Northumberland
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2025 69 races · 69 seats 73.9% below quota
- 2021 66 races · 67 seats 23.9% below quota
- 2019 1 race · 1 seat 0.0% below quota
- 2017 66 races · 67 seats 34.3% below quota
Council composition as of 2025
69 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2025 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2025)
In 2025, 69 seats were up across 69 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 69 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 29,540 | 29.3% | 23 | 33.3% | 21 | 30.4% | +2 |
| Conservative Party | 29,122 | 28.8% | 26 | 37.7% | 20 | 29.0% | +6 |
| Labour Party | 22,517 | 22.3% | 8 | 11.6% | 16 | 23.2% | -8 |
| Independent | 8,225 | 8.1% | 7 | 10.1% | 5 | 7.2% | +2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,643 | 6.6% | 3 | 4.3% | 4 | 5.8% | -1 |
| Green Party | 4,724 | 4.7% | 2 | 2.9% | 3 | 4.3% | -1 |
| Majority | 127 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 46 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Animal Welfare Party | 25 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 16 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 100,985 | 100.0% | 69 | 100.0% | 69 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2025 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | 61% | 59% | ||
| Alnwick Castle | 47% | |||
| Alnwick Hotspur | 56% | |||
| Amble | 51% | 51% | 44% | |
| Amble West with Warkworth | 47% | 51% | 24% | |
| Ashington Central | 80% | 56% | 48% | |
| Bamburgh | 71% | 71% | 56% | |
| Bebside and Kitty Brewster | 47% | |||
| Bedlington Central | 61% | 48% | 41% | |
| Bedlington East | 51% | 46% | 46% | |
| Bedlington West | 37% | 51% | 48% | |
| Bellingham | 67% | 60% | 39% | |
| Berwick East | 33% | 75% | 77% | |
| Berwick North | 29% | 35% | 28% | |
| Berwick West with Ord | 48% | 40% | 47% | |
| Bothal | 56% | 59% | 44% | |
| Bywell | 43% | 47% | ||
| Choppington | 38% | 38% | ||
| Choppington and Hepscott | 32% | |||
| College | 79% | 74% | ||
| College with North Seaton | 48% | |||
| Corbridge | 49% | 62% | 53% | |
| Cowpen | 54% | 47% | 45% | |
| Cramlington East | 51% | 42% | ||
| Cramlington East and Double Row | 31% | |||
| Cramlington Eastfield | 55% | 59% | 42% | |
| Cramlington North | 93% | 77% | 69% | |
| Cramlington North West | 38% | |||
| Cramlington South East | 44% | 62% | 54% | |
| Cramlington South West | 39% | |||
| Cramlington Village | 61% | 68% | 53% | |
| Cramlington West | 72% | 65% | ||
| Croft | 60% | 60% | 59% | |
| Druridge Bay | 55% | 59% | 50% | |
| Haltwhistle | 59% | 59% | 39% | |
| Hartley | 42% | 47% | 36% | |
| Haydon | 65% | 68% | 46% | |
| Haydon and Hadrian | 45% | 51% | 57% | |
| Hexham Central with Acomb | 50% | 45% | ||
| Hexham East | 66% | 44% | 32% | |
| Hexham North | 29% | |||
| Hexham West | 57% | 69% | 46% | |
| Hirst | 79% | 72% | 50% | |
| Holywell | 50% | 58% | 57% | 41% |
| Humshaugh | 55% | 52% | 48% | |
| Isabella | 64% | 59% | 55% | |
| Kitty Brewster | 45% | 51% | ||
| Longhirst | 39% | |||
| Longhorsley | 84% | 74% | 51% | |
| Longhoughton | 53% | 60% | 43% | |
| Lynemouth | 46% | 57% | 47% | |
| Morpeth Kirkhill | 55% | 57% | 45% | |
| Morpeth North | 49% | 54% | 40% | |
| Morpeth Stobhill | 50% | 48% | 34% | |
| Newbiggin Central and East | 71% | 55% | ||
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 37% | |||
| Newsham | 51% | 46% | 38% | |
| Norham and Islandshires | 50% | 38% | 31% | |
| Pegswood | 38% | 54% | 42% | |
| Plessey | 46% | 38% | 40% | |
| Ponteland East and Stannington | 78% | 70% | 39% | |
| Ponteland North | 88% | 74% | 45% | |
| Ponteland South with Heddon | 78% | 68% | 49% | |
| Ponteland West | 86% | 74% | 47% | |
| Prudhoe North | 44% | 50% | ||
| Prudhoe North and Wylam | 38% | |||
| Prudhoe South | 39% | 60% | 40% | |
| Prudhoe West and Mickley | 46% | |||
| Rothbury | 65% | 80% | 45% | |
| Seaton with Newbiggin West | 73% | 66% | ||
| Seaton with Spital | 54% | |||
| Seghill and Seaton Delaval | 54% | |||
| Seghill with Seaton Delaval | 49% | 44% | ||
| Shilbottle | 65% | 54% | 35% | |
| Sleekburn | 37% | 45% | 58% | |
| South Blyth | 29% | 73% | 59% | |
| South Tynedale | 72% | 57% | 46% | |
| Stakeford | 64% | 54% | 49% | |
| Stocksfield and Broomhaugh | 63% | 75% | ||
| Stocksfield and Bywell | 59% | |||
| Wensleydale | 55% | 55% | 46% | |
| Wooler | 73% | 77% | 64% |