Durham City Council elections (original) (raw)
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Local government elections in County Durham, England
Durham City Council elections were generally held every four years between the reforms of 1974 and the council's abolition in 2009. Durham was a non-metropolitan district in County Durham, England. On 1 April 2009 the council's functions passed to Durham County Council, which became a unitary authority.
From 1836 to 1974 the city of Durham was a municipal borough, sometimes called "Durham and Framwelgate". Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district.[1][2][3][4] The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:[5]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | |
| No overall control | |
| Labour | |
| Liberal Democrats |
The leaders of the council from 2003 until its abolition in 2009 were:[6]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Pitts[7] | Liberal Democrats | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Fraser Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 2004 | 31 Mar 2009 |
| Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat[a] | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[8] | 40 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 61 | |
| 1976[9] | 34 | 10 | 0 | 17[b] | 61 | |
| 1979[10] | 24 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 49 | New ward boundaries[11] |
| 1983[12] | 27 | 9[c] | 2 | 11[d] | 49 | |
| 1987[13] | 26 | 14[e] | 0 | 9[f] | 49 | City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[14][15] |
| 1991[16] | 28 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 49 | |
| 1995[17] | 38 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 49 | City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[18][19] |
| 1999[20] | 33 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 49 | |
| 2003[21] | 17 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 50 | New ward boundaries[22] |
| 2007[23] | 17 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 50 | |
2003 results map
2007 results map
By-election results
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The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Durham City Council.
^ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
^ Including one Independent Labour
^ 5 Liberal, 4 SDP
^ Including one Independent Labour
^ 5 Liberal, 9 SDP
^ Including three Independent Labour
^ "Durham Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 July 2022
^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 13 August 2022
^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 13 August 2022
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Cancer news forces civic leader to resign". Northern Echo. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 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
^ The City of Durham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ "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.
^ The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
^ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ "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.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
^ "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.