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

• 1973 Northumberland County Council election
• 1977 Northumberland County Council election
• 1981 Northumberland County Council election
• 1985 Northumberland County Council election
• 1989 Northumberland County Council election
• 1993 Northumberland County Council election
• 1997 Northumberland County Council election
• 2001 Northumberland County Council election
• 2005 Northumberland County Council election
• 2008 Northumberland County Council election
• 2013 Northumberland County Council election
• 2017 Northumberland County Council election
• 2021 Northumberland County Council election
• 2025 Northumberland County Council election

Council composition

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats [a]	Reform	Green	Independent	Council control after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (62 seats)
1973	10	28	3 [b]	–	–	21		No overall control
1977	20	21	0	–	0	21 [c]		No overall control
1981	14	34	15	–	0	3		Labour
1985	12	30	20	–	0	4 [d]		No overall control
1989	17	38	8	–	0	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		No overall control
2021	34	21	3	0	2	7		Conservative
2025	26	8	3	23	2	7		No overall control

County result maps

• 
  1981 results map
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  1985 results map
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  1989 results map
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  1993 results map
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  1997 results map
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  2001 results map
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  2005 results map
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  2008 results map
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  2013 results map
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  2017 results map
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  2021 results map
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  2025 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Corbridge By-Election 17 September 1998

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

1. Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance)
2. 3 Liberals
3. Includes 4 Independent Labour and 2 Independent Conservatives.
4. Includes 1 Independent Conservative

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

External links

• Northumberland County Council

Wansbeck Newbiggin East By-Election 25 February 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		720	58.7	+58.7
	Labour		483	39.4	−39.8
	Conservative		23	1.9	−18.9

v t e Council elections in Northumberland
Northumberland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2008 2013 2017 2021 2025
Alnwick District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Blyth Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Castle Morpeth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Tynedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Wansbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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