Northumberland County Council

Northumberland County Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1889
Leadership
John Beynon,
Conservative
since 1 May 2024
Glen Sanderson,
Conservative
since 23 September 2020
Helen Paterson
since February 2023
Structure
Seats69 councillors
Political groups
Administration (26)
  Conservative (26)
Opposition (23)
  Reform (23)
Other Parties (21)
  Labour (8)
  Independent (7)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
  Green (2)
Joint committees
North East Combined Authority
Elections
First past the post
Last election
1 May 2025
Next election
3 May 2029
Meeting place
County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF
Website
www.northumberland.gov.uk

Northumberland County Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Northumberland in North East England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, having also taken over district-level functions when the county's districts were abolished.

The council has been under no overall control since 2021, being led by a Conservative minority administration. It is based at County Hall, Morpeth. Since 2024 the council has been a member of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority.