Wear Valley District Council elections
Elections to Wear Valley 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
Council elections
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Wear Valley District Council.
Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 30 March 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
359 |
49.0 |
+4.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
249 |
34.0 |
-14.0 |
|
Conservative |
|
125 |
17.1 |
+10.0 |
Majority |
110 |
15.0 |
|
Turnout |
733 |
22.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Howden Le Wear By-Election 30 March 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
208 |
52.1 |
-1.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
191 |
47.9 |
+1.8 |
Majority |
17 |
4.2 |
|
Turnout |
399 |
23.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Woodhouse Close By-Election 26 February 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
713 |
56.0 |
-2.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kenneth Bowser |
287 |
22.5 |
-11.7 |
|
Independent |
|
273 |
21.4 |
+21.4 |
Majority |
426 |
33.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,273 |
36.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wheatbottom & Helmington Row By-Election 20 January 2005 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Rose Seabury |
328 |
59.6 |
-10.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Bailey |
180 |
32.7 |
+2.3 |
|
BNP |
Stuart Neil |
42 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
148 |
26.9 |
|
Turnout |
550 |
21.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 3 March 2005 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Samuel Zair |
181 |
36.7 |
+11.6 |
|
Labour |
Robert Yorke |
161 |
32.7 |
-4.9 |
|
Conservative |
James Tague |
135 |
27.3 |
+27.3 |
|
UKIP |
Margaret Hopson |
16 |
3.2 |
+3.2 |
Majority |
20 |
4.0 |
|
Turnout |
493 |
21.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Howden By-Election 27 October 2005 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Bailey |
157 |
50.5 |
+6.0 |
|
Labour |
Jay Smith |
154 |
49.5 |
-6.0 |
Majority |
3 |
1.0 |
|
Turnout |
311 |
24.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Coundon By-Election 9 March 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Norman Strongman |
360 |
52.1 |
-2.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Diane Hardaker |
331 |
47.9 |
+2.1 |
Majority |
29 |
4.2 |
|
Turnout |
691 |
21.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Notes
- ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
- ↑ Includes one People's Rep.
- ↑ Includes five of other parties.
- ↑ 2 Liberal, 0 SDP
- ↑ Includes 1 People's Rep. and 1 People before pol.
- ↑ 3 Liberal, 0 SDP
References
- ↑ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local 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.
- ↑ "Wear Valley". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Wear Valley". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Wear Valley". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.