2019 Allerdale Borough Council election
2019 UK local government election
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The 2019 Allerdale Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 49 members of Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The number of councillors had been reduced from 56 at the previous election following a boundary review, meaning that several seats were combined. Four seats were uncontested, all of which were won by Conservative candidates. The result left the council under no overall control, with the Conservatives and independents forming the administration.[1][2]
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Summary
Election result
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 24 | 19 |  11 | 38.8 | 15,004 | 29.8 | |
| Conservative | 49 | 15 |  2 | 30.6 | 13,305 | 26.4 | |
| Labour | 42 | 14 | 14 | 28.6 | 17,350 | 34.4 | |
| Putting Cumbria First | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 344 | 0.7 | |
| Green | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,090 | 6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,006 | 2.0 | |
| For Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 274 | 0.5 |
Results are compared with the 2015 election and do not take account of subsequent by-elections, defections or other changes. UKIP lost three seats compared with 2015 but did not stand candidates and is therefore omitted from the table.
Ward results
The following tables give the official result in each ward. Percentages are percentages of votes cast in the ward; turnout is the number of ballot papers issued and the turnout percentage where published.[1]
All Saints
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Tyson | 674 | 37.2 | |||
| Labour | Alan Smith | 666 | 36.8 | |||
| Conservative | Ron Munby | 591 | 32.7 | |||
| Labour | Keith Skelton | 573 | 31.7 | |||
| Labour | Christine Smith | 524 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservative | Antony Todd | 450 | 24.9 | |||
| Green | Jane Roy | 429 | 23.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Deeks | 401 | 22.2 | |||
| For Britain | Eric Atkinson | 176 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,810 | 40.4 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||||
Allhallows & Waverton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Johnson | Unopposed | |||
Aspatria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jim Lister | 401 | 45.8 | |||
| Putting Cumbria First | Michael Little | 344 | 39.3 | |||
| Labour | William Snaith | 239 | 27.3 | |||
| Conservative | Ronald Emerson | 232 | 26.5 | |||
| Labour | Daniel Brown | 227 | 25.9 | |||
| Turnout | 876 | 28.7 | ||||
| Conservative gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP) | ||||||
| Putting Cumbria First gain from Independent | ||||||
Boltons
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Grainger | Unopposed | |||
Broughton St. Bridgets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nicky Cockburn | 787 | 60.5 | |
| Labour | Janet Farebrother | 434 | 33.4 | |
| Labour | Margaret Brown | 308 | 23.7 | |
| Conservative | Neil Rumbold | 281 | 21.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Peck | 182 | 14.0 | |
| Conservative | Leslie Parker | 170 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,301 | 41.4 | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
Christchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Ellis | 596 | 48.6 | |||
| Labour | Andrew Semple | 531 | 43.3 | |||
| Conservative | Chris Clarkin | 525 | 42.8 | |||
| Conservative | Paddy Gorrill | 398 | 32.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,227 | — | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||||
Crummock and Derwent Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carmel Bell | 291 | 45.9 | |
| Green | Jill Perry | 238 | 37.5 | |
| Labour | Alexander Rayment | 105 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | 644 | 41.7 | ||
Dalton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Marion Fitzgerald | 460 | 67.0 | |||
| Labour | Ross Hayman | 121 | 17.6 | |||
| Conservative | Stephen Haraldsen | 106 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 690 | 30.5 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | ||||||
Ellen & Gilcrux
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louise Bell | 406 | 45.7 | ||
| Labour | John Colhoun | 338 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | Hugo Graham | 321 | 36.1 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Graham | 297 | 33.4 | ||
| Green | Dianne Standen | 174 | 19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 888 | 27.9 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Flimby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Kendall | 255 | 74.8 | |
| Conservative | Ashley Cook | 86 | 25.2 | |
| Turnout | 366 | 25.9 | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
Harrington & Salterbeck
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hilary Harrington | 711 | 54.6 | ||
| Independent | Herbert Briggs | 575 | 44.2 | ||
| Independent | Carole Armstrong | 467 | 35.9 | ||
| Labour | Frank Johnston | 427 | 32.8 | ||
| Labour | Denise Rollo | 359 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | Mike Rollo | 325 | 25.0 | ||
| Conservative | Ruth Gildert | 121 | 9.3 | ||
| Conservative | William James | 98 | 7.5 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Davidson | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,302 | 28.0 | |||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
Keswick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Markus Campbell-Savours | 793 | 63.5 | |||
| Labour | Sally Lansbury | 650 | 52.0 | |||
| Conservative | Allan Daniels | 570 | 45.6 | |||
| Labour | Denstone Kemp | 532 | 42.6 | |||
| Conservative | Don Thoburn | 509 | 40.8 | |||
| Conservative | Ronnie Bell | 416 | 33.3 | |||
| Green | Jack Lenox | 396 | 31.7 | |||
| Green | Allan Todd | 391 | 31.3 | |||
| Green | Ruth Noonan | 289 | 23.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Gwenda Ward | 177 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,249 | — | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||||
| Labour gain from Independent | ||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||
Marsh & Wampool
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Hedworth | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Derick Hodgson | Unopposed | |||
Maryport North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Iain Greaney | 1,012 | 61.2 | ||
| Independent | George Kemp | 921 | 55.7 | ||
| Independent | James Kirkbridge | 784 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | Bill Pegram | 427 | 25.8 | ||
| Labour | Angela Kendall | 406 | 24.6 | ||
| Labour | Steve Ashworth | 360 | 21.8 | ||
| Conservative | Adrian Davis-Johnson | 119 | 7.2 | ||
| Conservative | Harry Gildert | 97 | 5.9 | ||
| Conservative | Genna Haraldsen | 67 | 4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,653 | 36.5 | |||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
Maryport South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carni McCarron-Holmes | 377 | 48.0 | ||
| Independent | Peter Little | 347 | 44.2 | ||
| Labour | Sharon Stamper | 324 | 41.3 | ||
| For Britain | Dave King | 98 | 12.5 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Kennon | 60 | 7.6 | ||
| Conservative | Stevan Bradley | 55 | 7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 785 | 24.8 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
Moorclose & Moss Bay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stephen Stoddart | 915 | 64.1 | ||
| Independent | Lynda Williams | 674 | 47.2 | ||
| Independent | Blain Sansom | 669 | 46.9 | ||
| Labour | Barbara Cannon | 386 | 27.0 | ||
| Labour | Neil Schofield | 375 | 26.3 | ||
| Labour | Dave Tennyson | 349 | 24.5 | ||
| Conservative | Dawn Jenkinson | 71 | 5.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Coles | 67 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent | Patrick McCarthy | 63 | 4.4 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Smithson | 45 | 3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,427 | 29.4 | |||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
Seaton & Northside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joe Sandwith | 947 | 58.9 | ||
| Independent | Daniel Horsley | 816 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Jenkinson | 582 | 36.2 | ||
| Labour | Joanne Beech | 546 | 34.0 | ||
| Labour | Jimmy Grisdale | 392 | 24.4 | ||
| Labour | Garry Humphrey | 341 | 21.2 | ||
| Green | Alistair Grey | 190 | 11.8 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Williams | 117 | 7.3 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Smithson | 97 | 6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,607 | 33.0 | |||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Silloth & Solway Coast
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Markley | 995 | 55.2 | ||
| Conservative | John Cook | 891 | 49.4 | ||
| Conservative | Owen Martin | 812 | 45.0 | ||
| Independent | Bill Jefferson | 772 | 42.8 | ||
| Green | Sharon Watson | 468 | 25.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,804 | 39.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
St. John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joe Holliday | 850 | 53.1 | |||
| Independent | Paul Scott | 582 | 36.4 | |||
| Labour | Michael Heaslip | 505 | 31.5 | |||
| Independent | David King | 467 | 29.2 | |||
| Labour | Antony McGuckin | 461 | 28.8 | |||
| Labour | Konrad Hansen | 447 | 27.9 | |||
| Conservative | Louise Donnelly | 196 | 12.2 | |||
| Conservative | Brian Carter | 180 | 11.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter McHarry | 143 | 8.9 | |||
| Conservative | Alistair Cook | 120 | 7.5 | |||
| Green | Robin Muldrew | 89 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,601 | 34.7 | ||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
| Independent gain from Labour | ||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||
St. Michael's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Will Wilkinson | 463 | 49.9 | |||
| Labour | Mary Bainbridge | 425 | 45.8 | |||
| Labour | Billy Miskelly | 343 | 37.0 | |||
| Green | Flic Crowley | 111 | 12.0 | |||
| Conservative | Diane Carter | 105 | 11.3 | |||
| Conservative | Arwen Tuck | 64 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 928 | 31.4 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | ||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||
Stainburn & Clifton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Janet King | 439 | 39.8 | ||
| Independent | Peter Gaston | 363 | 32.9 | ||
| Labour | Mark Fryer | 310 | 28.1 | ||
| Labour | Wendy Lightfoot | 257 | 23.3 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola Scott | 180 | 16.3 | ||
| Conservative | Craig Tunstall | 137 | 12.4 | ||
| Green | Fliss Watts | 121 | 11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,103 | 36.3 | |||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Independent win (new boundaries) | |||||
Warnell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Annison | 374 | 60.5 | |
| Labour | Bill Goldsmith | 141 | 22.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Miles | 103 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | 634 | 40.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
Wigton & Woodside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Crouch | 658 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | Elaine Lynch | 650 | 40.6 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Pitcher | 563 | 35.2 | ||
| Independent | Sandra Hodson | 553 | 34.5 | ||
| Labour | Heather Robbins | 461 | 28.8 | ||
| Independent | Jow Cowell | 367 | 22.9 | ||
| Conservative | Katharine Oliver | 355 | 22.2 | ||
| Conservative | John Graham | 337 | 21.0 | ||
| Green | Patricia Ackred | 194 | 12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,601 | 30.9 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Changes 2019–2022
- Aspatria councillor Michael Little, elected for Putting Cumbria First in 2019, switched to the Conservatives in October 2019 before rejoining Putting Cumbria First in February 2020 after withdrawing his resignation as a councillor.[3][4]
- Following the five by-elections held on 6 May 2021, the council comprised 18 Conservatives, 17 Allerdale Independents, 13 Labour councillors and one Moorclose Independent.[5]
- On 29 March 2022, St Michael's councillor Mary Bainbridge's seat was recorded as vacant shortly before the authority was replaced by Cumberland Council.[6]
By-elections
Aspatria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kevin Thurlow | 531 | 50.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Lucy Winter | 344 | 32.6 | −8.2 | |
| Labour | Billy Miskelly | 158 | 15.0 | −9.3 | |
| Workers Party | Glenn Doncaster | 21 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 187 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1056 | 35.02 | |||
| Independent gain from Putting Cumbria First | Swing | +29.3 | |||
The by-election filled a vacancy in a seat held after the 2019 election by Putting Cumbria First councillor Michael Little. Little had resigned as a councillor, and the council indicated that the resulting vacancy procedure could not be reversed when he attempted to withdraw the resignation.[4]
Christchurch
| 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 | N/A | |
| Independent | Russ Cockburn | 21 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| For Britain | Eric Atkinson | 12 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 245 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1291 | 37.95 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.8 | |||
The by-election filled a vacancy in a seat held after the 2019 election by Labour councillor Joan Ellis. Ellis's death was reported by the News and Star.[8]
Ellen & Gilcrux
| 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 | N/A | |
| Green | Dianne Standen | 38 | 4.4 | −14.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margrit Scott | 12 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 58 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 875 | 27.87 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.1 | |||
The by-election followed the disqualification of Labour councillor John Colhoun for failing to attend council meetings.[9]
St. John's
| 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 | N/A | |
| Independent | George Campbell | 55 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bennett | 41 | 3.1 | −4.9 | |
| Green | Alison Parker | 30 | 2.2 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 62 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1338 | 31.4 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | −6.4 | |||
The vacancy was caused by the death of independent councillor Joe Holliday in November 2020.[10]
Seaton & Northside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Sharpe | 629 | 41.5 | +15.8 | |
| Independent | Aileen Brown | 415 | 27.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Beth Dixon | 395 | 26.1 | +2.0 | |
| Green | Alistair Grey | 48 | 3.2 | −5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Murray | 27 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 214 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1475 | 27.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.8 | |||
The by-election filled a vacancy in a seat held after the 2019 election by Conservative councillor Mark Jenkinson. After being elected as the Member of Parliament for Workington, Jenkinson announced that he would step down from the council, creating the vacancy.[11]
Maryport South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Pegram | 273 | 52.9 | +10.2 | |
| Independent | Eric Galletly | 149 | 28.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Steve Newton | 94 | 18.2 | +11.4 | |
| Majority | 124 | 24.0 | |||
| Turnout | 516 | 17.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | −9.4 | |||
The by-election followed the disqualification of independent councillor Peter Little after he received an 18-week custodial sentence for sending a threatening email to Allerdale Borough Council's chief executive.[13]
Stainburn & Clifton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jimmy Grisdale | 354 | 54.6 | +25.1 | |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Kirkbride | 294 | 45.4 | +28.2 | |
| Majority | 60 | 9.2 | |||
| Turnout | 651 | 21.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | −1.6 | |||
The by-election followed the disqualification of independent councillor Janet King for failing to attend council meetings.[15][16]