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2002 South Lakeland Council Election
The 2002 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of South Lakeland Non-metropolitan district, District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat 21 *Conservative Party (UK), Conservative 19 *Labour Party (UK), Labour 9 *Independent (politician), Independent 3 Background Before the election the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats were the largest group on the council, but no party had a majority. 14 of the seats being contested were in Kendal, with the Liberal Democrats defending 9 of the 18 seats which were up for election. 3 councillors stood down at the election, Liberal Democrat John Sudholme of Kendal Castle Wards of the United Kingdom, ward, Labour Party (UK), Labour's Jim Blamire of Kendal Underley and Independent (politician), independent Philip Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Lakeland
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. The population of the non-metropolitan district was 102,301 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 103,658 at the 2011 Census. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District as well as northwestern parts of the Yorkshire Dales. 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. In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, Cumbria will be reorganised into two unitary authorities. South Lakeland District Council is to be abolished and its functions transferred to a new authority, to be known as Westmorla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |