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John McCreesh is the new county councillor for Kendal Strickland & Fell after securing 1,157 votes.
The results for other candidates were as follows
Paul Braithwaite (Labour) 542
Patrick Birchall (Conservative) 268
Malcolm Nightingale (UKIP) 110
Turnout was 42.1%
The result means Cumbria County Council consists of 38 Conservative members, 25 Labour members, 14 Liberal Democrat members, 4 Independent members, 2 Genuine Independent members and 1 vacancy.