Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (28 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 24 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Harbottle1 seat · turnout 65.8%
| J. Coatsworth | Independent | 235 |
| M. Blakey | Independent | 124 |
Longframlington1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| M. Keen | Independent | 183 |
| F. Hill | Independent | 149 |
No. 1 (Alnwick)7 seats · turnout 19.4%
| I. Robertson | Independent | 1,263 |
| H. Reavell | Independent | 909 |
| D. Davidson | Independent | 897 |
| W. Proudlock | Independent | 896 |
| C Oliver | Independent | 857 |
| J. Young | Independent | 754 |
| R. Waddell | Independent | 580 |
| C. Cookson | Independent | 527 |
| J. Wright | Labour | 384 |
| W. Young | Independent | 364 |
| M. Lawrence | Labour | 363 |
No. 10 (Rothbury)2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| M. Thompson | Independent | 438 |
| J. Miller | Independent | 374 |
| L. Wright | Independent | 311 |
No. 11 (Whittingham)1 seat
| R. Smith | Independent | 0 ✓ |
No. 13 (Elsdon)1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| R Elliott | Independent | 190 |
| A. Tait | Independent | 60 |
| G. McKenzie | Independent | 46 |
No. 2 (Amble)5 seats · turnout 44.7%
| J. Gilgannon | Labour | 1,193 |
| W. Mitchell | Labour | 1,190 |
| T. Straffen | Independent | 1,158 |
| D. Bell | Labour | 977 |
| C. Turnbull | Independent | 975 |
| A. Rowell | Independent | 969 |
| N. Henderson | Independent | 948 |
| C. Murray | Independent | 866 |
No. 3 (Lesbury)2 seats · turnout 53.8%
| H. Philipson | Independent | 459 |
| J. Baxter | Independent | 429 |
| W. Robertson | Independent | 390 |
No. 4 (Embelton)1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| P. Bridgeman | Independent | 252 |
| S. Purvis | Independent | 237 |
| M. Sutherland | Independent | 90 |
No. 5 (Longhoughton)1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| R. Huggins | Independent | 246 |
| A. White | Independent | 220 |
No. 6 (Shilbottle)2 seats · turnout 27.3%
| E. Tully | Independent | 300 |
| J. Swordy | Independent | 97 |
| W. Tearney | Independent | 95 |
| J. Ternent | Independent | 93 |
| P. Blenkinsop | Independent | 88 |
No. 7 (Warkworth)2 seats · turnout 37.3%
| A. Curry | Independent | 414 |
| O. Farrell | Independent | 319 |
| H. Slaughter | Independent | 295 |
| W. Carr | Independent | 257 |
No. 8 (Felton)1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| K. Ainsley | Independent | 194 |
| F. Widdrington | Independent | 152 |
| G. Armstrong | Independent | 67 |
No. 9 (Edlingham)1 seat
| M. Hill | Independent | 0 ✓ |