Council by-election · Thursday, 1 October 2026

Northumberland County: Amble ward

Name: Northumberland County: Amble ward council by-election, 1 October 2026
Start: 2026-10-01T07:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-01T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Northumberland County: Amble ward

Archive. This election has already happened. Everything below is shown as it stood at the time: the candidates, their published positions as of the campaign, and household figures under the law of 2026. Nothing here is a judgement of what happened afterwards.

4 candidates stood here, polling day 1 October 2026. The same page for each of them, in the order you will see on the ballot paper. Read them all, or start with the one you have heard of.

4candidates for one seat

3sourced positions

1with something published

1named sources

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No. 1Restore Britain
Michael Anthony Joyce
No statement supplied.
Nothing published that we could source yet
No. 2Reform UK
Warren Ladyman
“Warren Ladyman grew up in Amble.”
Published on: money, health and care, housing
No. 3The Conservative Party Candidate
Jenny Richards
No statement supplied.
Nothing published that we could source yet
No. 4Labour Party
Amy Spriggs
“Amble and the surrounding area mean so much to me.”
Nothing published that we could source yet

The result, Thursday, 1 October 2026

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Amy Spriggs (elected)	Labour Party	439	38.8%
Warren Ladyman	Reform UK	379	33.5%
Jenny Richards	Conservative and Unionist Party	237	21%
Michael Anthony Joyce	Restore Britain	76	6.7%

1,131 valid votes, turnout 30.7% of 3,692 registered electors, 1 spoilt ballot. Result data from Democracy Club (source). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

In this ward 4 candidates from 4 parties or independent slots are standing. Parties do not stand everywhere; here is how to find out whether yours stands nearby.

This is a council seat. A councillor's win changes what the council decides: council tax, housing repairs and allocations, planning, social care, schools admissions, parking, bins, libraries. It does not change national tax, benefits or NHS policy, so this page shows only positions published for this council election, and no national party pledges are implied.

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You're voting for

Your local councillor

Councillors sit on the council that runs services where you live. They set the council's budget and council tax, and decide local planning applications. Here, for Northumberland County: Amble ward.

What this office decides

Planning. Whether new homes, extensions and developments get permission.
Waste and streets. Bins, recycling, street cleaning, fly-tipping.
Council tax. The level you pay, within limits set nationally.
Social care. In county and unitary councils, care for older and disabled people.
Parks and libraries. Opening, funding, closing.
Council housing. Repairs, allocations and, in many areas, homelessness.

What it does not

NHS policy and waiting times. Parliament and the NHS.
Income tax and benefits. Parliament.
Immigration. Parliament.
Policing policy. The Home Office and your Police and Crime Commissioner or mayor.
Schools' curriculum. Government and, for academies, their trusts.

Candidates often campaign on things their office cannot change. That is not dishonest in itself — an MP can press a council, a councillor can lobby government — but it is worth knowing which is which. Summarised from the Local Government Association and UK Parliament descriptions of each role.

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1Michael Anthony Joyce

Restore Britain

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In their own words

No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.

Stood before

Northumberland council, Druridge Bay ward, May 2025 (Reform UK) — not elected
UK Parliament, North Northumberland, July 2024 (Independent) — not elected
Northumberland council, Amble West With Warkworth ward, May 2021 (Labour Party) — not elected
UK Parliament, Houghton And Sunderland South, June 2017 (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) — not elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

Record in office

No voting record is shown for any council candidate: councils record votes by name only in limited cases (in England, budget and council tax decisions), and no dataset of them exists. Positions below come from what the candidate and their party have published.

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Where this information comes from

Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Where a candidate has given Democracy Club a statement to voters, it is shown word for word. If you are this candidate and something here is wrong, email us and we will check it against the source.

Published positions on the ten topics

Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.

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1Michael Anthony Joyce

Restore Britain

2Warren Ladyman

Reform UK

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Published on:MoneyHousingHealth and care

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In their own words

Warren Ladyman grew up in Amble. His mother and sister lives here too. He knew and was friends with the previous incumbent, Arty Hume, whose sad passing triggered this by-election. Warren is in tune with local issues, particularly the lack of infrastructure, despite all the new homes being built. He is determined to fight for his constituents for improved GP services to allow patients to be seen locally instead of Hadston or elsewhere. When elected, Warren will join the fight to save money in County Hall through local government efficiencies. Vote for change, vote for Warren, vote Reform 🇬🇧 🗳

Statement to voters supplied by the candidate to Democracy Club, retrieved 2026-09-28. Reproduced unedited.

Stood before

Northumberland council, Bellingham ward, May 2025 (Reform UK) — not elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

Record in office

Campaign leaflets archived

This campaign · 2026-09-13

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Published positions on the ten topics

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Money and cost of living

What this candidate says

What they say Source: Own words

Says he will join the fight to save money in County Hall through local government efficiencies.

In their exact words Source: Own words

When elected, Warren will join the fight to save money in County Hall through local government efficiencies.

Sourced: Statement to voters: Warren Ladyman

When elected, Warren will join the fight to save money in County Hall through local government efficiencies.

Statement to voters: Warren Ladyman, Warren Ladyman (candidate), via Democracy Club. Retrieved 19 September 2026. Archived copy. https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/person/121002/

Housing and property

What this candidate says

What they say Source: Own words

Says the area lacks infrastructure despite all the new homes being built.

In their exact words Source: Own words

Warren is in tune with local issues, particularly the lack of infrastructure, despite all the new homes being built.

Sourced: Statement to voters: Warren Ladyman

Warren is in tune with local issues, particularly the lack of infrastructure, despite all the new homes being built.

Statement to voters: Warren Ladyman, Warren Ladyman (candidate), via Democracy Club. Retrieved 19 September 2026. Archived copy. https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/person/121002/

Healthcare and social care

What this candidate says

What they say Source: Own words

Says he will fight for improved GP services so patients can be seen locally rather than in Hadston or elsewhere.

In their exact words Source: Own words

He is determined to fight for his constituents for improved GP services to allow patients to be seen locally instead of Hadston or elsewhere.

Sourced: Statement to voters: Warren Ladyman

He is determined to fight for his constituents for improved GP services to allow patients to be seen locally instead of Hadston or elsewhere.

Statement to voters: Warren Ladyman, Warren Ladyman (candidate), via Democracy Club. Retrieved 19 September 2026. Archived copy. https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/person/121002/