The Tories won six of the 11 seats up for grabs on the new Northumberland council, which will come into force on April 1, 2009.

They held three wards while gaining three others from the Liberal Democrats.

The Lib Dems meanwhile took two wards from Labour, Morpeth Stobhill and Pegswood.

It was a bad day all round in the borough for the Labour Party as also conceded Lynmouth to Independent candidate Milburn Douglas.

The results mean Labour will have representation on the new unitary authority in Castle Morpeth.

The 11 seats will be made up of six Conservaties, four Lib Dems and one Independent.

The first resulted to be announced from Castle Morpeth was in the Morpeth Stobhill ward.

Liberal Democrat Ian Lindley polled 914 votes.

In Lynemouth Milburn Douglas was elected with just over 50 per cent of the vote.

He saw took 60 per cent of the electorate from 1,524 votes with a 49.9 per cent turnout.

The elected councillors are in bold.

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CHEVINGTON WITH LONGHORSLEY
Scott Dickinson (L) - 359
Charles Jevon (LD) - 182
Hugh Sanderson (C) - 965
Turnout: 44.4 per cent

LYNEMOUTH
Gordon Calvert (LD) - 148
Hilton Dawson (L) - 386
Milburn Douglas (I) - 732
Alastair Marrion (C) - 155
Turnout: 41 per cent

MORPETH KIRKHILL
Neil Foster (L) - 228
Charlotte Peacock (C) - 266
Andrew Tebbutt (LD)- 1396
Turnout: 46.1 per cent

MORPETH NORTH
Ian Ayres (L) - 117
David Bawn (C) - 382
Nic Best (G) - 303
John Beynon (I) - 362
David Moore (LD) - 542
Turnout: 50.4 per cent

MORPETH STOBHILL
Ian Lindley (LD) - 914
David Moffatt (C) - 146
Kay Morris (L) - 257
Alan Taylor (I) - 207

PEGSWOOD
Betty Bawn (C) - 141
Alan Sambrook (L) - 481
David Woodard (LD) - 522
Turnout: 38.5 per cent

PONTELAND EAST
Mel Armstrong (C) - 1,063
David Cogan (LD) - 497
John Potts (L) - 79
Donald Williams (I) - 116
Turnout: 47.8 per cent

PONTELAND NORTH
Edward Charleton (LD) - 532
Robert Dodd (C) - 1079
Mike Dungworth (L) - 68
Jan Ostrowski (UKIP) - 34
Turnout: 50.1 per cent

PONTELAND SOUTH WITH HEDDON
Andy Avery (L) - 195
Peter Jackson (C) - 1102
Chris Matthew (LD) - 328
Turnout: 46.8 per cent

PONTELAND WEST
Veronica Jones (C) - 1119
Paul Naughton (LD) - 274
Michael Roe (L) - 55
Peter Snowdon (G) - 21
Turnout: 44.7 per cent

ULGHAM
Sandra Dickinson (L) - 142
James Grant (LD) - 573
Joseph Sennett (I) - 275
David Towns (C) - 621
Turnout: 39.8 per cent

C: Conservative; L: Labour; LD: Liberal Democrat; I: Independent; G: Green; UKIP: UK Independence Party

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