Castle Morpeth Borough Council elections

Castle Morpeth Borough Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Castle Morpeth was a non-metropolitan district in Northumberland, England. The council was abolished and its functions transferred to Northumberland County Council with effect from 1 April 2009.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. From 1973 until its abolition in 2009 political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973–2009

Council elections

1973 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
1976 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1979 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
1983 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
1987 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
1995 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]^[5]
1999 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]
2003 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
2007 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[7]

By-election results

1995-1999

Ulgham By-Election 6 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Ulgham By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	504	48.5	-8.7
	Labour	410	39.5	-3.3
	Conservative	70	6.7	+6.7
	Independent	55	5.2	+5.2
Majority		94	9.0
Turnout		1,039
	Independent hold	Swing

Ellington By-Election 10 December 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	397	51.2	+2.1
	Labour	379	48.8	-2.1
Majority		18	2.4
Turnout		776	35.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

1999-2003

Morpeth Kirkhill By-Election 11 November 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	306	40.7	+8.0
	Independent	274	36.5	-12.0
	Conservative	141	18.8	+0.1
	Green	30	4.0	+4.0
Majority		32	4.2
Turnout		751	32.0
	Labour gain from Independent	Swing

Morpeth Kirkhill By-Election 21 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	510	71.5	+71.5
	Labour	184	25.8	-14.9
	Green	19	2.7	-1.3
Majority		326	45.7
Turnout		713	33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

Ulgham By-Election 12 September 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	462	75.0	+75.0
	Independent	154	25.0	-47.6
Majority		308	50.0
Turnout		616	26.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent	Swing

2003-2007

Lynemouth By-Election 12 June 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	413	69.8	+69.8
	Labour	179	30.2	-0.7
Majority		234	39.6
Turnout		592	44.0
	Independent gain from Independent Labour

Morpeth Stobhill By-Election 18 March 2004
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	225	28.4	-10.0
	Labour	218	27.5	-23.1
	Liberal Democrats	217	27.4	+27.4
	Conservative	132	16.7	+5.7
Majority		8	0.9
Turnout		792	33.0
	Independent hold	Swing

Pegswood By-Election 21 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet Oakley	417	62.0	+62.0
	Labour	Edward Campbell	242	36.0	-44.6
	Green	Geoffrey Parkin	14	2.0	+2.0
Majority			175	26.0
Turnout			673
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Ponteland East By-Election 21 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Armstrong	468	58.6	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Cogan	312	39.1	-13.8
	Green	Paul Lawrence	18	2.3	+2.3
Majority			156	19.5
Turnout			798
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
^ The Castle Morpeth and Tynedale (District Boundaries) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[1] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[2] The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975

[3] The Castle Morpeth and Tynedale (District Boundaries) Order 1985

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

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Tynedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
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See also: Wards Boundary changes