Berwick upon Tweed local elections
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Berwick-upon-Tweed Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Independent 1973 - 1983
No overall control 1983 - 1999
Liberal Democrat 1999 - 2003
No overall control 2003 -
[edit] Council elections
Berwick-upon-Tweed Council election 1999
Berwick-upon-Tweed Council election 2003
[edit] Mayoral Referendum 21 February 2002
A referendum was held on the 21st February 2002 on whether to have a directly elected mayor. The proposal was decisively rejected.
Support 3,617 26%
Oppose 10,212 74%
Turnout 64%
[edit] By-election results
| Seton By-Election 19 February 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 340 | 57.9 | |||
| Labour | 154 | 26.2 | |||
| Conservative | 93 | 15.8 | |||
| Majority | 186 | 31.7 | |||
| Turnout | 587 | 39.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Bamburgh By-Election 6 July 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 278 | 73.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 100 | 26.5 | |||
| Majority | 178 | 47.0 | |||
| Turnout | 378 | 52.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| North Sunderland By-Election 6 July 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 337 | 44.5 | +44.5 | ||
| Independent | 319 | 42.1 | -9.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 102 | 13.5 | +13.5 | ||
| Majority | 18 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 758 | 49.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Spittal By-Election 15 November 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 332 | 51.6 | -2.9 | ||
| Independent | 203 | 31.6 | -2.3 | ||
| Conservative | 65 | 10.1 | +10.1 | ||
| Labour | 43 | 6.7 | -4.9 | ||
| Majority | 129 | 20.0 | |||
| Turnout | 643 | 26.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Belford By-Election 1 April 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 196 | 53.7 | +32.7 | ||
| Independent | 169 | 46.3 | +12.2 | ||
| Majority | 27 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 365 | 41.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Shielfield By-Election 16 December 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Karen Thorburn | 111 | 52.6 | +52.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Hunter | 100 | 47.4 | +47.4 | |
| Majority | 11 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 211 | 31.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Spittal By-Election 16 December 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | David Stewart | 206 | 61.7 | +61.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Wakenshaw | 128 | 38.3 | +38.3 | |
| Majority | 78 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 334 | 15.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
