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The 2025 Durham County Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Durham County Council in County Durham, England. [1] 99 seats will be elected, down from 126. [2] This will be on the same day as other local elections.
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The 2025 Durham County Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Durham County Council in County Durham, England. [1] 99 seats will be elected, down from 126. [2] This will be on the same day as other local elections.
At the 2021 election, the Labour Party lost overall control of the council for the first time in a century. [3] The 2025 election will be held under new ward boundaries. [4]
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