Allerdale

Coordinates: 54°38′24″N 3°24′43″W / 54.640°N 3.412°W

Borough of Allerdale
Borough
The Arms of Allerdale Borough Council
Shown within Cumbria
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Historic county	Cumberland
Admin. HQ	Workington
Government
• Type	Allerdale Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Labour
• MPs:	Sue Hayman, Rory Stewart
Area
• Total	480 sq mi (1,242 km^2)
Area rank	17th
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	96,471
• Rank	Ranked 246th
• Density	200/sq mi (78/km^2)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code	16UB (ONS) E07000026 (GSS)
Ethnicity	99.4% White
Website	allerdale.gov.uk

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]

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. Much of the area during the medieval period was a Royal Forest subject to forest law.^[2]

Politics

Elections to the borough council are held every four years with 56 councillors being elected from 31 wards. No party has had a majority on the council since Labour lost their majority at the 2003 election. As of the 2011 election, and following a number of by-elections and defections, the council is composed of the following councillors:-^[3][4][5]

Year	Labour	Independent	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	UKIP
2011	28	15	12	1	0
2013	27	16	12	0	1
2014	27	13	12	0	4

Parishes

The district is divided into the following civil parishes:

Name of parish	Population	Area	Density	Settlements
Above Derwent	1207			Braithwaite, Thornthwaite, Portinscale, Stair, Little Town
Aikton	480
Allhallows	548
Allonby	462
Aspatria	2718
Bassenthwaite	412
Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth	40
Blennerhasset and Torpenhow	437
Blindbothel	148
Blindcrake	287
Boltons	585
Borrowdale	438
Bothel and Threapland	438
Bowness	1221
Bridekirk	636
Brigham	1065
Bromfield	530
Broughton	1727

• Broughton Moor, Buttermere
• Caldbeck, Camerton, Cockermouth, Crosscanonby
• Dean, Dearham, Dundraw
• Embleton
• Gilcrux, Great Clifton, Greysouthen
• Hayton and Mealo, Holme Abbey, Holme East Waver, Holme Low, Holme St Cuthbert
• Ireby and Uldale
• Keswick, Kirkbampton, Kirkbride
• Little Clifton, Lorton, Loweswater
• Maryport
• Oughterside and Allerby
• Papcastle, Plumbland
• Seaton, Sebergham, Setmurthy, Silloth on Solway, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn
• Thursby
• Underskiddaw
• Waverton, Westnewton, Westward, Wigton, Winscales, Woodside, Workington, Wythop

References

1. "Local Authority population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
2. Raymond Grant (1991). The royal forests of England. Wolfeboro Falls, NH: Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-86299-781-X. 086299781X. See table, p221
3. "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
4. "Councillors by Party". Allerdale Borough Council. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
5. "Allerdale Councillors Join UKIP". News and Star. Retrieved 20 May 2014.