Alnwick local elections

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Alnwick Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Independent 1973 - 1979

No overall control 1979 - 1991

Liberal Democrat 1991 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - present

[edit] Council elections

Alnwick Council election, 1999

Alnwick Council election, 2003

Alnwick Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

Shilbottle By-Election 6 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		365	37.1
	Conservative		324	32.9
	Labour		296	30.0
Majority			41	4.2
Turnout			985	40.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Rothbury By-Election 31 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		775	81.9	+35.3
	Conservative		171	18.1	+18.1
Majority			604	63.8
Turnout			946
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Embleton By-Election 25 April 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		220	58.5	-11.4
	Independent		154	41.2	+41.2
Majority			66	17.3
Turnout			374	47.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Shilbottle By-Election 14 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Lesbury By-Election 6 April 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Amble West By-Election 26 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

[edit] External links

• Alnwick Council