Sovereign state United Kingdom Region North West England Admin. HQ Workington Area 1,243 km² University Lakes College | Constituent country England Historic county Cumberland Area rank 17th Ceremonial county Cumbria | |
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Points of interest Keswick Museum and Art G, Cumberland Pencil Museum, Bassenthwaite Lake, Blencathra, Derwentwater Destinations Keswick, Cockermouth, Silloth, Workington, Maryport | ||
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.
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Map of Allerdale District, 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. Much of the area during the medieval period was a Royal Forest subject to forest law.
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:
Parishes
The district is divided into the following civil parishes: