County Durham local elections

County Durham Unitary Council is elected every four years. Since becoming a unitary authority in 2008, 126 councillors have been elected from 63 wards.^[1]

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 2.1 Before becoming a unitary election 2.2 As a unitary authority 3 By-election results 3.1 1997-2008 3.2 2008-2012 4 References 5 External links

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2][3]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - present

Council elections

Before becoming a unitary election

County Durham Council election, 2001

County Durham Council election, 2005 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)^[3]

As a unitary authority

County Durham Council election, 2008

Details can also be view on the council website of the results: http://www.durham.gov.uk/pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=721

By-election results

1997-2008

Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 30 March 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Burnopfield and Dipton By-Election 28 November 2002[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Reginald Ord	519	37.2	+2.2
	Labour		500	35.8	-18.3
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat	David Rolfe	566	18.7	+4.3
	BNP	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 Democrat	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[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abiodun Williams	834	51.6	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	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[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Burlison	1,187	43.4	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat	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[7]
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

Ouston and Urpeth By-Election 30 November 2006[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Carr	665	57.7	-2.8
	Liberal Democrat	Sean Kilkenny	487	42.3	+19.2
Majority			178	15.4
Turnout			1,152	18.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2008-2012

Barnard Castle East By-Election 4 June 2009[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Rowlandson	1,263	46.9	+4.2
	Independent	Anthony Cooke	634	23.5	-20.0
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Newlands	479	17.8	+17.8
	Labour	Sharon Longcroft	319	11.8	-1.9
Majority			629	23.4
Turnout			2,695	38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Easington By-Election 11 February 2010[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Barker	702	55.8	-8.3
	Independent	Terry Murray	311	24.7	+24.7
	Liberal Democrat	Carole Harrison	126	10.0	-25.9
	Conservative	Mergaret Reid	120	9.5	+9.5
Majority			391	31.1
Turnout			1,259	20.9
	Labour hold		Swing

References

• By-election results

External links

• County Durham Council