Northumberland Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North East · 69 seats in 69 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

The Conservatives run Northumberland Council as a minority administration. The council has 69 councillors in 69 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 28, Reform 18, Labour 10, Other 8, Lib Dem 3, Green 2. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

Control

Seats by party

Conservative (Minority)

69 seats - 35 for a majority

Reform 18Labour 10Conservative 28Lib Dem 3Green 2Other 8

Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Labour +2 Conservative +2 Other +1 Reform −5

Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (69 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform29.3%23

Conservative28.8%26

Labour22.3%8

Other8.4%7

Lib Dem6.6%3

Green4.7%2

Next election

3 May 2029

all 69 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 28

7 short of the 35 needed for a majority

Closest result

Berwick North

Reform won by 4 votes over Conservative, 1 May 2025

Latest by-election

Amble

Labour gain from Reform, 1 October 2026 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

54%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 69 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alnwick Castle Gordon Castle	1 May 2025 Conservative 46.8% lead 19.2 pts
Alnwick Hotspur Martin Swinbank	1 May 2025 Green 56.4% lead 36.1 pts
Amble Amy Spriggs	1 May 2025 Reform 44.4% lead 6.0 pts
Amble West with Warkworth Pauline Davidson	1 May 2025 Reform 23.8% lead 2.8 pts
Ashington Central Caroline Ball	1 May 2025 Labour 47.9% lead 0.6 pts
Bamburgh Guy Renner-Thompson	1 May 2025 Conservative 56.1% lead 30.5 pts
Bebside & Kitty Brewster Denise Nicholson	1 May 2025 Reform 47.0% lead 18.6 pts
Bedlington Central Christine Taylor	1 May 2025 Independent 40.9% lead 7.8 pts
Bedlington East Trevor Austin	1 May 2025 Reform 45.8% lead 20.6 pts
Bedlington West Malcolm Robinson	1 May 2025 Independent 47.7% lead 19.7 pts
Bellingham John Riddle	1 May 2025 Conservative 39.0% lead 6.3 pts
Berwick East Georgina Hill	1 May 2025 Independent 77.3% lead 60.8 pts
Berwick North Nicole Brooke	1 May 2025 Reform 27.7% lead 0.3 pts
Berwick West with Ord Isabel Hunter	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 47.1% lead 13.9 pts
Bothal Scott Amery	1 May 2025 Reform 43.6% lead 6.9 pts
Choppington & Hepscott David FitzGerald	1 May 2025 Reform 32.1% lead 5.7 pts
College with North Seaton Steven Roberts	1 May 2025 Reform 47.6% lead 5.2 pts
Corbridge Nicholas Oliver	1 May 2025 Conservative 53.2% lead 27.6 pts
Cowpen Rick Baker	1 May 2025 Reform 44.7% lead 16.3 pts
Cramlington East & Double Row Scott Lee	1 May 2025 Independent 30.7% lead 0.5 pts
Cramlington Eastfield Alan Smith	1 May 2025 Conservative 42.4% lead 18.9 pts
Cramlington North Wayne Daley	1 May 2025 Conservative 69.1% lead 53.6 pts
Cramlington North West Mark Morris	1 May 2025 Conservative 38.0% lead 6.1 pts
Cramlington South East Paul Ezhilchelvan	1 May 2025 Conservative 53.8% lead 30.5 pts
Cramlington South West Neil Graham	1 May 2025 Reform 39.4% lead 10.6 pts
Cramlington Village Mark Swinburn	1 May 2025 Conservative 53.4% lead 31.5 pts
Croft Mark Peart	1 May 2025 Reform 59.2% lead 28.0 pts
Druridge Bay Scott Dickinson	1 May 2025 Labour 50.0% lead 12.5 pts
Haltwhistle Rachel Mathieson	1 May 2025 Labour 38.5% lead 6.7 pts
Hartley Stephen Flower	1 May 2025 Reform 35.5% lead 4.2 pts
Haydon Sonia Simm	1 May 2025 Reform 46.0% lead 2.3 pts
Haydon & Hadrian Alan Sharp	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 56.9% lead 38.0 pts
Hexham East Suzanne Fairless-Aitken	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 31.7% lead 9.0 pts
Hexham North Trevor Cessford	1 May 2025 Conservative 29.2% lead 0.8 pts
Hexham West Derek Kennedy	1 May 2025 Independent 45.6% lead 30.1 pts
Hirst Melanie Fox	1 May 2025 Reform 50.0% lead 6.9 pts
Holywell Les Bowman	1 May 2025 Labour 41.1% lead 5.4 pts
Humshaugh Antonia Azocar-Nevin	1 May 2025 Green 48.0% lead 20.2 pts
Isabella David Johnson	1 May 2025 Reform 55.0% lead 17.4 pts
Longhirst Ed Dungait	1 May 2025 Conservative 38.7% lead 5.5 pts
Longhorsley Glen Sanderson	1 May 2025 Conservative 51.1% lead 30.9 pts
Longhoughton Wendy Pattison	1 May 2025 Conservative 42.9% lead 21.8 pts
Lynemouth Elizabeth Dunn	1 May 2025 Labour 47.4% lead 5.9 pts
Morpeth Kirkhill Richard Wearmouth	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.5% lead 26.5 pts
Morpeth North David Bawn	1 May 2025 Conservative 40.4% lead 22.2 pts
Morpeth Stobhill John Beynon	1 May 2025 Conservative 34.1% lead 6.6 pts
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Ben Audsley	1 May 2025 Reform 37.2% lead 13.1 pts
Newsham Barry Elliott	1 May 2025 Reform 38.1% lead 4.3 pts
Norham & Islandshires Patrick Lambert	1 May 2025 Reform 31.6% lead 2.3 pts
Pegswood Vicky Oakley	1 May 2025 Labour 41.5% lead 8.9 pts
Plessey David Swinhoe	1 May 2025 Reform 40.3% lead 5.5 pts
Ponteland East & Stannington Lyle Darwin	1 May 2025 Conservative 39.2% lead 5.9 pts
Ponteland North Richard Dodd	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.0% lead 13.4 pts
Ponteland South with Heddon Michaela Horncastle	1 May 2025 Conservative 49.2% lead 24.8 pts
Ponteland West Veronica Jones	1 May 2025 Conservative 47.0% lead 19.2 pts
Prudhoe North & Wylam Lawrence O'Donnell	1 May 2025 Labour 37.5% lead 11.3 pts
Prudhoe South Gordon Stewart	1 May 2025 Conservative 40.0% lead 2.8 pts
Prudhoe West & Mickley Angie Scott	1 May 2025 Labour 45.8% lead 18.6 pts
Rothbury Steven Bridgett	1 May 2025 Independent 44.6% lead 25.9 pts
Seaton with Spital Karl Green	1 May 2025 Reform 53.7% lead 18.7 pts
Seghill with Seaton Delaval Eve Chicken	1 May 2025 Conservative 44.1% lead 15.3 pts
Shilbottle Trevor Thorne	1 May 2025 Conservative 35.0% lead 6.6 pts
Sleekburn Roger Spriddell	1 May 2025 Reform 57.7% lead 24.2 pts
South Blyth Daniel Carr	1 May 2025 Conservative 58.5% lead 37.5 pts
South Tynedale Colin Horncastle	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.8% lead 21.4 pts
Stakeford Martin Jackson	1 May 2025 Reform 49.1% lead 11.2 pts
Stocksfield & Bywell Patricia Dale	1 May 2025 Independent 58.7% lead 44.7 pts
Wensleydale Natalie Rolls	1 May 2025 Reform 46.2% lead 3.3 pts
Wooler Mark Mather	1 May 2025 Conservative 64.1% lead 43.1 pts

Alnwick Castle

Gordon Castle Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative46.8%

Reform27.6%

Labour9.8%

Green8.5%

Lib Dem7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gordon Castle Elected	Conservative	709	46.8%
Martin Harrington	Reform	418	27.6%
John Waugh Shepherd	Labour	148	9.8%
Laura Jane Hawken	Green	129	8.5%
Sibylle Lucia Stenzel	Lib Dem	111	7.3%

Alnwick Hotspur

Martin Swinbank Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green56.4%

Reform20.3%

Conservative11.4%

Lib Dem8.2%

Labour3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Philip Swinbank Elected	Green	760	56.4%
Ian Caldwell	Reform	273	20.3%
Geoff Watson	Conservative	153	11.4%
Karen Hedley	Lib Dem	110	8.2%
Helen Elizabeth Seymour	Labour	51	3.8%

Amble

Amy Spriggs Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform44.4%

Labour38.4%

Conservative17.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Arty Hume Elected	Reform	514	44.4%
Terry Clark	Labour	445	38.4%
Jenny Richards	Conservative	199	17.2%

Last by-election, 1 October 2026

Labour38.8%

Reform33.5%

Conservative21.0%

Restore Britain6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Amy Spriggs Elected	Labour	439	38.8%
Warren Ladyman	Reform	379	33.5%
Jenny Richards	Conservative	237	21.0%
Michael Anthony Joyce	Restore Britain	76	6.7%

Amble West with Warkworth

Pauline Davidson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform23.8%

Green21.0%

Conservative19.4%

Independent17.5%

Labour11.7%

Lib Dem6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pauline Davidson Elected	Reform	397	23.8%
Ivor Rackham	Green	351	21.0%
Jeff Watson	Conservative	325	19.4%
Ann Burke	Independent	292	17.5%
Amy Spriggs	Labour	196	11.7%
Alexander Christian Brewis	Lib Dem	110	6.6%

Ashington Central

Caroline Ball Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour47.9%

Reform47.3%

Conservative4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Caroline Susan Ball Elected	Labour	463	47.9%
Kerry Davison	Reform	457	47.3%
Kyle Morrison	Conservative	46	4.8%

Bamburgh

Guy Renner-Thompson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative56.1%

Reform25.6%

Lib Dem8.1%

Labour6.4%

Green3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Guy Renner-Thompson Elected	Conservative	1,068	56.1%
Philip Robson	Reform	488	25.6%
Lydia Heather Cairns	Lib Dem	154	8.1%
Bill Grisdale	Labour	121	6.4%
Benjamin Charles Brooks	Green	73	3.8%

Bebside & Kitty Brewster

Denise Nicholson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform47.0%

Labour28.4%

Conservative24.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Denise Nicholson Elected	Reform	528	47.0%
Grant Davey	Labour	319	28.4%
Wojciech Franciszek Ploszaj	Conservative	276	24.6%

Bedlington Central

Christine Taylor Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent40.9%

Reform33.1%

Labour14.1%

Conservative6.7%

Green5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christine Anne Taylor Elected	Independent	600	40.9%
Brian Denny	Reform	485	33.1%
Kylie Michelle Berry-Walker	Labour	207	14.1%
Charlotte Elizabeth Peacock Blundred	Conservative	99	6.7%
Geoff Hill	Green	76	5.2%

Bedlington East

Trevor Austin Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform45.8%

Labour25.2%

Independent23.9%

Conservative5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trevor Michael Austin Elected	Reform	528	45.8%
Rebecca Wilczek	Labour	291	25.2%
Victoria Thompson	Independent	275	23.9%
Gavin Campbell Duffy	Conservative	59	5.1%

Bedlington West

Malcolm Robinson Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent47.7%

Reform28.0%

Labour18.8%

Conservative5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Malcolm Robinson Elected	Independent	755	47.7%
Lawrence David Chapple	Reform	444	28.0%
Adam Hogg	Labour	298	18.8%
Alastair Robert Marrion	Conservative	86	5.4%

Bellingham

John Riddle Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative39.0%

Reform32.7%

Lib Dem17.0%

Labour11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Riddle Elected	Conservative	615	39.0%
Warren Ladyman	Reform	515	32.7%
Kevin Robert Hodson Smith	Lib Dem	268	17.0%
Paul Richard Wright	Labour	178	11.3%

Berwick East

Georgina Hill Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent77.3%

Reform16.5%

Labour4.5%

Conservative1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Georgina Emma Rowley Hill Elected	Independent	894	77.3%
Jay Johnston	Reform	191	16.5%
Paul Claridge	Labour	52	4.5%
Kacper Slawomir Malec	Conservative	19	1.6%

Berwick North

Nicole Brooke Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform27.7%

Conservative27.4%

Labour19.7%

Green12.6%

Lib Dem12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicole Brooke Elected	Reform	360	27.7%
Catherine Seymour	Conservative	356	27.4%
Simon Dixon	Labour	256	19.7%
Thomas Stewart	Green	164	12.6%
Matthew John Cornelius Cooper	Lib Dem	163	12.5%

Berwick West with Ord

Isabel Hunter Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem47.1%

Reform33.2%

Conservative7.0%

Green6.9%

Labour5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elizabeth Isabel Hunter Elected	Lib Dem	521	47.1%
Roddy Hamilton	Reform	367	33.2%
Barry Malcolm Flux	Conservative	77	7.0%
Nigel Antony Foster	Green	76	6.9%
James Elliott Haswell	Labour	64	5.8%

Bothal

Scott Amery Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform43.6%

Labour36.7%

Lib Dem13.1%

Conservative4.9%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Amery Elected	Reform	533	43.6%
Lynne Grimshaw	Labour	449	36.7%
Andy McGregor	Lib Dem	160	13.1%
Betty Margaret Bawn	Conservative	60	4.9%
Ken Cochrane	Independent	21	1.7%

Choppington & Hepscott

David FitzGerald Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform32.1%

Conservative26.4%

Independent21.0%

Labour20.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Gary Fitzgerald Elected	Reform	421	32.1%
Rachael Hogg	Conservative	346	26.4%
Mary Murphy	Independent	276	21.0%
Thomas Young	Labour	269	20.5%

College with North Seaton

Steven Roberts Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform47.6%

Labour42.4%

Conservative10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steven Roberts Elected	Reform	537	47.6%
Mark Purvis	Labour	479	42.4%
Nicola Ann Bawn	Conservative	113	10.0%

Corbridge

Nicholas Oliver Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative53.2%

Labour25.6%

Reform13.8%

Lib Dem7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Oliver Elected	Conservative	1,070	53.2%
Roy Sheehan	Labour	515	25.6%
Kerry Ann Knight	Reform	278	13.8%
Rob Earnshaw	Lib Dem	147	7.3%

Cowpen

Rick Baker Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform44.7%

Conservative28.4%

Labour26.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rick Baker Elected	Reform	534	44.7%
Brian Richard Erskine	Conservative	339	28.4%
Candice Randall	Labour	321	26.9%

Cramlington East & Double Row

Scott Lee Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent30.7%

Reform30.2%

Labour29.1%

Conservative10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Lee Elected	Independent	347	30.7%
Scott Freebairn	Reform	341	30.2%
Feona Bowey	Labour	329	29.1%
Alex McMullen	Conservative	113	10.0%

Cramlington Eastfield

Alan Smith Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative42.4%

Reform23.5%

Labour17.2%

Independent10.6%

Green4.6%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Smith Elected	Conservative	565	42.4%
Allyn Rhys Roberts	Reform	313	23.5%
James Gillooly	Labour	230	17.2%
Susan Mary Bryce Johnston	Independent	142	10.6%
Paul Evans	Green	61	4.6%
Dawn Furness	Independent	23	1.7%

Cramlington North

Wayne Daley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative69.1%

Reform15.5%

Labour15.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne Daley Elected	Conservative	1,234	69.1%
Kevin Allen	Reform	276	15.5%
Megan Louise Foley	Labour	275	15.4%

Cramlington North West

Mark Morris Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative38.0%

Reform31.9%

Labour30.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Morris Elected	Conservative	400	38.0%
Bridget Anne Byrne	Reform	336	31.9%
Michael Pearce	Labour	316	30.0%

Cramlington South East

Paul Ezhilchelvan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative53.8%

Labour23.3%

Reform18.8%

Green4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Ezhilchelvan Elected	Conservative	859	53.8%
Alan Hepple	Labour	373	23.3%
Anthony Pattinson	Reform	301	18.8%
Kath Leyland	Green	65	4.1%

Cramlington South West

Neil Graham Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform39.4%

Labour28.8%

Conservative25.2%

Social Democratic Party6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shaun William Knowles Elected	Reform	274	39.4%
Scott Wilson White	Labour	200	28.8%
Neil David Graham	Conservative	175	25.2%
Mathew Wilkinson	Social Democratic Party	46	6.6%

Last by-election, 16 April 2026

Conservative34.2%

Reform26.1%

Labour23.0%

Green14.3%

Independent1.6%

Lib Dem0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil David Graham Elected	Conservative	278	34.2%
Bridget Anne Byrne	Reform	212	26.1%
Lynne Robinson	Labour	187	23.0%
Alex Phimister	Green	116	14.3%
Dawn Furness	Independent	13	1.6%
Nick Cott	Lib Dem	7	0.9%

Cramlington Village

Mark Swinburn Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative53.4%

Reform21.9%

Labour18.6%

Green6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark David Swinburn Elected	Conservative	791	53.4%
Mark Byrne	Reform	324	21.9%
Lynne Robinson	Labour	275	18.6%
Steve Leyland	Green	91	6.1%

Croft

Mark Peart Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform59.2%

Labour31.2%

Conservative9.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Peart Elected	Reform	652	59.2%
Kath Nisbet	Labour	343	31.2%
Michael Green	Conservative	106	9.6%

Druridge Bay

Scott Dickinson Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour50.0%

Reform37.5%

Conservative12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Dickinson Elected	Labour	651	50.0%
Michael Anthony Joyce	Reform	488	37.5%
Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan	Conservative	163	12.5%

Haltwhistle

Rachel Mathieson Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour38.5%

Conservative31.8%

Reform29.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachel Mathieson Elected	Labour	612	38.5%
Ian Hutchinson	Conservative	505	31.8%
Adam Jon Howells	Reform	471	29.7%

Hartley

Stephen Flower Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.5%

Conservative31.3%

Labour26.6%

Green6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Charles Flower Elected	Reform	626	35.5%
Jill Henderson	Conservative	551	31.3%
Sean Cassidy	Labour	469	26.6%
Nigel Tony Szczepaniak	Green	116	6.6%

Haydon

Sonia Simm Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.0%

Labour43.7%

Conservative10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sonia Simm Elected	Reform	631	46.0%
Brian Gallacher	Labour	600	43.7%
John Michael McConnell	Conservative	141	10.3%

Haydon & Hadrian

Alan Sharp Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem56.9%

Reform18.9%

Labour8.1%

Conservative7.9%

Green4.9%

Independent3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Sharp Elected	Lib Dem	882	56.9%
Andrew Vivian Hickman	Reform	293	18.9%
Malcolm Ellis	Labour	126	8.1%
Tarun Seghal	Conservative	122	7.9%
Jon Price	Green	76	4.9%
Jevon Simon Scudamore	Independent	52	3.4%

Hexham East

Suzanne Fairless-Aitken Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem31.7%

Conservative22.7%

Reform22.5%

Labour15.0%

Green8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Suzanne Holly Fairless-Aitken Elected	Lib Dem	474	31.7%
Simon Kitchen	Conservative	340	22.7%
Katherine Ann Hales	Reform	336	22.5%
Susan Davey	Labour	224	15.0%
Guy Adrian Norfolk	Green	122	8.2%

Hexham North

Trevor Cessford Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative29.2%

Labour28.4%

Reform17.6%

Lib Dem16.4%

Green8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trevor Cessford Elected	Conservative	422	29.2%
Wendy Wood	Labour	410	28.4%
Avril Elliott	Reform	254	17.6%
Nick Cott	Lib Dem	237	16.4%
Paul Robert Homer	Green	120	8.3%

Hexham West

Derek Kennedy Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent45.6%

Labour15.5%

Reform14.5%

Conservative10.6%

Lib Dem7.3%

Green6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Derek Kennedy Elected	Independent	800	45.6%
Nigel Porter	Labour	272	15.5%
Richard Arthur	Reform	255	14.5%
Christine Hanley	Conservative	186	10.6%
Ginnie O'Farrell	Lib Dem	128	7.3%
John McKee	Green	112	6.4%

Hirst

Melanie Fox Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform50.0%

Labour43.1%

Conservative6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Victor Allen Elected	Reform	434	50.0%
Ken Parry	Labour	374	43.1%
Gail Waddell	Conservative	60	6.9%

Last by-election, 1 October 2026

Labour50.1%

Reform30.0%

Restore Britain10.3%

Conservative4.1%

Lib Dem3.9%

Independent1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Melanie Tuesday Fox Elected	Labour	350	50.1%
Kerry Davison	Reform	210	30.0%
Eden Webley	Restore Britain	72	10.3%
David Ferguson	Conservative	29	4.1%
Calvin Clark	Lib Dem	27	3.9%
John Victor Allen	Independent	11	1.6%

Holywell

Les Bowman Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour41.1%

Reform35.7%

Conservative23.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Les Bowman Elected	Labour	630	41.1%
Ian MacGregor	Reform	547	35.7%
Rob Forsyth	Conservative	357	23.3%

Humshaugh

Antonia Azocar-Nevin Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green48.0%

Conservative27.8%

Reform18.7%

Labour4.1%

Animal Welfare Party1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Antonia Azocar-Nevin Elected	Green	800	48.0%
Greg Alexander Munro	Conservative	463	27.8%
Hans Owen Berges	Reform	311	18.7%
Michael Anthony Smith	Labour	68	4.1%
Lee Williscroft-Ferris	Animal Welfare Party	25	1.5%

Isabella

David Johnson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform55.0%

Labour37.6%

Conservative7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Johnson Elected	Reform	579	55.0%
Anna Watson	Labour	396	37.6%
Andrew John Liddle	Conservative	78	7.4%

Longhirst

Ed Dungait Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative38.7%

Reform33.2%

Labour21.0%

Lib Dem7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ed Dungait Elected	Conservative	562	38.7%
Matthew Gray	Reform	482	33.2%
Mark Peter Gerrard	Labour	305	21.0%
David Moore	Lib Dem	102	7.0%

Longhorsley

Glen Sanderson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative51.1%

Reform20.2%

Labour17.4%

Green6.3%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Glen Sanderson Elected	Conservative	879	51.1%
Susan Jane Spencer	Reform	347	20.2%
Keith Gordon Trobe	Labour	300	17.4%
Philip Hood	Green	108	6.3%
Neil Salvesen	Lib Dem	87	5.1%

Longhoughton

Wendy Pattison Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative42.9%

Reform21.1%

Lib Dem14.5%

Labour12.7%

Green8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wendy Pattison Elected	Conservative	752	42.9%
Brian Tait	Reform	369	21.1%
Richard Edward Brewis	Lib Dem	254	14.5%
Charles William Thompson	Labour	223	12.7%
Rosemary MacKenzie	Green	153	8.7%

Lynemouth

Elizabeth Dunn Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour47.4%

Reform41.5%

Conservative11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Liz Dunn Elected	Labour	655	47.4%
Daniel Taylor	Reform	574	41.5%
Liz Rixon	Conservative	154	11.1%

Morpeth Kirkhill

Richard Wearmouth Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.5%

Lib Dem19.0%

Reform16.1%

Labour15.2%

Green4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Watson Wearmouth Elected	Conservative	807	45.5%
Dorothy Moore	Lib Dem	337	19.0%
Gillian Caldwell	Reform	285	16.1%
Brooke Burgess	Labour	270	15.2%
Pete Burns	Green	76	4.3%

Morpeth North

David Bawn Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative40.4%

Labour18.2%

Lib Dem14.3%

Green13.9%

Reform13.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Lee Bawn Elected	Conservative	819	40.4%
Joanne Crumplin	Labour	368	18.2%
Natalie Younes	Lib Dem	290	14.3%
Jan Rosen	Green	282	13.9%
Garry Featherstone	Reform	266	13.1%

Morpeth Stobhill

John Beynon Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative34.1%

Lib Dem27.5%

Reform17.9%

Labour14.7%

Green3.6%

Independent2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Beynon Elected	Conservative	605	34.1%
Alison Byard	Lib Dem	487	27.5%
Neil Cox	Reform	318	17.9%
Ian Lindley	Labour	261	14.7%
Patricia Ann Fuller	Green	64	3.6%
Derek Thompson	Independent	39	2.2%

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Ben Audsley Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform37.2%

Independent24.1%

Labour19.2%

Independent10.5%

Independent6.1%

Conservative2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben Audsley Elected	Reform	521	37.2%
Ami Wootton	Independent	338	24.1%
Michelle Embleton	Labour	269	19.2%
Liz Simpson	Independent	147	10.5%
Sonia Anderson	Independent	86	6.1%
Jonathan David Richardson	Conservative	39	2.8%

Newsham

Barry Elliott Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.1%

Labour33.8%

Conservative28.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barry William Elliott Elected	Reform	489	38.1%
Deirdre Campbell	Labour	434	33.8%
Ian Levy	Conservative	360	28.1%

Norham & Islandshires

Patrick Lambert Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform31.6%

Conservative29.3%

Independent25.4%

Labour13.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Patrick Lambert Elected	Reform	516	31.6%
Colin Richard Hardy	Conservative	478	29.3%
Ged Thomas	Independent	415	25.4%
Linda Louise Lindley	Labour	224	13.7%

Pegswood

Vicky Oakley Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour41.5%

Reform32.6%

Conservative25.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vicky Oakley Elected	Labour	467	41.5%
Christopher Croft	Reform	367	32.6%
Sarah Victoria Legge	Conservative	291	25.9%

Plessey

David Swinhoe Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform40.3%

Conservative34.8%

Labour25.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Swinhoe Elected	Reform	639	40.3%
Caitlin Elizabeth Jones	Conservative	552	34.8%
Daniel Fraser	Labour	396	25.0%

Ponteland East & Stannington

Lyle Darwin Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative39.2%

Reform33.3%

Labour11.9%

Green8.4%

Lib Dem7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lyle Robert Darwin Elected	Conservative	641	39.2%
Karen Audrey Carins	Reform	544	33.3%
Anna Marija Batchelor	Labour	195	11.9%
Lizzie Boyes	Green	138	8.4%
Penny Reid	Lib Dem	118	7.2%

Ponteland North

Richard Dodd Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.0%

Reform31.6%

Labour10.1%

Lib Dem7.9%

Green5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Dodd Elected	Conservative	642	45.0%
David Nicholson	Reform	451	31.6%
Robert Hugh Turner	Labour	144	10.1%
Helen Lewins	Lib Dem	113	7.9%
Glyn Evans	Green	76	5.3%

Ponteland South with Heddon

Michaela Horncastle Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative49.2%

Reform24.4%

Labour14.0%

Lib Dem6.7%

Green5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michaela Jane Horncastle Elected	Conservative	866	49.2%
Gary Knight	Reform	429	24.4%
Margaret Joan Jackson	Labour	246	14.0%
Benjamin Clyde Mitchell	Lib Dem	118	6.7%
Eileen Sutherland	Green	101	5.7%

Ponteland West

Veronica Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative47.0%

Reform27.8%

Labour15.6%

Lib Dem9.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Veronica Jones Elected	Conservative	649	47.0%
Neil Anthony Miller	Reform	384	27.8%
Michael Patrick Clarke	Labour	216	15.6%
Jim Greer	Lib Dem	133	9.6%

Prudhoe North & Wylam

Lawrence O'Donnell Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour37.5%

Independent26.2%

Reform18.1%

Conservative15.0%

Lib Dem3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lawrence O'Donnell Elected	Labour	679	37.5%
Holly Waddell	Independent	475	26.2%
Andrew Christopher Lapping	Reform	327	18.1%
Shaun Parsons	Conservative	271	15.0%
Stuart Alan Rowlands	Lib Dem	58	3.2%

Prudhoe South

Gordon Stewart Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative40.0%

Labour37.2%

Reform22.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gordon Stewart Elected	Conservative	513	40.0%
Dot Dickinson	Labour	476	37.2%
Francis Stuart Miles	Reform	292	22.8%

Prudhoe West & Mickley

Angie Scott Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour45.8%

Reform27.2%

Conservative27.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Angie Scott Elected	Labour	719	45.8%
Lynne Paley	Reform	428	27.2%
Tracy Gilmore	Conservative	424	27.0%

Rothbury

Steven Bridgett Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent44.6%

Lib Dem18.7%

Reform14.7%

Conservative8.0%

Majority5.1%

Independent3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steven Bridgett Elected	Independent	1,120	44.6%
Colin Martin Davis	Lib Dem	471	18.7%
Mark Hope	Reform	370	14.7%
Paul Howey	Conservative	201	8.0%
Karen Weech	Majority	127	5.1%
Peter Dawson	Independent	98	3.9%
Mary Finn	Labour	65	2.6%
Jennifer Wallace	Green	62	2.5%

Seaton with Spital

Karl Green Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform53.7%

Labour35.0%

Conservative11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Karl Andrew Green Elected	Reform	575	53.7%
Graeme Wright	Labour	375	35.0%
David Ferguson	Conservative	121	11.3%

Seghill with Seaton Delaval

Eve Chicken Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative44.1%

Reform28.8%

Labour20.9%

Green6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eve Louise Chicken Elected	Conservative	617	44.1%
Darrell Frost	Reform	403	28.8%
Sue Bowman	Labour	293	20.9%
Martin Williams	Green	86	6.1%

Shilbottle

Trevor Thorne Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative35.0%

Reform28.4%

Lib Dem19.8%

Labour16.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trevor Norman Thorne Elected	Conservative	540	35.0%
Howard Denby	Reform	438	28.4%
Elizabeth Anne Whitelam	Lib Dem	306	19.8%
Adelina Goddard	Labour	259	16.8%

Sleekburn

Roger Spriddell Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform57.7%

Labour33.5%

Conservative8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roger Spriddell Elected	Reform	674	57.7%
Alex Wallace	Labour	392	33.5%
Maureen Rolf	Conservative	103	8.8%

South Blyth

Daniel Carr Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative58.5%

Reform21.0%

Labour13.9%

Lib Dem3.7%

Green2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel James Carr Elected	Conservative	924	58.5%
Tracey Eileen Elliott	Reform	331	21.0%
Robert Spence	Labour	220	13.9%
Alisdair Lindsey Gibbs-Barton	Lib Dem	59	3.7%
Elaine Kilroy	Green	45	2.8%

South Tynedale

Colin Horncastle Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.8%

Reform24.4%

Labour17.6%

Green12.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Colin William Horncastle Elected	Conservative	871	45.8%
Andrew David Saunders	Reform	464	24.4%
Bradley James Lloyd	Labour	334	17.6%
Theodora Thompson	Green	231	12.2%

Stakeford

Martin Jackson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform49.1%

Labour37.9%

Conservative13.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Jackson Elected	Reform	705	49.1%
Julie Foster	Labour	545	37.9%
Jade Elizabeth Crawford	Conservative	187	13.0%

Stocksfield & Bywell

Patricia Dale Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent58.7%

Lib Dem14.0%

Reform10.7%

Conservative9.1%

Labour7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anne Dale Elected	Independent	1,030	58.7%
Kevin Andrew Graham	Lib Dem	245	14.0%
Keller Fong	Reform	188	10.7%
Ros Munro	Conservative	159	9.1%
Trevor Paul Robertson	Labour	134	7.6%

Wensleydale

Natalie Rolls Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.2%

Labour42.9%

Conservative10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Natalie Rolls Elected	Reform	627	46.2%
Eileen Cartie	Labour	583	42.9%
Sam Liddle	Conservative	148	10.9%

Wooler

Mark Mather Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative64.1%

Reform21.0%

Labour8.6%

Green5.4%

Heritage Party0.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark George Mather Elected	Conservative	1,301	64.1%
Anthony Robb	Reform	427	21.0%
Sandra Dawn Dickinson	Labour	175	8.6%
Maurice Ward	Green	110	5.4%
Mark De Fusco	Heritage Party	16	0.8%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Berwick North	Nicole Brooke	Reform 2025	Independent
Cramlington East & Double Row	Scott Lee	Independent 2025	Conservative
Norham & Islandshires	Patrick Lambert	Reform 2025	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 October 2026	Amble	Labour gain from Reform	38.8%
1 October 2026	Hirst	Labour gain from Reform	50.1%
16 April 2026	Cramlington South West	Conservative gain from Reform	34.2%
22 August 2024	Cramlington Eastfield	Conservative hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Blyth and Ashington	32%	Labour	Labour 43%
North Northumberland	28%	Labour	Labour 35%
Hexham	25%	Labour	Labour 47%
Cramlington and Killingworth	15%	Labour	Labour 43%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Northumberland

320,590 residents in 146,935 households

Voted Leave in 2016

54% 2 above GB

Degree or higher

31% 3 below GB

No qualifications

18% same as GB

Own their home

65% 4 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

18% 1 above GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

23% 8 below GB

Aged 65 and over

30% 8 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.