2001 Northumberland County Council election

Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 7 June 2001. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries that increased the number of seats from 66 to 67.[2] The Labour retained overall control of the council.

2001 Northumberland County Council election[1]

7 June 2001
All 67 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	61.6%
Party Labour Conservative Last election 43 13 Seats won 38 17 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 60,944 36,801 Percentage 40.7% 24.5%   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 8 2 Seats won 9 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 44,502 6,953 Percentage 29.7% 4.6%
Map of the results of the 2001 local election.
Control of Council before election Labour Party Control of Council after election Labour Party

Results

Northumberland County Council election, 2001[3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	38					40.7		4.1
	Conservative	17					24.5		0.2
	Liberal Democrats	9					29.7		3.7
	Independent	3					4.6		0.9
	Green	0					0.5		0.2

References

1. "Local Election Summaries 2001". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. "Vote 2001". BBC News.
3. p.11

External links

• Northumberland County Council