Chapter 37  Northumberland

37.1  Alnwick

Whole council up for election. Note that only two candidates stood for the three-member Rothbury and South Rural ward.

Alnwick Castle (3)

David Archer  LD  Unop.
Alastair Graham  LD  Unop.
Kevin Thompson  LD  Unop.

Alnwick Clayport (2)

Kenneth Gray  LD  295
Eileen Blakey  LD  231
Karl Poulsen  C  29

Alnwick Hotspur (2)

Gordon Castle  Ind  403
John Wright  Ind  245
Elizabeth Wills  LD  183
Louis Levi  Lab  116

Amble Central (2)

Audrey Jones  Ind  299
Elizabeth Gray  Lab  231
Teresa Hedley  LD  191
Thomas Evans  Ind  124

Amble East (2)

George Arckless  Lab  363
John Hedley  LD  228
George Smailes  Ind  117
Rebecca Poulsen  C  61

Amble West (2)

Henry Stewart  Ind  277
Carl Oliver  Ind  253
Ian Hinson  LD  229
Christopher Rollo  Lab  153

Embleton

Lydia Cairns  LD  246
June Burnie  Ind  190

Harbottle and Elsdon

Susan Bolam  C  Unop.

Hedgeley

John Taylor  Ind  Unop.

Lesbury (2)

Hugh Philipson  Ind  595
John Orde  C  330
Robert Vass  LD  275

Longframlington

Trevor Thorne  C  Unop.

Longhoughton with Craster and Rennington (2)

Carol Grey  LD  353
Ann Glass  Ind  294
Thomas Spence  Ind  211

Rothbury and South Rural (3)

Peter Dawson  LD  Unop.
Andrew Duffield  LD  Unop.
(Only two candidates.)

Shilbottle (3)

Maria Haddow  Ind  614
Vera Vaggs  Ind  559
Susan Rickwood  LD  445
Mary Dixon  Lab  321
Eric Thomason  Ind  311

Warkworth (2)

Susan Champion  Ind  472
Jeffrey Watson  Ind  326
John Elliott  LD  323

Whittingham

John Rutherford  Ind  197
Ian Dodds  UKIP  63
Noel Peberdy  LD  63

Consolidated Results — Alnwick

Independents        3,458  43.5%  13 councillors (1 unopposed)
Liberal Democrat    2,831  35.6%  11 councillors (5 unopposed)
Labour              1,184  14.9%   2 councillors
Conservative          420   5.3%   3 councillors (2 unopposed)
UK Independence Party  63   0.8%

37.2  Berwick-upon-Tweed

Whole council up for election.

Bamburgh

Lancelot Robson  C  Unop.

Beadnell

Richard Patterson  C  317
Carole Field  LD  182

Belford

Audrey Atkin  LD  186
Geoffrey O'Connell  Ind  164
James Davidson  C  101
John Pearson  UKIP  30

Cheviot

James Nesbit  C  236
Janet Robotham  LD  86

Edward (2)

Alexander Douglas  Ind  370
Selina Anderson  LD  216
Ian McGregor  LD  144
Gary Smith  Ind  110
David Stewart  Soc Lab  87

Elizabeth (3)

George Elliott  C  565
Alan Bowlas  Ind  403
John Stephenson  C  367
Karen Thorburn  C  366
Edwin Sutherland-Loveday  Ind  331
Dennis Youngman  LD  322

Flodden

Clive Hallam-Barker  C  160
John Hills  Ind  145

Ford

James Lockie  Ind  Unop.

Islandshire (3)

Heather Elliot  C  450
James Hutchinson  C  424
Flora Simpson  C  377
William Huntly  LD  277
Laraine Wotherspoon  LD  208
Peter Wotherspoon  LD  203

Lowick

Audrey Breckons  LD  Unop.

Norhamshire (2)

George Miller  Ind  510
Charles Liddell-Grainger  C  367
Derek Smibert  LD  226

North Sunderland (2)

Anthony Hughes  C  523
William Weeks  Ind  458
James Field  LD  243

Prior (2)

David Buckle  Lab  186
Elizabeth Hunter  LD  166
Moira Strachan  LD  148

Seton (2)

David McClymont  Ind  454
James Smith  LD  328
John Robertson  C  172

Shielfield

John Simpson  Ind  Unop.

Spittal (3)

Hazel Bettison  LD  Unop.
Gordon Horsburgh  LD  Unop.
Jennifer Waterhouse  LD  Unop.

Wooler (2)

Anthony Murray  C  614
William Ferguson  LD  271
Roger Miket  Ind  266
John Davidson  Lab  172
David Milburn  Ind  125

Consolidated Results — Berwick-upon-Tweed

Conservative         3,505  37.9%  12 councillors (1 unopposed)
Independents         2,770  29.9%   7 councillors (2 unopposed)
Liberal Democrat     2,503  27.1%   9 councillors (4 unopposed)
Labour                 358   3.9%   1 councillor
Socialist Labour Party  87   0.9%
UK Independence Party   30   0.3%

37.3  Blyth Valley

Whole council up for election.

Cowpen (3)

S Raeburn  Lab  939
J Newman  Lab  910
I Smith  Lab  773
G Calvert  LD  444

Cramlington East (3)

W Cobb  Lab  1,288
RM Cole  Lab  1,246
ICF Swithenbank  Lab  1,171
EA Lamb  LD  453
B Allsopp  C  330

Cramlington Eastfield with East Hartford (2)

D Johnston  Lab  702
D Raffle  Lab  542
MP Jackson  LD  395
I Dailey  C  244

Cramlington North (3)

P Papaioannou  Ind  1,348
W Daley  C  1,135
A Holt  C  1,103
PFN Hold  C  893
I Ayres  Lab  480
B Crowther  LD  436
JF Avery  Lab  361
G Baker  Lab  196

Cramlington Parkside (2)

PJ Lovatt  LD  789
RM Nixon  LD  682
D Moody  Lab  587
KO Graham  Lab  558
DH Fowler  C  134

Cramlington South East (3)

T Brenchany  LD  1,202
JS Reid  LD  951
PA Reid  LD  910
I Moody  Lab  803
W Lowes  Lab  787
T Hopkins  Lab  574
SJ Holt  C  259

Cramlington Village (3)

DF Vaughan  Lab  1,056
A Pattison  Lab  953
G Davies  Lab  898
A Pattinson  LD  759
B Pickering  C  677

Cramlington West (2)

N Race  Lab  767
C Joad  Lab  668
PT Stanger  LD  295
AC Waggitt  C  234

Croft (3)

LB Smith  Lab  909
K Nisbet  Lab  880
DC Stephens  Lab  830
JM Bewlay  LD  594
PR Hampton  LD  494
E Quail  LD  427
S O'Sullivan  C  155

Hartley (3)

EA Black  Lab  1,319
SE Dungworth  Lab  1,154
J Derbyshire  C  938
M Neslund  Lab  886
J Ion  C  664
M Ion  C  610
HL Lovatt  LD  483

Holywell (2)

M Rochester  Lab  981
JE Collier  Lab  811
M Nixon  LD  490
S Pulle-Daley  C  222

Isabella (2)

G Webb  Lab  904
DJ Miller  Lab  724
S Stanger  LD  315

Kitty Brewster (2)

K Ellis  Lab  780
M Simpson  Lab  666
W Rickerby  LD  527

Newsham and New Delaval (3)

J Douglass  Lab  1,029
R Milburn  Lab  961
PM Isles  Lab  860
B Brenchany  LD  474

Plessey (3)

C Brown  Ind  1,192
JR Ferry  Ind  983
D Campbell  Lab  862
MH Hall  Lab  775
PA Coxon  Lab  720
E-JL Bewlay  LD  608

Seaton Delaval (3)

ME Richards  Lab  1,138
B Pidcock  Lab  1,077
R Watson  Lab  1,029
J Tompkins  LD  473
PD Ezhilchelvan  C  321

Seghill (2)

J Clough  Lab  1,051
MA Richardson  Lab  962
S Calvert  LD  214
J Parsons  C  191

South Beach (2)

LJ Rickerby  LD  703
JA Lovatt  LD  632
RG Spence  Lab  571
RA Begg  Lab  417
RJ Chisholm  C  160

South Newsham (2)

AL Gibbs-Barton  LD  894
IMR Tompkins  LD  888
GA Thompson  Lab  285
LF Simpson  Lab  265
JC Dailey  C  155

Wensleydale (2)

SA Carr  Lab  743
GT Knox  Lab  653
S Carr  LD  439
J Fowler  C  381

Consolidated Results — Blyth Valley

Labour            17,194  46.2%  35 councillors
Liberal Democrat  10,987  29.5%   9 councillors
Conservative       5,536  14.9%   3 councillors
Independent        3,523   9.5%   3 councillors

37.4  Castle Morpeth

Whole council up for election.

Note:— The election in Lynemouth was postponed after the death of a candidate.

Chevington (2)

John Morris  Lab  371
Kathleen Morris  Lab  321
Ellen Orr  Ind  146
Vera Lonsdale  C  50
Eleanor Ramsey  C  35

Ellington (2)

Arnold Baker  Lab  Unop.
Kieron Brennan  Lab  Unop.

Hartburn

Ernest Coe  Ind  312
Anne-Marie Trevelyan  C  296

Hebron, Hepscott and Mitford

Alan Taylor  Ind  258
David Towns (Jnr)  C  234

Heddon-on-the-Wall

Peter Jackson  C  300
Andrew Avery  Lab  266

Longhorsley

Glen Sanderson  C  Unop.

Morpeth Central (2)

Christina Halverson  Lab  282
Douglas Phillips  Lab  221
Peter Lewin  Ind  210
Jamie Laurie  C  206
David Bawn  C  204
Thomas Simpson  Ind  182
Penelope Bradley  Grn  124

Morpeth Kirkhill (2)

Andrew Tebbutt  LD  444
Ann Patterson  Lab  338
Joan Tebbutt  LD  314
Joseph Hughes  Lab  291
Caroline Renwick  C  117
Derrick Dodsworth  C  86

Morpeth North (2)

Nicholas Best  Grn  494
John Benyon  Ind  343
Stewart Fairhurst  LD  296
Allon Welsh  Grn  220
Peter Baker  Lab  196
William Kendall  C  100
Roma Langman  C  66

Morpeth South (2)

David Parker  LD  500
Geoffrey Proudlock  Ind  368
Michael Hush  Lab  236
James Cookson  C  149
Marc Vowell  C  74

Morpeth Stobhill (2)

Derek Thompson  Lab  505
John Lowes  Ind  384
Hugh Turnbull  Lab  333
Michael Hull  C  110
Elisabeth Kendall  C  110

Pegswood (2)

Alan Sambrook  Lab  427
Neil Thompson  Lab  280
Joan Lambert  C  103
John Scott  C  92

Ponteland East (2)

Sheila Campbell  LD  491
David Woodard  LD  433
Thomas Chilton  C  438
Veronica Jones  C  373

Ponteland North (2)

Edward Charleton  LD  517
Archibold Cave  LD  444
Charles Barnett  C  360
Lewis Moffat  C  355

Ponteland South (2)

Irene Brumwell  C  544
Robert Ramsay  C  531
William Cuthbertson  LD  443
David Cogan  LD  405

Ponteland West (2)

Francis Harrington  C  601
John Colvin  C  578
Malcolm Sym  LD  296
Jassim Alkanani  LD  223

Stamfordham

Edward Trevelyan  C  Unop.

Stannington

Robert Jeans  C  345
Pamela Fennell  Ind  161

Ulgham (2)

James Grant  LD  374
Joseph Sennett  Ind  276
Nicola Sanderson  C  190
Peter Hogg  C  189

Consolidated Results — Castle Morpeth

Conservative      4,143  31.4%   8 councillors (2 unopposed)
Liberal Democrat  3,361  25.5%   7 councillors
Labour            2,621  19.9%  10 councillors (2 unopposed)
Independents      2,458  18.6%   5 councillors
Green Party         618   4.7%   1 councillor

37.5  Tynedale

Whole council up for election.

Acomb

Jane Wrigley  Lab  289
Keith Laidlow  C  139

Allendale (2)

Colin Horncastle  C  Unop.
Margaret Stonehouse  C  Unop.

Bellingham

Frank Mattinson  C  349
Jim Brownridge  Ind  161

Broomhaugh and Riding

Philip Latham  LD  265
Andreas Christofides  C  178

Chollerton with Whittington

Thomas Heslop  C  Unop.

Corbridge (3)

Bill Grigg  LD  638
Jean Fearon  C  597
Kenneth Warwick  C  503
Jeffrey Wilkinson  C  487
Austin Winstanley  LD  463

East Tynedale

Fiona Hunter  C  267
Paul Kelly  Lab  205

Hadrian (2)

Alan Sharp  LD  545
Valerie Gibson  C  475
Andrew Birley  Lab  206

Haltwhistle (3)

David Hardy  Lab  623
John Watson  Ind  495
Susan Sim  Ind  484
Ian Wilson  C  480
Ian McMinn  Lab  471

Haydon (2)

David Smith  C  336
Stanley Mitchell  Ind  306
Michael Thorpe  Lab  173

Hexham Gilesgate

Barry Pickering  C  Unop.

Hexham Hencotes (3)

John Lynch  C  482
Jill Soulsby  C  436
Tom Flaws  Lab  398
Wendy Dale  Lab  395
George Ferguson  Ind  378
Norman Wicks  C  361
Victor Ball  LD  301

Hexham Leazes (3)

Derek Kennedy  LD  633
Henry Herron  C  581
Colin Moss  LD  561
Maureen Milne  C  543
Michael Way  C  499

Hexham Priestpopple (3)

Ingrid Whale  C  697
Matthew Donnelly  C  646
John Lambert  C  523
Philip Clark  Lab  418

Humshaugh and Wall

Alex Kerr  C  Unop.

Ovingham

Paul MacDonald  LD  239
Clare Martell  C  76

Prudhoe Castle (2)

Tony Reid  Lab  223
Gerry Caldwell  LD  187
Allan Ford  C  103
Gary Milburn  C  90

Prudhoe North (2)

Bill Garrett  Lab  Unop.
David Shaw  Lab  Unop.

Prudhoe South (3)

Lorna Garrett  Lab  425
Glenn Simpson  Lab  399
Eileen Burt  Lab  384
Catherine Speight  C  271
Susan Cresswell  C  194
Michael Heather  C  184
Donald Smith  LD  114

Prudhoe West (2)

Neil Bradbury  LD  289
Donna Bradbury  LD  285
Jennifer McGee  Lab  232
John Grigor  Lab  201
Astrid Mitchell  C  70
Tracy Warhurst-Walker  C  57

Redesdale

Brian Corbett  LD  Unop.

Sandhoe with Dilston

Albert Fearon  C  190
Robert MacFarlane  LD  122

Slaley and Hexhamshire

Brian Massey  C  343
John Williams  LD  92

South Tynedale

William Adamson  C  Unop.

Stocksfield with Mickley (3)

Patricia Dale  C  1,064
Michael Collins  C  793
Eileen Drew  C  761
Stuart Rowlands  LD  367
Darren Levitt  LD  349

Upper North Tyne

Michael Walton  C  Unop.

Wanney

Janet Somerville  C  Unop.

Warden and Newbrough

Harold Forster  C  Unop.

Wark

Flora Hewitson  Ind  288
Christine Billany  LD  74

West Tynedale

James Hutchinson  C  Unop.

Wylam (2)

Philip Brooks  Ind  712
Nicholas Appleby  LD  454
Jeffrey Leetham  Lab  178
Valerie Armstrong  C  135
Christine Hanley  C  95

Consolidated Results — Tynedale

Conservative      6,833  40.5%  27 councillors (10 unopposed)
Liberal Democrat  4,320  25.6%  11 councillors (1 unopposed)
Labour            3,370  20.0%   9 councillors (2 unopposed)
Independent       2,340  13.9%   5 councillors

37.6  Wansbeck

Whole council up for election.

Note:— The result in College ward was the subject of an election petition after errors at the count led to Michael Kirkup (LD) being wrongly declared elected. The results originally declared at the count were 760 votes for Michael Kirkup and 563 for James Sawyer (Lab); the votes shown below for those candidates are based on press reports of what the result should have been.

Bedlington Central (3)

Miriam Coatsworth  LD  798
Valerie Tyler  Lab  795
Arthur Pegg  LD  770
David Graham  Lab  726
Phillip Mason  Lab  624
Madeline Reed  LD  613

Bedlington East (3)

Irene Harbottle  Lab  905
Alan Douglas  Lab  893
Brian Richmond  Lab  864
Michael Clark  LD  545
Andrew Simm  LD  501
Elaine Watson  LD  415

Bedlington West (3)

George Todd  LD  1,068
Ann Fitzsimmons  LD  915
Margarette Patterson  LD  907
David Armstrong  Lab  830
John Tyler  Lab  821
Eric Cazaly  Lab  784

Bothal (3)

Isobel Davidson  Lab  866
Kathleen Urwin  Lab  841
Simon Reed  LD  814
David Blackmore  LD  774
Lawrence Bircham  LD  763
Joseph Dobie  Lab  697

Central (3)

Thomas Wilson  Lab  836
George Straughan  Lab  834
Raymond Lashley  Lab  820
Audrey Davis  LD  534
Laura Rochester  LD  492
Michael Rogerson  LD  412

Choppington (2)

David Nicholson  Lab  445
Paul Vaughan  Lab  422
Susan McMilan  LD  148
Cyril Walker  LD  128

College (3)

James Sawyer  Lab  769
John Briggs  Lab  750
Lynn Roe  Lab  625
Michael Kirkup  LD  554
Joyce Rutter  LD  477
Carole Sweet  LD  414

Guide Post (3)

David Ledger  Lab  956
June Young  Lab  930
Alyson Wallace  Lab  831
Ann Walton  LD  451
Stuart Shearer  LD  409
Peter Laidlaw  LD  295
Jim Tweddle  Ind  138

Haydon (3)

Ann Bilcliff  Lab  881
Doris Brown  Lab  879
George Liddle  LD  845
John Davidson  Lab  841
Margaret Liddle  LD  796
Edwin Patterson  LD  709

Hirst (3)

Kenneth Parry  Lab  686
John Wilson  Lab  645
Colin Parker  Lab  604
Pauline Thompson  LD  461
Marcia Bircham  LD  440
Henry Knox  LD  345

Newbiggin East (3)

Mabel Wallace  Lab  684
Isabel Dent  Lab  654
James Thompson  LD  647
Carole Goodman  Lab  626
Michael Rutter  LD  590
Robert McAlpine  LD  553

Newbiggin West (2)

John Birch  Lab  589
Thomas Roll  Lab  518
David Boon  LD  397
Malcolm Peden  LD  397

Park (3)

John Dunn  Lab  801
John Devon  Lab  763
Mark Purvis  Lab  720
Andrew McGregor  LD  292
Wilhelmina Miley  LD  284
Adam Bircham  LD  278

Seaton (3)

Karen Lang  Lab  919
Louis Brown  Lab  910
Margaret Lang  Lab  686
Pamela Thompson  LD  526
Joyce Durmaz  LD  497
Stephen Peel  LD  495

Sleekburn (3)

Allan Stewart  Lab  905
Lynda Mason  Lab  875
Alexander Wallace  Lab  814
Ronald Major  LD  453
John Goodwill  LD  452
Valerie Imrie  LD  355

Stakeford (2)

John Young  Lab  756
Arthur Rowe  Lab  681
Valerie Hetherington  LD  372
Margaret Carr  LD  348
Anne Elphinstone  C  84
Michael Scott  C  72

Consolidated Results — Wansbeck

Labour           12,604  57.5%  36 councillors
Liberal Democrat  9,111  41.5%   9 councillors
Independent         138   0.6%
Conservative         84   0.4%