Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council elections

Berwick-upon-Tweed was a non-metropolitian district in Northumberland, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Northumberland County Council.

The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed now has its own town council, unlike the former borough councillors, the town councillors do not represent political parties.

Political control

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

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973-1983
	No overall control	1983-1999
	Liberal Democrats	1999-2003
	No overall control	2003-2009

Council elections

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1973
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1979
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1983
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1987
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1991
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1995
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 2003
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council election, 2007
2008 (New ward boundaries)^[4]

Mayoral referendum

A referendum was held on 21 February 2002 on whether to have a directly elected mayor. The proposal was decisively rejected.

Support 3,617 26%

Oppose 10,212 74%

Turnout 64%

By-election results

Seton By-Election 19 February 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		340	57.9
	Labour		154	26.2
	Conservative		93	15.8
Majority			186	31.7
Turnout			587	39.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Bamburgh By-Election 6 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		278	73.5
	Liberal Democrat		100	26.5
Majority			178	47.0
Turnout			378	52.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

North Sunderland By-Election 6 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		337	44.5	+44.5
	Independent		319	42.1	-9.2
	Liberal Democrat		102	13.5	+13.5
Majority			18	2.4
Turnout			758	49.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Spittal By-Election 15 November 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		332	51.6	-2.9
	Independent		203	31.6	-2.3
	Conservative		65	10.1	+10.1
	Labour		43	6.7	-4.9
Majority			129	20.0
Turnout			643	26.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Belford By-Election 1 April 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		196	53.7	+32.7
	Independent		169	46.3	+12.2
Majority			27	7.4
Turnout			365	41.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Shielfield By-Election 16 December 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Thorburn	111	52.6	+52.6
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Hunter	100	47.4	+47.4
Majority			11	5.2
Turnout			211	31.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Spittal By-Election 16 December 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Stewart	206	61.7	+61.7
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Wakenshaw	128	38.3	+38.3
Majority			78	23.4
Turnout			334	15.0
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

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

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

Former non-metropolitan districts of England

Districts	Alnwick Bath Berwick-upon-Tweed Blyth Valley Boothferry Bridgnorth Brighton Caradon Carrick Castle Morpeth Chester Chester-le-Street Cleethorpes Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Derwentside Durham Easington East Yorkshire East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley Ellesmere Port and Neston Gillingham Glanford Great Grimsby Hereford Holderness Hove Kennet Kerrier Kingswood Leominster Macclesfield Medina Mid Bedfordshire North Cornwall North Shropshire North Wiltshire Northavon Oswestry Penwith Restormel Rochester-upon-Medway Salisbury Scunthorpe Sedgefield Shrewsbury and Atcham South Bedfordshire South Herefordshire South Shropshire South Wight Teesdale Tynedale Vale Royal Wansbeck Wansdyke Wear Valley West Wiltshire

Local elections	Alnwick Bath Berwick-upon-Tweed Blyth Valley Boothferry Bridgnorth Brighton Caradon Carrick Castle Morpeth Chester Chester-le-Street Cleethorpes Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Derwentside Durham Easington East Yorkshire East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley Ellesmere Port and Neston Gillingham Glanford Great Grimsby Hereford Holderness Hove Kennet Kerrier Kingswood Leominster Macclesfield Medina Mid Bedfordshire North Cornwall North Shropshire North Wiltshire Northavon Oswestry Penwith Restormel Rochester-upon-Medway Salisbury Scunthorpe Sedgefield Shrewsbury and Atcham South Bedfordshire South Herefordshire South Shropshire South Wight Teesdale Tynedale Vale Royal Wansbeck Wansdyke Wear Valley West Wiltshire

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