Elections to Allerdale Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 21 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 37.5 | 45.3 | 17,350 | +1.3% | |
Conservative | 19 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 33.9 | 21.1 | 8,076 | +1.5% | |
Independent | 12 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 9,775 | +2.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 1,579 | -8.3% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,102 | +2.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 405 | +1.1% |
9 Conservative, 4 Labour, 1 Independent and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Smith | 874 | |||
Conservative | Samuel Standage | 767 | |||
Conservative | Stephen Coates | 745 | |||
Labour | Christine Smith | 695 | |||
Conservative | Alan Tyson | 666 | |||
Labour | Jonathon Nagle | 642 | |||
Turnout | 4,389 | 49 | +13 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Wilson | 490 | |||
Independent | Audrey Tinnion | 483 | |||
Labour | Gerald Sewell | 424 | |||
Labour | Henry Barker | 318 | |||
Turnout | 1,715 | 38 | -2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joseph Mumberson | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Nicholson | 659 | |||
Labour | John Ardron | 638 | |||
Conservative | Adrian Davis-Johnston | 637 | |||
Labour | Ken McDonald | 523 | |||
BNP | Nigel Williamson | 137 | |||
Turnout | 2,594 | 47 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Jackson | 673 | |||
Conservative | Les Lytollis | 571 | |||
Labour | Isabel Burns | 360 | |||
Labour | Phil Graham | 320 | |||
Turnout | 1,924 | 36 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Heather McIntosh | 290 | 51.6 | +18.6 | |
Labour | Maureen Rourke | 272 | 48.4 | -18.6 | |
Majority | 18 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 562 | 49 | +3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Milburn | 458 | 68.3 | ||
Green | Jill Perry | 213 | 31.7 | ||
Majority | 245 | 36.6 | |||
Turnout | 671 | 53 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Garrard | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Timothy Heslop | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Bell | 401 | |||
Labour | John Colhoun | 338 | |||
Conservative | Tony North | 229 | |||
Independent | David Thomas | 197 | |||
Green | Geoff Smith | 192 | |||
Turnout | 1,357 | 36 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janice Wood | 635 | |||
Labour | Martin Wood | 580 | |||
BNP | Martin Wingfield | 342 | |||
Turnout | 1,557 | 35 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carl Holding | 610 | |||
Labour | Carni McCarron-Holmes | 572 | |||
BNP | Tina Wingfield | 276 | |||
Turnout | 1,458 | 37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Kendall | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Francis | 610 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Allan Caine | 594 | |||
Labour | Merjorie Rae | 534 | |||
Independent | Hilary Harrington | 363 | |||
Turnout | 2,101 | 40 | +6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Markley | 324 | 73.1 | +35.8 | |
Labour | Mark Hayhurst | 119 | 26.7 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 205 | 46.4 | +34.2 | ||
Turnout | 443 | 34 | +4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denstone Kemp | uncontested | |||
Conservative | Ron Munby | uncontested | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vaughan Hodgson | uncontested | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Bales | 602 | |||
Labour | Nik Hardy | 546 | |||
Independent | Joseph Robertson | 522 | |||
Labour | Phil Tibble | 403 | |||
Turnout | 2,073 | 55 | +31 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Cannon | 507 | |||
Labour | Carole Armstrong | 439 | |||
Labour | Bill Bacon | 432 | |||
Independent | John Bracken | 430 | |||
Turnout | 1,808 | 27 | +2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Gardner | uncontested | |||
Labour | Angela Kendall | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Trevor Fee | 1,074 | |||
Independent | Joseph Sandwith | 941 | |||
Independent | Miriam Gainford | 777 | |||
Labour | Jim Musgrave | 478 | |||
Labour | Celia Tibble | 468 | |||
Turnout | 3,738 | 40 | +3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Bill Jefferson | 683 | |||
Independent | Margaret Snaith | 597 | |||
Labour | Jonathon Wood | 185 | |||
Turnout | 1,465 | 37 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lister | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joe Holliday | 788 | |||
Conservative | Mike Davidson | 780 | |||
Conservative | John Heathcote | 698 | |||
Conservative | Richard Jones | 591 | |||
Labour | Joan Wright | 560 | |||
Labour | Konrad Hansen | 418 | |||
Turnout | 3,835 | 37 | +9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ivor Humes | 648 | |||
Labour | Alan Barry | 639 | |||
Independent | Jean Macleod | 637 | |||
Labour | Mary Bainbridge | 612 | |||
Independent | Eddie Woodthorpe | 486 | |||
Turnout | 3,022 | 24 | -9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Hardon | 278 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | Ted Routledge | 120 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Marl Lancaster | 85 | 17.6 | ||
Majority | 158 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 483 | 35 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Moffat | uncontested | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Duncan Fairbairn | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hunter | uncontested | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Mounsey | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Scott | 821 | |||
Independent | Binky Armstrong | 756 | |||
Labour | John Crouch | 650 | |||
Independent | Alan Hortin | 518 | |||
BNP | Paul Stafford | 347 | |||
Turnout | 3,092 | 34 | -1 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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