Alnwick District Council elections
Alnwick was a non-metropolitan district in Northumberland, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Northumberland County Council.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973-1979 | |
No overall control | 1979-1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991-1995 | |
No overall control | 1995-2009 |
Council elections
- 1973 Alnwick District Council election
- 1976 Alnwick District Council election
- 1979 Alnwick District Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1983 Alnwick District Council election
- 1987 Alnwick District Council election
- 1991 Alnwick District Council election
- 1995 Alnwick District Council election
- 1999 Alnwick District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)
- 2003 Alnwick District Council election
- 2007 Alnwick District Council election
District result maps
By-election results
1995-1999
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 |
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 |
1999-2003
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 |
2003-2007
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 |
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 |
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 |