Local government elections in Cumbria, England
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
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
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
Election results
| 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
1995-1999
Ellen By-Election 6 March 1997 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 | | |
Salterbeck By-Election 6 March 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 537 | 89.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | | 62 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 475 | 79.2 | |
Turnout | 599 | 30.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Broughton By-Election 18 September 1997 Party | Candidate | 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 | 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 | | |
St Johns By-Election 18 September 1997 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 | | |
Stainburn By-Election 18 September 1997 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 | | |
Keswick By-Election 26 March 1998 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 | | |
St Michaels By-Election 7 May 1998 Party | Candidate | 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)[14] 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 | | |
Waver By-Election 20 September 2001[15] 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
Solway By-Election 19 June 2003[16] 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[17] 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 | | |
Wharrels By-Election 18 August 2005[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Mounsey | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Waver By-Election 8 September 2005[19] 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[20] 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 | | |
Dalton By-Election 24 November 2005[21] 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[22] 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[23] 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[24] 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
Keswick By-Election 1 September 2011[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | | |
Derwent Valley By-Election 2 May 2013[26] 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 | | |
Wampool By-Election 2 May 2013[27] 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 | | |
Boltons By-Election 20 June 2013[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | | |
Seaton By-Election 14 November 2013[29] 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
Dalton by-election 24 March 2016[30] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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 | | |
Moss Bay by-election 24 March 2016[31] 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 | | |
Christchurch by-election 22 September 2016[32] 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
Christchurch by-election 6 May 2021[34] 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 | | |
Ellen and Gilcrux by-election 6 May 2021[35] 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 | | |
St John's by-election 6 May 2021[36] 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 | | |
Seaton and Northside by-election 6 May 2021[37] 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 | | |
Maryport South by-election 25 November 2021[38] 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 | | |
Stainburn and Clifton by-election 17 February 2022[39] 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 | | |
St Michael's by-election 5 May 2022[40] 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 | | |
References
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- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Boltons Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Seaton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dalton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Moss Bay Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aspatria Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Maryport South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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External links
- Allerdale Borough Council