County Durham local elections
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County Durham Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 -
[edit] Council elections
County Durham Council election 2001
County Durham Council election 2005
[edit] By-election results
| Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 30 March 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 689 | 42.9 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour | 601 | 37.4 | -21.0 | ||
| Conservative | 318 | 19.8 | +19.8 | ||
| Majority | 88 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,608 | 22.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Burnopfield and Dipton By-Election 28 November 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Reginald Ord | 519 | 37.2 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | 500 | 35.8 | -18.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 322 | 23.1 | +23.1 | ||
| Conservative | 54 | 3.9 | -7.1 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,395 | 22.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Stanley By-Election 17 July 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Leslie Vaux | 1,702 | 56.1 | -20.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Rolfe | 566 | 18.7 | +4.3 | |
| British National | Dean McAdam | 509 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Tilney | 256 | 8.4 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,136 | 37.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,033 | 46.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Woodhouse Close By-Election 26 February 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Lethbridge | 1,538 | 66.3 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jody Dunn | 782 | 33.7 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 756 | 32.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,320 | 43.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Durham South By-Election 26 January 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Abiodun Williams | 834 | 51.6 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Isobell Lunan | 561 | 34.7 | -9.1 | |
| Conservative | Michael Fishwick | 220 | 13.6 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 273 | 16.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,615 | 34.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Framwellgate Moor By-Election 8 June 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Burlison | 1,187 | 43.4 | -5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Redvers Crooks | 1,037 | 37.9 | -2.9 | |
| Independent | Ian Rutland | 267 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Wynne | 245 | 9.0 | -1.4 | |
| Majority | 150 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,737 | 37.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Dawden By-Election 19 October 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Edwin Mason | 775 | 84.0 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | Lucille Nicholson | 148 | 16.0 | -4.3 | |
| Majority | 627 | 68.0 | |||
| Turnout | 923 | 18.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
