2021 Northumberland County Council election[1]
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All 67 seats
to Northumberland County Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 33 24
Seats won 34 21
Seat change Increase1 Decrease3
  Third party Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 7 3 0
Seats won 7 3 2
Seat change Steady Steady Increase2
Map of the results of the 2021 local election.
Control of Council before election


No overall control

Control of Council after election


Conservative

An election for the Northumberland County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom.[2] All 67 councillors were elected from 66 electoral divisions which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

The results saw the Conservative Party win 34 seats, a bare majority.[3]

Results

Northumberland County Council Election Result 2021
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 6 5 +1 50.75 46.56 47,645 +2.51
  Labour 21 3 6 -3 31.34 30.37 31,083 +3.50
  Independent 7 1 1 N/C 10.45 8.86 9,063 -1.04
  Liberal Democrats 3 1 1 N/C 4.47 8.35 8,549 -3.71
  Green 2 2 0 +2 2.99 5.16 5,285 +2.96
  Reform UK 0 - - 0 0.00 0.40 408 New
  SDP 0 - - 0 0.00 0.20 206 New
  No description 0 - - 0 0.00 0.08 78 -1.66
  CPA 0 - - 0 0.00 0.02 17 +0.17

Council Composition

Following the previous election in 2017, the composition of the council was:

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33 24 7 3
Conservative Labour Ind LD

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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34 21 7 3 2
Conservative Labour Ind LD G

Ind - Independent
LD - Liberal Democrats
G - Green Party

Ward Results

Alnwick

Alnwick (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Castle 1,834 53.5
Green Martin Swinbank 1,671 48.7 New
Conservative Reuben Carr 1112 32.4
Labour Peter Burns 701 20.4
Labour Julia Lyford 485 14.1
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Eckersley 457 13.3
Majority 163
Turnout 3,439 42.13
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Amble

Amble (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Clark 635 51.3 Decrease0.1
Conservative June Watson 540 43.7 Increase6.4
Liberal Democrats David Woodard 62 5.0 Decrease6.3
Majority 95 6.3 Decrease6.3
Turnout 1,245 31.3
Labour hold Swing

Amble West with Warkworth

Amble West with Warkworth (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeff Watson 766 51.5 Decrease4.2
Liberal Democrats John Wilson 438 29.4 Increase12.6
Labour Mike Joyce 187 19.1 Increase7.2
Majority 328 22.0 Decrease1.4
Turnout 1,499 42.5
Conservative hold Swing

Ashington Central

Ashington Central (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Ball 551 55.8 Decrease23.8
Green Michelle Brannigan 264 26.7 New
Conservative Cheryl Watson 156 15.8 Decrease4.6
CPA Michael Flynn 17 1.7 New
Majority 287 29.0 Decrease30.1
Turnout 995 30.1
Labour hold Swing

Bamburgh

Bamburgh (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Renner-Thompson 1,085 71.2 Decrease0.3
Labour Mick McCarthy 239 15.7 Decrease5.7
Liberal Democrats Kate Cairns 200 13.1 Decrease5.9
Majority 846 55.5 Decrease5.4
Turnout 1,538 42.8
Conservative hold Swing

Bedlington Central

Bedlington Central (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christine Taylor 623 48.2 Decrease12.5
Labour Brian Johnstone 419 32.4 Increase9.1
Conservative Charlotte Blundred 113 8.7 Increase0.1
Majority 204 15.8 Decrease21.6
Turnout 1,304 34.7
Independent hold Swing

Bedlington East

Bedlington East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Wilczek 436 45.8 Decrease1.1
Independent Victoria Thompson 235 24.7 Decrease26.4
Independent Mark Wilkinson 171 18.0 New
Conservative Nadia Zemouri 109 11.5
Majority 201 21.1 Increase8.4
Turnout 957 29.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bedlington West

Bedlington West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Malcolm Robinson 651 50.7 Increase13.3
Labour Terry Johnstone 368 28.6 Decrease4.5
Conservative Elizabeth Rixon 368 28.6 Increase11.5
Majority 283 22.0 Increase17.7
Turnout 1,290 33.7
Independent hold Swing

Bellingham

Bellingham (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Riddle 852 59.6 Decrease7.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Smith 332 23.2 New
Labour Anne Palmer 246 17.2 Increase7.8
Majority 520 36.0 Decrease7.7
Turnout 1,436 45.9
Conservative hold Swing

Berwick East

Berwick East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Georgina Hill 934 75.2 Increase42.0
Conservative Amanda Raybould 167 13.4 Decrease14.8
Green Thomas Stewart 100 8.1 Decrease0.8
Liberal Democrats Liz Whitelam 41 3.3 Decrease13.3
Majority 767 61.8 Increase56.9
Turnout 1,251 35.7
Independent hold Swing

Berwick North

Berwick North (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Catherine Seymour 499 34.6 Increase5.9
Labour Co-op Rachel Driver 377 26.1 Increase22.3
Independent Shirley Forbes 349 24.2 Increase13.3
Independent Brian Alexander Douglas 127 8.8 Decrease1.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Cooper 91 6.4 Decrease11.5
Majority 150 10.4 Increase10.1
Turnout 1,455 41.5
Conservative hold Swing

Berwick West with Ord

Berwick West with Ord (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Isabel Hunter 410 40.0 Decrease4.6
Conservative Gregah Roughead 409 39.9 Decrease8.1
Independent Robert Bruce 138 13.5 New
Green Patricia Williams 67 6.5 New
Majority 1 0.1 Decrease3.3
Turnout 1,034 32.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bothal

Bothal (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lynne Grimshaw 773 58.7 Increase2.4
Conservative Richard Hunter 323 24.5 Increase12.7
Liberal Democrats Andy McGregor 221 16.8 Decrease15.0
Majority 450 34.2 Increase9.7
Turnout 1,324 34.4
Labour hold Swing

Bywell

Bywell (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Holly Waddell 981 46.5 Increase14.5
Conservative Stephen Westgarth 924 43.8 Increase0.5
Green Martin Davenport 135 6.4 Increase1.8
Liberal Democrats James Grieves 69 3.3 Decrease16.8
Majority 57 2.2 Decrease9.1
Turnout 2,115 58.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Choppington

Choppington (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Murphy 429 38.4 Increase0.4
Independent Stephen James Armstrong 411 36.8 Increase8.7
Conservative Aaron Hart 277 24.8 Increase6.6
Majority 18 1.6 Decrease8.4
Turnout 1,123 32.3
Labour hold Swing

College

College (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Purvis 773 74.3 Decrease4.6
Conservative Catherine Grieveson 267 25.7 Increase4.6
Majority 506 48.7 Decrease9.0
Turnout 1,052 23.0
Labour hold Swing

Corbridge

Corbridge (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Oliver 1,016 61.8 Increase12.7
Labour Mary McGlade 240 14.6 Increase8.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Latham 121 7.4 New
SDP Tom Maskell 116 7.1 New
Green John Dark 110 6.7 Increase3.7
Reform UK Mark Griffin 42 2.6 New
Majority 776 47.2 Increase40.2
Turnout 1,650 49.5
Conservative hold Swing

Cowpen

Cowpen (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Richardson 398 47.0 Decrease6.8
Conservative Adam Parsons 378 44.7 Increase27.3
Independent Barry Elliott 70 8.3 New
Majority 20 2.4 Decrease28.0
Turnout 852 26.4
Labour hold Swing

Cramlington East

Cramlington East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Scott Lee 420 42.3 New
Labour Ian Swithenbank 386 38.8 Decrease12.4
Conservative Maureen Levy 188 18.8 Decrease18.0
Majority 34 3.4 Decrease11.0
Turnout 1,000 31.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Cramlington Eastfield

Cramlington Eastfield (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Dunbar 873 59.1 Increase4.0
Labour Karen Deagle 444 30.1 Decrease3.5
Independent Susan Johnston 158 10.8 Increase5.0
Majority 429 29.1 Increase7.5
Turnout 1,481 38.0
Conservative hold Swing

Cramlington North

Cramlington North (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wayne Daley 1,305 76.8 Decrease13.2
Labour Martin Wright 395 23.2 Increase13.2
Majority 910 53.5 Decrease26.6
Turnout 1,709 42.4
Conservative hold Swing

Cramlington South East

Cramlington South East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Ezhilchelvan 1,030 61.8 Increase27.4
Labour Allan Hepple 636 38.2 Decrease5.4
Majority 394 23.6 Increase14.4
Turnout 1,687 45.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cramlington Village

Cramlington Village (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Swinburn 981 68.4 Increase7.1
Labour Scott White 374 26.1 Increase2.0
Green Ceryn Rowntree 80 5.6 New
Majority 607 42.3 Increase5.1
Turnout 1,447 41.7
Conservative hold Swing

Cramlington West

Cramlington West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Flux 941 65.4 Decrease6.8
Labour Dave Murray 497 34.6 Increase6.8
Majority 444 30.9 Decrease13.4
Turnout 1,450 29.9
Conservative hold Swing

Croft

Croft (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kath Nisbet 556 60.0 Decrease0.4
Conservative Martin Tulip 293 31.6 Increase12.6
Reform UK Mark Peart 49 5.3 New
Independent Paul Taylor 28 3.0 New
Majority 263 28.4 Decrease12.2
Turnout 938 30.0
Labour hold Swing

Druridge Bay

Druridge Bay (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Scott Dickinson 870 59.2 Increase4.3
Conservative Sybil Whiteley 470 32.0 Increase14.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Bambrough 129 8.8 Increase2.4
Majority 400 27.2 Decrease6.5
Turnout 1,474 34.5
Labour hold Swing

Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hutchinson 830 58.5 Decrease0.4
Labour John Temple 487 34.3 Increase0.4
Liberal Democrats Stuart Alan Rowlands 101 7.1 Increase4.3
Majority 343 24.2 Decrease0.8
Turnout 1,427 38.3
Conservative hold Swing

Hartley

Hartley (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ferguson 869 47.2 Increase21.7
Labour Susan Dungworth 868 47.1 Increase5.5
Liberal Democrats Anita Romer 105 5.7 Decrease6.4
Majority 1 0.1 Decrease16.0
Turnout 1,858 48.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Haydon & Hadrian

Haydon & Hadrian (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Sharp 835 51.1 Increase5.6
Conservative Jan Harding 486 29.8 Decrease0.9
Labour David Clegg 225 13.8 Increase6.8
Green Bill Day 87 5.3 Increase2.8
Majority 349 21.4 Increase6.6
Turnout 1,643 45.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Haydon

Haydon (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Gallacher 813 68.4 Increase3.4
Conservative Anne Waggitt 375 31.2 Increase14.3
Majority 438 36.9 Decrease11.3
Turnout 1,201 35.3
Labour hold Swing

Hexham Central with Acomb

Hexham Central with Acomb (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Cessford 742 44.7 Decrease5.2
Labour Penny Grennan 558 33.6 Decrease3.8
Liberal Democrats Ginnie O'Farrell 240 14.5 Increase7.8
Green Keith Mallinson 119 7.2 Increase2.7
Majority 184 11.1 Decrease9.0
Turnout 1,677 48.8
Conservative hold Swing

Hexham East

Hexham East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cath Homer 687 43.8 Decrease21.9
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Fairless-Aitken 557 35.5 Increase20.3
Labour Vanessa Caroline Mary Maughan 323 20.6 Increase6.2
Majority 130 8.3 Decrease42.1
Turnout 1,583 44.5
Conservative hold Swing

Hexham West

Hexham West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Derek Kennedy 1,297 69.3 Increase12.5
Conservative Liam Panesh 323 17.3 Decrease12.8
Labour Victor Ball 169 9.0 Increase0.6
Green Cameron Whiteley 83 4.4 Decrease0.3
Majority 974 52.0 Increase25.3
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Hirst

Hirst (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Parry 559 71.9 Decrease7.8
Conservative Kevin Wilson 131 16.8 Increase5.2
Reform UK John Allen 88 11.3 New
Majority 428 55.0 Decrease12.5
Turnout 787 24.3
Labour hold Swing

Holywell

Holywell (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Bowman 984 57.0 Decrease7.0
Conservative John Watson 636 36.9 Decrease2.4
Green Steve Leyland 105 6.1 New
Majority 348 20.2 Decrease9.3
Turnout 1,734 43.8
Labour hold Swing

Humshaugh

Humshaugh (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Nick Morphet 1,046 52.2 Increase23.2
Conservative Rupert Gibson 849 42.3 Decrease12.9
Labour Milo Barnett 80 4.0 Decrease5.6
Liberal Democrats Stuart Rowlands 30 1.5 Decrease4.8
Majority 197 9.8 Decrease16.4
Turnout 2,012 59.4
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Isabella

Isabella (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anna Watson 482 58.6 Decrease5.3
Conservative Alice Levy 340 41.4 Increase26.5
Majority 142 17.3 Decrease30.5
Turnout 831 27.0
Labour hold Swing

Kitty Brewster

Kitty Brewster (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wojciech Ploszaj 698 51.1 Increase21.2
Labour Warren Taylor 591 43.3 Decrease1.8
Liberal Democrats Sandra Stanger 77 5.6 Decrease1.7
Majority 107 7.8 Decrease7.4
Turnout 1,374 27.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Longhorsley

Longhorsley (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh Sanderson 1,240 74.0 Decrease10.4
Labour Ian Lindley 311 18.6 Increase10.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Jevon 124 7.4 Increase0.1
Majority 929 55.5 Decrease20.5
Turnout 1,684 45.0
Conservative hold Swing

Longhoughton

Longhoughton (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wendy Pattison 1,011 59.9 Increase7.0
Liberal Democrats Lydia Cairns 528 31.3 Decrease9.4
Labour Trevor Robertson 148 8.8 Increase2.3
Majority 483 28.6 Increase16.4
Turnout 1,695 47.5
Conservative hold Swing

Lynemouth

Lynemouth (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Dunn 739 57.3 Increase10.9
Conservative Ciera Hudspith 488 37.8 Increase22.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Cashmore 63 4.9 Increase0.3
Majority 251 19.5 Increase6.4
Turnout 1,296 37.7
Labour hold Swing

Morpeth Kirkhill

Morpeth Kirkhill (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Wearmouth 1,118 56.7 Increase1.5
Labour Tom Cosh 387 19.6 Increase9.1
Liberal Democrats Andy Cochrane 253 12.8 Decrease21.6
Green Elisa Lawson 216 10.8 New
Majority 732 37.1 Increase16.3
Turnout 1,986 45.3
Conservative hold Swing

Morpeth North

Morpeth North (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bawn 1,160 53.9 Increase4.5
Labour Mike Greveson 643 29.9 Increase19.6
Green Elaine Skinner 351 16.3 Increase1.5
Majority 517 24.0 Increase0.2
Turnout 2,173 54.0
Conservative hold Swing

Morpeth Stobhill

Morpeth Stobhill (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Beynon 835 47.5 Decrease2.1
Liberal Democrats Alison Byard 478 27.2 Increase3.9
Labour Margaret Turner 337 19.2 Increase6.7
Green Pat Fuller 107 6.1 New
Majority 357 20.3 Decrease6.0
Turnout 1,771 49.3
Conservative hold Swing

Newbiggin Central & East

Newbiggin Central & East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Simpson 674 55.5 Decrease15.4
Conservative Sam Bell 363 29.9 Increase0.8
Reform UK Stephen Peel 178 14.7 New
Majority 311 25.6 Decrease16.3
Turnout 1,229 34.6
Labour hold Swing

Newsham

Newsham (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cliff Humphrey 531 45.9 Increase25.2
Labour Deirdre Campbell 520 44.9 Decrease5.8
Green Kathleen Leyland 55 4.7 New
Independent Paul Walls 52 4.5 New
Majority 11 1.0 Decrease11.7
Turnout 1,169 31.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Norham & Islandshires

Norham & Islandshires (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Hardy 616 37.9 Decrease12.3
Liberal Democrats Dougie Watkin 529 32.5 Decrease9.7
Independent Ged Thomas 312 19.2 New
Labour Michael Coombes 170 10.4 Increase2.8
Majority 87 5.3 Decrease2.7
Turnout 1,637 45.4
Conservative hold Swing

Pegswood

Pegswood (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Towns 1,021 54.2 Increase16.4
Labour Vicky Oakley 784 41.6 Increase7.5
No description Robert Bell 79 4.2 New
Majority 237 8.9 Increase8.9
Turnout 1,896 42.7
Conservative hold Swing

Plessey

Plessey (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Reid 450 37.6 Decrease8.3
Conservative Jon Davison 385 32.2 Increase19.2
Labour John Regan 311 26.0 Decrease2.8
Reform UK Rev Cornell 51 4.3 New
Majority 65 5.4 Decrease11.6
Turnout 1,208 37.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ponteland East & Stannington

Ponteland East & Stannington (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lyle Darwin 1,116 69.9 Decrease7.9
Liberal Democrats David Armstrong 245 15.3 Increase7.8
Labour Robert Turner 236 14.8 Increase6.1
Majority 871 54.5 Decrease14.6
Turnout 1,605 41.3
Conservative hold Swing

Ponteland North

Ponteland North (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Dodd 1,152 73.9 Decrease13.8
Labour Simon Railton 232 14.9 Increase6.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Neale 174 11.2 Increase7.6
Majority 920 59.1 Decrease20.1
Turnout 1,574 39.5
Conservative hold Swing

Ponteland South with Heddon

Ponteland South with Heddon (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Jackson 985 67.8 Decrease10.2
Labour Mike Brown 320 22.0 Decrease10.2
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Mitchell 147 10.1 Increase1.1
Majority 665 45.8 Decrease19.2
Turnout 1,460 43.5
Conservative hold Swing

Ponteland West

Ponteland West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Veronica Jones 997 73.9 Decrease11.7
Labour Michael Clarke 250 18.5 Increase4.1
Liberal Democrats James Greer 102 7.6 New
Majority 747 55.4 Decrease15.9
Turnout 1,363 38.2
Conservative hold Swing

Prudhoe North

Prudhoe North (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angie Scott 862 50.0 Increase10.7
Conservative Tracy Gilmore 795 46.1 Increase1.8
Liberal Democrats Janice Walmsley 67 3.9 Decrease2.4
Majority 67 3.9 Decrease1.1
Turnout 1,729 41.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Prudhoe South

Prudhoe South (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Stewart 907 59.7 Increase20.7
Labour Jonathan Wheeler 553 36.4 Increase18.8
Liberal Democrats Abby French 60 3.9 Increase1.5
Majority 354 23.3 Increase21.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Rothbury

Rothbury (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steven Bridgett 1,987 79.7 Increase14.2
Conservative Chris Galley 202 8.1 Decrease15.7
Labour Co-op Ray Aplin 189 7.9 Increase4.3
Green Jennifer Wallace 115 4.6 Decrease2.5
Majority 1,785 71.6 Increase29.9
Turnout 2,498 60.1
Independent hold Swing

Seaton with Newbiggin West

Seaton with Newbiggin West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Lang 888 65.6 Decrease7.1
Conservative Betty Margaret Bawn 465 34.4 Increase7.1
Majority 423 31.3 Decrease14.1
Turnout 1,360 32.6
Labour hold Swing

Seghill with Seaton Delaval

Seghill with Seaton Delaval (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Scott 884 54.5 Increase12.2
Labour Christine Savage 739 45.5 Decrease3.9
Majority 145 8.9 Increase1.8
Turnout 1,634 35.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Shilbottle

Shilbottle (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Thorne 1,060 54.3 Decrease10.9
Labour Ian Chapman 402 20.6 Increase6.2
Liberal Democrats Alex Brewis 297 15.2 Decrease1.1
Green Philip Hood 192 9.8 New
Majority 658 33.7 Decrease15.2
Turnout 1,963 44.0
Conservative hold Swing

Sleekburn

Sleekburn (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Wallace 426 45.1 Increase8.4
Conservative Alan Stovell 259 27.4 Increase2.2
Independent Dawn Crosby 191 20.2 New
Independent David Graham 69 7.3 New
Majority 167 17.7 Increase6.2
Turnout 963 28.6
Labour hold Swing

South Blyth

South Blyth (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Carr 1,114 73.0 Increase44.1
Labour Rachel Edge 270 17.7 Decrease7.0
Liberal Democrats Alisdair Gibbs-Barton 114 7.5 Decrease21.4
SDP Liam Rogerson 29 1.9 New
Majority 884 55.3 Increase55.2
Turnout 1,540 41.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

South Tynedale

South Tynedale (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Horncastle 995 57.3 Decrease14.3
Labour Kathy Habberjam 408 23.5 Increase13.7
Green Richard Sutton 225 13.0 Increase4.9
Liberal Democrats Dawn Bailey 107 6.2 Decrease4.3
Majority 587 33.8 Decrease27.3
Turnout 1,749 44.2
Conservative hold Swing

Stakeford

Stakeford (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Foster 744 54.1 Decrease10.3
Conservative Noel Jackson 630 45.9 Increase10.3
Majority 114 8.3 Decrease20.5
Turnout 1,383 39.8
Labour hold Swing

Stocksfield & Boomhaugh

Stocksfield & Boomhaugh (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Patricia Dale 1,607 75.4 Increase12.3
Conservative Chris Barrett 296 13.9 Decrease1.5
Labour Claire Byrne 159 7.5 Increase1.2
Green Ian Richardson 69 3.2 New
Majority 1,311 61.5 Increase23.8
Turnout 2,138 55.4
Independent hold Swing

Wensleydale

Wensleydale (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Cartie 716 54.7 Increase0.1
Conservative Sam Liddle 547 41.8 Increase25.0
Liberal Democrats David Sumner 203 3.6 Decrease13.7
Majority 169 12.9 Decrease24.4
Turnout 1,319 33.6
Labour hold Swing

Wooler

Wooler (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Mather 1,231 76.8 Increase3.9
Labour Pauline Thompson 130 8.1 Increase0.9
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Cott 92 5.7 Decrease4.7
Green Alex Kuklinski 88 5.5 Decrease4.0
SDP Stephen Crane 61 3.8 New
Majority 1,101 68.7 Increase6.1
Turnout 1,616 45.6
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Hexham East

Hexham East: 16 December 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Fairless-Aitken 584 47.3 +11.7
Conservative Stephen Ball 370 30.0 -13.9
Labour Jonathan Wheeler 154 12.5 -8.1
Independent Lee Williscroft-Ferris 127 10.3 N/A
Majority 214 17.3
Turnout 1,235 34.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.8

References

  1. ^ "Northumberland County Council". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Elections 2021: Tories win Northumberland after dead-heat ballots". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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