Wansbeck local elections

Wansbeck Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Labour 1973 - present

Council elections

Wansbeck Council election, 1999

Wansbeck Council election, 2003

Wansbeck Council election, 2007

By-election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 296
percentage = 55.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 217
percentage = 40.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 17
percentage = 3.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 79
percentage = 14.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 530
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 573
percentage = 54.5
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 433
percentage = 41.2
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 45
percentage = 4.3
change = +4.3Election box majority
votes = 140
percentage = 13.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,051
percentage = 28.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Butler
votes = 457
percentage = 61.4
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Carr
votes = 202
percentage = 27.2
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Elphinstone
votes = 85
percentage = 11.4
change = +11.4Election box majority
votes = 255
percentage = 34.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 744
percentage = 26.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 427
percentage = 50.9
change = +12.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Baber Sikander
votes = 412
percentage = 49.1
change = +21.5Election box majority
votes = 15
percentage = 1.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 839
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.wansbeck.gov.uk Wansbeck Council]