Blyth Valley Borough Council elections

Blyth Valley Borough Council was elected every four years.

Political control

• Labour 1973 - 1976
• No overall control 1976 - 1979
• Labour 1979 - 1987
• Liberal Democrat 1987 - 1991
• Labour 1991 - present

Council elections

• Blyth Valley Borough Council election, 1999
• Blyth Valley Borough Council election, 2003
• Blyth Valley Borough Council election, 2007

By-election results

Plessey By-Election 16 May 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		503	46.3
	Labour		450	41.3
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Cowpen By-Election 13 April 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		285	55.4	-18.3
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat 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 Democrat		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 Democrat		42	7.3	-19.3
	Conservative		32	5.6	+5.6
Majority			361	62.8
Turnout			575	13.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cowpen By-Election 23 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Grant Davey	764	69.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Cramlington North By-Election 4 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Pickering	929	63.7	+30.3
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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