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.[1]

Map of the results of the 2011 Allerdale council election. Labour in red, Independents in grey and Conservatives in blue.

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.[2] Labour gains included the former leader of the council, Mark Fryer, who took Stainburn ward from the Conservatives by 2 votes.[2] The Conservatives lost 5 seats to have 12 councillors, including losses in All Saints Cockermouth and Broughton St Bridgets.[2] 16 independents were elected, including gains in Broughton St Bridgets and Netherhall Maryport.[2] No other party won any seats on council, with the Liberal Democrats losing 2 seats in Harrington Workington as the party was wiped out.[2] Overall turnout for the election was 46.19%.[3]

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.[3]

Allerdale Local Election Result 2011[4][5]
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)[2][4]
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 5,185 52.5 +3
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Aspatria (2)[4]
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 1,575 39 +1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Boltons[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joe Mumberson 504 66.2
Conservative Graham Sadler 257 33.8
Majority 247 32.5
Turnout 761 53.6
Independent hold Swing
Broughton St Bridgets (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nicky Cockburn 715
Independent Tony North 675
Labour John Ardron 648
Labour Brian Campbell 578
Turnout 2,616 51.2 +4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Christchurch Cockermouth (2)[2][4]
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 2,642 50.7 +15
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Tibble 364 64.9 +16.5
Independent Heather McIntosh 197 35.1 +35.1
Majority 167 29.8
Turnout 561 45.5 -3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Crummock[2][4]
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 382 49.0 +12.4
Turnout 779 62.0 +9
Conservative hold Swing
Dalton[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Garrard 456 63.3
Labour Emma Holding 167 23.2
Green Flic Crowley 97 13.5
Majority 289 40.1
Turnout 720 50.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Derwent Valley[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Heslop 486 74.4
Labour Peter Cross 167 25.6
Majority 319 48.9
Turnout 653 53.2
Conservative hold Swing
Ellen (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Colhoun 484
Labour Louise Maguire 391
Independent Jeanette Martin 356
Conservative Mike Johnson 277
Green Geoff Smith 193
Turnout 1,701 44.0 +8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ellenborough Maryport (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Wood 693
Labour Martin Wood 674
BNP Dawn Charlton 308
Turnout 1,675 38.3 +3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ewanrigg Maryport (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carni McCarron-Holmes 679
Labour Ashley Moore 604
Maryport 4 Maryport Independent Mark Hayhurst 182
BNP Jennifer Matthys 136
Turnout 1,601 38.7 +2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Flimby[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Kendall 342 71.1
Conservative Fiona Buchanan 83 17.3
BNP David Wilson 56 11.6
Majority 259 53.8
Turnout 481 39.1
Labour hold Swing
Harrington Workington (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marjorie Rae 642
Independent Hilary Harrington 412
Liberal Democrats Ian Francis 382
Labour Jim Osborn 345
Turnout 1,781 45.1 +5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Holme[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Markley unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Keswick (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denstone Kemp unopposed
Conservative Ron Munby unopposed
Independent David Robinson unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marsh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derick Hodgson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Moorclose Workington (3)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Bales 719
Labour Joan Wright 629
Independent Denis Robertson 608
Independent Stephen Stoddart 526
Labour Neil Schofield 511
Turnout 2,993 42.7 -12
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Moss Bay Workington (3)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Cannon 620
Labour Carole Armstrong 596
Labour Bill Bacon 572
Independent John Bracken 395
Turnout 2,183 34.5 +8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Netherhall Maryport (2)[2][4]
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 1,729 44.2
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Seaton (3)[2][4]
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 3,365 43.2 +3
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing
Silloth (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bill Jefferson unopposed
Independent Margaret Snaith unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Solway[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Lister 365 61.3
Labour Marcus Cosgrove 230 38.7
Majority 135 22.7
Turnout 595 46
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns Workington (3)[2][4]
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 4,370 56.6 +20
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Michaels Workington (3)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Bainbridge 935
Labour Billy Miskelly 741
Labour Carl Holding 690
Independent Elsie Johnsen 682
Independent Grahame Hayton 444
Turnout 3,492 41.9 +18
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Stainburn Workington[2][4]
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 2 0.3
Turnout 633 45.8 +11
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wampool[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Moffat 472 75.2
Labour Nathan Wilson 156 24.8
Majority 316 50.3
Turnout 628 46.6
Conservative hold Swing
Warnell[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan Fairbairn 679 75.8
Labour Eric Wright 217 24.2
Majority 462 51.6
Turnout 896 57.4
Conservative hold Swing
Waver[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Cowell 421 69.2
Labour Lynda Stephenson 187 30.8
Majority 234 38.5
Turnout 608 41.9
Conservative hold Swing
Wharrels[2][4]
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 171 25.7
Turnout 665 53.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wigton (3)[2][4]
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 4,102 39.9 +6
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

References
  1. "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. "Allerdale Borough Council elections 2011 results". Times & Star. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. "Labour seek control of Allerdale council". Times & Star. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. "Elections 2011". Allerdale borough council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. 7 May 2011. p. 30.
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