Blyth Valley Borough Council elections

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Blyth Valley Borough Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Blyth Valley 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
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell || 1973–1976
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell || 1976–1979
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell || 1979–1987
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell || 1987–1988
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell || 1988–1989
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell || 1989–1991
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color Template:Redirect category shell || 1991–2009

Council elections

• 1973 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
• 1976 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
• 1979 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 1983 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
• 1987 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
• 1991 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 1995 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 1999 Blyth Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 2003 Blyth Valley Borough Council election
• 2007 Blyth Valley Borough Council election

Results maps

• 2003 results map
  2003 results map
• 2007 results map
  2007 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Plessey By-Election 16 May 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			503	46.3
			450	41.3
			98	9.0
			36	3.3
Majority			53	5.0
Turnout			1,087
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Newsham & New Delaval By-Election 19 June 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			396	52.5
			333	44.2
			25	3.3
Majority			63	8.3
Turnout			754	20.7
	hold		Swing

Cramlington East By-Election 23 April 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			438	70.2
			96	15.4
			55	8.8
			35	5.6
Majority			342	54.8
Turnout			624	18.8
	hold		Swing

Parkside By-Election 16 July 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			350	35.2
			339	34.2
			303	30.5
Majority			11	1.0
Turnout			992	16.6
	hold		Swing

1999-2003

Cowpen By-Election 13 April 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			285	55.4
			190	37.0
			39	7.6
Majority			95	18.4
Turnout			514	14.7
	hold		Swing

Croft By-Election 27 September 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			317	54.3
			242	41.4
			25	4.3
Majority			75	12.9
Turnout			584	16.0
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Plessey By-Election 27 September 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			319	45.8
			301	43.2
			60	8.6
			16	2.3
Majority			18	2.6
Turnout			696	17.3
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Cramlington East By-Election 25 October 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			431	75.0
			70	12.2
			42	7.3
			32	5.6
Majority			361	62.8
Turnout			575	13.5
	hold		Swing

2003-2007

Cowpen By-Election 23 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Grant Davey	764	69.0
		Peter Hampton	226	20.4
		Patricia Holt	118	10.6
Majority			538	48.6
Turnout			1,108	32.5
	hold		Swing

Cramlington Village By-Election 23 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barrie Crowther	702	44.2
		Ian Ayres	622	39.2
		Brian Pickering	263	16.6
Majority			80	5.0
Turnout			1,587	41.8
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Cramlington North By-Election 4 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Pickering	929	63.7
		Geoffrey Wilkin	342	23.4
		Trevor Ambrose	188	12.9
Majority			587	40.3
Turnout			1,459	34.9
	hold		Swing

Hartley By-Election 26 October 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			413	39.0
		Anita Romer	361	34.1
			285	26.9
Majority			52	4.9
Turnout			1,059	27.2
	hold		Swing

2007-2009

Croft By-Election 10 July 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			439	48.1
			266	29.1
			176	19.3
			32	3.5
Majority			173	18.9
Turnout			913
	hold		Swing