Allerdale
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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
.
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 district
s of Maryport
, Cockermouth
and Keswick
; and the rural district
s 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.
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 by-election, the council is composed of the following councillors:-
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington
Workington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
.
The Borough of Allerdale was formed under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Workington
Workington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
, the urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
s of Maryport
Maryport
Maryport is a town and civil parish within the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Cumberland. It is located on the A596 road north of Workington, and is the southernmost town on the Solway Firth. Maryport railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line. The town is in...
, Cockermouth
Cockermouth
-History:The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall....
and Keswick
Keswick, Cumbria
Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...
; and the rural district
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
s of Cockermouth
Cockermouth Rural District
Cockermouth was a rural district in Cumberland, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on Cockermouth rural sanitary district...
and Wigton
Wigton Rural District
Wigton was a rural district in Cumberland, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on Wigton rural sanitary district. Wigton was originally an urban district but became a civil parish in the Wigton RD in 1934....
, all of which were within the administrative county
Administrative counties of England
Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 as the areas for which county councils were elected. Some large counties were divided into several administrative...
of Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
. In 1995 Allerdale was granted borough status
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
.
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.
Politics
Elections to the borough council are held every 4 years with 56 councillorCouncillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
being elected from 31 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
. No party has had a majority on the council since Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
lost their majority at the 2003 election
Allerdale Council election, 2003
Elections to Allerdale Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.-Election result:...
. As of the 2011 election
Allerdale Council election, 2011
The 2011 Allerdale 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.-Election result:...
, and following a by-election, the council is composed of the following councillors:-
| Year | Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... | Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... |
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Parishes
The district is divided into the following civil parishes:| Name of parish | Population | Area | Density | Settlements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above Derwent Above Derwent Above Derwent is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It is bounded to the east by Derwent Water, the River Derwent and Crummock Water, and includes sections of both lakes... |
1207 | Braithwaite Braithwaite Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically within Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge, in the Borough of Allerdale. It forms part of the civil parish of Above Derwent.The eastern end of the... , Thornthwaite Thornthwaite Thornthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated just off the A66 road, to the south of Bassenthwaite Lake and within the Lake District National Park. It is some by road from Keswick.... , Portinscale Portinscale Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated close to the western shore of Derwentwater and within the Lake District National Park. It is some by road from Keswick.... , Stair Stair, Cumbria Stair is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated in the Newlands Valley, to the west of Derwent Water and within the Lake District National Park. It is some by road from Keswick.... , Little Town Little Town, Cumbria Little Town is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, within the Lake District National Park. It is situated in the Newlands Valley, separated from Derwent Water to the east by the summit of Catbells. It is some by road from Keswick.... |
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| Aikton Aikton Aikton is a small village in the north of the English county of Cumbria. There is a pub, phonebox and postbox; but no shops. The local church, St Andrew's, is over 900 years old, and is one of the oldest in the region. Many houses there have views of the Lake District. The surrounding area is... |
480 | |||
| Allhallows Allhallows, Cumbria Allhallows is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 548 . The parish includes the hamlets of Baggrow, Harbybrow, Watchhill, and Fletchertown.-External links:*... |
548 | |||
| Allonby Allonby Allonby is a village on the coast of the Allerdale district in Cumbria, England. The village is on the B5300 road five miles north of Maryport and eight miles south of Silloth.... |
462 | |||
| Aspatria Aspatria Aspatria is a small town and civil parish in Cumbria, England, and lies half way between Maryport and Wigton, on the A596. Historically within Cumberland, it is about away from the coast. It is approximately seven miles from the northern boundary of the Lake District, and located to the south east... |
2718 | |||
| Bassenthwaite Bassenthwaite Bassenthwaite is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 412. The village is about east of Cockermouth, and is approximately from Bassenthwaite Lake... |
412 | |||
| Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England, on the edge of the Lake District. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 40 who live in . It contains Bewaldeth at , High Bewaldeth at and Snittlegarth at .According to Bulmer's History &... |
40 | |||
| Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Blennerhasset and Torpenhow is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 437. It includes the villages of Blennerhasset and Torpenhow .... |
437 | |||
| Blindbothel Blindbothel Blindbothel is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It is on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is a couple of miles south of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 148.... |
148 | |||
| Blindcrake Blindcrake Blindcrake is a village and civil parish within the Isel Valley, in the Lake District National Park and in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 287. The village is some four miles north-east of Cockermouth off the old roman road to... |
287 | |||
| Boltons Boltons Boltons is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 585. Settlements in the parish include Bolton Low Houses, Bolton New Houses, Mealsgate, Boltongate and Sandale.... |
585 | |||
| Borrowdale Borrowdale Borrowdale is a valley and civil parish in the English Lake District in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England.Borrowdale lies within the historic county boundaries of Cumberland, and is sometimes referred to as Cumberland Borrowdale in order to distinguish it from another Borrowdale in the... |
438 | |||
| Bothel and Threapland Bothel and Threapland Bothel and Threapland is a civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England, just outside the Lake District National Park. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 438. The parish includes the villages of Bothel and Threapland.... |
438 | |||
| Bowness Bowness-on-Solway Bowness-on-Solway is a small village of less than 100 houses on the Solway Firth separating England and Scotland. It falls in North-West Cumbria to the west of Carlisle on the English side. The western end of Hadrian's Wall is a major tourist attraction, along with beaches and wading birds... |
1221 | |||
| Bridekirk Bridekirk Bridekirk is a village near Cockermouth in West Cumbria. It contains no shops but is does contain a small church.-Church: St. Bridgets:Bridekirk is named after its cruciform church, reconstructed in the late 1860s. Surviving are the remains of a ruined chancel with 16th-century east and south... |
636 | |||
| Brigham | 1065 | |||
| Bromfield Bromfield, Cumbria Bromfield is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England.It is about five miles north-east of Aspatria. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 530. It has 2 farms, a church dedicated to St Mungo, and a pub.... |
530 | |||
| Broughton Broughton, Cumbria Broughton is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England, consisting of Great Broughton and Little Broughton. It is located on the River Derwent, about east of Workington. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,727.... |
1727 |
- Broughton MoorBroughton MoorBroughton Moor is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It is situated on an extensive moor about north of Broughton and north west of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 726. The village is about south of Maryport. The...
, ButtermereButtermere, CumbriaButtermere is a village and civil parish in the county of Cumbria, England.-Village:The village of Buttermere lies between the Lake District lakes of Buttermere and Crummock Water, and is overlooked by the summits of Grasmoor to the north and High Stile to the south... - CaldbeckCaldbeckCaldbeck is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. Historically within Cumberland, the village had 714 inhabitants according to the census of 2001. It lies on the northern edge of the Lake District. The nearest town is Wigton, 6 miles north east of the village...
, CamertonCamerton, CumbriaCamerton is a small village and civil parish dating back at least to Medieval times situated about north-east of Seaton in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria. The village is linked by road to Seaton, Great Broughton and Flimby, and there was a small footbridge over the river to Great Clifton...
, CockermouthCockermouth-History:The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall....
, CrosscanonbyCrosscanonbyCrosscanonby is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. The parish includes the villages of Birkby, Crosby, Crosby Villa and Crosscanonby. It is situated within the Solway Coast area of outstanding natural beauty .... - DeanDean, CumbriaDean is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria. Dean has a Church of England School, a church called St Oswald's Church, Dean and a pub. Nearby settlements include the town of Workington, the village of Ullock and the hamlet of Deanscales...
, DearhamDearhamDearham is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district of Cumbria, England. It is situated in West Cumbria, about east of Maryport and west of Cockermouth. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,028. It is a large, strung-out village...
, DundrawDundrawDundraw is a village and a civil parish near Abbeytown, in the Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England.- External links :*... - EmbletonEmbleton, CumbriaEmbleton is a small village and civil parish in the Allerdale district in Cumbria, England. It is located east of Cockermouth on the A66 road, and within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park...
- GilcruxGilcruxGilcrux is a populated place and civil parish in West Cumbria, EnglandFormerly part of Cockermouth Rural District Gilcrux is now part of the district of Allerdale.-External links:...
, Great CliftonGreat CliftonGreat Clifton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in the English county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census, it has a population of 1,101....
, GreysouthenGreysouthenGreysouthen is a small village and civil parish between the towns of Workington and Cockermouth, which are in Cumbria, in the North West of England.... - Hayton and Mealo, Holme AbbeyAbbeytownAbbeytown, also known as Holme Abbey, is a village in Cumbria, England. It was built around the former Cistercian Holmcultram Abbey, the nave of the church of which now serves the parish as St. Mary's Church...
, Holme East Waver, Holme Low, Holme St CuthbertHolme St CuthbertHolme St Cuthbert is a small village and civil parish in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria in England. It is near the town of Aspatria and the village of Allonby and the hamlet of Salta, Cumbria... - IrebyIreby, CumbriaIreby is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of over 300.Ireby forms part of the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale; for local government purposes it is in the ward of Boltons, under the authority of Allerdale borough council. Historically it was in the county of Cumberland – since...
and UldaleUldaleUldale is a small village in Cumbria, England.It is about five miles from Caldbeck, two miles from Ireby with which it forms the civil parish of Ireby and Uldale and Aughertree, 11 miles from Wigton and 12 miles from Cockermouth.... - KeswickKeswick, CumbriaKeswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...
, KirkbamptonKirkbamptonKirkbampton is a village and a civil parish on the B5307 road in the Allerdale District, in the English county of Cumbria. It is near the city of Carlisle. It has a church called St Peter's Church, and a primary school...
, KirkbrideKirkbride, CumbriaKirkbride, Cumbria is a village in Cumbria in the north of England. Significant elements of ancient history are close to Kirkbride including the Kirkbride Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall in this western reach and the Kirkbride fort were predominantly of turf and timber construction... - Little CliftonLittle CliftonLittle Clifton is a civil parish in the Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 2001 it had a population of 391.- External links :* http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=6227...
, LortonLorton, CumbriaLorton is a civil parish in the district of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria, England, containing two small villages - Low Lorton and High Lorton, both approximately four miles south of Cockermouth. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a total population of 250 people...
, LoweswaterLoweswater, CumbriaLoweswater is a village and civil parish in the county of Cumbria, England.-Village:The village lies between the Lake District lakes of Loweswater and Crummock Water, about south of Cockermouth and within the Lake District National Park... - MaryportMaryportMaryport is a town and civil parish within the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Cumberland. It is located on the A596 road north of Workington, and is the southernmost town on the Solway Firth. Maryport railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line. The town is in...
- Oughterside and Allerby
- PapcastlePapcastlePapcastle is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in the English county of Cumbria. The village is now effectively a northern extension of Cockermouth, which lies to the south of the River Derwent. It has its own parish council and lies within Bridekirk Parish for Church of...
, PlumblandPlumblandPlumbland is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria. Plumbland has a school, a pub and a place of worship. Nearby settlements include the town of Aspatria and the hamlets of Threapland, Parsonby and Arkleby.-References:... - SeatonSeaton, CumbriaSeaton is a civil parish and one of the largest villages in England, housing 4,861 people. Historically a part of Cumberland, it is situated next to the town of Workington and the village of Camerton along the River Derwent and dates back at least to Medieval times. It forms part of the Borough...
, SeberghamSeberghamSebergham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria. It is located on the B5305, south of Carlisle and south-east of Wigton....
, Setmurthy, Silloth on Solway, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn - ThursbyThursbyThursby is a village near Carlisle in north-western England. West of Thursby is the church of St Andrews, built in 1846. It was not the first church on the site; one existed since the 6th century....
- UnderskiddawUnderskiddawUnderskiddaw is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in the English county of Cumbria. The parish lies immediately to the north of the town of Keswick, and includes the southern and eastern flanks of Skiddaw as well as part of the valley of the rivers Greta and Derwent, and a small part of...
- WavertonWaverton, CumbriaWaverton is a linear village and civil parish in Cumbria, northwest England.Waverton lies on the main A596 road east of a bridge over the River Waver some 13½ miles southwest of the City of Carlisle. Administratively it forms part of Allerdale district...
, WestnewtonWestnewton, CumbriaWestnewton is a small village and civil parish in the Allerdale District, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5301 road, between Aspatria and Silloth. Westnewton has a school called St Matthew's Church of England School, a pub called the Swan Inn, a church called St Matthew's...
, Westward, WigtonWigtonWigton is a small market town and civil parish outside the Lake District, in the administrative county of Cumbria in England, and traditionally in Cumberland. It is the bustling and thriving centre of the Solway Plain, situated between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast...
, Winscales, Woodside, WorkingtonWorkingtonWorkington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
, WythopWythopWythop is a civil parish in the north of Cumbria, England between Cockermouth and Keswick.Wythop is within one mile of the hamlets of Dubwath and Wythop Mill ....