# 2007 Alnwick District Council election

Elections to Alnwick District Council were held for the final time on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The council was abolished in 2009 when Northumberland County Council became a unitary authority.

## Election result

Alnwick Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36.7 | 41.1 | 7,422 | +11.1 |
| Conservative | 9 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 30.0 | 23.9 | 4,309 | +19.8 |
| Independent | 8 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 26.7 | 31.3 | 5,655 | -22.4 |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 537 | -8.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 132 | +0.1 |

## Ward results

Alnwick Castle (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Bell | 453 | |
| | Conservative | John Hope | 390 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Harrington | 360 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Reid | 345 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Thompson | 331 | |
| | Independent | Teresa Thompson | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,166 | 33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Alnwick Clayport (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Gray | 254 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Blakey | 194 | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Thompson | 150 | | |
| | Conservative | Aidan Ruff | 41 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 639 | 23.8 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Alnwick Hotspur (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gordon Castle | 467 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Mills | 323 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Smith | 226 | | |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Watson | 219 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,235 | 37.2 | +5.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Amble Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Audrey Jones | 258 | | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Gray | 210 | | |
| | Independent | Katherine Bennett | 191 | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Evans | 105 | | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Rixon | 34 | | |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Sharp | 22 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 820 | 27.4 | −2.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Amble East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Arckless | 327 | | |
| | Independent | John Hedley | 183 | | |
| | Independent | Mark Shipperlee | 123 | | |
| | Independent | George Smailes | 112 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Downie | 60 | | |
| | Conservative | Charles Skipper | 57 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | 28.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Amble West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hinson | 346 | | |
| | Conservative | Leslie Bilboe | 178 | | |
| | Independent | Carl Oliver | 169 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 693 | 31.0 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Embleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Thorp | 254 | 53.2 | +53.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lydia Cairns | 223 | 46.8 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 477 | 66.4 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Harbottle and Elsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Bolam | 256 | 61.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Cowie | 161 | 38.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 417 | 54.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Hedgeley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Taylor | 289 | 83.8 |
| | Conservative | Helen Ruff | 56 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 67.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 345 | 47.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Lesbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hugh Philipson | 540 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Styring | 480 | | |
| | Conservative | Anne Glassey | 167 | | |
| | UKIP | Michael Weatheritt | 132 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | 52.8 | +1.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Longframlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Thorne | 458 | 77.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Roxburgh | 137 | 23.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 54.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 595 | 60.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Longhoughton with Craster and Rennington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Grey | 418 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Spence | 336 | | |
| | Conservative | Dominic Coupe | 289 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,043 | 41.4 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Rothbury and South Rural (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Dawson | 722 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Bridgett | 587 | |
| | Conservative | Elisabeth Bainbridge | 522 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duffield | 496 | |
| | Independent | Alan Renton | 488 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Glendinning | 476 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,291 | 51.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Shilbottle (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Maria Haddow | 683 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ether Mills | 529 | | |
| | Conservative | David Rixon | 519 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Blakey | 462 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,193 | 46.8 | +6.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Warkworth (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Watson | 533 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hobrough | 416 | | |
| | Independent | Alison Sharpe | 326 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Cashmore | 319 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 47.9 | +9.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Whittingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Zoe Frais | 197 | 53.4 | +53.4 |
| | Independent | John Rutherford | 172 | 46.6 | −14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 369 | 47.7 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |