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 Di ...
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 ''s ...
in
Northumberland
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,
England
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. The council was abolished and its functions transferred to
Northumberland County Council
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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.
Results maps
File:Castle Morpeth UK ward map 2003.svg, 2003 results map
File:Castle Morpeth UK ward map 2007.svg, 2007 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
1999-2003
2003-2007
References
{{Northumberland elections
Council elections in Northumberland
District council elections in England