City of Durham local elections

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City of Durham Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 - 2003

Liberal Democrat 2003 -

[edit] Council elections

City of Durham Council election 1999

City of Durham Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

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

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

Brandon By-Election 11 December 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		645	59.5	-8.6
	Liberal Democrats		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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		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 Democrats hold		Swing

Newton Hall North By-Election 3 February 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

Carrville and Gilesgate Moor By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

Coxhoe By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hepplewhite	1,947	69.3
	Liberal Democrats		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 Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• City of Durham Council