Darlington Borough Council election, 2015

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The 2015 Darlington Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Darlington Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Darlington Borough Council

Darlington Borough Council is the local authority for the town of Darlington and the surrounding villages in North East England. The authority is composed of 50 ward councillors. The council is controlled by the Labour Party and the current leader of the council is Councillor Bill Dixon. The acting chief executive of the council is Ms Ada Burns.

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.