Alnwick District Council elections

Alnwick District Council in Northumberland, England was elected every four years from the first election in 1973 to the abolition of the council in 2009. The final council before abolition had 30 councillors elected from 16 wards.

Political control

From 1973 to 2009 political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1979
No overall control	1979 - 1991
Liberal Democrats	1991 - 1995
No overall control	1995 - 2009

Council elections

Alnwick District Council election, 1999 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)^[2]
Alnwick District Council election, 2003
Alnwick District Council election, 2007

District result maps

2007 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Shilbottle By-Election 6 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		365	37.1
	Conservative		324	32.9
	Labour		296	30.0
Majority			41	4.2
Turnout			985	40.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Rothbury By-Election 31 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		775	81.9	+35.3
	Conservative		171	18.1	+18.1
Majority			604	63.8
Turnout			946
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

1999-2003

Embleton By-Election 25 April 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		220	58.5	-11.4
	Independent		154	41.2	+41.2
Majority			66	17.3
Turnout			374	47.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2003-2007

Shilbottle By-Election 14 July 2005^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Lesbury By-Election 6 April 2006^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Amble West By-Election 26 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

References

↑ "Alnwick". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
↑ "Alnwick". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
↑ "Shilbottle Ward By Election 14th July 2005". Alnwick District Council. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
↑ "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2011.

By-election results

Council elections in Northumberland

Northumberland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2008 2013

Alnwick District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Blyth Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Castle Morpeth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Tynedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Wansbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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