Allerdale

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

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
Founded
Admin. HQ	Workington
Government
• Type	Allerdale Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Labour
• MPs:	Tony Cunningham, Rory Stewart
Area
• Total	479.5 sq mi (1,242 km2)
Area rank	17th
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	94,100
• Rank	Ranked 241st
• Density	196.2/sq mi (75.8/km2)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode
ISO 3166-2
ONS code	16UB
OS grid reference
NUTS 3
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.

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.

Politics

Elections to the borough council are held every 4 years with 56 councillor 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:-^[1][2]

Parishes

The district is divided into the following civil parishes:

• 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

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