Allerdale Borough Council elections

Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 56 councillors have been elected from 31 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1991
Labour	1991 - 2003
No overall control	2003 - present

Council elections

Allerdale District Council election, 1973
Allerdale District Council election, 1976
Allerdale District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Allerdale District Council election, 1983
Allerdale District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Allerdale District Council election, 1991
Allerdale Borough Council election, 1995
Allerdale Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seat by 1)^[5]^[6]
Allerdale Borough Council election, 2003
Allerdale Borough Council election, 2007
Allerdale Borough Council election, 2011
Allerdale Borough Council election, 2015

Borough result maps

1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Ellen By-Election 6 March 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	207	42.0
	Liberal Democrat	148	30.0
	Independent	138	28.0
Majority		59	12.0
Turnout		493	31.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Salterbeck By-Election 6 March 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	537	89.6
	Liberal Democrat	62	10.4
Majority		475	79.2
Turnout		599	30.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Broughton By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	489	88.6
	Conservative	63	11.4
Majority		426	77.2
Turnout		552	42.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Moorclose By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	525	59.7	-9.4
	Liberal Democrat	355	40.3	+9.4
Majority		170	19.4
Turnout		880	29.0
	Labour hold	Swing

St Johns By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	436	53.4	-10.6
	Conservative	381	46.6	+10.6
Majority		55	6.8
Turnout		817	23.5
	Labour hold	Swing

Stainburn By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	259	51.1	-3.0
	Conservative	248	48.9	+3.0
Majority		11	2.2
Turnout		507	22.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Keswick By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	648	45.7
	Conservative	388	27.4
	Labour	331	23.3
	Independent	51	3.6
Majority		260	28.3
Turnout		1,418	34.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative	Swing

St Michaels By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	658	74.2	+2.9
	Conservative	229	25.8	+25.8
Majority		429	48.4
Turnout		887
	Labour hold	Swing

Salterbeck By-Election 27 August 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour		unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

1999-2003

Moorclose By-Election 1 July 1999 (3)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joan Minto	906
	Labour	Peter Bales	888
	Labour	Philip Tibble	770
	Liberal Democrat	John Morley	289
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Hayton	255
	Liberal Democrat	Bertha Wright	225
	Conservative	Simon Collins	220
Turnout			3,553	24
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Waver By-Election 20 September 2001^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Patrick Short	119	67.6	+67.6
	Independent	Gordon Hanning	57	32.4	-44.9
Majority			62	35.2
Turnout			176	12.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

2003-2007

Solway By-Election 19 June 2003^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Buchanan	274	57.3
	Independent	Dorothy Tinnion	87	18.2
	Independent	Janice Nott	69	14.4
	Labour	Mark Kidd	48	10.0
Majority			187	39.1
Turnout			478	36.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wampool By-Election 1 April 2004^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stuart Moffat	308	69.7
	Liberal Democrat	Davis Black	96	21.7
	Labour	Christine Smith	38	8.6
Majority			212	48.0
Turnout			442	31.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Wharrels By-Election 18 August 2005^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jacqueline Mounsey	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waver By-Election 8 September 2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Hunter	220	82.4	+82.4
	Independent	Charles Miles	47	17.6	-42.3
Majority			173	64.8
Turnout			267	18.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Marsh By-Election 3 November 2005^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Vaughan Hodgson	213	61.9
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Barker	131	38.1
Majority			82	23.8
Turnout			344	26.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Dalton By-Election 24 November 2005^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Chris Garrard	220	72.6
	Labour	Bill Bacon	83	27.4
Majority			137	45.2
Turnout			303	22.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

All Saints By-Election 5 June 2008^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alan Tyson	587	45.0	-1.8
	Labour	Christine Smith	536	41.1	-12.2
	BNP	Paul Stafford	99	7.6	+7.6
	Green	Helen Graham	58	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Eddie Woodthorpe	25	1.9	+1.9
Majority			51	3.9
Turnout			1,305	36
	Conservative hold		Swing

Workington St John's By-Election 30 October 2008^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Gerald Humes	452	35.6	-14.7
	Conservative	Simon Collins	394	31.0	-18.7
	BNP	Clive Jefferson	257	20.2	+20.2
	Independent	John Bracken	113	8.9	+8.9
	Green	Alistair Grey	55	4.3	+4.3
Majority			58	4.6
Turnout			1,271	30.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Christchurch By-Election 19 August 2010^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Roy Swindells	466	66.1	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Peck	131	18.6	+18.6
	Green	Bob Edwards	108	15.3	+15.3
Majority			335	47.5
Turnout			705	24.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Keswick By-Election 1 September 2011^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Pugmire	757	59.7
	Labour	Tony Lywood	448	35.3
	Green	Flic Crowley	63	5.0
Majority			309	24.4
Turnout			1,268	31.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

2016-present

Christchurch by-election 22 September 2016^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Joan Ellis	324	40.7	+5.8
	Liberal Democrat	Debbie Taylor	234	29.4	+20.0
	Conservative	Simon Nicholson	206	25.9	-19.3
	UKIP	Eric Atkinson	32	4.0	N/A
Majority			90	11.3
Turnout			800	36
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Party Councillor Margaret Jackson.

References

↑ "News releases". Allerdale borough council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ The District of Allerdale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
↑ The Allerdale and Carlisle (Areas) Order 1983
↑ "Allerdale". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Allerdale (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Borough elections results 2007". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "By-Election in Waver". Allerdale Borough Council. 26 September 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Election results 2003". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Wampool ward election result". Allerdale Borough Council. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Borough elections results 2007". Allerdale borough council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "John wins election for Tories". Cumbria Life. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Lib Dems lose Allerdale seat". News and Star. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Tories hold Dalton ward". Cumbria Life. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Elections 2011". Allerdale borough council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Labour takes Tory ward in Workington election". The Whitehaven News. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "News releases". Allerdale borough council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ "Liberal Democrats make a comeback to Allerdale Council". Times & Star. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
↑ http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2016/09/23/cockermouth-christchurch-borough-parish-election-results/

By-election results

External links

Allerdale Borough Council

Council elections in Cumbria

Cumbria County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Allerdale Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

Carlisle City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Copeland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Eden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

South Lakeland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Cumberland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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