Alnwick District Council elections

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]

1973 Alnwick District Council election
1976 Alnwick District Council election
1979 Alnwick District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
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)[4][5]
2003 Alnwick District Council election
2007 Alnwick District Council election

Shilbottle By-Election 6 February 1997
Party		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		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		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[6]
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[7]
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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"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
The District of Alnwick (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
"Alnwick". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of Alnwick (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
"Shilbottle Ward By Election 14th July 2005". Alnwick District Council. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
"Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2011.

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Council elections in Northumberland
Northumberland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2008 2013 2017
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