Durham City Council elections

Durham was a non-metropolitan district in County Durham, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Durham County Council.

Political control[edit]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973-1979
	No overall control	1979-1983
	Labour	1983-2003
	Liberal Democrats	2003-2009

Council elections[edit]

Election	Labour	Liberal Democrat^[a]	Conservative	Independent	Total	Notes
Election					Total	Notes
1973^[2]	40	7	0	14	61
1976^[3]	34	10	0	17^[b]	61
1979^[4]	24	7	4	14	49	New ward boundaries^[5]
1983^[6]	27	9^[c]	2	11^[d]	49
1987^[7]	26	14^[e]	0	9^[f]	49	City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[8]^[9]
1991^[10]	28	15	0	6	49
1995^[11]	38	7	0	4	49	City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[12]^[13]
1999^[14]	33	13	0	3	49
2003^[15]	17	30	0	3	50	New ward boundaries^[16]
2007^[17]	17	30	0	3	50

By-election results[edit]

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Durham City Council.

Deerness By-Election 22 May 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	561	64.2
	Independent	259	29.6
	Liberal Democrat	54	6.2
Majority		302	34.6
Turnout		874	31.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Pelaw By-Election 12 December 2002
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	239	51.7	-20.9
	Liberal Democrat	223	48.3	+20.9
Majority		16	3.4
Turnout		462	29.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Brandon By-Election 11 December 2003
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	645	59.5	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat	396	36.5	+4.6
	Conservative	43	4.0	+4.0
Majority		249	23.0
Turnout		1,084	23.4
	Labour hold	Swing

Belmont By-Election 16 December 2004
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	364	46.1	-4.5
	Independent	244	30.9	+1.6
	Labour	119	15.1	+0.1
	Conservative	63	8.0	+2.9
Majority		120	15.2
Turnout		790	26.4
	Liberal Democrat hold	Swing

Newton Hall North By-Election 3 February 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Amanda Hopgood	740	70.7	-9.4
	Labour		180	17.2	-2.7
	Conservative		65	6.2	+6.2
	Independent		62	5.9	+5.9
Majority			560	53.5
Turnout			1,047	39.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Carrville and Gilesgate Moor By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Les Thomson	1,618	54.1
	Labour		1,141	38.2
	Conservative		229	7.7
Majority			477	53.5
Turnout			2,988	69.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Coxhoe By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Hepplewhite	1,947	69.3
	Liberal Democrat		640	22.8
	Conservative		221	7.9
Majority			1,307	46.5
Turnout			2,808	64.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Shadforth & Sherburn By-Election 6 April 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Colledge	658	48.7	-5.1
	Labour	Angela Leary	625	46.3	+15.2
	Conservative	Carolyn Smith	67	5.0	+5.0
Majority			33	2.4
Turnout			1,350	35.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Notes[edit]

^ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
^ Including one Independent Labour
^ 5 Liberal, 4 SDP
^ Including one Independent Labour
^ 5 Liberal, 9 SDP
^ Including three Independent Labour

References[edit]

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.
^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
^ The City of Durham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
^ The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
^ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
^ "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Durham". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

[2] Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.

[5] Including one Independent Labour

[9] 5 Liberal, 4 SDP

[10] Including one Independent Labour

[12] 5 Liberal, 9 SDP

[13] Including three Independent Labour

[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[3] "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.

[4] "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.

[6] Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993

[7] The City of Durham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[8] "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.

[11] "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.

[14] The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985

[15] The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986

[16] "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.

[17] "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.

[18] slation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[19] slation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[20] "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

[21] "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

[22] slation.gov.uk - The City of Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[23] "Durham". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

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v t e Council elections in County Durham

Durham County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2008 2013 2017

Darlington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hartlepool Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 2011

Cleveland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

Chester-le-Street District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Durham City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Derwentside District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Easington District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Sedgefield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Teesdale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Wear Valley District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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