# 2011 Allerdale Borough Council election

The 2011 Allerdale Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

## Results

The results saw the Labour Party make 6 gains to win exactly half of the 56 seats on the council, 1 short of a majority. Labour gains included the former leader of the council, Mark Fryer, who took Stainburn ward from the Conservatives by 2 votes. The Conservatives lost 5 seats to have 12 councillors, including losses in All Saints Cockermouth and Broughton St Bridgets. 16 independents were elected, including gains in Broughton St Bridgets and Netherhall Maryport. No other party won any seats on council, with the Liberal Democrats losing 2 seats in Harrington Workington as the party was wiped out. Overall turnout for the election was 46.19%.
Following the election Labour said it intended to take control of the council as a minority administration replacing the previous alliance between the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and 7 independents.
Allerdale Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 28 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 50.0 | 52.3 | 25,637 | +7.0% |
| Independent | 16 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 28.6 | 22.2 | 10,856 | -3.3% |
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 9,406 | -1.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 2.5 | 1,213 | -1.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 985 | +0.9% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 893 | -1.1% |
3 Conservative, 3 independent and 1 Labour candidates were unopposed.

### By ward

All Saints Cockermouth (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 1,062 | | |
| | Labour | Len Davies | 884 | | |
| | Labour | Christine Smith | 848 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Tyson | 751 | | |
| | Conservative | Hilary Hope | 719 | | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Scales | 663 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Juliet Henderson | 258 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,185 | 52.5 | +3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Aspatria (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bill Finlay | 401 | | |
| | Independent | David Wilson | 361 | | |
| | Labour | Laurie Mansfield | 344 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Roberts | 253 | | |
| | Labour | Billy Pegram | 216 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 39 | +1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Boltons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joe Mumberson | 504 | 66.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Sadler | 257 | 33.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 32.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 53.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Broughton St Bridgets (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nicky Cockburn | 715 | | |
| | Independent | Tony North | 675 | | |
| | Labour | John Ardron | 648 | | |
| | Labour | Brian Campbell | 578 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,616 | 51.2 | +4 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Christchurch Cockermouth (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Jackson | 639 | | |
| | Conservative | Sam Standage | 583 | | |
| | Labour | Julie Laidlow | 550 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Graham | 543 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Snowden | 165 | | |
| | Green | Michael Baron | 162 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,642 | 50.7 | +15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clifton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Tibble | 364 | 64.9 | +16.5 |
| | Independent | Heather McIntosh | 197 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 561 | 45.5 | −3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Crummock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Nicholson | 491 | 63.0 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Ann Bales | 109 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Green | Jill Perry | 95 | 12.2 | −19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Peck | 84 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 49.0 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 779 | 62.0 | +9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dalton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Chris Garrard | 456 | 63.3 |
| | Labour | Emma Holding | 167 | 23.2 |
| | Green | Flic Crowley | 97 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 720 | 50.5 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Derwent Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Timothy Heslop | 486 | 74.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Cross | 167 | 25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 48.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 653 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ellen (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Colhoun | 484 | | |
| | Labour | Louise Maguire | 391 | | |
| | Independent | Jeanette Martin | 356 | | |
| | Conservative | Mike Johnson | 277 | | |
| | Green | Geoff Smith | 193 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | 44.0 | +8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ellenborough Maryport (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janice Wood | 693 | | |
| | Labour | Martin Wood | 674 | | |
| | BNP | Dawn Charlton | 308 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | 38.3 | +3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ewanrigg Maryport (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carni McCarron-Holmes | 679 | | |
| | Labour | Ashley Moore | 604 | | |
| | Maryport 4 Maryport Independent | Mark Hayhurst | 182 | | |
| | BNP | Jennifer Matthys | 136 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | 38.7 | +2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Flimby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Kendall | 342 | 71.1 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Buchanan | 83 | 17.3 |
| | BNP | David Wilson | 56 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 53.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 481 | 39.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Harrington Workington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marjorie Rae | 642 | | |
| | Independent | Hilary Harrington | 412 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Francis | 382 | | |
| | Labour | Jim Osborn | 345 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | 45.1 | +5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Holme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Markley | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Keswick (3) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Denstone Kemp | unopposed |
| Conservative | Ron Munby | unopposed |
| Independent | David Robinson | unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Marsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derick Hodgson | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Moorclose Workington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Bales | 719 | | |
| | Labour | Joan Wright | 629 | | |
| | Independent | Denis Robertson | 608 | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Stoddart | 526 | | |
| | Labour | Neil Schofield | 511 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,993 | 42.7 | −12 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Moss Bay Workington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Cannon | 620 | | |
| | Labour | Carole Armstrong | 596 | | |
| | Labour | Bill Bacon | 572 | | |
| | Independent | John Bracken | 395 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,183 | 34.5 | +8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherhall Maryport (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | George Kemp | 483 | |
| | Labour | Angela Kendall | 422 | |
| | Labour | Jeff Gardner | 387 | |
| | Independent | Andy Long | 273 | |
| | Green | Diane Standen | 88 | |
| | BNP | Angus Matthys | 76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 44.2 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Seaton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Trevor Fee | 1,055 | | |
| | Labour | Celia Tibble | 779 | | |
| | Independent | Mirriam Gainford | 641 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Lawson | 586 | | |
| | Green | Alistair Grey | 304 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,365 | 43.2 | +3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Silloth (2) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Bill Jefferson | unopposed |
| Independent | Margaret Snaith | unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
Solway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jim Lister | 365 | 61.3 |
| | Labour | Marcus Cosgrove | 230 | 38.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 595 | 46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St Johns Workington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Holliday | 1,156 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Heaslip | 1,019 | | |
| | Labour | Konrad Hansen | 942 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Davidson | 589 | | |
| | Conservative | Simon Collins | 542 | | |
| | BNP | Carl Edgar | 122 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,370 | 56.6 | +20 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Michaels Workington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Bainbridge | 935 | | |
| | Labour | Billy Miskelly | 741 | | |
| | Labour | Carl Holding | 690 | | |
| | Independent | Elsie Johnsen | 682 | | |
| | Independent | Grahame Hayton | 444 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,492 | 41.9 | +18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Stainburn Workington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Fryer | 301 | 47.6 | +22.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hardon | 299 | 47.2 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bennett | 33 | 5.2 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 633 | 45.8 | +11 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wampool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Moffat | 472 | 75.2 |
| | Labour | Nathan Wilson | 156 | 24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 50.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 628 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Warnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Duncan Fairbairn | 679 | 75.8 |
| | Labour | Eric Wright | 217 | 24.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 51.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 896 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Waver :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joe Cowell | 421 | 69.2 |
| | Labour | Lynda Stephenson | 187 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 38.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608 | 41.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wharrels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Mounsey | 376 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Brian Cope | 205 | 30.8 |
| | Green | Helen Graham | 46 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Magrit Scott | 38 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wigton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Crouch | 843 | | |
| | Independent | George Scott | 756 | | |
| | Independent | Binky Armstrong | 734 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Warren | 714 | | |
| | Labour | Sheelagh Delaney | 458 | | |
| | Labour | Bill Goldsmith | 402 | | |
| | BNP | Paul Stafford | 195 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,102 | 39.9 | +6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |