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 The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows: (Put "Allerdale" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 1974–1991 1991–2003 2003–2023
Leadership The leaders of the council from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2023 were:
Councillor Party From To Mark Fryer May 2003 Jim Musgrave May 2003 May 2007 Joe Milburn 24 May 2007 May 2009 Tim Heslop 20 May 2009 May 2011 Alan Smith 18 May 2011 May 2019 Marion Fitzgerald 22 May 2019 21 Feb 2020 Mike Johnson 3 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2023
Council elections 1973 Allerdale District Council election 1976 Allerdale District Council election 1979 Allerdale District Council election (New ward boundaries)The District of Allerdale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 1983 Allerdale District Council election 1987 Allerdale District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The Allerdale and Carlisle (Areas) Order 1983 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)legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Allerdale (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 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 PCF UKIP Independent 2019 NOC 15 14 - 1 - 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
By-election results 1995-1999
1999-2003
2003-2007
2007-2011
2011-2015
2015-2019
2019-2023
References
By-election results
External links Allerdale Borough Council