Northumberland County Council elections

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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]

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Political control

Northumberland County Council was first created in 1889. Its powers and responsibilities were significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, with a new council elected in 1973 to act as a shadow authority ahead of the new powers coming into force in 1974. It became a unitary authority in 2009, taking over the functions previously exercised by the county's district councils, which were abolished. Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2] [3] [4]

Non-metropolitan county

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1973–1981
Labour 1981–1985
No overall control 1985–1989
Labour 1989–2008
No overall control 2008–2009

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
No overall control 2009–2021
Conservative 2021–2021
No overall control 2021–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2013 have been: [5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Grant Davey [6] Labour 201324 May 2017
Peter Jackson Conservative 24 May 20172 Sep 2020
Glen Sanderson Conservative 23 Sep 2020

Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Liberal Green Independent Control
1973 1028-3-21 No overall control
1977 2021-0-21 [lower-alpha 1] No overall control
1981 1434-15-3Labour
1985 1230-20-4 [lower-alpha 2] No overall control
1989 17388--3Labour
1993 133911-05Labour
1997 13438-02Labour
2001 17389-03Labour
2005 143514-04Labour
2008 171726-07 No overall control
2013 213211-03 No overall control
2017 33243-07 No overall control
2021 34213-27Conservative

County result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Corbridge By-Election 17 September 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 54635.8+0.5
Liberal Democrats 42027.5-9.6
Labour 30720.1-7.5
Independent 25316.8+16.8
Majority1268.3
Turnout 1,526
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wansbeck Newbiggin East By-Election 25 February 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 72058.7+58.7
Labour 48339.4-39.8
Conservative 231.9-18.9
Majority23719.3
Turnout 1,226
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Wansbeck Hirst By-Election 11 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 57458.0-21.3
Liberal Democrats 39139.5+18.8
Conservative 242.4+2.4
Majority18318.5
Turnout 98930.0
Labour hold Swing

2005-2008

Morpeth North By-Election 10 November 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leslie Cassie47340.7+0.3
Conservative David Bawn30426.2+3.8
Green Nicholas Best15413.3-3.0
Labour Ian Fleming14412.4-8.5
Independent John Beynon877.5+7.5
Majority16914.5-3.5
Turnout 1,16233.9-34.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Choppington By-Election 3r May 2007 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 84167.2+3.0
Liberal Democrats 41132.8+6.3
Majority43034.4
Turnout 1,252
Labour hold Swing

2008-2013

Ponteland East By-Election 4 November 2010 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eileen Armstrong84362.6+2.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Duffield40329.9+1.6
Labour Andrew Avery1007.4+2.9
Majority44032.7
Turnout 1,346
Conservative hold Swing

2013-2017

Longhoughton By-Election 24 July 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Cairns74249.6+49.6
Conservative John Hope35223.5+0.7
Independent Wendy Pattison20813.9+13.9
UKIP Michael Weatheritt1469.8-3.1
Labour Nicola Morrison483.2+3.2
Majority39026.1
Turnout 1,496
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
College By-Election 30 July 2015 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Purvis50869.5-21.2
UKIP Peter Curtis10214.0+14.0
Liberal Democrats Andy McGregor8211.2+11.2
Conservative Chris Galley395.3-4.0
Majority40655.5
Turnout 731
Labour hold Swing
Hexham West By-Election 4 February 2016 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Derek Kennedy50136.6+36.6
Conservative Tom Gillanders45433.2-15.1
Labour Nuala Rose20014.6-0.3
Independent Anne Pickering1259.1+9.1
Green Lee Williscroft-Ferris896.5+6.5
Majority473.4
Turnout 1,369
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2017-2021

Holywell By-Election 2 May 2019 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Bowman91657.6+7.4
Conservative Maureen Levy51032.1-7.2
Liberal Democrats Anita Romer16410.3+10.3
Majority40625.5
Turnout 1,590
Labour hold Swing

2021-2025

Hexham East By-Election 16 December 2021 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Fairless-Aitken58447.3+11.8
Conservative Stephen Ball37030.0-13.8
Labour Jonathan Wheeler15412.5-8.1
Independent Lee Williscroft-Ferris12710.3+10.3
Majority21417.3
Turnout 1,235
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Seghill with Seaton Delaval By-Election 24 March 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eve Chicken70255.6+1.1
Labour Christine Savage51140.5-5.0
Green Clive Robson292.3+2.3
Liberal Democrats Alisdair Gibbs-Barton211.7+1.7
Majority19115.1
Turnout 1,263
Conservative hold Swing

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  1. ↑ Includes 4 Independent Labour and 2 Independent Conservatives.
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Local election results: Northumberland". Election 2005. BBC News Online. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Northumberland". Elections 2008. BBC News Online. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Council minutes". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ↑ O'Connell, Ben (30 January 2019). "Leader and deputy leader of Labour opposition on Northumberland County Council to stand down". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Choppington Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ponteland East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Longhoughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — College Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hexham West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Holywell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hexham East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Seghill with Seaton Delaval Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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