Allerdale Borough Council elections

The election of councillors to Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria, England took place every four years. The council was established in 1974 and it was abolished in 2023. The last elections were in 2019.

At the 1999 boundary review, there were 56 councillors in 31 wards. This changed in 2019 following another boundary review. The number of councillors was reduced to 49 and the number of wards reduced to 23.

Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:

† As deputy leader, assumed leadership duties from 21 February 2020, but not formally confirmed as leader himself until 3 March 2021.

Council elections

 * 1973 Allerdale District Council election
 * 1976 Allerdale District Council election
 * 1979 Allerdale District Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 1983 Allerdale District Council election
 * 1987 Allerdale District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
 * 1991 Allerdale District Council election
 * 1995 Allerdale Borough Council election
 * 1999 Allerdale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seat by 1)
 * 2003 Allerdale Borough Council election
 * 2007 Allerdale Borough Council election
 * 2011 Allerdale Borough Council election
 * 2015 Allerdale Borough Council election
 * 2019 Allerdale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)