# 2021 Northumberland County Council election

An election for the Northumberland County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 67 councillors were elected from 66 electoral divisions which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The results saw the Conservative Party win 34 seats, a bare majority.

## Results

Northumberland County Council Election Result 2021 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 34 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.75 | 46.56 | 47,645 | +2.51 |
| Labour | 21 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 31.34 | 30.37 | 31,083 | +3.50 |
| Independent | 7 | 1 | 1 | N/C | 10.45 | 8.86 | 9,063 | -1.04 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 1 | N/C | 4.47 | 8.35 | 8,549 | -3.71 |
| Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2.99 | 5.16 | 5,285 | +2.96 |
| Reform UK | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 408 | New |
| SDP | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 206 | New |
| No description | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 78 | -1.66 |
| CPA | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 17 | +0.17 |

## Council Composition

Following the previous election in 2017, the composition of the council was:
| 33 | 24 | 7 | 3 |
| Conservative | Labour | Ind | LD |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 34 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Conservative | Labour | Ind | LD | G |
Ind - Independent
LD - Liberal Democrats
G - Green Party

## Ward Results
### Alnwick

Alnwick (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Castle | 1,834 | 53.5 | |
| | Green | Martin Swinbank | 1,671 | 48.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Reuben Carr | 1112 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour | Peter Burns | 701 | 20.4 | |
| | Labour | Julia Lyford | 485 | 14.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Eckersley | 457 | 13.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,439 | 42.13 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Amble

Amble (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Clark | 635 | 51.3 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | June Watson | 540 | 43.7 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Woodard | 62 | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,245 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Amble West with Warkworth

Amble West with Warkworth (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeff Watson | 766 | 51.5 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilson | 438 | 29.4 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Mike Joyce | 187 | 19.1 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 22.0 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,499 | 42.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ashington Central

Ashington Central (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Ball | 551 | 55.8 | 23.8 |
| | Green | Michelle Brannigan | 264 | 26.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Watson | 156 | 15.8 | 4.6 |
| | CPA | Michael Flynn | 17 | 1.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 29.0 | 30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 995 | 30.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bamburgh

Bamburgh (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Renner-Thompson | 1,085 | 71.2 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | Mick McCarthy | 239 | 15.7 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Cairns | 200 | 13.1 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 846 | 55.5 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 42.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bedlington Central

Bedlington Central (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Christine Taylor | 623 | 48.2 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Brian Johnstone | 419 | 32.4 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Blundred | 113 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 15.8 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,304 | 34.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bedlington East

Bedlington East (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rebecca Wilczek | 436 | 45.8 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Victoria Thompson | 235 | 24.7 | 26.4 |
| | Independent | Mark Wilkinson | 171 | 18.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Nadia Zemouri | 109 | 11.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 21.1 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 957 | 29.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bedlington West

Bedlington West (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Malcolm Robinson | 651 | 50.7 | 13.3 |
| | Labour | Terry Johnstone | 368 | 28.6 | 4.5 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Rixon | 368 | 28.6 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 22.0 | 17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 33.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Bellingham

Bellingham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Riddle | 852 | 59.6 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Smith | 332 | 23.2 | New |
| | Labour | Anne Palmer | 246 | 17.2 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 36.0 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,436 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Berwick East

Berwick East (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Georgina Hill | 934 | 75.2 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Raybould | 167 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| | Green | Thomas Stewart | 100 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Whitelam | 41 | 3.3 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 61.8 | 56.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | 35.7 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Berwick North

Berwick North (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Seymour | 499 | 34.6 | 5.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Rachel Driver | 377 | 26.1 | 22.3 |
| | Independent | Shirley Forbes | 349 | 24.2 | 13.3 |
| | Independent | Brian Alexander Douglas | 127 | 8.8 | 1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Cooper | 91 | 6.4 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,455 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Berwick West with Ord

Berwick West with Ord (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Isabel Hunter | 410 | 40.0 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Gregah Roughead | 409 | 39.9 | 8.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Bruce | 138 | 13.5 | New |
| | Green | Patricia Williams | 67 | 6.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,034 | 32.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bothal

Bothal (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lynne Grimshaw | 773 | 58.7 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hunter | 323 | 24.5 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy McGregor | 221 | 16.8 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 34.2 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bywell

Bywell (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Holly Waddell | 981 | 46.5 | 14.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Westgarth | 924 | 43.8 | 0.5 |
| | Green | Martin Davenport | 135 | 6.4 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Grieves | 69 | 3.3 | 16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,115 | 58.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Choppington

Choppington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Murphy | 429 | 38.4 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen James Armstrong | 411 | 36.8 | 8.7 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Hart | 277 | 24.8 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,123 | 32.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### College

College (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Purvis | 773 | 74.3 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Grieveson | 267 | 25.7 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 48.7 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,052 | 23.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Corbridge

Corbridge (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Oliver | 1,016 | 61.8 | 12.7 |
| | Labour | Mary McGlade | 240 | 14.6 | 8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Latham | 121 | 7.4 | New |
| | SDP | Tom Maskell | 116 | 7.1 | New |
| | Green | John Dark | 110 | 6.7 | 3.7 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Griffin | 42 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 47.2 | 40.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,650 | 49.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cowpen

Cowpen (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Richardson | 398 | 47.0 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative | Adam Parsons | 378 | 44.7 | 27.3 |
| | Independent | Barry Elliott | 70 | 8.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.4 | 28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 852 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cramlington East

Cramlington East (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Scott Lee | 420 | 42.3 | New |
| | Labour | Ian Swithenbank | 386 | 38.8 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Levy | 188 | 18.8 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 3.4 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | 31.4 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Cramlington Eastfield

Cramlington Eastfield (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Dunbar | 873 | 59.1 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Karen Deagle | 444 | 30.1 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Susan Johnston | 158 | 10.8 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 29.1 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,481 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cramlington North

Cramlington North (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wayne Daley | 1,305 | 76.8 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Wright | 395 | 23.2 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 910 | 53.5 | 26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cramlington South East

Cramlington South East (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Ezhilchelvan | 1,030 | 61.8 | 27.4 |
| | Labour | Allan Hepple | 636 | 38.2 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 23.6 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,687 | 45.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Cramlington Village

Cramlington Village (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Swinburn | 981 | 68.4 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | Scott White | 374 | 26.1 | 2.0 |
| | Green | Ceryn Rowntree | 80 | 5.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 42.3 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cramlington West

Cramlington West (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Flux | 941 | 65.4 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | Dave Murray | 497 | 34.6 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 30.9 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,450 | 29.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Croft

Croft (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kath Nisbet | 556 | 60.0 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Tulip | 293 | 31.6 | 12.6 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Peart | 49 | 5.3 | New |
| | Independent | Paul Taylor | 28 | 3.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 28.4 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Druridge Bay

Druridge Bay (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Scott Dickinson | 870 | 59.2 | 4.3 |
| | Conservative | Sybil Whiteley | 470 | 32.0 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Bambrough | 129 | 8.8 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 27.2 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Hutchinson | 830 | 58.5 | 0.4 |
| | Labour | John Temple | 487 | 34.3 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Alan Rowlands | 101 | 7.1 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 24.2 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,427 | 38.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hartley

Hartley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Ferguson | 869 | 47.2 | 21.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Dungworth | 868 | 47.1 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Romer | 105 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Haydon & Hadrian

Haydon & Hadrian (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sharp | 835 | 51.1 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Jan Harding | 486 | 29.8 | 0.9 |
| | Labour | David Clegg | 225 | 13.8 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Bill Day | 87 | 5.3 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 21.4 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 45.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Haydon

Haydon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Gallacher | 813 | 68.4 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative | Anne Waggitt | 375 | 31.2 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 36.9 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,201 | 35.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hexham Central with Acomb

Hexham Central with Acomb (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Cessford | 742 | 44.7 | 5.2 |
| | Labour | Penny Grennan | 558 | 33.6 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ginnie O'Farrell | 240 | 14.5 | 7.8 |
| | Green | Keith Mallinson | 119 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 11.1 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,677 | 48.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hexham East

Hexham East (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cath Homer | 687 | 43.8 | 21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Fairless-Aitken | 557 | 35.5 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Vanessa Caroline Mary Maughan | 323 | 20.6 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 8.3 | 42.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | 44.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hexham West

Hexham West (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Derek Kennedy | 1,297 | 69.3 | 12.5 |
| | Conservative | Liam Panesh | 323 | 17.3 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Victor Ball | 169 | 9.0 | 0.6 |
| | Green | Cameron Whiteley | 83 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 974 | 52.0 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hirst

Hirst (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Parry | 559 | 71.9 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Wilson | 131 | 16.8 | 5.2 |
| | Reform UK | John Allen | 88 | 11.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 55.0 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 787 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holywell

Holywell (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Les Bowman | 984 | 57.0 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | John Watson | 636 | 36.9 | 2.4 |
| | Green | Steve Leyland | 105 | 6.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 20.2 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | 43.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Humshaugh

Humshaugh (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Nick Morphet | 1,046 | 52.2 | 23.2 |
| | Conservative | Rupert Gibson | 849 | 42.3 | 12.9 |
| | Labour | Milo Barnett | 80 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Rowlands | 30 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 9.8 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,012 | 59.4 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Isabella

Isabella (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anna Watson | 482 | 58.6 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Alice Levy | 340 | 41.4 | 26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 17.3 | 30.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 831 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kitty Brewster

Kitty Brewster (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wojciech Ploszaj | 698 | 51.1 | 21.2 |
| | Labour | Warren Taylor | 591 | 43.3 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Stanger | 77 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,374 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longhorsley

Longhorsley (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Sanderson | 1,240 | 74.0 | 10.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Lindley | 311 | 18.6 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Jevon | 124 | 7.4 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 929 | 55.5 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,684 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longhoughton

Longhoughton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Pattison | 1,011 | 59.9 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lydia Cairns | 528 | 31.3 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Trevor Robertson | 148 | 8.8 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 28.6 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 47.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lynemouth

Lynemouth (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Dunn | 739 | 57.3 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | Ciera Hudspith | 488 | 37.8 | 22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Cashmore | 63 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 19.5 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Morpeth Kirkhill

Morpeth Kirkhill (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Wearmouth | 1,118 | 56.7 | 1.5 |
| | Labour | Tom Cosh | 387 | 19.6 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Cochrane | 253 | 12.8 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Elisa Lawson | 216 | 10.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 | 37.1 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,986 | 45.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Morpeth North

Morpeth North (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bawn | 1,160 | 53.9 | 4.5 |
| | Labour | Mike Greveson | 643 | 29.9 | 19.6 |
| | Green | Elaine Skinner | 351 | 16.3 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 517 | 24.0 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,173 | 54.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Morpeth Stobhill

Morpeth Stobhill (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Beynon | 835 | 47.5 | 2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Byard | 478 | 27.2 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | Margaret Turner | 337 | 19.2 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Pat Fuller | 107 | 6.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 20.3 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | 49.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newbiggin Central & East

Newbiggin Central & East (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Simpson | 674 | 55.5 | 15.4 |
| | Conservative | Sam Bell | 363 | 29.9 | 0.8 |
| | Reform UK | Stephen Peel | 178 | 14.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 25.6 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,229 | 34.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newsham

Newsham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cliff Humphrey | 531 | 45.9 | 25.2 |
| | Labour | Deirdre Campbell | 520 | 44.9 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Kathleen Leyland | 55 | 4.7 | New |
| | Independent | Paul Walls | 52 | 4.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,169 | 31.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Norham & Islandshires

Norham & Islandshires (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Hardy | 616 | 37.9 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dougie Watkin | 529 | 32.5 | 9.7 |
| | Independent | Ged Thomas | 312 | 19.2 | New |
| | Labour | Michael Coombes | 170 | 10.4 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,637 | 45.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pegswood

Pegswood (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Towns | 1,021 | 54.2 | 16.4 |
| | Labour | Vicky Oakley | 784 | 41.6 | 7.5 |
| | No description | Robert Bell | 79 | 4.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,896 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Plessey

Plessey (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Reid | 450 | 37.6 | 8.3 |
| | Conservative | Jon Davison | 385 | 32.2 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | John Regan | 311 | 26.0 | 2.8 |
| | Reform UK | Rev Cornell | 51 | 4.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 5.4 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | 37.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ponteland East & Stannington

Ponteland East & Stannington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lyle Darwin | 1,116 | 69.9 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Armstrong | 245 | 15.3 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Turner | 236 | 14.8 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 54.5 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,605 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ponteland North

Ponteland North (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Dodd | 1,152 | 73.9 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | Simon Railton | 232 | 14.9 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Neale | 174 | 11.2 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 | 59.1 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 39.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ponteland South with Heddon

Ponteland South with Heddon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Jackson | 985 | 67.8 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | Mike Brown | 320 | 22.0 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Mitchell | 147 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 665 | 45.8 | 19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,460 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ponteland West

Ponteland West (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Veronica Jones | 997 | 73.9 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Clarke | 250 | 18.5 | 4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Greer | 102 | 7.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 55.4 | 15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Prudhoe North

Prudhoe North (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angie Scott | 862 | 50.0 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Tracy Gilmore | 795 | 46.1 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Walmsley | 67 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Prudhoe South

Prudhoe South (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon Stewart | 907 | 59.7 | 20.7 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Wheeler | 553 | 36.4 | 18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abby French | 60 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 23.3 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rothbury

Rothbury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Steven Bridgett | 1,987 | 79.7 | 14.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Galley | 202 | 8.1 | 15.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ray Aplin | 189 | 7.9 | 4.3 |
| | Green | Jennifer Wallace | 115 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,785 | 71.6 | 29.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | 60.1 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Seaton with Newbiggin West

Seaton with Newbiggin West (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Lang | 888 | 65.6 | 7.1 |
| | Conservative | Betty Margaret Bawn | 465 | 34.4 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 31.3 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,360 | 32.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Seghill with Seaton Delaval

Seghill with Seaton Delaval (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Scott | 884 | 54.5 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | Christine Savage | 739 | 45.5 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 8.9 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Shilbottle

Shilbottle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Thorne | 1,060 | 54.3 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Chapman | 402 | 20.6 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Brewis | 297 | 15.2 | 1.1 |
| | Green | Philip Hood | 192 | 9.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | 33.7 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sleekburn

Sleekburn (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Wallace | 426 | 45.1 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan Stovell | 259 | 27.4 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Dawn Crosby | 191 | 20.2 | New |
| | Independent | David Graham | 69 | 7.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 17.7 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 963 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Blyth

South Blyth (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Carr | 1,114 | 73.0 | 44.1 |
| | Labour | Rachel Edge | 270 | 17.7 | 7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alisdair Gibbs-Barton | 114 | 7.5 | 21.4 |
| | SDP | Liam Rogerson | 29 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 55.3 | 55.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### South Tynedale

South Tynedale (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Horncastle | 995 | 57.3 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Kathy Habberjam | 408 | 23.5 | 13.7 |
| | Green | Richard Sutton | 225 | 13.0 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Bailey | 107 | 6.2 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 33.8 | 27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 44.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stakeford

Stakeford (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Foster | 744 | 54.1 | 10.3 |
| | Conservative | Noel Jackson | 630 | 45.9 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 8.3 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | 39.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stocksfield & Broomhaugh

Stocksfield & Boomhaugh (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Patricia Dale | 1,607 | 75.4 | 12.3 |
| | Conservative | Chris Barrett | 296 | 13.9 | 1.5 |
| | Labour | Claire Byrne | 159 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Ian Richardson | 69 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,311 | 61.5 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,138 | 55.4 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Wensleydale

Wensleydale (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Cartie | 716 | 54.7 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | Sam Liddle | 547 | 41.8 | 25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sumner | 203 | 3.6 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 12.9 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | 33.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wooler

Wooler (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Mather | 1,231 | 76.8 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | Pauline Thompson | 130 | 8.1 | 0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Cott | 92 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Alex Kuklinski | 88 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| | SDP | Stephen Crane | 61 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 68.7 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,616 | 45.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Hexham East

Hexham East: 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Fairless-Aitken | 584 | 47.3 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ball | 370 | 30.0 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Wheeler | 154 | 12.5 | −8.1 |
| | Independent | Lee Williscroft-Ferris | 127 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,235 | 34.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.8 | |