2007 Allerdale Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Allerdale council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Allerdale UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Allerdale council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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.

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Results

Allerdale Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2117-637.545.317,350+1.3%
  Conservative 1951+433.921.18,076+1.5%
  Independent 1241+321.425.59,775+2.4%
  Liberal Democrats 412-17.14.11,579-8.3%
  BNP 000002.91,102+2.1%
  Green 000001.1405+1.1%

9 Conservative, 4 Labour, 1 Independent and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.

By ward

All Saints Cockermouth (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Smith874
Conservative Samuel Standage767
Conservative Stephen Coates745
Labour Christine Smith695
Conservative Alan Tyson666
Labour Jonathon Nagle642
Turnout 4,38949+13
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Aspatria (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Wilson490
Independent Audrey Tinnion483
Labour Gerald Sewell424
Labour Henry Barker318
Turnout 1,71538-2
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Boltons
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joseph Mumbersonuncontested
Independent hold Swing
Broughton St Bridgets (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Nicholson659
Labour John Ardron638
Conservative Adrian Davis-Johnston637
Labour Ken McDonald523
BNP Nigel Williamson137
Turnout 2,59447
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Christchurch Cockermouth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Jackson673
Conservative Les Lytollis571
Labour Isabel Burns360
Labour Phil Graham320
Turnout 1,92436+4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Heather McIntosh29051.6+18.6
Labour Maureen Rourke27248.4-18.6
Majority183.2
Turnout 56249+3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Crummock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Milburn45868.3
Green Jill Perry21331.7
Majority24536.6
Turnout 67153+4
Conservative hold Swing
Dalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Garrarduncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Derwent Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Heslopuncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Ellen (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Bell401
Labour John Colhoun338
Conservative Tony North229
Independent David Thomas197
Green Geoff Smith192
Turnout 1,35736
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ellenborough Maryport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Wood635
Labour Martin Wood580
BNP Martin Wingfield342
Turnout 1,55735
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ewanrigg Maryport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Holding610
Labour Carni McCarron-Holmes572
BNP Tina Wingfield276
Turnout 1,45837
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Flimby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Kendalluncontested
Labour hold Swing
Harrington Workington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Francis610
Liberal Democrats Allan Caine594
Labour Merjorie Rae534
Independent Hilary Harrington363
Turnout 2,10140+6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Holme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Markley32473.1+35.8
Labour Mark Hayhurst11926.7+1.6
Majority20546.4+34.2
Turnout 44334+4
Conservative hold Swing
Keswick (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denstone Kempuncontested
Conservative Ron Munbyuncontested
Liberal Democrats David Robinsonuncontested
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Marsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vaughan Hodgsonuncontested
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Moorclose Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bales602
Labour Nik Hardy546
Independent Joseph Robertson522
Labour Phil Tibble403
Turnout 2,07355+31
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Moss Bay Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Cannon507
Labour Carole Armstrong439
Labour Bill Bacon432
Independent John Bracken430
Turnout 1,80827+2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Netherhall Maryport (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Gardneruncontested
Labour Angela Kendalluncontested
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Seaton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Trevor Fee1,074
Independent Joseph Sandwith941
Independent Miriam Gainford777
Labour Jim Musgrave478
Labour Celia Tibble468
Turnout 3,73840+3
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Silloth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill Jefferson683
Independent Margaret Snaith597
Labour Jonathon Wood185
Turnout 1,46537
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Solway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Listeruncontested
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Holliday788
Conservative Mike Davidson780
Conservative John Heathcote698
Conservative Richard Jones591
Labour Joan Wright560
Labour Konrad Hansen418
Turnout 3,83537+9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Michaels Workington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivor Humes648
Labour Alan Barry639
Independent Jean Macleod637
Labour Mary Bainbridge612
Independent Eddie Woodthorpe486
Turnout 3,02224-9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Stainburn Workington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hardon27857.6
Labour Ted Routledge12024.8
Liberal Democrats Marl Lancaster8517.6
Majority15832.8
Turnout 48335
Conservative hold Swing
Wampool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Moffatuncontested
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Warnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan Fairbairnuncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Waver
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hunteruncontested
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wharrels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Mounseyuncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Wigton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Scott821
Independent Binky Armstrong756
Labour John Crouch650
Independent Alan Hortin518
BNP Paul Stafford347
Turnout 3,09234-1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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