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

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 controlYears
Labour1973–1976
No overall control1976–1979
Labour1979–1987
SDP–Liberal Alliance1987–1988
Social and Liberal Democrats1988–1989
Liberal Democrats1989–1991
Labour1991–2009

Council elections

  • 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

Plessey By-Election 16 May 1996
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
Newsham & New Delaval By-Election 19 June 1997
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
Cramlington East By-Election 23 April 1998
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
Parkside By-Election 16 July 1998
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
Cowpen By-Election 13 April 2000
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
Croft By-Election 27 September 2001
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
Plessey By-Election 27 September 2001
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
Cramlington East By-Election 25 October 2001
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
Cowpen By-Election 23 September 2004
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
Cramlington Village By-Election 23 September 2004
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
Cramlington North By-Election 4 May 2006
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
Hartley By-Election 26 October 2006
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

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ↑ The Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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