2021 Northumberland County Council election^[1]

6 May 2021 (2021-05-06)
All 67 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 33 24 Seats won 34 21 Seat change 1 3   Third party Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Liberal Democrats Green Last election 7 3 0 Seats won 7 3 2 Seat change 2
Map of the results of the 2021 local election.
Control of Council before election No overall control Control of Council after election Conservative

An election for the Northumberland County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom.^[2] All 67 councillors were elected from 66 electoral divisions which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

The results saw the Conservative Party win 34 seats, a bare majority.^[3]

Results

Council Composition

Following the previous election in 2017, the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ind - Independent
LD - Liberal Democrats
G - Green Party

Ward Results

Amble

Amble (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Clark	635	51.3	0.1
	Conservative	June Watson	540	43.7	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Woodard	62	5.0	6.3
Majority			95	6.3	6.3
Turnout			1,245	31.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Amble West with Warkworth

Amble West with Warkworth (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Watson	766	51.5	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Wilson	438	29.4	12.6
	Labour	Mike Joyce	187	19.1	7.2
Majority			328	22.0	1.4
Turnout			1,499	42.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ashington Central

Ashington Central (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Ball	551	55.8	23.8
	Green	Michelle Brannigan	264	26.7	New
	Conservative	Cheryl Watson	156	15.8	4.6
	CPA	Michael Flynn	17	1.7	New
Majority			287	29.0	30.1
Turnout			995	30.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Bamburgh

Bamburgh (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Guy Renner-Thompson	1,085	71.2	0.3
	Labour	Mick McCarthy	239	15.7	5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Cairns	200	13.1	5.9
Majority			846	55.5	5.4
Turnout			1,538	42.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bedlington Central

Bedlington Central (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christine Taylor	623	48.2	12.5
	Labour	Brian Johnstone	419	32.4	9.1
	Conservative	Charlotte Blundred	113	8.7	0.1
Majority			204	15.8	21.6
Turnout			1,304	34.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Bedlington East

Bedlington East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rebecca Wilczek	436	45.8	1.1
	Independent	Victoria Thompson	235	24.7	26.4
	Independent	Mark Wilkinson	171	18.0	New
	Conservative	Nadia Zemouri	109	11.5
Majority			201	21.1	8.4
Turnout			957	29.6
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Bedlington West

Bedlington West (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Malcolm Robinson	651	50.7	13.3
	Labour	Terry Johnstone	368	28.6	4.5
	Conservative	Elizabeth Rixon	368	28.6	11.5
Majority			283	22.0	17.7
Turnout			1,290	33.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Bellingham

Bellingham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Riddle	852	59.6	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Smith	332	23.2	New
	Labour	Anne Palmer	246	17.2	7.8
Majority			520	36.0	7.7
Turnout			1,436	45.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Berwick East

Berwick East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Georgina Hill	934	75.2	42.0
	Conservative	Amanda Raybould	167	13.4	14.8
	Green	Thomas Stewart	100	8.1	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Whitelam	41	3.3	13.3
Majority			767	61.8	56.9
Turnout			1,251	35.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Berwick North

Berwick North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Catherine Seymour	499	34.6	5.9
	Labour Co-op	Rachel Driver	377	26.1	22.3
	Independent	Shirley Forbes	349	24.2	13.3
	Independent	Brian Alexander Douglas	127	8.8	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Cooper	91	6.4	11.5
Majority			150	10.4	10.1
Turnout			1,455	41.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Berwick West with Ord

Berwick West with Ord (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Isabel Hunter	410	40.0	4.6
	Conservative	Gregah Roughead	409	39.9	8.1
	Independent	Robert Bruce	138	13.5	New
	Green	Patricia Williams	67	6.5	New
Majority			1	0.1	3.3
Turnout			1,034	32.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bothal

Bothal (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Lynne Grimshaw	773	58.7	2.4
	Conservative	Richard Hunter	323	24.5	12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andy McGregor	221	16.8	15.0
Majority			450	34.2	9.7
Turnout			1,324	34.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Bywell

Bywell (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Holly Waddell	981	46.5	14.5
	Conservative	Stephen Westgarth	924	43.8	0.5
	Green	Martin Davenport	135	6.4	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	James Grieves	69	3.3	16.8
Majority			57	2.2	9.1
Turnout			2,115	58.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Choppington

Choppington (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy	429	38.4	0.4
	Independent	Stephen James Armstrong	411	36.8	8.7
	Conservative	Aaron Hart	277	24.8	6.6
Majority			18	1.6	8.4
Turnout			1,123	32.3
	Labour hold		Swing

College

College (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Purvis	773	74.3	4.6
	Conservative	Catherine Grieveson	267	25.7	4.6
Majority			506	48.7	9.0
Turnout			1,052	23.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Corbridge

Corbridge (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Oliver	1,016	61.8	12.7
	Labour	Mary McGlade	240	14.6	8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Latham	121	7.4	New
	SDP	Tom Maskell	116	7.1	New
	Green	John Dark	110	6.7	3.7
	Reform UK	Mark Griffin	42	2.6	New
Majority			776	47.2	40.2
Turnout			1,650	49.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cowpen

Cowpen (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Richardson	398	47.0	6.8
	Conservative	Adam Parsons	378	44.7	27.3
	Independent	Barry Elliott	70	8.3	New
Majority			20	2.4	28.0
Turnout			852	26.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Cramlington East

Cramlington East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Scott Lee	420	42.3	New
	Labour	Ian Swithenbank	386	38.8	12.4
	Conservative	Maureen Levy	188	18.8	18.0
Majority			34	3.4	11.0
Turnout			1,000	31.4
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Cramlington Eastfield

Cramlington Eastfield (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Dunbar	873	59.1	4.0
	Labour	Karen Deagle	444	30.1	3.5
	Independent	Susan Johnston	158	10.8	5.0
Majority			429	29.1	7.5
Turnout			1,481	38.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cramlington North

Cramlington North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wayne Daley	1,305	76.8	13.2
	Labour	Martin Wright	395	23.2	13.2
Majority			910	53.5	26.6
Turnout			1,709	42.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cramlington South East

Cramlington South East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Ezhilchelvan	1,030	61.8	27.4
	Labour	Allan Hepple	636	38.2	5.4
Majority			394	23.6	14.4
Turnout			1,687	45.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cramlington Village

Cramlington Village (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Swinburn	981	68.4	7.1
	Labour	Scott White	374	26.1	2.0
	Green	Ceryn Rowntree	80	5.6	New
Majority			607	42.3	5.1
Turnout			1,447	41.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cramlington West

Cramlington West (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Flux	941	65.4	6.8
	Labour	Dave Murray	497	34.6	6.8
Majority			444	30.9	13.4
Turnout			1,450	29.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croft

Croft (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kath Nisbet	556	60.0	0.4
	Conservative	Martin Tulip	293	31.6	12.6
	Reform UK	Mark Peart	49	5.3	New
	Independent	Paul Taylor	28	3.0	New
Majority			263	28.4	12.2
Turnout			938	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Druridge Bay

Druridge Bay (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Scott Dickinson	870	59.2	4.3
	Conservative	Sybil Whiteley	470	32.0	14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Bambrough	129	8.8	2.4
Majority			400	27.2	6.5
Turnout			1,474	34.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Hutchinson	830	58.5	0.4
	Labour	John Temple	487	34.3	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Alan Rowlands	101	7.1	4.3
Majority			343	24.2	0.8
Turnout			1,427	38.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hartley

Hartley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Ferguson	869	47.2	21.7
	Labour	Susan Dungworth	868	47.1	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Romer	105	5.7	6.4
Majority			1	0.1	16.0
Turnout			1,858	48.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Haydon & Hadrian

Haydon & Hadrian (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Sharp	835	51.1	5.6
	Conservative	Jan Harding	486	29.8	0.9
	Labour	David Clegg	225	13.8	6.8
	Green	Bill Day	87	5.3	2.8
Majority			349	21.4	6.6
Turnout			1,643	45.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Haydon

Haydon (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Gallacher	813	68.4	3.4
	Conservative	Anne Waggitt	375	31.2	14.3
Majority			438	36.9	11.3
Turnout			1,201	35.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Hexham Central with Acomb

Hexham Central with Acomb (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Cessford	742	44.7	5.2
	Labour	Penny Grennan	558	33.6	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ginnie O'Farrell	240	14.5	7.8
	Green	Keith Mallinson	119	7.2	2.7
Majority			184	11.1	9.0
Turnout			1,677	48.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hexham East

Hexham East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cath Homer	687	43.8	21.9
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Fairless-Aitken	557	35.5	20.3
	Labour	Vanessa Caroline Mary Maughan	323	20.6	6.2
Majority			130	8.3	42.1
Turnout			1,583	44.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hexham West

Hexham West (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Derek Kennedy	1,297	69.3	12.5
	Conservative	Liam Panesh	323	17.3	12.8
	Labour	Victor Ball	169	9.0	0.6
	Green	Cameron Whiteley	83	4.4	0.3
Majority			974	52.0	25.3
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Hirst

Hirst (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Parry	559	71.9	7.8
	Conservative	Kevin Wilson	131	16.8	5.2
	Reform UK	John Allen	88	11.3	New
Majority			428	55.0	12.5
Turnout			787	24.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Holywell

Holywell (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Les Bowman	984	57.0	7.0
	Conservative	John Watson	636	36.9	2.4
	Green	Steve Leyland	105	6.1	New
Majority			348	20.2	9.3
Turnout			1,734	43.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Humshaugh

Humshaugh (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Nick Morphet	1,046	52.2	23.2
	Conservative	Rupert Gibson	849	42.3	12.9
	Labour	Milo Barnett	80	4.0	5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Rowlands	30	1.5	4.8
Majority			197	9.8	16.4
Turnout			2,012	59.4
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Isabella

Isabella (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anna Watson	482	58.6	5.3
	Conservative	Alice Levy	340	41.4	26.5
Majority			142	17.3	30.5
Turnout			831	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Kitty Brewster

Kitty Brewster (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wojciech Ploszaj	698	51.1	21.2
	Labour	Warren Taylor	591	43.3	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Stanger	77	5.6	1.7
Majority			107	7.8	7.4
Turnout			1,374	27.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Longhorsley

Longhorsley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hugh Sanderson	1,240	74.0	10.4
	Labour	Ian Lindley	311	18.6	10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Jevon	124	7.4	0.1
Majority			929	55.5	20.5
Turnout			1,684	45.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longhoughton

Longhoughton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Pattison	1,011	59.9	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lydia Cairns	528	31.3	9.4
	Labour	Trevor Robertson	148	8.8	2.3
Majority			483	28.6	16.4
Turnout			1,695	47.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lynemouth

Lynemouth (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Dunn	739	57.3	10.9
	Conservative	Ciera Hudspith	488	37.8	22.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Cashmore	63	4.9	0.3
Majority			251	19.5	6.4
Turnout			1,296	37.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Morpeth Kirkhill

Morpeth Kirkhill (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Wearmouth	1,118	56.7	1.5
	Labour	Tom Cosh	387	19.6	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Cochrane	253	12.8	21.6
	Green	Elisa Lawson	216	10.8	New
Majority			732	37.1	16.3
Turnout			1,986	45.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Morpeth North

Morpeth North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Bawn	1,160	53.9	4.5
	Labour	Mike Greveson	643	29.9	19.6
	Green	Elaine Skinner	351	16.3	1.5
Majority			517	24.0	0.2
Turnout			2,173	54.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Morpeth Stobhill

Morpeth Stobhill (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Beynon	835	47.5	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Byard	478	27.2	3.9
	Labour	Margaret Turner	337	19.2	6.7
	Green	Pat Fuller	107	6.1	New
Majority			357	20.3	6.0
Turnout			1,771	49.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newbiggin Central & East

Newbiggin Central & East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Simpson	674	55.5	15.4
	Conservative	Sam Bell	363	29.9	0.8
	Reform UK	Stephen Peel	178	14.7	New
Majority			311	25.6	16.3
Turnout			1,229	34.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Newsham

Newsham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cliff Humphrey	531	45.9	25.2
	Labour	Deirdre Campbell	520	44.9	5.8
	Green	Kathleen Leyland	55	4.7	New
	Independent	Paul Walls	52	4.5	New
Majority			11	1.0	11.7
Turnout			1,169	31.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Norham & Islandshires

Norham & Islandshires (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Hardy	616	37.9	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Dougie Watkin	529	32.5	9.7
	Independent	Ged Thomas	312	19.2	New
	Labour	Michael Coombes	170	10.4	2.8
Majority			87	5.3	2.7
Turnout			1,637	45.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pegswood

Pegswood (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Towns	1,021	54.2	16.4
	Labour	Vicky Oakley	784	41.6	7.5
	No description	Robert Bell	79	4.2	New
Majority			237	8.9	8.9
Turnout			1,896	42.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plessey

Plessey (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeff Reid	450	37.6	8.3
	Conservative	Jon Davison	385	32.2	19.2
	Labour	John Regan	311	26.0	2.8
	Reform UK	Rev Cornell	51	4.3	New
Majority			65	5.4	11.6
Turnout			1,208	37.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ponteland East & Stannington

Ponteland East & Stannington (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lyle Darwin	1,116	69.9	7.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Armstrong	245	15.3	7.8
	Labour	Robert Turner	236	14.8	6.1
Majority			871	54.5	14.6
Turnout			1,605	41.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ponteland North

Ponteland North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Dodd	1,152	73.9	13.8
	Labour	Simon Railton	232	14.9	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Neale	174	11.2	7.6
Majority			920	59.1	20.1
Turnout			1,574	39.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ponteland South with Heddon

Ponteland South with Heddon (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Jackson	985	67.8	10.2
	Labour	Mike Brown	320	22.0	10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Mitchell	147	10.1	1.1
Majority			665	45.8	19.2
Turnout			1,460	43.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ponteland West

Ponteland West (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Veronica Jones	997	73.9	11.7
	Labour	Michael Clarke	250	18.5	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	James Greer	102	7.6	New
Majority			747	55.4	15.9
Turnout			1,363	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prudhoe North

Prudhoe North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angie Scott	862	50.0	10.7
	Conservative	Tracy Gilmore	795	46.1	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Walmsley	67	3.9	2.4
Majority			67	3.9	1.1
Turnout			1,729	41.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Prudhoe South

Prudhoe South (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Stewart	907	59.7	20.7
	Labour	Jonathan Wheeler	553	36.4	18.8
	Liberal Democrats	Abby French	60	3.9	1.5
Majority			354	23.3	21.6
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rothbury

Rothbury (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steven Bridgett	1,987	79.7	14.2
	Conservative	Chris Galley	202	8.1	15.7
	Labour Co-op	Ray Aplin	189	7.9	4.3
	Green	Jennifer Wallace	115	4.6	2.5
Majority			1,785	71.6	29.9
Turnout			2,498	60.1
	Independent hold		Swing

Seaton with Newbiggin West

Seaton with Newbiggin West (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Lang	888	65.6	7.1
	Conservative	Betty Margaret Bawn	465	34.4	7.1
Majority			423	31.3	14.1
Turnout			1,360	32.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Seghill with Seaton Delaval

Seghill with Seaton Delaval (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Scott	884	54.5	12.2
	Labour	Christine Savage	739	45.5	3.9
Majority			145	8.9	1.8
Turnout			1,634	35.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Shilbottle

Shilbottle (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Thorne	1,060	54.3	10.9
	Labour	Ian Chapman	402	20.6	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Brewis	297	15.2	1.1
	Green	Philip Hood	192	9.8	New
Majority			658	33.7	15.2
Turnout			1,963	44.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sleekburn

Sleekburn (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Wallace	426	45.1	8.4
	Conservative	Alan Stovell	259	27.4	2.2
	Independent	Dawn Crosby	191	20.2	New
	Independent	David Graham	69	7.3	New
Majority			167	17.7	6.2
Turnout			963	28.6
	Labour hold		Swing

South Blyth

South Blyth (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Carr	1,114	73.0	44.1
	Labour	Rachel Edge	270	17.7	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alisdair Gibbs-Barton	114	7.5	21.4
	SDP	Liam Rogerson	29	1.9	New
Majority			884	55.3	55.2
Turnout			1,540	41.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

South Tynedale

South Tynedale (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Horncastle	995	57.3	14.3
	Labour	Kathy Habberjam	408	23.5	13.7
	Green	Richard Sutton	225	13.0	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Bailey	107	6.2	4.3
Majority			587	33.8	27.3
Turnout			1,749	44.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stakeford

Stakeford (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Foster	744	54.1	10.3
	Conservative	Noel Jackson	630	45.9	10.3
Majority			114	8.3	20.5
Turnout			1,383	39.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Stocksfield & Boomhaugh

Stocksfield & Boomhaugh (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Patricia Dale	1,607	75.4	12.3
	Conservative	Chris Barrett	296	13.9	1.5
	Labour	Claire Byrne	159	7.5	1.2
	Green	Ian Richardson	69	3.2	New
Majority			1,311	61.5	23.8
Turnout			2,138	55.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Wensleydale

Wensleydale (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Cartie	716	54.7	0.1
	Conservative	Sam Liddle	547	41.8	25.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Sumner	203	3.6	13.7
Majority			169	12.9	24.4
Turnout			1,319	33.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Wooler

Wooler (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Mather	1,231	76.8	3.9
	Labour	Pauline Thompson	130	8.1	0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Cott	92	5.7	4.7
	Green	Alex Kuklinski	88	5.5	4.0
	SDP	Stephen Crane	61	3.8	New
Majority			1,101	68.7	6.1
Turnout			1,616	45.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

Hexham East

Hexham East: 16 December 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Fairless-Aitken	584	47.3	+11.7
	Conservative	Stephen Ball	370	30.0	-13.9
	Labour	Jonathan Wheeler	154	12.5	-8.1
	Independent	Lee Williscroft-Ferris	127	10.3	N/A
Majority			214	17.3
Turnout			1,235	34.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	12.8

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