Alnwick

Alnwick (district)

Alnwick was a local government district of Northumberland, England. Its council was based in Alnwick town and the district had a population of 31,029 according to the 2001 census....

 District

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 Council in Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

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 was elected every four years from the first election in 1973 to the abolition of the council in 2009. The final council before abolition had 30 councillor

Councillor

A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...

s elected from 16 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

From 1973 to 2009 political control of the council was held by the following parties: Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 

Party in control	Years
1973 - 1979
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1979 - 1991
Liberal Democrats	1991 - 1995
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1995 - 2009

Council elections

Alnwick Council election, 1999

Alnwick Council election, 1999

Elections to Alnwick Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 1. The council stayed under no overall control.-Election result:...

 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)

Alnwick Council election, 2003

Alnwick Council election, 2003

Elections to Alnwick Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. One of the three seats in Rothbury and South Rural ward had no candidate for the seat.-Election result:...

Alnwick Council election, 2007

Alnwick Council election, 2007

Elections to Alnwick Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.-Election result:-Ward results:...

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007