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Sedgefield Borough Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Sedgefield 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 were: [2]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren McCourt [3] | Labour | 1973 | 1986 | |
| Brian Stephens [4] | Labour | pre-1987 | 4 May 2003 | |
| Bob Fleming | Labour | 16 May 2003 | 10 May 2007 | |
| Agnes Armstrong | Labour | 18 May 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 | |
| Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat [a] | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 [5] | 40 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 53 | |
| 1976 [6] | 36 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 53 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [7] |
| 1979 [8] | 40 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 53 | |
| 1983 [9] | 40 | 4 [b] | 2 | 3 | 49 | New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place [10] [11] |
| 1987 [12] | 37 | 7 [c] | 2 | 3 [d] | 49 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [13] |
| 1991 [14] | 33 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 49 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [15] |
| 1995 [16] | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 [e] | |
| 1999 [17] | 43 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 49 | |
| 2003 [18] | 35 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 50 | New ward boundaries [19] |
| 2007 [20] | 28 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 50 | |
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 425 | 55.8 | |||
| Independent | 216 | 28.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin May Ord | 88 | 11.6 | ||
| Conservative | 32 | 4.2 | |||
| Majority | 209 | 27.4 | |||
| Turnout | 761 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Agnes Armstrong | 373 | 60.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Jones | 247 | 39.8 | ||
| Majority | 126 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 620 | 23 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,129 | 52.2 | +5.2 | ||
| Independent | 1,033 | 47.8 | −5.2 | ||
| Majority | 96 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,162 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Thompson | 528 | 51.7 | +21.4 | |
| Labour | 493 | 48.3 | −21.4 | ||
| Majority | 35 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,021 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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