Allerdale

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Borough of Allerdale
Borough
The Arms of Allerdale Borough Council
Shown within Cumbria
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyCumbria
Historic countyCumberland
FoundedApril 1974
Admin. HQWorkington
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet
 • ExecutiveConservative Party/Independents
 • MPs:Mark Jenkinson, Trudy Harrison, Neil Hudson
 • LeaderMarion Fitzgerald
Area
 • Total480 sq mi (1,242 km2)
Area rank19th
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total97,761
 • RankRanked 248th
 • Density200/sq mi (79/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code16UB (ONS) E07000026 (GSS)
Ethnicity99.4% White British
Websiteallerdale.gov.uk

The Borough of Allerdale was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the municipal borough of Workington, the urban districts of Maryport, Cockermouth and Keswick; and the rural districts of Cockermouth and Wigton, all of which were within the administrative county of Cumberland. In 1995 Allerdale was granted borough status.

The name derives from the ancient region of Allerdale, represented latterly by the two wards of Cumberland, called Allerdale above Derwent and Allerdale below Derwent, the present borough corresponding largely to the latter with parts of the former. Much of the area during the medieval period was a Royal Forest subject to forest law.[2]

Settlements

Workington is the largest settlement in the borough, and is the seat of the borough council. Allerdale House in Workington is the meeting place and primary office space used by the council.[3] The building is known locally as "Perry's Palace" after former council leader Tony Perry, who was responsible for its construction.[4] Other settlements in the borough include: Abbeytown, Allonby, Aspatria, Bolton Low Houses, Bothel, Brigham, Broughton, Clifton, Cockermouth, Crosby, Dean, Dearham, Fletchertown, Flimby, Ireby, Keswick, Kirkbride, Maryport, Mawbray, Plumbland, Seaton, Silloth, Tallentire, Thursby, Waverton, Westnewton, and Wigton.[5]

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Allerdale.

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Individuals

Politics

Elections to the borough council are held every four years with 49 councillors being elected from 23 wards.[8] No party has had a majority on the council since Labour lost their majority at the 2003 election. As of the 2019 election, the council is jointly administered by the Conservative Party and independents.[9] The current leader is Cllr Marion Fitzgerald, an Independent, and the deputy leader is Mike Johnson of the Conservative Party, who replaced Mark Jenkinson, when Jenkinson became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington.[10]

Date Labour +/- Conservative +/- Independent +/- Liberal Democrat +/- UKIP +/- Control
2011 28 12 15 1 0 NOC
2013 27 -1 12 = 16 +1 0 -1 1 +1 NOC
2014 27 = 12 = 13 -3 - 4 +3 NOC
2015 28 +1 17 +5 8 -5 - 3 -1 NOC
Dec 2016[11][12][13] 28 = 16 -1 10 +2 - 2 -1 NOC
2019 14 -14 15 -1 20 +10 0 = 0 -2 NOC

References
  1. "Local Authority population 2011". Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. Raymond Grant (1991). The royal forests of England. Wolfeboro Falls, NH: Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-86299-781-X. OL 1878197M. 086299781X. See table, p221
  3. "Contact Us". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. "Former Allerdale council chief Tony Perry dies". Times & Star. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. "Town and Parish Council boundaries". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. Irving, Jonathan (26 September 2019). "Ben Stokes to be made Freeman of Allerdale". allerdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. "Stoked: Cumbrian cricket legend to be made Freeman of his home Borough". ITV News. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. "Your Councillors". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. "England local election results 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  10. "Political structure of the council". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  11. Democratic Services, democratic services@allerdale gov uk (23 March 2018). "Allerdale Borough Council – Your Councillors". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  12. "New councillors elected". Times and Star.
  13. democratic.services@allerdale.gov.uk, Democratic Services. "Political makeup – Allerdale Borough Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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