Elections to Northumberland County Council were held on 2 May 2013. The full council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2017.
The council remained in no overall control with the Labour Party becoming the largest party, holding 32 out of 67 seats on the council. Of the remaining 35 seats on the council, the Conservative Party won the 21 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 11 seats and Independents won 3 seats. [2]
^"Local Election Summaries 2013". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^. Northumberland County Council. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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Elections to Northumberland County Council were held on 2 May 2013 The full council was up for election with each successful candidate serving a four year term of office expiring in 2017 2013 Northumberland County Council election 1 2008 2 May 2013 2013 05 02 2017 All 67 seatsto Northumberland County Council34 seats needed for a majorityTurnout33 7 First party Second party Party Labour ConservativeLast election 17 17Seats won 32 21Seat change 15 4Popular vote 29 631 25 354Percentage 35 8 30 7 Third party Fourth party Party Liberal Democrats IndependentLast election 26 7Seats won 11 3Seat change 15 4Popular vote 17 035 4 881Percentage 20 6 5 9 Map of the results of the 2013 local election Control of Council before electionNo overall control Control of Council after election No overall controlThe council remained in no overall control with the Labour Party becoming the largest party holding 32 out of 67 seats on the council Of the remaining 35 seats on the council the Conservative Party won the 21 seats the Liberal Democrats won 11 seats and Independents won 3 seats 2 Contents 1 Results 2 Council Composition 3 Ward results 3 1 Alnwick 3 2 Amble 3 3 Amble West with Warkworth 3 4 Ashington Central 3 5 Bamburgh 3 6 Bedlington Central 3 7 Bedlington East 3 8 Bedlington West 3 9 Bellingham 3 10 Berwick East 3 11 Berwick North 3 12 Berwick West with Ord 3 13 Bothal 3 14 Bywell 3 15 Choppington 3 16 College 3 17 Corbridge 3 18 Cowpen 3 19 Cramlington East 3 20 Cramlington Eastfield 3 21 Cramlington North 3 22 Cramlington South East 3 23 Cramlington Village 3 24 Cramlington West 3 25 Croft 3 26 Dudridge Bay 3 27 Haltwhistle 3 28 Hartley 3 29 Haydon amp Hadrian 3 30 Haydon 3 31 Hexham Central with Acomb 3 32 Hexham East 3 33 Hexham West 3 34 Hirst 3 35 Holywell 3 36 Humshaugh 3 37 Isabella 3 38 Kitty Brewster 3 39 Longhorsley 3 40 Longhoughton 3 41 Lynemouth 3 42 Morpeth Kirkhill 3 43 Morpeth North 3 44 Morpeth Stobhill 3 45 Newbiggin Central amp East 3 46 Newsham 3 47 Norham amp Islandshires 3 48 Pegswood 3 49 Plessey 3 50 Ponteland East amp Stannington 3 51 Ponteland North 3 52 Ponteland South with Heddon 3 53 Ponteland West 3 54 Prudhoe North 3 55 Prudhoe South 3 56 Rothbury 3 57 Seaton with Newbiggin West 3 58 Seghill with Seaton Delaval 3 59 Shilbottle 3 60 Sleekburn 3 61 South Blyth 3 62 South Tynedale 3 63 Stakeford 3 64 Stocksfield amp Boomhaugh 3 65 Wensleydale 3 66 Wooler 4 References 5 External linksResults editNorthumberland County Council election 2013 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 32 47 76 35 07 29 793 Conservative 21 31 34 30 74 26 123 Liberal Democrats 11 16 42 21 15 17 964 Independent 3 4 48 5 75 4 881 UKIP 0 0 00 6 79 5 764 Green 0 0 00 0 50 424The overall turnout was 34 03 with a total of 84 949 valid votes cast A total of 726 ballots were rejected Council Composition editFollowing the election the composition of the council was 32 21 11 3Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat INDIND IndependentWard results edit Alnwick edit Alnwick 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gordon Castle 1 128 20 03Liberal Democrats Lydia Heather Cairns 1 008 17 90Liberal Democrats Clare Margaret Mills 929 16 50Conservative Bruce Hewison 767 13 62UKIP Michael John Weatheritt 594 10 55UKIP Margaret Weatheritt 482 8 56Labour William Grisdale 461 8 19Labour Mary Pidcock 262 4 65Majority 79 1 40Turnout 5 631 37 2Conservative holdLiberal Democrats holdAmble edit Amble 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour George Robert Arckless 575 69 87Conservative Peter Robinson 162 19 68Liberal Democrats Roger Cashmore 86 10 45Majority 413 50 19Turnout 823Labour holdAmble West with Warkworth edit Amble West with Warkworth 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Amble West with Warkworth 432 27 73Liberal Democrats Juliet Hedda Porksen 431 27 66UKIP Leslie George Herbert Bilboe 260 16 69Independent Dorothy Ann Burke 222 14 25Labour Paul Claridge 213 13 67Majority 1 0 07Turnout 1 558 45 5Conservative holdAshington Central edit Ashington Central 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas Sinclair Wilson 795 90 34Conservative John Ridley Wearmouth 85 9 66Majority 710 80 68Turnout 880 23 87Labour holdBamburgh edit Bamburgh 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Crawford Woodman 813 56 85Liberal Democrats David John Holwell 463 32 38Labour Nicola Morrison 154 10 77Majority 350 24 47Turnout 1 430 39 9Conservative holdBedlington Central edit Bedlington Central 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Alyson Wallace 606 57 55Liberal Democrats Arthur Holland Pegg 234 22 22Conservative Paul Robert Aynsley 213 20 23Majority 372 35 33Turnout 1 053 28 64Labour holdBedlington East edit Bedlington East 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Valerie Tyler 701 85 28Conservative Edna Elizabeth Rixon 74 9 00Liberal Democrats Joan Carol Tebbutt 47 5 72Majority 627 76 28Turnout 822 23 84Labour holdBedlington West edit Bedlington West 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Terence Johnstone 530 46 99Independent Malcolm Robinson 286 25 35Conservative Tracy Aynsley 166 14 72Liberal Democrats Anthony Barrett 146 12 94Majority 244 21 64Turnout 1 128 30 43Labour holdBellingham edit Bellingham 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Robert Riddle 867 69 03Labour Alexandra Norah Richards 228 18 15Liberal Democrats Angus David McCraken 161 12 82Majority 639 50 88Turnout 1 256 39 57Conservative holdBerwick East edit Berwick East 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats James Edward Smith 342 45 18Conservative Georgina Emma Rowley Hill 253 33 42Labour John Paul Hewit 162 21 40Majority 89 11 76Turnout 757 21 80Liberal Democrats holdBerwick North edit Berwick North 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Gavin William Jones 456 36 6Independent Brian Alexander Douglas 365 29 29Conservative Thomas Reginald Forrester 318 25 52Labour Keith Trobe 107 8 59Majority 91 7 31Turnout 1 246 37 8Liberal Democrats holdBerwick West with Ord edit Berwick West with Ord 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Isabel Hunter 558 57 76Conservative John William Stephenson 296 30 64Labour Anthony George Reay 112 11 60Majority 262 27 12Turnout 966 31 90Liberal Democrats holdBothal edit Bothal 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Lynne Grimshaw 666 54 37Liberal Democrats Simon Luke Reed 479 39 10Conservative Jack Alexander Gebhard 80 6 53Majority 187 15 27Turnout 1 225 34 33Labour holdBywell edit Bywell 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Independent Paul Kelly 559 38 66Conservative Fiona Mary Hunter 423 29 26Liberal Democrats Andrew Haddon 232 16 04Labour John Robert Temple 232 16 04Majority 136 9 41Turnout 1 446 40 52Independent holdChoppington edit Choppington 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ledger 688 81 90Conservative Rachel Elizabeth Moore 152 18 10Majority 536 63 80Turnout 840 22 86Labour holdCollege edit College 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour James Sawyer 878 90 70Conservative Charlotte Elizabeth Peacock 90 9 30Majority 788 81 40Turnout 968 25 50Labour holdCorbridge edit Corbridge 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jean Barbara Fearon 704 61 06Labour Gillian Richardson 286 24 80Liberal Democrats Philip Ronald Latham 163 14 14Majority 418 36 26Turnout 1 153 33 32Conservative holdCowpen edit Cowpen 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Susan Davey 483 52 16UKIP Barry William Elliott 380 41 04Conservative Connor Graham Rumble 32 3 45Liberal Democrats Alisdair Lindsey Gibbs Barton 31 3 35Majority 103 11 12Turnout 926 28 20Labour holdCramlington East edit Cramlington East 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Ian Carr Fry Swithenbank 588 78 19Conservative Anne Charlotte Waggitt 83 11 04Liberal Democrats Brenda Brechany 81 10 77Majority 505 67 15Turnout 752 24 34Labour holdCramlington Eastfield edit Cramlington Eastfield 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Laura Barbara Pidcock 665 49 04Liberal Democrats Barrie Crowther 428 31 56Conservative Christopher Wallis 263 19 40Majority 237 17 48Turnout 1 356 32 16Labour holdCramlington North edit Cramlington North 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Wayne Daley 1 127 78 59Labour Martin John Wright 267 18 62Liberal Democrats Sandra Armstrong 40 2 79Majority 860 59 97Turnout 1 434 34 86Conservative holdCramlington South East edit Cramlington South East 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Allan Hepple 742 47 26Independent William Bowers 300 19 11Liberal Democrats Thomas Brechany 280 17 83Conservative Lynn Rixon 248 15 80Majority 442 28 15Turnout 1 570 40 21Labour holdCramlington Village edit Cramlington Village 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Kathleen Olivia Graham 492 37 13Liberal Democrats Alan Rockcliffe Armstrong 374 28 23Conservative Christopher Patrick Desmond Dorman O Gowan 317 23 92Independent Susan Mary Bryce Johnston 142 10 72Majority 118 8 90Turnout 1 325 36 65Labour holdCramlington West edit Cramlington West 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Barry Malcolm Flux 719 54 89Labour Ian Ayres 531 40 53Liberal Democrats Michael Robert Gerard Emmett 60 4 58Majority 188 14 36Turnout 1 310 32 52Conservative holdCroft edit Croft 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Kathleen Nisbet 582 71 24Independent Vincent Coils 114 13 95Conservative Sheila O Sullivan 62 7 59Liberal Democrats Sylvia Calvert 59 7 22Majority 468 57 29Turnout 817 23 76Labour holdDudridge Bay edit Dudridge Bay 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Scott James Dickinson 786 63 13Conservative Daniel John Hedley 287 23 05Liberal Democrats Carole Lindsay Arkley 172 13 82Majority 499 40 08Turnout 1 245 29 90Labour holdHaltwhistle edit Haltwhistle 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Ian Hutchinson 651 43 03Labour Eric David Watson 554 36 61UKIP Graham Edward Young 228 15 07Liberal Democrats Niall Alasdair Munro Deas 80 5 29Majority 97 6 42Turnout 1 513 42 06Conservative holdHartley edit Hartley 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Susan Elizabeth Dungworth 947 58 03Liberal Democrats Anita Cynthia Romer 423 25 92Conservative Daniel James Carr 262 16 05Majority 524 32 11Turnout 1 632 41 43Labour holdHaydon amp Hadrian edit Haydon amp Hadrian 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Alan Sharp 696 45 52Conservative William Joseph Green 464 30 35UKIP Melanie Hurst 205 13 41Labour Mary Annette McGlade Wright 164 10 72Majority 232 15 17Turnout 1 529 44 40Liberal Democrats holdHaydon edit Haydon 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Brian Gallacher 857 72 69Liberal Democrats Andrew Rupert McGregor 249 21 12Conservative Nicola Ann Bawn 73 6 19Majority 608 51 57Turnout 1 179 32 58Labour holdHexham Central with Acomb edit Hexham Central with Acomb 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Terence Robson 755 48 46Labour Jane Caroline Wrigley 537 34 47UKIP Jason Osvaldo Fiori 177 11 36Liberal Democrats Peter John Arnold 89 5 71Majority 218 13 99Turnout 1 558 44 41Conservative holdHexham East edit Hexham East 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Catherine Robson Homer 623 46 67Labour Lorna Jane Boyd 300 22 47UKIP Alan Philipson 207 15 50Liberal Democrats Judith Elizabeth Lloyd 205 15 36Majority 323 24 20Turnout 1 335 39 17Conservative holdHexham West edit Hexham West 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Colin Cessford 848 48 34Liberal Democrats Derek Kennedy 540 30 79Labour David Crockit 261 14 88UKIP Zoe Philipson 105 5 99Majority 308 17 55Turnout 1 754 52 49Conservative holdHirst edit Hirst 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Kenneth Parry 518 60 73Independent Pauline Thompson 306 35 87Conservative Richard Wearmouth 29 3 40Majority 212 24 86Turnout 853 22 76Labour holdHolywell edit Holywell 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Bernard Pidcock 733 46 25Liberal Democrats Robert Marshall Nixon 449 28 33Independent Robert Watson 282 17 79Conservative Simon Troy Hartland 121 7 63Majority 284 17 92Turnout 1 585 37 26Labour holdHumshaugh edit Humshaugh 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Rupert McLure Gibson 807 66 80Labour Milo Jasper Barnett 264 21 85Liberal Democrats Paul Steven Harrison 137 11 34Majority 543 44 95Turnout 1 208 35 94Conservative holdIsabella edit Isabella 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Gordon Webb 649 80 42Liberal Democrats Gordon Calvert 85 10 53Conservative Aaron Spence 73 9 05Majority 564 69 89Turnout 807 24 19Labour holdKitty Brewster edit Kitty Brewster 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour James Grant Davey 685 73 58Conservative Katherine McVicar 131 14 07Liberal Democrats Walter Rickerby 115 12 35Majority 554 59 51Turnout 931 22 80Labour holdLonghorsley edit Longhorsley 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Hugh Glen Howard Sanderson 994 72 35UKIP David Malcolm Cox 152 11 06Labour Otis Gilbert 127 9 24Liberal Democrats Charles Jevon 101 7 35Majority 842 61 29Turnout 1 374 42 7Labour holdLonghoughton edit Longhoughton 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Independent John Anthony Taylor 705 51 01Conservative David James Campbell Rixon 315 22 79Independent Ian James Ramsey Sutherland 184 13 32UKIP Geoffrey Watson 178 12 88Majority 390 28 22Turnout 1 382 43 00Independent holdLynemouth edit Lynemouth 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Milburn Irving Douglas 661 61 60Liberal Democrats Barry Kent 342 31 87Conservative Jeremy Lewis Wilcock 70 6 53Majority 319 29 73Turnout 1 073 32 20Labour holdMorpeth Kirkhill edit Morpeth Kirkhill 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Andrew Tebbutt 710 45 75Conservative David Herne 464 29 90Labour Adrian Martin James Slassor 378 24 35Majority 246 15 85Turnout 1 552 38 30Liberal Democrats holdMorpeth North edit Morpeth North 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Lee Bawn 523 31 79Green Nicholas Francis Best 424 25 78Liberal Democrats Kenneth Brown 385 23 40Labour Colin Taylor 313 19 03Majority 99 6 01Turnout 1 645 43 80Conservative holdMorpeth Stobhill edit Morpeth Stobhill 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Ian Paul Lindley 553 37 57Conservative John Ace Beynon 472 32 06Labour Debra Belinda Davies 447 30 37Majority 81 5 51Turnout 1 472 40 20Liberal Democrats holdNewbiggin Central amp East edit Newbiggin Central amp East 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Elizabeth Mary Simpson 751 67 29Liberal Democrats James Alan Thompson 265 23 75Conservative Dorothy Anne Wonnacott 100 8 96Majority 486 43 54Turnout 1 116 30 18Labour holdNewsham edit Newsham 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Deirdre Campbell 441 45 94UKIP Richard William Hall 352 36 67Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Marina Vuyk 112 11 66Conservative Nicola Swinburn 55 5 73Majority 89 9 27Turnout 960 27 65Labour holdNorham amp Islandshires edit Norham amp Islandshires 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Richard John Douglas Watkin 808 54 85Conservative Steven John Purvis 533 36 19Labour Sandra Dawn Dickinson 132 8 96Majority 275 18 66Turnout 1 473 42 10Liberal Democrats holdPegswood edit Pegswood 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Alan George Sambrook 510 40 38Liberal Democrats David George Woodard 323 25 58Conservative Sheila Luck 226 17 89UKIP Muriel Brown 204 16 15Majority 187 14 80Turnout 1 263 32 10Labour holdPlessey edit Plessey 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Stewart Reid 580 42 21Labour Gordon Thomas Knox 501 36 46UKIP Revell Cornell 254 18 49Conservative Karl David McLean 39 2 84Majority 79 5 75Turnout 1 374 39 24Liberal Democrats holdPonteland East amp Stannington edit Ponteland East amp Stannington 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Eileen Armstrong 896 83 19UKIP John Collin Dickinson 181 16 81Majority 715 66 38Turnout 1 077 33 43Conservative holdPonteland North edit Ponteland North 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Dodd UncontestedConservative holdPonteland South with Heddon edit Ponteland South with Heddon 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Peter Alan Jackson 836 81 40Liberal Democrats Ian Shepherd Sotheran 191 18 60Majority 645 62 80Turnout 1 027 30 72Conservative holdPonteland West edit Ponteland West 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Veronica Jones 907 80 48UKIP David Nicholson 220 19 52Majority 687 60 96Turnout 1 127 34 51Conservative holdPrudhoe North edit Prudhoe North 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Eileen Burt 587 49 12UKIP Alan Keith Piper 300 25 10Conservative Gerald Bernard Price 257 21 51Liberal Democrats John Michael Womersley Williams 51 4 27Majority 287 24 02Turnout 1 195 27 54Labour holdPrudhoe South edit Prudhoe South 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Anthony William Reid 549 52 74UKIP Geraldine Margaret Welton 264 25 36Conservative Jade Marie Scott 179 17 19Liberal Democrats Darren William Levitt 49 4 71Majority 285 27 38Turnout 1 041 26 15Labour holdRothbury edit Rothbury 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Steven Christopher Bridgett 1 544 70 86Conservative Brian Hesler 540 24 78Labour Thelma Morse 95 4 36Majority 1 004 46 08Turnout 2 179 54 20Liberal Democrats holdSeaton with Newbiggin West edit Seaton with Newbiggin West 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour James Aidan Lang 842 78 33UKIP Gary James Leighton 120 11 16Liberal Democrats Malcolm Peden 71 6 60Conservative Timothy James Nichol 42 3 91Majority 722 67 17Turnout 1 075 29 55Labour holdSeghill with Seaton Delaval edit Seghill with Seaton Delaval 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Margaret Evelyn Richards 840 73 23Conservative Alastair John Ion 181 15 78Liberal Democrats Anna Jane Reid 126 10 99Majority 659 57 45Turnout 1 147 28 20Labour holdShilbottle edit Shilbottle 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Trevor Norman Thorne 765 45 40Labour Brenda Trobe 476 28 25UKIP John Anderson Curry 342 20 30Liberal Democrats Gregah Alan Roughead 102 6 05Majority 289 17 15Turnout 1 685 41 90Conservative holdSleekburn edit Sleekburn 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour John James Gobin 498 57 31Liberal Democrats Mark David Owen 310 35 67Conservative David Gavin Moffatt 61 7 02Majority 188 21 64Turnout 869 16 51Labour holdSouth Blyth edit South Blyth 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Lesley Jennifer Rickerby 551 46 11UKIP Peter Potts 287 24 02Labour Heidrun Hedwig Knox 278 23 26Conservative Jamie Wyatt 79 6 61Majority 264 22 09Turnout 1 195Liberal Democrats holdSouth Tynedale edit South Tynedale 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Colin William Horncastle 1 069 71 41Labour Catherine Anne Hedley 310 20 71Liberal Democrats Stuart Alan Rowlands 118 7 88Majority 759 50 70Turnout 1 497 38 23Conservative holdStakeford edit Stakeford 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Julie Denise Foster 878 78 32Conservative Chris Galley 243 21 68Majority 635 56 64Turnout 1 121 30 01Labour holdStocksfield amp Boomhaugh edit Stocksfield amp Boomhaugh 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Independent Patricia Anne Mary Dale 1 416 73 10Conservative Paul Vickers 344 17 76Labour Karen Louise Pollock 177 9 14Majority 1 072 55 34Turnout 1 937 48 62Independent holdWensleydale edit Wensleydale 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Labour Eileen Cartie 650 69 52Liberal Democrats Penelope Anne Reid 204 21 82Conservative Margaret Mary Ion 81 8 66Majority 446 47 70Turnout 935Labour holdWooler edit Wooler 1 seat Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anthony Harkness Murray 850 64 25UKIP Gavin William Thomas Egdell 272 20 56Liberal Democrats Rosemary Cott 110 8 31Labour David Buchanan Williams 91 6 88Majority 578 43 69Turnout 1 323 38 80Conservative holdReferences edit Local Election Summaries 2013 The Elections Centre Retrieved 21 June 2019 Councillors Northumberland County Council Archived from the original on 27 July 2013 Retrieved 30 January 2012 External links editNorthumberland County Council Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2013 Northumberland County Council election amp oldid 1187036425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
