Election Name: | 2001 Northumberland County Council election[1] |
Country: | Northumberland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1997 Northumberland County Council election |
Previous Year: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2005 Northumberland County Council election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Seats For Election: | All 67 seats to Northumberland County Council |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Turnout: | 61.6% |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 43 |
Seats1: | 38 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 60,944 |
Percentage1: | 40.7% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 13 |
Seats2: | 17 |
Seat Change2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 36,801 |
Percentage2: | 24.5% |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 8 |
Seats4: | 9 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 44,502 |
Percentage4: | 29.7% |
Party5: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election5: | 2 |
Seats5: | 3 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 6,953 |
Percentage5: | 4.6% |
Control of Council | |
Before Party: | Labour Party |
Posttitle: | Control of Council after election |
After Party: | Labour Party |
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 Party retained overall control of the council.