Derwentside District Council elections

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Derwentside District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Derwentside 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. Throughout the council's existence from 1974 to 2009, Labour held a majority of the seats on the council. [1]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1991 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Joe Rhind [2] Labour 1991
Alex Watson [3] [4] Labour 19912009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat [a] ConservativeDerwentside IndependentsIndependentTotalNotes
1973 [5] 45310655
1976 [6] 395209 [b] 55
1979 [7] 303601655New ward boundaries [8]
1983 [9] 363 [c] 401255
1987 [10] 43030955
1991 [11] 380201555
1995 [12] 50000555District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [13]
1999 [14] 47000855
2003 [15] 381015155New ward boundaries [16]
2007 [17] 292023155
  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ Includes 1 Residents Association
  3. ↑ 2 Liberal, 1 SDP

Source: [18]

Results maps

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Derwentside District Council.

1995-1999

Annfield Plain By-Election 20 February 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 52579.3
Independent Labour13720.7
Majority 38858.6
Turnout 66220.8
Labour hold Swing
Stanley Hall By-Election 25 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 41483.6+8.8
Liberal Democrats 8116.4+16.4
Majority 33367.2
Turnout 495
Labour hold Swing
Arnfield Plain By-Election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 54974.7+5.0
Independent Labour13117.8+17.8
Liberal Democrats 557.5+7.5
Majority 41866.9
Turnout 735
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Tanfield By-Election 22 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 46853.7+7.4
Labour 40446.3−7.4
Majority 647.4
Turnout 87226.5
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Consett South By-Election 15 March 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 41958.4+0.8
Independent 15721.9−20.5
Independent 11015.3+15.3
Conservative 324.5+4.5
Majority 26236.5
Turnout 71822.3
Labour hold Swing
Arnfield Plain By-Election 23 August 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 41670.3−0.8
Liberal Democrats 11118.8+18.8
Green 6511.0+11.0
Majority 30551.5
Turnout 59219.2
Labour hold Swing
Craghead By-Election 15 November 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 24054.4−13.8
Independent 20145.6+13.8
Majority 398.8
Turnout 44121.2
Labour hold Swing
Consett South By-Election 17 January 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 31963.0+5.4
Independent 9318.4−24.0
Liberal Democrats 7214.2+14.2
Conservative 224.3+4.3
Majority 22644.6
Turnout 50615.6
Labour hold Swing
Benfieldside By-Election 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Clark46932.5−0.3
Liberal Democrats Keith English46732.3+11.4
Independent Donald Love40428.0+0.0
Conservative Peter Carr1047.2−5.3
Majority 20.2
Turnout 1,44431.9
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Stanley Hall By-Election 29 September 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Marshall59965.4+0.0
Liberal Democrats David Rolfe19921.7+1.1
BNP Dean McAdam11812.9+12.9
Majority 40043.7
Turnout 91624.5
Labour hold Swing
Cornsay By-Election 16 February 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Armstrong23975.4+44.7
Conservative Peter Carr7824.6+24.6
Majority 16150.8
Turnout 31725.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2007-2009

Castleside By-Election 17 July 2008 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Marion Wotherspoon29782.3+8.3
Conservative Michael Carr6417.7+3.7
Majority 23364.6
Turnout 36127.5
Independent hold Swing

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Derwentside" in search box to see specific results.)
    2. ↑ "Wind farm safety fears". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 4 April 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
    3. ↑ Tully, Paul (21 June 1991). "Devotion to his job cost life". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. p. 3. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
    4. ↑ "History book about Derwentside launched". Northern Echo. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
    5. ↑ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times . 9 June 1973.
    6. ↑ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times . 8 May 1976.
    7. ↑ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
    8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Derwentside (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
    9. ↑ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times . 7 May 1983. p. 4.
    10. ↑ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times . 9 May 1987.
    11. ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times . 4 May 1991.
    12. ↑ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times . 6 May 1995. p. 10.
    13. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
    14. ↑ "Derwentside". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
    15. ↑ "Derwentside". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
    16. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Derwentside (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
    17. ↑ "Derwentside". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
    18. ↑ Rallings, Collin; Thrasher, Michael. "Derwentside District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
    19. ↑ "Castleside Ward By-election results". Derwentside district council. Retrieved 23 July 2008.[ dead link ]
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