Allerdale Borough Council elections
Appearance
The election of councillors to Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria, England took place every four years. The council was established in 1974 and it was abolished in 2023. The last elections were in 2019.
At the 1999 boundary review, there were 56 councillors in 31 wards. This changed in 2019 following another boundary review. The number of councillors was reduced to 49 and the number of wards reduced to 23.[1][2]
Political control
[edit]Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1991 | |
Labour | 1991–2003 | |
No overall control | 2003–2023 |
Leadership
[edit]The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:[4]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Fryer | Labour | 4 May 2003 | ||
Jim Musgrave | Labour | 21 May 2003 | 6 May 2007 | |
Joe Milburn[5] | Conservative | 24 May 2007 | 20 May 2009 | |
Tim Heslop[6] | Conservative | 20 May 2009 | 18 May 2011 | |
Alan Smith[7] | Labour | 5 Nov 2015 | 22 May 2019 | |
Marion Fitzgerald[8] | Independent | 22 May 2019 | 21 Feb 2020 | |
Mike Johnson † | Conservative | 3 Mar 2021 | 31 Mar 2023 |
† As deputy leader, assumed leadership duties from 21 February 2020, but not formally confirmed as leader himself until 3 March 2021.
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Allerdale District Council election
- 1976 Allerdale District Council election
- 1979 Allerdale District Council election (New ward boundaries)[9]
- 1983 Allerdale District Council election
- 1987 Allerdale District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[10]
- 1991 Allerdale District Council election
- 1995 Allerdale Borough Council election
- 1999 Allerdale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seat by 1)[11][12]
- 2003 Allerdale Borough Council election
- 2007 Allerdale Borough Council election
- 2011 Allerdale Borough Council election
- 2015 Allerdale Borough Council election
- 2019 Allerdale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[13]
Election results
[edit]Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dems | UKIP | Independent | ||||||
2019 | NOC | 15 | 14 | - | - | 20 | |||||
2015 | NOC | 17 | 28 | - | 3 | 8 | |||||
2011 | NOC | 12 | 28 | - | - | 16 | |||||
2007 | NOC | 19 | 21 | 4 | - | 12 | |||||
2003 | NOC | 15 | 27 | 5 | - | 9 | |||||
1999 | Labour | 8 | 33 | 7 | - | 5 |
Borough result maps
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1999 results map
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
By-election results
[edit]1995-1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 207 | 42.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 148 | 30.0 | |||
Independent | 138 | 28.0 | |||
Majority | 59 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 493 | 31.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 537 | 89.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 62 | 10.4 | |||
Majority | 475 | 79.2 | |||
Turnout | 599 | 30.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 489 | 88.6 | |||
Conservative | 63 | 11.4 | |||
Majority | 426 | 77.2 | |||
Turnout | 552 | 42.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 525 | 59.7 | −9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 355 | 40.3 | +9.4 | ||
Majority | 170 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 880 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 436 | 53.4 | −10.6 | ||
Conservative | 381 | 46.6 | +10.6 | ||
Majority | 55 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 817 | 23.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 259 | 51.1 | −3.0 | ||
Conservative | 248 | 48.9 | +3.0 | ||
Majority | 11 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 507 | 22.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 658 | 74.2 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative | 229 | 25.8 | +25.8 | ||
Majority | 429 | 48.4 | |||
Turnout | 887 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | unopposed | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1999-2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Minto | 906 | |||
Labour | Peter Bales | 888 | |||
Labour | Philip Tibble | 770 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Morley | 289 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Hayton | 255 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bertha Wright | 225 | |||
Conservative | Simon Collins | 220 | |||
Turnout | 3,553 | 24 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Short | 119 | 67.6 | +67.6 | |
Independent | Gordon Hanning | 57 | 32.4 | −44.9 | |
Majority | 62 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 176 | 12.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
2003-2007
[edit]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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Moffat | 308 | 69.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Davis Black | 96 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | Christine Smith | 38 | 8.6 | ||
Majority | 212 | 48.0 | |||
Turnout | 442 | 31.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Mounsey | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vaughan Hodgson | 213 | 61.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Barker | 131 | 38.1 | ||
Majority | 82 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 344 | 26.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Swindells | 466 | 66.1 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Hope | 225 | 49.3 | −25.1 | |
UKIP | Mark Jenkinson | 92 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Green | Geoff Smith | 82 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Lawson | 57 | 12.5 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 133 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 456 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Macdonald | 195 | 41.1 | −34.1 | |
UKIP | Robert Hardon | 102 | 21.5 | +21.5 | |
Independent | Marion Fitzgerald | 98 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
Green | Jill Perry | 40 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Miles | 39 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 93 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 474 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Marion Fitzgerald | 175 | 35.7 | +35.7 | |
Conservative | Colin Smithson | 157 | 32.0 | −1.8 | |
Independent | Mary Mumberson | 103 | 21.0 | +21.0 | |
Green | Dianne Standen | 55 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 18 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 490 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Lawson | 464 | 40.0 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Mark Jenkinson | 426 | 36.7 | +36.7 | |
Conservative | Mike Davidson | 133 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Green | Alistair Grey | 108 | 9.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Snowden | 30 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,161 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
2015-2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Marion Fitzgerald | 133 | 31.7 | +31.7 | |
Labour | Ross Hayman | 118 | 28.2 | +28.2 | |
Conservative | Mike Johnson | 93 | 22.2 | −26.0 | |
UKIP | Eric Atkinson | 53 | 12.6 | −1.9 | |
Green | Flic Crowley | 22 | 5.3 | −10.6 | |
Majority | 15 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 419 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Johnston | 411 | 64.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Bob Hardon | 189 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Louise Donnelly | 33 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 222 | 35.1 | |||
Turnout | 633 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Ellis | 324 | 40.7 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Debbie Taylor | 234 | 29.4 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | Simon Nicholson | 206 | 25.9 | −19.3 | |
UKIP | Eric Atkinson | 32 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 90 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 800 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2019-2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kevin Thurlow | 531 | 50.4 | +50.4 | |
Conservative | Lucy Winter | 344 | 32.6 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Billy Miskelly | 158 | 15.0 | −9.3 | |
Workers Party | Glenn Doncaster | 21 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 187 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,054 | ||||
Independent gain from Putting Cumbria First | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Kennon | 623 | 48.6 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Helen Tucker | 378 | 29.5 | −23.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barnes | 248 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Independent | Russ Cockburn | 21 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
For Britain | Eric Atkinson | 12 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 245 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,282 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Gorrill | 343 | 39.4 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Martin Harris | 285 | 32.7 | −12.4 | |
Independent | Scott Blagg | 193 | 22.2 | +22.2 | |
Green | Dianne Standen | 38 | 4.4 | −14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margrit Scott | 12 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 58 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 871 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Antony McGuckin | 513 | 38.3 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Debbie Garton | 451 | 33.7 | +22.7 | |
Independent | Andrew Eccles | 250 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
Independent | George Campbell | 55 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bennett | 41 | 3.1 | −4.9 | |
Green | Alison Parker | 30 | 2.2 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 62 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,340 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Sharpe | 629 | 41.5 | +15.8 | |
Independent | Aileen Brown | 415 | 27.4 | +27.4 | |
Labour | Beth Dixon | 395 | 26.1 | +2.0 | |
Green | Alistair Grey | 48 | 2.2 | −5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Murray | 27 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 214 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,514 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Pegram | 273 | 52.9 | +10.2 | |
Independent | Eric Galletly | 149 | 28.9 | +28.9 | |
Conservative | Steve Newton | 94 | 18.2 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 124 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | 516 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jimmy Grisdale | 354 | 54.6 | +25.1 | |
Conservative | Jacqueline Kirkbride | 294 | 45.4 | +28.3 | |
Majority | 60 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 648 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Cannon | 454 | 49.8 | +11.3 | |
Independent | Ralph Hunter | 278 | 30.5 | +30.5 | |
Conservative | John Connell | 179 | 19.6 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 176 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 911 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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