Easington District Council elections

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Easington District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Easington 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 last leader of the council was: [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Alan Napier Labour pre-200531 Mar 2009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat [lower-alpha 1] ConservativeIndependentTotalNotes
1973 [3] 56004 [lower-alpha 2] 60
1976 [4] 454110 [lower-alpha 3] 60
1979 [5] 33801051New ward boundaries [6]
1983 [7] 349 [lower-alpha 4] 08 [lower-alpha 5] 51
1987 [8] 433 [lower-alpha 6] 0551District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [9]
1991 [10] 38409 [lower-alpha 7] 51
1995 [11] 4430451District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [12] [13]
1999 [14] 4510551
2003 [15] 4420551New ward boundaries [16]
2007 [17] 4720251

By-election results

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

2003-2007

Passfield By-Election 19 October 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Milsom48069.3+26.8
Independent Edward Hall21330.7-26.8
Majority26738.6
Turnout 69315.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ Including one Independent Labour
  3. ↑ Including five Independent Labour
  4. ↑ 7 Liberal, 2 SDP
  5. ↑ Including two Independent Labour
  6. ↑ 3 Liberal, 0 SDP
  7. ↑ Including four Independent Labour

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References

  1. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times . 8 June 1973.
  4. ↑ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times . 8 May 1976.
  5. ↑ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times . 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times . 9 May 1987.
  9. ↑ The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
  10. ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times . 4 May 1991.
  11. ↑ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times . 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Easington". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Easington". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  16. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Easington". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.


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