Chester-le-Street District Council elections

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Chestler-le-Street District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Chester-le-Street 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.

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties: [1]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1973–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1976 until its abolition in 2009 were: [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
George Staines Labour 197610 May 1991
Malcolm Pratt [3] Labour 10 May 19914 May 2003
Linda Ebbatson [4] Labour 13 May 200331 Mar 2009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat [a] ConservativeIndependentTotalNotes
1973 [5] 2360433
1976 [6] 2260533
1979 [7] 2170533New ward boundaries [8]
1983 [9] 234 [b] 1533
1987 [10] 244 [c] 1433District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [11]
1991 [12] 2711433
1995 [13] 3011133District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [14] [15] [16]
1999 [17] 3011133
2003 [18] 2901434New ward boundaries [19]
2007 [20] 2612534

Results maps

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Chester-le-Street District Council.

1995-1999

Chester Central By-Election 1 August 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 18854.0
Liberal Democrats 9527.3
Conservative 6518.6
Majority9326.7
Turnout 34827.3
Labour hold Swing
Pelton By-Election 20 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 66788.1
Liberal Democrats 9011.9
Majority57776.2
Turnout 75719.0
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Ouston By-Election 30 September 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 42283.9
Conservative 8116.1
Majority34167.8
Turnout 50320.5
Labour hold Swing
Chester-le-Street West By-Election 5 April 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 60.3−13.6
Conservative 45433.9+33.9
Independent 445.8+5.8
Majority19926.4
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Chester North By-Election 2 October 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,11448.2−10.0
Conservative 60426.1−15.7
Liberal Democrats 42318.3+18.3
BNP 1707.4+7.4
Majority51022.1
Turnout 2,31160.4
Labour hold Swing
Edmondsley and Waldridge By-Election 16 September 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 62842.2
Liberal Democrats 53736.1
Conservative 32421.8
Majority916.1
Turnout 1,48937.9
Labour hold Swing
Pelton Fell By-Election 10 February 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 31087.0
Liberal Democrats 4612.9
Majority26474.1
Turnout 35633.6
Labour hold Swing
Pelton By-Election 15 June 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Rand53064.0+23.8
Conservative Amanda Hall13916.8−1.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Nathan11313.6+13.6
Independent George Gardner465.6−35.6
Majority39147.2
Turnout 82819.8
Labour hold Swing

2007-2009

Chester Central By-Election 27 September 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawson Armstrong32459.4−11.1
Conservative Nick Varley8916.3−13.2
Liberal Democrats Sean Kilkenny8114.9+14.9
BNP Andrew Gowland519.4+9.4
Majority23543.1
Turnout 54525.7
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ 4 Liberal, 0 SDP
  3. ↑ 4 Liberal, 0 SDP

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  10. ↑ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times . 9 May 1987.
  11. ↑ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
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  13. ↑ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times . 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  14. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  15. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  16. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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  19. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chester-le-Street (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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