1999 Allerdale Borough Council election
# 1999 Allerdale Borough Council election

Elections to Allerdale Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. The election for Moorclose ward was postponed until 1 July meaning 3 seats were vacant, see Allerdale local elections for the results.

## Results

Allerdale Local Election Result 1999 :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 33 | -3 | 56.6 | 52.1 | 18,239 |
| Conservative | 8 | +2 | 15.1 | 20.1 | 7,047 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | +3 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 5,431 |
| Independent | 5 | -2 | 15.1 | 11.7 | 4,090 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 173 |

11 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were uncontested.

## Ward results

All Saints Cockermouth (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mary Graham | 756 |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 658 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Standage | 610 |
| | Conservative | Philip Butterworth | 594 |
| | Labour | John Millar | 547 |
| | Conservative | David Taylor | 545 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hayton | 273 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,983 |

Aspatria (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gerald Sewell | 444 |
| | Independent | Dorothy Tinnion | 425 |
| | Labour | John Vincent | 335 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jackson | 226 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Hanning | 167 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 |

Boltons :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Joseph Mumberson | 280 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Brandwood | 248 | 40.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Garner | 87 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 615 | 41 |

Broughton St Bridgets (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Keith Sproat | 670 |
| | Labour | James Askew | 580 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Thorpe | 347 |
| | Independent | Christopher Harris | 330 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 |

Christchurch Cockermouth (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Christine Jackson | 529 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Lytollis | 474 |
| | Labour | Laurence Mansfield | 361 |
| | Labour | Christine Smith | 325 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Burgess | 141 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 |

Clifton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Maureen Rourke | 258 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bertha Wright | 248 | 49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 506 | 41 |

Crummock :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joseph Milburn | 556 | 87.0 |
| | Labour | William Whalley | 83 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 74.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 639 | 50 |

Dalton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Janice Steel | 305 | 71.4 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Hardy | 122 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 42.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 427 | 33 |

Derwent Valley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Timothy Heslop | 383 | 79.1 |
| | Labour | Edward Routledge | 101 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 58.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 484 | 35 |

Ellen (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Colhoun | uncontested | | |
| | Labour | David Thomas | uncontested | | |

Ellenborough Maryport (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Vincent Mulgrew | uncontested | | |
| | Labour | Martin Wood | uncontested | | |

Ewanrigg Maryport (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Carneen McCarron-Holmes | uncontested | | |
| | Labour | Patricia McCracken | uncontested | | |

Flimby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Kendall | uncontested | | |

Harrington Workington (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Caine | 692 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Francis | 547 |
| | Labour | Barbara Weir | 398 |
| | Labour | James Osborn | 318 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,955 |

Holme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Janice Wood | uncontested | | |

Keswick (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Barraclough | 1,113 |
| | Independent | Mavis Clark | 1,094 |
| | Labour | Pamela Edwards | 533 |
| | Conservative | William Healy | 478 |
| | UKIP | Peter Baden | 173 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,391 |

Marsh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Gallagher | 375 | 86.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Gartland | 58 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 73.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 433 | 31 |

Moss Bay Workington (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joan McKeown | 629 |
| | Labour | Lillian Baldry | 627 |
| | Labour | Joseph Robertson | 555 |
| | Independent | John Bracken | 339 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,150 |

Netherhall Maryport (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Angela Kendall | uncontested | | |
| | Labour | Kevin Smith | uncontested | | |

Seaton (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mark Fryer | 670 |
| | Labour | James Musgrave | 668 |
| | Labour | Cecilia Tibble | 604 |
| | Independent | Trevor Fee | 503 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,445 |

Silloth (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | William Jefferson | 671 |
| | Labour | Margaret Snaith | 528 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Findley | 289 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 |

Solway :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Deneberg | uncontested | | |

St Johns Workington (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Robertson | 709 |
| | Labour | Daniel Dempsey | 704 |
| | Labour | Derek Fagan | 675 |
| | Conservative | John Heathcote | 672 |
| | Conservative | William Hewitt | 573 |
| | Conservative | Simon Collins | 547 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,880 |

St Michaels Workington (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jack Fryer | 945 |
| | Labour | Alan Barry | 932 |
| | Labour | Ivor Humes | 890 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Strong | 269 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,036 |

Stainburn Workington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Richard Jones | 293 | 64.4 |
| | Labour | Philip Tibble | 162 | 35.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 455 | 33 |

Wampool :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Holmes | uncontested | | |

Warnell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Agnes Martin | 378 | 70.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Krebs | 156 | 29.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 41.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 534 | 33 |

Waver :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | John Huntington | 330 | 77.3 |
| | Labour | Isabella Walton | 97 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 54.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 427 | 30 |

Wharrels :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Hobbs | 240 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | Derek Holmes | 120 | 25.1 |
| | Independent | William Powley | 118 | 24.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 478 | 37 |

Wigton (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Steer | 655 |
| | Labour | Jack Graham | 568 |
| | Labour | John Crouch | 555 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Bell | 522 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,300 |
