Darlington Borough Council elections

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Darlington Borough Council elections are held every four years. Darlington Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Darlington in County Durham, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.

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Political control

Elected Councillors
LabourConservativesLiberal DemocratsGreensIndependentTotal
1973 [1] 28880549
1976 [2] 153000550
1979 [3] 291410852
1983 [4] 272020352
1987 [5] 242400452
1991 [6] 291920252
1995 [7] 351420152
1996 [8] 361320152
1999 [9] 351520052
2003 [10] 351520052
2007 [11] 291860053
2011 [12] 341450053
2015 [13] 291730150
2019 [14] 202232350
2023 [15] 251437150

From 1915 to 1974, Darlington was a county borough, independent of any county council. [16] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district, with Durham County Council providing county-level services. [17] [18] [19] The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. On 1 April 1997 the district became a unitary authority, regaining its independence from Durham County Council. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [20]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in controlYears
Labour 1973–1976
Conservative 1976–1979
Labour 1979–1987
No overall control 1987–1991
Labour 1991–1997

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Labour 1997–2019
No overall control 2019–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1991 have been: [21]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
John Williams [22] Labour 19918 May 2011
Bill Dixon Labour 19 May 201119 Jul 2018
Steve Harker Labour 19 Jul 201823 May 2019
Heather Scott Conservative 23 May 201919 May 2022
Jonathan Dulston Conservative 19 May 20224 May 2023
Steve Harker Labour 4 May 2023

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

Results maps

By-election results

1996–1999

Park East By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,84474.0−7.4
Conservative 64826.0+7.4
Majority 1,19648.0
Turnout 2,492
Labour hold Swing
Haughton East By-Election 22 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 83672.6
Conservative 31527.4
Majority 52145.2
Turnout 1,151
Labour hold Swing
North Road By-Election 13 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 47153.6−4.4
Labour 32637.1−4.9
Conservative 819.2+9.2
Majority 14516.5
Turnout 878
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999–2003

Cockerton East By-Election 21 September 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 36538.3−24.8
Conservative 33134.7+11.3
Liberal Democrats 24519.5+19.5
BNP 444.6+4.6
Independent 282.9−10.5
Majority 343.6
Turnout 1,013
Labour hold Swing

2003–2007

North Road By-Election 19 August 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frederick Lawton78948.5+3.6
Labour Jenny Chapman 57135.1−3.0
Conservative Ian Galletley1197.3−2.5
BNP Nigel Nevison875.3−1.9
UKIP Edward Davies613.7+3.7
Majority 21813.4
Turnout 1,62738.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hurworth By-Election 8 September 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Swainston52742.2+42.2
Conservative George Lawman37930.4−48.0
Independent Julie Jones29723.8+23.8
Labour Amanda McEwan453.6−7.2
Majority 1482.2
Turnout 1,24844.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
College By-Election 2 March 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Galletley62447.6−9.7
Liberal Democrats Garry Hinton51139.0+17.8
Labour Elaine Hope17513.4−8.1
Majority 1138.6
Turnout 1,31042.8
Conservative hold Swing

2007–2011

North Road By-Election 13 November 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Curry56150.8−4.1
Labour John Vasey26223.7+0.0
Conservative George Jenkinson11510.4−1.0
BNP John Hoodless1069.6−0.3
Independent Stephen Jones605.4+5.4
Majority 29927.1
Turnout 1,10424.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cockerton West By-Election 8 July 2010 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Cossins38845.1+4.0
Liberal Democrats Brian Jefferson34740.3+19.4
Conservative David Davies849.8−14.8
BNP Paul Thompson414.8−8.6
Majority 414.8
Turnout 86029.3
Labour hold Swing

2011–2015

Harrowgate Hill By-Election 12 April 2012 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Cartwright69443.8+3.2
Labour Helen Crumbie60738.3−21.1
Liberal Democrats Hilary Allen1429.0+9.0
UKIP Daniel Phillip Fairclough956.0+6.0
England First Paul Thompson473.0+3.0
Majority 875.5
Turnout 1,58533.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hurworth By-Election 12 April 2012 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Swainson47443.7−12.9
Conservative Christopher Brownbridge43640.2+7.9
Labour Stephen Rose14413.3+2.1
UKIP David Davies312.9+2.9
Majority 383.5
Turnout 1,08536.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lascelles By-Election 11 April 2013 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Crumbie42663.4−5.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Jones12919.2+19.2
Conservative Lewis Cairns11717.4−14.2
Majority 29744.2
Turnout 67222.6
Labour hold Swing
Mowden By-Election 22 May 2014 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Culley64740.7−28.1
Labour Jackie Saint61438.6+7.5
UKIP Charlotte Bull23514.8+14.8
Liberal Democrats Hilary Allen935.9+5.9
Majority 332.1
Turnout 1,58951.8
Conservative hold Swing

2015–2019

Mowden By-Election 16 November 2017 [29] [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Marshall65260.7+14.4
Labour Edwin Heslop28526.5−5.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Jordan11110.3n/a
Green Kathryn Barley262.4−4.9
Majority 36734.2
Turnout 1,07433.7
Conservative hold Swing
Red Hall and Lingfield By-Election 16 November 2017 [29] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharifah Rahman24944.8−1.9
Conservative Jonathan Dulston23041.4+12.4
Independent Kevin Brack468.3n/a
Green Michael McTimoney203.6−8.9
Liberal Democrats Harry Longmoor112.0−9.9
Majority 193.4
Turnout 55619.5
Labour hold Swing
Cockerton By-Election 12 July 2018 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edwin Heslop55551.0+7.9
Conservative Scott Durham23922.0−2.8
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Curry1049.6−5.5
Independent Joel Wilks938.5n/a
For Britain Kevin Brack635.8n/a
Green Terri Hankinson343.1−14.0
Majority 31629.0
Turnout 1,08823.0
Labour hold Swing

2019–2023

Hummersknott By-Election 6 May 2021 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Sowerby97149.9+4.7
Green Thomas Robinson80941.6+24.4
Labour John Sloss1206.2−5.7
Liberal Democrats Vicky Atkinson321.6+1.6
For Britain Monty Brack140.7+0.7
Majority 1628.3
Turnout 1,946
Conservative hold Swing
Red Hall and Lingfield By-Election 6 May 2021 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Willis46642.2+10.4
Labour Mandy Porter36032.6−13.6
Independent Cheryl Pattison20118.2+18.2
Green Mike McTimoney383.4−18.6
Liberal Democrats Scott Wood272.4+2.4
For Britain Janys Gandy111.0+1.0
Majority 1069.6
Turnout 1,103
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

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