| Election Name: | 2012 South Lakeland District Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2011 South Lakeland District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2014 South Lakeland District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 18 of the 51 seats to South Lakeland District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 32 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,569 |
| Percentage1: | 44.9% |
| Seats After1: | 34 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 18 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,885 |
| Percentage2: | 40.8% |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 1 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,637 |
| Percentage3: | 9.7% |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
| After Election: | Liberal Democrats |
The 2012 South Lakeland District Council election was held on 3 May 2012[1] to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election, having been elected "all out" in 2008 and "in thirds" every year thereafter.
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | align=center | 33 | align=center | 34 | align=center | 1 | |
| Conservatives | align=center | 17 | align=center | 14 | align=center | 3 | |
| Labour | align=center | 1 | align=center | 3 | align=center | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 51 | |||||
| Working majority | |||||||