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.
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 control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973–2009 |
The leaders of the council from 1976 until its abolition in 2009 were: [2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Staines | Labour | 1976 | 10 May 1991 | |
Malcolm Pratt [3] | Labour | 10 May 1991 | 4 May 2003 | |
Linda Ebbatson [4] | Labour | 13 May 2003 | 31 Mar 2009 |
Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat [lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 [5] | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 33 | |
1976 [6] | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 33 | |
1979 [7] | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 33 | New ward boundaries [8] |
1983 [9] | 23 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 5 | 33 | |
1987 [10] | 24 | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 4 | 33 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [11] |
1991 [12] | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 | |
1995 [13] | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [14] [15] [16] |
1999 [17] | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
2003 [18] | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | New ward boundaries [19] |
2007 [20] | 26 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 34 | |
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Chester-le-Street District Council.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 188 | 54.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 95 | 27.3 | |||
Conservative | 65 | 18.6 | |||
Majority | 93 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 348 | 27.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 667 | 88.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 90 | 11.9 | |||
Majority | 577 | 76.2 | |||
Turnout | 757 | 19.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 422 | 83.9 | |||
Conservative | 81 | 16.1 | |||
Majority | 341 | 67.8 | |||
Turnout | 503 | 20.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 60.3 | -13.6 | |||
Conservative | 454 | 33.9 | +33.9 | ||
Independent | 44 | 5.8 | +5.8 | ||
Majority | 199 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,114 | 48.2 | -10.0 | ||
Conservative | 604 | 26.1 | -15.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 423 | 18.3 | +18.3 | ||
BNP | 170 | 7.4 | +7.4 | ||
Majority | 510 | 22.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,311 | 60.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 628 | 42.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 537 | 36.1 | |||
Conservative | 324 | 21.8 | |||
Majority | 91 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,489 | 37.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 310 | 87.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 46 | 12.9 | |||
Majority | 264 | 74.1 | |||
Turnout | 356 | 33.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Rand | 530 | 64.0 | +23.8 | |
Conservative | Amanda Hall | 139 | 16.8 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lawson Armstrong | 324 | 59.4 | -11.1 | |
Conservative | Nick Varley | 89 | 16.3 | -13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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