Allerdale Borough Council elections

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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.

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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

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1973–1991
Labour 1991–2003
No overall control 2003–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been: [4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Mark Fryer Labour 4 May 2003
Jim Musgrave Labour 21 May 20036 May 2007
Joe Milburn [5] Conservative 24 May 200720 May 2009
Tim Heslop [6] Conservative 20 May 200918 May 2011
Alan Smith [7] Labour 5 Nov 201522 May 2019
Marion Fitzgerald [8] Independent 22 May 201921 Feb 2020
Mike Johnson † Conservative 3 Mar 202131 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

Election results

Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dems UKIP Independent
2019NOC1514--20
2015NOC1728-38
2011NOC1228--16
2007NOC19214-12
2003NOC15275-9
1999Labour8337-5

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Ellen By-Election 6 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 20742.0
Liberal Democrats 14830.0
Independent 13828.0
Majority5912.0
Turnout 49331.0
Labour hold Swing
Salterbeck By-Election 6 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 53789.6
Liberal Democrats 6210.4
Majority47579.2
Turnout 59930.0
Labour hold Swing
Broughton By-Election 18 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 48988.6
Conservative 6311.4
Majority42677.2
Turnout 55242.0
Labour hold Swing
Moorclose By-Election 18 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 52559.7-9.4
Liberal Democrats 35540.3+9.4
Majority17019.4
Turnout 88029.0
Labour hold Swing
St Johns By-Election 18 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 43653.4-10.6
Conservative 38146.6+10.6
Majority556.8
Turnout 81723.5
Labour hold Swing
Stainburn By-Election 18 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 25951.1-3.0
Conservative 24848.9+3.0
Majority112.2
Turnout 50722.0
Labour hold Swing
Keswick By-Election 26 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 64845.7
Conservative 38827.4
Labour 33123.3
Independent 513.6
Majority26028.3
Turnout 1,41834.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
St Michaels By-Election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 65874.2+2.9
Conservative 22925.8+25.8
Majority42948.4
Turnout 887
Labour hold Swing
Salterbeck By-Election 27 August 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour unopposed
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Moorclose By-Election 1 July 1999 (3) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Minto906
Labour Peter Bales888
Labour Philip Tibble770
Liberal Democrats John Morley289
Liberal Democrats Mark Hayton255
Liberal Democrats Bertha Wright225
Conservative Simon Collins220
Turnout 3,55324
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Waver By-Election 20 September 2001 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Short11967.6+67.6
Independent Gordon Hanning5732.4-44.9
Majority6235.2
Turnout 17612.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2003-2007

Solway By-Election 19 June 2003 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Buchanan27457.3
Independent Dorothy Tinnion8718.2
Independent Janice Nott6914.4
Labour Mark Kidd4810.0
Majority18739.1
Turnout 47836.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wampool By-Election 1 April 2004 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Moffat30869.7
Liberal Democrats Davis Black9621.7
Labour Christine Smith388.6
Majority21248.0
Turnout 44231.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wharrels By-Election 18 August 2005 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Mounseyunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Waver By-Election 8 September 2005 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hunter22082.4+82.4
Independent Charles Miles4717.6-42.3
Majority17364.8
Turnout 26718.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Marsh By-Election 3 November 2005 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vaughan Hodgson21361.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Barker13138.1
Majority8223.8
Turnout 34426.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Dalton By-Election 24 November 2005 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Garrard22072.6
Labour Bill Bacon8327.4
Majority13745.2
Turnout 30322.1
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

All Saints By-Election 5 June 2008 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Tyson58745.0-1.8
Labour Christine Smith53641.1-12.2
BNP Paul Stafford997.6+7.6
Green Helen Graham584.4+4.4
Independent Eddie Woodthorpe251.9+1.9
Majority513.9
Turnout 1,30536
Conservative hold Swing
Workington St John's By-Election 30 October 2008 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Humes45235.6-14.7
Conservative Simon Collins39431.0-18.7
BNP Clive Jefferson25720.2+20.2
Independent John Bracken1138.9+8.9
Green Alistair Grey554.3+4.3
Majority584.6
Turnout 1,27130.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Christchurch By-Election 19 August 2010 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Swindells46666.1+0.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Peck13118.6+18.6
Green Bob Edwards10815.3+15.3
Majority33547.5
Turnout 70524.1
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Keswick By-Election 1 September 2011 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Pugmire75759.7
Labour Tony Lywood44835.3
Green Flic Crowley635.0
Majority30924.4
Turnout 1,26831.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Derwent Valley By-Election 2 May 2013 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hilary Hope22549.3-25.1
UKIP Mark Jenkinson9220.2+20.2
Green Geoff Smith8218.0+18.0
Labour Andrew Lawson5712.5-13.1
Majority13329.2
Turnout 456
Conservative hold Swing
Wampool By-Election 2 May 2013 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Macdonald19541.1-34.1
UKIP Robert Hardon10221.5+21.5
Independent Marion Fitzgerald9820.7+20.7
Green Jill Perry408.4+8.4
Liberal Democrats Charles Miles398.2+8.2
Majority9319.6
Turnout 474
Conservative hold Swing
Boltons By-Election 20 June 2013 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Marion Fitzgerald17535.7+35.7
Conservative Colin Smithson15732.0-1.8
Independent Mary Mumberson10321.0+21.0
Green Dianne Standen5511.2+11.2
Majority183.7
Turnout 490
Independent hold Swing
Seaton By-Election 14 November 2013 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Lawson46440.0+3.6
UKIP Mark Jenkinson42636.7+36.7
Conservative Mike Davidson13311.5+11.5
Green Alistair Grey1089.3-4.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Snowden302.6+2.6
Majority383.3
Turnout 1,161
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2015-2019

Dalton by-election 24 March 2016 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Marion Fitzgerald13331.7+31.7
Labour Ross Hayman11828.2+28.2
Conservative Mike Johnson9322.2-26.0
UKIP Eric Atkinson5312.6-1.9
Green Flic Crowley225.3-10.6
Majority153.6
Turnout 419
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Moss Bay by-election 24 March 2016 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Johnston41164.9N/A
UKIP Bob Hardon18929.9N/A
Conservative Louise Donnelly335.2N/A
Majority22235.1
Turnout 633
Labour hold Swing
Christchurch by-election 22 September 2016 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Ellis32440.7+5.8
Liberal Democrats Debbie Taylor23429.4+20.0
Conservative Simon Nicholson20625.9-19.3
UKIP Eric Atkinson324.0+4.0
Majority9011.3
Turnout 800
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Aspatria by-election 6 May 2021 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Thurlow53150.4+50.4
Conservative Lucy Winter34432.6-8.2
Labour Billy Miskelly15815.0-9.3
Workers Party Glenn Doncaster212.0+2.0
Majority18717.7
Turnout 1,054
Independent gain from Putting Cumbria First Swing
Christchurch by-election 6 May 2021 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Kennon62348.6+1.8
Labour Helen Tucker37829.5-23.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnes24819.3+19.3
Independent Russ Cockburn211.6+1.6
For Britain Eric Atkinson120.9+0.9
Majority24519.1
Turnout 1,282
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Ellen and Gilcrux by-election 6 May 2021 [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Gorrill34339.4+3.8
Labour Martin Harris28532.7-12.4
Independent Scott Blagg19322.2+22.2
Green Dianne Standen384.4-14.9
Liberal Democrats Margrit Scott121.4+1.4
Majority586.7
Turnout 871
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St John's by-election 6 May 2021 [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antony McGuckin51338.3+10.0
Conservative Debbie Garton45133.7+22.7
Independent Andrew Eccles25018.7+18.7
Independent George Campbell554.1+4.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bennett413.1-4.9
Green Alison Parker302.2-2.8
Majority624.6
Turnout 1,340
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Seaton and Northside by-election 6 May 2021 [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Sharpe62941.5+15.8
Independent Aileen Brown41527.4+27.4
Labour Beth Dixon39526.1+2.0
Green Alistair Grey482.2-5.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Murray271.8+1.8
Majority21414.1
Turnout 1,514
Conservative hold Swing
Maryport South by-election 25 November 2021 [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Pegram27352.9+10.2
Independent Eric Galletly14928.9+28.9
Conservative Steve Newton9418.2+11.4
Majority12424.0
Turnout 516
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Stainburn and Clifton by-election 17 February 2022 [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Grisdale35454.6+25.1
Conservative Jacqueline Kirkbride29445.4+28.3
Majority609.3
Turnout 648
Labour gain from Independent Swing
St Michael's by-election 5 May 2022 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Cannon45449.8+11.3
Independent Ralph Hunter27830.5+30.5
Conservative John Connell17919.6+10.1
Majority17619.3
Turnout 911
Labour hold Swing

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