2007 Allerdale Borough Council election

Map of the results of the 2007 Allerdale council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Allerdale Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Results

Allerdale Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 1 7 -6 37.5 45.3 17,350 +1.3%
  Conservative 19 5 1 +4 33.9 21.1 8,076 +1.5%
  Independent 12 4 1 +3 21.4 25.5 9,775 +2.4%
  Liberal Democrats 4 1 2 -1 7.1 4.1 1,579 -8.3%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 1,102 +2.1%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 405 +1.1%

9 Conservative, 4 Labour, 1 Independent and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.

By ward

All Saints Cockermouth (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Smith 874
Conservative Samuel Standage 767
Conservative Stephen Coates 745
Labour Christine Smith 695
Conservative Alan Tyson 666
Labour Jonathon Nagle 642
Turnout 4,389 49 +13
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Aspatria (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Wilson 490
Independent Audrey Tinnion 483
Labour Gerald Sewell 424
Labour Henry Barker 318
Turnout 1,715 38 −2
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Boltons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joseph Mumberson uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Broughton St Bridgets (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Nicholson 659
Labour John Ardron 638
Conservative Adrian Davis-Johnston 637
Labour Ken McDonald 523
BNP Nigel Williamson 137
Turnout 2,594 47
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Christchurch Cockermouth (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Jackson 673
Conservative Les Lytollis 571
Labour Isabel Burns 360
Labour Phil Graham 320
Turnout 1,924 36 +4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clifton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Heather McIntosh 290 51.6 +18.6
Labour Maureen Rourke 272 48.4 −18.6
Majority 18 3.2
Turnout 562 49 +3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Crummock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Milburn 458 68.3
Green Jill Perry 213 31.7
Majority 245 36.6
Turnout 671 53 +4
Conservative hold Swing
Dalton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Garrard uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Derwent Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Heslop uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Ellen (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Bell 401
Labour John Colhoun 338
Conservative Tony North 229
Independent David Thomas 197
Green Geoff Smith 192
Turnout 1,357 36
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ellenborough Maryport (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Wood 635
Labour Martin Wood 580
BNP Martin Wingfield 342
Turnout 1,557 35
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ewanrigg Maryport (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Holding 610
Labour Carni McCarron-Holmes 572
BNP Tina Wingfield 276
Turnout 1,458 37
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Flimby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Kendall uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Harrington Workington (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Francis 610
Liberal Democrats Allan Caine 594
Labour Merjorie Rae 534
Independent Hilary Harrington 363
Turnout 2,101 40 +6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Holme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Markley 324 73.1 +35.8
Labour Mark Hayhurst 119 26.7 +1.6
Majority 205 46.4 +34.2
Turnout 443 34 +4
Conservative hold Swing
Keswick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denstone Kemp uncontested
Conservative Ron Munby uncontested
Liberal Democrats David Robinson uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Marsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vaughan Hodgson uncontested
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Moorclose Workington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Bales 602
Labour Nik Hardy 546
Independent Joseph Robertson 522
Labour Phil Tibble 403
Turnout 2,073 55 +31
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Moss Bay Workington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Cannon 507
Labour Carole Armstrong 439
Labour Bill Bacon 432
Independent John Bracken 430
Turnout 1,808 27 +2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Netherhall Maryport (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Gardner uncontested
Labour Angela Kendall uncontested
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Seaton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Trevor Fee 1,074
Independent Joseph Sandwith 941
Independent Miriam Gainford 777
Labour Jim Musgrave 478
Labour Celia Tibble 468
Turnout 3,738 40 +3
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Silloth (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bill Jefferson 683
Independent Margaret Snaith 597
Labour Jonathon Wood 185
Turnout 1,465 37
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Solway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Lister uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns Workington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Holliday 788
Conservative Mike Davidson 780
Conservative John Heathcote 698
Conservative Richard Jones 591
Labour Joan Wright 560
Labour Konrad Hansen 418
Turnout 3,835 37 +9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Michaels Workington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ivor Humes 648
Labour Alan Barry 639
Independent Jean Macleod 637
Labour Mary Bainbridge 612
Independent Eddie Woodthorpe 486
Turnout 3,022 24 −9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Stainburn Workington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hardon 278 57.6
Labour Ted Routledge 120 24.8
Liberal Democrats Marl Lancaster 85 17.6
Majority 158 32.8
Turnout 483 35
Conservative hold Swing
Wampool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Moffat uncontested
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Warnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan Fairbairn uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Waver
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hunter uncontested
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Wharrels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqueline Mounsey uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Wigton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Scott 821
Independent Binky Armstrong 756
Labour John Crouch 650
Independent Alan Hortin 518
BNP Paul Stafford 347
Turnout 3,092 34 −1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing