Blyth Valley Borough Council elections

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
	Labour	1973–1976
	No overall control	1976–1979
	Labour	1979–1987
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	1987–1988
	Social and Liberal Democrats	1988–1989
	Liberal Democrats	1989–1991
	Labour	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

By-election results

1995-1999

Plessey By-Election 16 May 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		503	46.3
	Labour		450	41.3
	Liberal Democrats		98	9.0
	Conservative		36	3.3
Majority			53	5.0
Turnout			1,087
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Newsham & New Delaval By-Election 19 June 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		396	52.5	−7.6
	Liberal Democrats		333	44.2	+8.7
	Conservative		25	3.3	−1.1
Majority			63	8.3
Turnout			754	20.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cramlington East By-Election 23 April 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		438	70.2	−15.0
	Liberal Democrats		96	15.4	+0.6
	Independent		55	8.8	+8.8
	Conservative		35	5.6	+5.6
Majority			342	54.8
Turnout			624	18.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Parkside By-Election 16 July 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		350	35.2	−13.7
	Conservative		339	34.2	+23.2
	Labour		303	30.5	−10.4
Majority			11	1.0
Turnout			992	16.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1999-2003

Cowpen By-Election 13 April 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		285	55.4	−18.3
	Liberal Democrats		190	37.0	+10.7
	Conservative		39	7.6	+7.6
Majority			95	18.4
Turnout			514	14.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Croft By-Election 27 September 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		317	54.3	+32.5
	Labour		242	41.4	−26.2
	Conservative		25	4.3	−6.3
Majority			75	12.9
Turnout			584	16.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Plessey By-Election 27 September 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		319	45.8	+8.5
	Independent		301	43.2	−19.5
	Liberal Democrats		60	8.6	+8.6
	Conservative		16	2.3	+2.3
Majority			18	2.6
Turnout			696	17.3
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Cramlington East By-Election 25 October 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		431	75.0	+1.6
	Independent		70	12.2	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats		42	7.3	−19.3
	Conservative		32	5.6	+5.6
Majority			361	62.8
Turnout			575	13.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2003-2007

Cowpen By-Election 23 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Grant Davey	764	69.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hampton	226	20.4	−11.7
	Conservative	Patricia Holt	118	10.6	+10.6
Majority			538	48.6
Turnout			1,108	32.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cramlington Village By-Election 23 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Crowther	702	44.2	+13.7
	Labour	Ian Ayres	622	39.2	−3.2
	Conservative	Brian Pickering	263	16.6	−10.6
Majority			80	5.0
Turnout			1,587	41.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Cramlington North By-Election 4 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Pickering	929	63.7	+30.3
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Wilkin	342	23.4	+10.6
	Labour	Trevor Ambrose	188	12.9	−1.2
Majority			587	40.3
Turnout			1,459	34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hartley By-Election 26 October 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		413	39.0	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Romer	361	34.1	+16.5
	Conservative		285	26.9	−7.3
Majority			52	4.9
Turnout			1,059	27.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2007-2009

Croft By-Election 10 July 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		439	48.1	−8.9
	Independent		266	29.1	+29.1
	Liberal Democrats		176	19.3	−7.0
	Conservative		32	3.5	−13.2
Majority			173	18.9
Turnout			913
	Labour hold		Swing