Blyth Valley Borough Council elections
Appearance
Blyth Valley Borough Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Blyth Valley 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
[edit]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 | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973–1976 | |
No overall control | 1976–1979 | |
Labour | 1979–1987 | |
SDP–Liberal Alliance | 1987–1988 | |
Social and Liberal Democrats | 1988–1989 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1989–1991 | |
Labour | 1991–2009 |
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
- 1976 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
- 1979 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1983 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
- 1987 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
- 1991 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1995 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1999 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 2003 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
- 2007 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
By-election results
[edit]1995-1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 503 | 46.3 | |||
Labour | 450 | 41.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 98 | 9.0 | |||
Conservative | 36 | 3.3 | |||
Majority | 53 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,087 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 396 | 52.5 | −7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 333 | 44.2 | +8.7 | ||
Conservative | 25 | 3.3 | −1.1 | ||
Majority | 63 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 754 | 20.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 438 | 70.2 | −15.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 96 | 15.4 | +0.6 | ||
Independent | 55 | 8.8 | +8.8 | ||
Conservative | 35 | 5.6 | +5.6 | ||
Majority | 342 | 54.8 | |||
Turnout | 624 | 18.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 350 | 35.2 | −13.7 | ||
Conservative | 339 | 34.2 | +23.2 | ||
Labour | 303 | 30.5 | −10.4 | ||
Majority | 11 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 992 | 16.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
1999-2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 285 | 55.4 | −18.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 190 | 37.0 | +10.7 | ||
Conservative | 39 | 7.6 | +7.6 | ||
Majority | 95 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 514 | 14.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 317 | 54.3 | +32.5 | ||
Labour | 242 | 41.4 | −26.2 | ||
Conservative | 25 | 4.3 | −6.3 | ||
Majority | 75 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 584 | 16.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 319 | 45.8 | +8.5 | ||
Independent | 301 | 43.2 | −19.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 60 | 8.6 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative | 16 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
Majority | 18 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 696 | 17.3 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 431 | 75.0 | +1.6 | ||
Independent | 70 | 12.2 | +12.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 42 | 7.3 | −19.3 | ||
Conservative | 32 | 5.6 | +5.6 | ||
Majority | 361 | 62.8 | |||
Turnout | 575 | 13.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2003-2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Grant Davey | 764 | 69.0 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hampton | 226 | 20.4 | −11.7 | |
Conservative | Patricia Holt | 118 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
Majority | 538 | 48.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,108 | 32.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Barrie Crowther | 702 | 44.2 | +13.7 | |
Labour | Ian Ayres | 622 | 39.2 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Brian Pickering | 263 | 16.6 | −10.6 | |
Majority | 80 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,587 | 41.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Pickering | 929 | 63.7 | +30.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Wilkin | 342 | 23.4 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Trevor Ambrose | 188 | 12.9 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 587 | 40.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,459 | 34.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 413 | 39.0 | −9.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anita Romer | 361 | 34.1 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | 285 | 26.9 | −7.3 | ||
Majority | 52 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,059 | 27.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2007-2009
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 439 | 48.1 | −8.9 | ||
Independent | 266 | 29.1 | +29.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 176 | 19.3 | −7.0 | ||
Conservative | 32 | 3.5 | −13.2 | ||
Majority | 173 | 18.9 | |||
Turnout | 913 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ The Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Retrieved on 4 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 Blyth Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Croft Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.