The candidates for two by-elections in South Lakeland have been revealed.
Following the resignation of Councillor Jonathan Owen, by-elections will be held on Thursday, September 23 to fill one vacancy on the Kendal North Ward of South Lakeland District Council and one vacancy on the Strickland Ward of Kendal Town Council.
The Statements of Persons nominated and Notices of Poll have now been published and confirm that four candidates will contest each by-election, one each from the Conservative Party, Green Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats.
Anyone who is registered to vote and lives in the affected wards will be eligible to vote.
The deadline for registering to vote in time for the by-elections is midnight on Tuesday, September 7.
The deadline for applying for a postal vote is 5pm on Wednesday, September 8.
Further information about the by-election, including the full list of candidates, Notice of Poll, how to register to vote and applying for a postal or proxy vote – including for an emergency proxy vote for Covid-19 reasons – can be found on SLDC’s website at: Kendal North District Council and Kendal Town Council By-elections (southlakeland.gov.uk)
The candidates for the Kendal North Ward are as follows:
| CANDIDATE NAME | HOME ADDRESS | DESCRIPTION | NAMES OF PROPOSER AND SECONDER |
| Elizabeth Virginia BRANNEY | 2 Queens Road, Kendal LA9 4QP | Labour Party | Josephine T Magne(P), Duncan J. Rhodes(S) |
| Jonathan CORNTHWAITE | 45 Shap Road, Kendal LA9 6DL | Liberal Democrats | Pauline N. Hare(P), Christine M. Willey(S) |
| Liz HENDRY | 176 Burneside Road, Kendal LA9 6EB | The Green Party | Toby Christian Edward Travis(P), Cara Ann Morgan(S) |
| Aron TAYLOR | 107 Valley Drive, Kendal LA9 7SD | The Conservative Party | Alan Price(P), Gillian A. Price(S) |
The candidates for the Strickland Ward on Kendal Town Council are as follows:
| CANDIDATE NAME | HOME ADDRESS | DESCRIPTION | NAMES OF PROPOSER AND SECONDER |
| Liz HENDRY | 176 Burneside Road, Kendal LA9 6EB | The Green Party | Toby Christian Edward Travis(P), Cara Ann Morgan(S) |
| Jo MAGNE | 13 Horncop Lane, Kendal LA9 4SR | Labour Party | Duncan J. Rhodes(P), Margaret McCafferty(S) |
| Aron TAYLOR | 107 Valley Drive, Kendal LA9 7SD | The Conservative Party | Alan Price(P), Gillian A. Price(S) |
| Phil WALKER | 55 Lingmoor Rise, Kendal LA9 7NR | Liberal Democrats | David Ian Bradley(P), Elizabeth Mary Hodgson(S) |
