Sedgefield Borough Council elections

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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.

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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 leaders of the council were: [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Warren McCourt [3] Labour 19731986
Brian Stephens [4] Labour pre-19874 May 2003
Bob Fleming Labour 16 May 200310 May 2007
Agnes Armstrong Labour 18 May 200731 Mar 2009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat [lower-alpha 1] ConservativeIndependentTotalNotes
1973 [5] 4041853
1976 [6] 36111553District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [7]
1979 [8] 4031953
1983 [9] 404 [lower-alpha 2] 2349New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place [10] [11]
1987 [12] 377 [lower-alpha 3] 23 [lower-alpha 4] 49District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [13]
1991 [14] 3381749District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [15]
1995 [16] 4400249 [lower-alpha 5]
1999 [17] 4320449
2003 [18] 3571750New ward boundaries [19]
2007 [20] 28611550

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.

1995-1999

Tudhoe By-Election 21 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 42555.8
Independent 21628.4
Liberal Democrats Benjamin May Ord8811.6
Conservative 324.2
Majority20927.4
Turnout 76128
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Tudhoe By-Election 25 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Agnes Armstrong37360.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Jones24739.8
Majority12620.4
Turnout 62023
Labour hold Swing
Tudhoe By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,12952.2+5.2
Independent 1,03347.8-5.2
Majority964.4
Turnout 2,162
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Middlestone By-Election 21 March 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Thompson52851.7+21.4
Labour 49348.3-21.4
Majority353.4
Turnout 1,021
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ 0 Liberal, 4 SDP
  3. ↑ 1 Liberal, 6 SDP
  4. ↑ Including three Independent Labour
  5. ↑ 3 vacant after election

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  6. ↑ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times . 8 May 1976.
  7. ↑ The Darlington and Sedgefield (Areas) Order 1976
  8. ↑ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  9. ↑ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times . 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  10. ↑ The District of Sedgefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  11. ↑ The Cleveland and Durham (Areas) Order 1982
  12. ↑ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times . 9 May 1987.
  13. ↑ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  14. ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times . 4 May 1991.
  15. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cleveland and Durham (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times . 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  17. ↑ "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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  19. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Sedgefield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sedgefield". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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