Berwick-upon-Tweed was a non-metropolitan district in Northumberland, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Northumberland County Council.
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The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed now has its own town council, unlike the former borough councillors, the town councillors do not represent political parties.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Council elections
Mayoral referendum
A referendum was held on 21 February 2002 on whether to have a directly elected mayor. The proposal was decisively rejected.
Support 3,617 26%
Oppose 10,212 74%
Turnout 64%
References
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council elections Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA