South Lakeland

South Lakeland District
South Lakeland 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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	99.2% White
Politics
South Lakeland District Council
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
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 districts and North Lonsdale Rural District from Lancashire, and Sedbergh Rural District from the West Riding of Yorkshire.