Wear Valley District Council elections

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Wear Valley District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Wear Valley 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 1973–1976
No overall control 1976–1979
Labour 1979–1991
Liberal Democrats 1991–1995
Labour 1995–2007
No overall control 2007–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1995 until its abolition in 2009 were: [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Olive Brown Labour 19954 May 2005
Neil Stonehouse Labour 4 May 20057 May 2008
Tommy Taylor Liberal Democrats 7 May 20087 Jul 2008
Neil Harrison Liberal Democrats 7 Jul 200831 Mar 2009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat [lower-alpha 1] ConservativeIndependentTotalNotes
1973 [3] 219011 [lower-alpha 2] 41
1976 [4] 1711211 [lower-alpha 3] 41
1979 [5] 2553841
1983 [6] 282 [lower-alpha 4] 37 [lower-alpha 5] 40New ward boundaries [7]
1987 [8] 263 [lower-alpha 6] 3840
1991 [9] 8280440
1995 [10] 3520340
1999 [11] 3050540
2003 [12] 2590640New ward boundaries [13]
2007 [14] 19160540

By-election results

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

1999-2003

Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 30 March 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 35949.0+4.0
Liberal Democrats 24934.0-14.0
Conservative 12517.1+10.0
Majority11015.0
Turnout 73322.9
Labour hold Swing
Howden Le Wear By-Election 30 March 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 20852.1-1.8
Liberal Democrats 19147.9+1.8
Majority174.2
Turnout 39923.1
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Woodhouse Close By-Election 26 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 71356.0-2.5
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Bowser28722.5-11.7
Independent 27321.4+21.4
Majority42633.5
Turnout 1,27336.5
Labour hold Swing
Wheatbottom & Helmington Row By-Election 20 January 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Seabury32859.6-10.0
Liberal Democrats John Bailey18032.7+2.3
BNP Stuart Neil420.7+0.7
Majority14826.9
Turnout 55021.8
Labour hold Swing
Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 3 March 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Zair18136.7+11.6
Labour Robert Yorke16132.7-4.9
Conservative James Tague13527.3+27.3
UKIP Margaret Hopson163.2+3.2
Majority204.0
Turnout 49321.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Howden By-Election 27 October 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Bailey15750.5+6.0
Labour Jay Smith15449.5-6.0
Majority31.0
Turnout 31124.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Coundon By-Election 3 September 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Strongman36052.1-2.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Hardaker33147.9+2.1
Majority294.2
Turnout 69121.6
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. Includes one People's Rep.
  3. Includes five of other parties.
  4. 2 Liberal, 0 SDP
  5. Includes 1 People's Rep. and 1 People before pol.
  6. 3 Liberal, 0 SDP

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