Castle Morpeth Borough Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009.
Castle Morpeth
Castle Morpeth was a local government district and borough in Northumberland, England. Its administrative centre was the town of Morpeth.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Morpeth and Morpeth Rural Dist ...
was a
non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of Districts of England, local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shi ...
in
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. The council was abolished and its functions transferred to
Northumberland County Council with effect from 1 April 2009.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. From 1973 until its abolition in 2009 political control of the council was held by the following parties:
Council elections
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1973 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
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1976 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1979 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
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1983 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
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1987 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
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1991 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
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1995 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
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1999 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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2003 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election
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2007 Castle Morpeth Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
[legislation.gov.uk ]
The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2007
Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
By-election results
References
{{Former non-metropolitan districts of England
Council elections in Northumberland
District council elections in England