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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]

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 control Years
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 control Years
No overall control 2009–2021
Conservative 2021–2021
No overall control 2021–present

Leadership

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

Councillor Party From To
Grant Davey[6] Labour 2013 24 May 2017
Peter Jackson Conservative 24 May 2017 2 Sep 2020
Glen Sanderson Conservative 23 Sep 2020

Council elections

Council composition

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 No overall control
2021 34 21 3 - 2 7 Conservative

County result maps

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
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
Majority 237 19.3
Turnout 1,226
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Wansbeck Hirst By-Election 11 November 1999
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

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[7]
Party Candidate 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[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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[14]
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

References

  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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