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:

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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 1999 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 2003 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
• 2007 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)

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		Candidate	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		Candidate	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		Candidate	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		Candidate	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		Candidate	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		Candidate	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		Candidate	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