]
*[http://www.exploresouthlakeland.co.uk/ Explore South Lakeland]

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[[Category:Furness]]
[[Category:Former non-metropolitan districts of Cumbria]]
[[Category:2023 disestablishments in England]]
[[Category:Westmorland and Furness]]