Northumberland County Council elections
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Northumberland County Council is elected every four years.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the county council, from 1973 to 2008, and then the unitary council after 2008, has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
| Election | Party in control | Council Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | No overall control | County Council | |
| 1977 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1981 | Labour | |
| 1985 | No overall control | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1989 | Labour | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1993 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1997 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2001 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2005 | ||
| 2008 | No overall control | Unitary Authority | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2017 | |||
County result maps
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1981 results map -
1985 results map -
1989 results map -
1993 results map -
1997 results map -
2001 results map -
2005 results map -
2008 results map -
2013 results map -
2017 results map
By-election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 546 | 35.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 420 | 27.5 | -9.6 | ||
| Labour | 307 | 20.1 | -7.5 | ||
| Independent | 253 | 16.8 | +16.8 | ||
| Majority | 126 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,526 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 720 | 58.7 | +58.7 | ||
| Labour | 483 | 39.4 | -39.8 | ||
| Conservative | 23 | 1.9 | -18.9 | ||
| Majority | 237 | 19.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,226 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 574 | 58.0 | -21.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 391 | 39.5 | +18.8 | ||
| Conservative | 24 | 2.4 | +2.4 | ||
| Majority | 183 | 18.5 | |||
| Turnout | 989 | 30.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Cassie | 473 | 40.7 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | David Bawn | 304 | 26.2 | +3.8 | |
| Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Nicholas Best | 154 | 13.3 | -3.0 | |
| Labour | Ian Fleming | 144 | 12.4 | -8.5 | |
| Independent | John Beynon | 87 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 169 | 14.5 | -3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,162 | 33.9 | -34.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Local election results: Northumberland". Election 2005. BBC News Online. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Northumberland". Elections 2008. BBC News Online. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
