Alnwick local elections

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Alnwick Council is elected every four years.

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[edit] Political control

Independent 1973 - 1979

No overall control 1979 - 1991

Liberal Democrat 1991 - 1995

No overall control 1995 -

[edit] Council elections

Alnwick Council election 1999

Alnwick Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Shilbottle By-Election 6 February 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 365 37.1
Conservative 324 32.9
Labour 296 30.0
Majority 41 4.2
Turnout 985 40.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Rothbury By-Election 31 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 775 81.9 +35.3
Conservative 171 18.1 +18.1
Majority 604 63.8
Turnout 946
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Embleton By-Election 25 April 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 220 58.5 -11.4
Independent 154 41.2 +41.2
Majority 66 17.3
Turnout 374 47.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Shilbottle By-Election 14 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ethel Mills 193 35.3 +3.1
Independent John Taylor 167 30.5 -14.0
Labour Mary Dixon 158 28.9 +5.6
Independent Eric Thomason 29 5.3 +5.3
Majority 26 4.8
Turnout 547 19.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lesbury By-Election 6 April 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Styring 300 39.0 +16.1
Independent Judith Hill 225 29.3 -20.3
Conservative Peter McIlroy 168 21.8 -5.7
Independent Leslie Orange 76 9.9 +9.9
Majority 75 9.7
Turnout 566 51.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Amble West By-Election 26 October 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Hinson 237 56.3 +21.6
Independent Stanley Ireland 94 22.3 -19.7
Conservative David Rixon 90 21.4 +21.4
Majority 143 34.0
Turnout 421 26.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

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