Allerdalecompare.com
Allerdalecompare.com was a web-based campaign that aimed to
demonstrate to Allerdale residents that Allerdale Borough Council
represents value for money.
The campaign was developed following public consultation.
It raised awareness that Allerdale Borough Council’s council
tax is the lowest set by a district council in Cumbria and showed
how fees and charges compare with those of the other district
councils in the county.
Comparison of Council tax (as at 1
April 2012):
|
Band A |
Band B |
Band C |
Band D |
Band E |
Band F |
Band G |
Band H |
| Allerdale Borough Council |
£98.90 |
£115.38 |
£131.87 |
£148.35 |
£181.32 |
£214.28 |
£247.25 |
£296.70 |
| Barrow Borough Council |
£139.28 |
£162.49 |
£185.71 |
£208.92 |
£255.35 |
£301.77 |
£348.20 |
£417.84 |
| Carlisle City Council |
£128.95 |
£150.45 |
£171.94 |
£193.43 |
£236.41 |
£279.40 |
£322.38 |
£386.86 |
| Copeland Borough Council |
£120.18 |
£140.21 |
£160.24 |
£180.27 |
£220.33 |
£260.39 |
£300.45 |
£360.54 |
| Eden District Council |
£110.60 |
£129.09 |
£146.46 |
£165.89 |
£202.75 |
£239.62 |
£276.49 |
£331.78 |
| South Lakeland District Council |
£117.27 |
£136.81 |
£156.36 |
£175.90 |
£214.99 |
£254.08 |
£293.17 |
£351.80 |
| Cumbria Police Authority |
£133.86 |
£156.17 |
£178.48 |
£200.79 |
£245.41 |
£290.03 |
£334.65 |
£401.58 |
| Cumbria County Council |
£774.33 |
£903.39 |
£1,032.44 |
£1,161.50 |
£1,419.61 |
£1,677.72 |
£1,935.83 |
£2,323.00 |
More information about council tax and fees and charges is available on this
website.
A survey was undertaken in autumn 2010 to
evaluate the success of allerdalecompare.com. The results
showed:
- 30% of those surveyed had heard of allerdalecompare.com; of
these 35% had visited the website and 65% said the website
influenced their opinion of Allerdale Borough Council in a positive
way
- 61% agreed or strongly agreed that Allerdale Borough Council
provides value for money
- 72% were satisfied or very satisfied with the way Allerdale
Borough Council runs things.
Allerdalecompare.com featured in the Audit
Commission’s discussion paper
‘The truth is out there’ (published March 2010), as an example
of how the Council was "using technology to deliver greater
transparency in terms of local charges." The campaign was also
shortlisted in the Digital and Social Media category of the
LGCommunications Reputation Awards
2010.