Elections to Chester-le-Street District Council were held every four years. The district was created as part of the 1972 local government reforms. The first elections to the new authority were held in 1973 in advance of the council taking office in 1974. The last district elections took place in 2007 before the district was abolished as part of changes to local government in 2009. The area today forms part of the unitary Durham County Council.
Political control
Control | Dates |
|
Labour | 1973 – 2009 |
Council elections
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Chester-le-Street District Council.
Chester Central By-Election 1 August 1996 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
188 |
54.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
95 |
27.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
65 |
18.6 |
|
Majority |
93 |
26.7 |
|
Turnout |
348 |
27.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pelton By-Election 20 March 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
667 |
88.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
90 |
11.9 |
|
Majority |
577 |
76.2 |
|
Turnout |
757 |
19.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chester North By-Election 2 October 2003 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,114 |
48.2 |
-10.0 |
|
Conservative |
|
604 |
26.1 |
-15.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
423 |
18.3 |
+18.3 |
|
BNP |
|
170 |
7.4 |
+7.4 |
Majority |
510 |
22.1 |
|
Turnout |
2,311 |
60.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Edmondsley and Waldridge By-Election 16 September 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
628 |
42.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
537 |
36.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
324 |
21.8 |
|
Majority |
91 |
6.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,489 |
37.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pelton Fell By-Election 10 February 2005 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
310 |
87.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
46 |
12.9 |
|
Majority |
264 |
74.1 |
|
Turnout |
356 |
33.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pelton By-Election 15 June 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dorothy Rand |
530 |
64.0 |
+23.8 |
|
Conservative |
Amanda Hall |
139 |
16.8 |
-1.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Nathan |
113 |
13.6 |
+13.6 |
|
Independent |
George Gardner |
46 |
5.6 |
-35.6 |
Majority |
391 |
47.2 |
|
Turnout |
828 |
19.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chester Central By-Election 27 September 2007 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Lawson Armstrong |
324 |
59.4 |
-11.1 |
|
Conservative |
Nick Varley |
89 |
16.3 |
-13.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sean Kilkenny |
81 |
14.9 |
+14.9 |
|
BNP |
Andrew Gowland |
51 |
9.4 |
+9.4 |
Majority |
235 |
43.1 |
|
Turnout |
545 |
25.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Notes
- ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
- ↑ 4 Liberal, 0 SDP
- ↑ 4 Liberal, 0 SDP
References
- ↑ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times. 9 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Chester-le-Street". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Chester-le-Street". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Chester-le-Street". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.