# Allerdale Borough Council elections

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.

## Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| 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:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Mark Fryer | Labour | | 4 May 2003 |
| Jim Musgrave | Labour | 21 May 2003 | 6 May 2007 |
| Joe Milburn | Conservative | 24 May 2007 | 20 May 2009 |
| Tim Heslop | Conservative | 20 May 2009 | 18 May 2011 |
| Alan Smith | Labour | 5 Nov 2015 | 22 May 2019 |
| Marion Fitzgerald | 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

* 1973 Allerdale District Council election
* 1976 Allerdale District Council election
* 1979 Allerdale District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Allerdale District Council election
* 1987 Allerdale District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 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)
* 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)

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Labour | | Lib Dems | | UKIP | | Independent |
| 2019 | NOC | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 20 |
| 2015 | NOC | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | NOC | 12 | 12 | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 | NOC | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| 2003 | NOC | 15 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| 1999 | Labour | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 5 | 5 |

## Borough result maps

* 1999 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Ellen By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 207 | 42.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 148 | 30.0 |
| | Independent | | 138 | 28.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 493 | 31.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Salterbeck By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 537 | 89.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 62 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 79.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 599 | 30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Broughton By-Election 18 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 489 | 88.6 |
| | Conservative | | 63 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 77.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 552 | 42.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Moorclose By-Election 18 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 525 | 59.7 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 355 | 40.3 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 880 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Johns By-Election 18 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 436 | 53.4 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | | 381 | 46.6 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 817 | 23.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stainburn By-Election 18 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 259 | 51.1 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | | 248 | 48.9 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 507 | 22.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Keswick By-Election 26 March 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 648 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative | | 388 | 27.4 |
| | Labour | | 331 | 23.3 |
| | Independent | | 51 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | 34.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
St Michaels By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 658 | 74.2 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | | 229 | 25.8 | +25.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 48.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 887 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Salterbeck By-Election 27 August 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Moorclose By-Election 1 July 1999 (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,553 | 24 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Waver By-Election 20 September 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Short | 119 | 67.6 | +67.6 |
| | Independent | Gordon Hanning | 57 | 32.4 | −44.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176 | 12.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Solway By-Election 19 June 2003 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 187 | 39.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 478 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Wampool By-Election 1 April 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Moffat | 308 | 69.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Davis Black | 96 | 21.7 |
| | Labour | Christine Smith | 38 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 48.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 442 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Wharrels By-Election 18 August 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Mounsey | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Waver By-Election 8 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hunter | 220 | 82.4 | +82.4 |
| | Independent | Charles Miles | 47 | 17.6 | −42.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 64.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 267 | 18.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Marsh By-Election 3 November 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vaughan Hodgson | 213 | 61.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Barker | 131 | 38.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 344 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Dalton By-Election 24 November 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Garrard | 220 | 72.6 |
| | Labour | Bill Bacon | 83 | 27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 45.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 303 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2007-2011

All Saints By-Election 5 June 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 51 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,305 | 36 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Workington St John's By-Election 30 October 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 58 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Christchurch By-Election 19 August 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 335 | 47.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 705 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Keswick By-Election 1 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Pugmire | 757 | 59.7 |
| | Labour | Tony Lywood | 448 | 35.3 |
| | Green | Flic Crowley | 63 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,268 | 31.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |
Derwent Valley By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 133 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 456 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wampool By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 93 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 474 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Boltons By-Election 20 June 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 18 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 490 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Seaton By-Election 14 November 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 38 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,161 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Dalton by-election 24 March 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 419 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Moss Bay by-election 24 March 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 222 | 35.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 633 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Christchurch by-election 22 September 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 90 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 800 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Aspatria by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 187 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054 | | |
| | Independent gain from Putting Cumbria First | Independent gain from Putting Cumbria First | Swing | | |
Christchurch by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 245 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,282 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ellen and Gilcrux by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 58 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 871 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St John's by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 62 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Seaton and Northside by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 214 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Maryport South by-election 25 November 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 124 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 516 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Stainburn and Clifton by-election 17 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jimmy Grisdale | 354 | 54.6 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Kirkbride | 294 | 45.4 | +28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
St Michael's by-election 5 May 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 176 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 911 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |