2001 Northumberland County Council election

2001 Northumberland County Council election^[1]

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All 67 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	61.6%
First party Second party   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%   Third party Fourth party   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

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.

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				0.0	0.5		0.2

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