Northumberland County Council elections

Northumberland County Council elections are held every four years. Northumberland County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Northumberland in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 67 councillors have been elected from 66 wards.^[1]

Council elections

Council composition

Year							Control
Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Liberal	Green	Independent	Control
1973	10	28	-	3	-	21	No overall control
1977	20	21	-	0	-	21^[a]	No overall control
1981	14	34	-	15	-	3	Labour
1985	12	30	-	20	-	4^[b]	No overall control
1989	17	38	8	-	-	3	Labour
1993	13	39	11	-	0	5	Labour
1997	13	43	8	-	0	2	Labour
2001	17	38	9	-	0	3	Labour
2005	14	35	14	-	0	4	Labour
2008	17	17	26	-	0	7	No overall control
2013	21	32	11	-	0	3	No overall control
2017	33	24	3	-	0	7^[c]	No overall control
2021	34	21	3	-	2	7	Conservative

County result maps

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
2021 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Corbridge By-Election 17 September 1998
Party		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

Wansbeck Newbiggin East By-Election 25 February 1999
Party		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

Wansbeck Hirst By-Election 11 November 1999
Party		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

2005-2008

Morpeth North By-Election 10 November 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Cassie	473	40.7	+0.3
	Conservative	David Bawn	304	26.2	+3.8
	Green	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

Choppington By-Election 3r May 2007^[2]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	841	67.2	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	411	32.8	+6.3
Majority		430	34.4
Turnout		1,252
	Labour hold	Swing

2008-2013

Ponteland East By-Election 4 November 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eileen Armstrong	843	62.6	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Duffield	403	29.9	+1.6
	Labour	Andrew Avery	100	7.4	+2.9
Majority			440	32.7
Turnout			1,346
	Conservative hold		Swing

2013-2017

Longhoughton By-Election 24 July 2014^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Cairns	742	49.6	+49.6
	Conservative	John Hope	352	23.5	+0.7
	Independent	Wendy Pattison	208	13.9	+13.9
	UKIP	Michael Weatheritt	146	9.8	−3.1
	Labour	Nicola Morrison	48	3.2	+3.2
Majority			390	26.1
Turnout			1,496
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

College By-Election 30 July 2015^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Purvis	508	69.5	−21.2
	UKIP	Peter Curtis	102	14.0	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andy McGregor	82	11.2	+11.2
	Conservative	Chris Galley	39	5.3	−4.0
Majority			406	55.5
Turnout			731
	Labour hold		Swing

Hexham West By-Election 4 February 2016^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Derek Kennedy	501	36.6	+36.6
	Conservative	Tom Gillanders	454	33.2	−15.1
	Labour	Nuala Rose	200	14.6	−0.3
	Independent	Anne Pickering	125	9.1	+9.1
	Green	Lee Williscroft-Ferris	89	6.5	+6.5
Majority			47	3.4
Turnout			1,369
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2017-2021

Holywell By-Election 2 May 2019^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leslie Bowman	916	57.6	+7.4
	Conservative	Maureen Levy	510	32.1	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Romer	164	10.3	+10.3
Majority			406	25.5
Turnout			1,590
	Labour hold		Swing

2021-2025

Hexham East By-Election 16 December 2021^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Fairless-Aitken	584	47.3	+11.8
	Conservative	Stephen Ball	370	30.0	−13.8
	Labour	Jonathan Wheeler	154	12.5	−8.1
	Independent	Lee Williscroft-Ferris	127	10.3	+10.3
Majority			214	17.3
Turnout			1,235
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Seghill with Seaton Delaval By-Election 24 March 2022^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eve Chicken	702	55.6	+1.1
	Labour	Christine Savage	511	40.5	−5.0
	Green	Clive Robson	29	2.3	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alisdair Gibbs-Barton	21	1.7	+1.7
Majority			191	15.1
Turnout			1,263
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cramlington Eastfield By-Election 22 August 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Smith	513	43.5	−15.6
	Labour	James Gillooly	371	31.5	+1.4
	Reform UK	Mark Owen	177	15.0	+15.0
	Independent	Libby Cripps	67	5.7	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andy McGregor	23	2.0	+2.0
	Green	Paul Evans	22	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Dawn Furness	6	0.5	+0.5
Majority			142	12.0
Turnout			1,179
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ Includes 4 Independent Labour and 2 Independent Conservatives.
^ Includes 1 Independent Conservative.
^ Includes 2 candidates without a ballot description.

^ "The Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/2, retrieved 15 August 2022
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Choppington Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ponteland East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Longhoughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — College Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hexham West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Holywell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hexham East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Seghill with Seaton Delaval Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cramlington Eastfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

External links

Northumberland County Council

[2] Includes 4 Independent Labour and 2 Independent Conservatives.

[3] Includes 1 Independent Conservative.

[4] Includes 2 candidates without a ballot description.

[1] "The Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/2, retrieved 15 August 2022

[5] "Local Elections Archive Project — Choppington Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[6] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ponteland East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[7] "Local Elections Archive Project — Longhoughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — College Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hexham West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Holywell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hexham East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Seghill with Seaton Delaval Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Cramlington Eastfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Northumberland
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