This by-election was called after the disqualification of former Reform UK councillor John Allen for six months' non-attendance. Reform UK won the ward's last contest in May 2025 with 50 per cent. Earlier contests were won by Labour in 2021 and 2017. 6 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Northumberland council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Labour | 50.1% |
| Reform UK | 30.0% |
| Restore Britain | 10.3% |
| Conservative | 4.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3.9% |
| Independent | 1.6% |
Turnout 20 per cent.
Independent, Conservative: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.
Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain and Liberal Democrats.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Reform UK | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | 7% | 43% | 50% | - |
| May 2021 | 17% | 72% | 11% | - |
| May 2017 | 12% | 79% | - | 9% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes UKIP (9% in May 2017).
Northumberland is a unitary authority: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Conservative minority.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Northumberland. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the North East Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the Blyth and Ashington constituency. Labour MP Ian Lavery won it at the 2024 general election with 50 per cent of the vote.