2017 Durham County Council election

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2017 Durham County Council election
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All 126 council division seats
64 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election94 seats, 52%9 seats, 10%9 seats, 12%
Seats won741413
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Popular vote96,03730,14037,136
Percentage42.4%13.3%16.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg9.8%Increase2.svg3.2%Increase2.svg4.6%
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Party Conservative Derwentside Independents Spennymoor Independents
Last election4 seats, 8%8 seats, 6%1 seat, 1%
Seats won1075
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Popular vote34,07213,0253,523
Percentage15.0%5.8%1.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.3%Decrease2.svg0.4%Increase2.svg0.4%
 Seventh party
 
Party North East
Last electionNew party
Seats won3
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3
Popular vote4,879
Percentage2.2%
SwingNew party
Durham UK local election 2017 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2017 Durham County Council election. Results by electoral division. Key:
  Conservative
  Labour
  Liberal Democrat
  Independent
  North East Party
  Derwentside Independents
  Spennymoor Independents
Striped divisions have mixed representation.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2017 Durham County Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. [1] All 126 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which returned either one, two or three county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Contents

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 5 April 2017. [2]

Results summary

Durham County Council election, 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 74-2042.496,037-9.8
  Liberal Democrats 14+513.330,140+3.2
  Independent 13+416.437,136+4.6
  Conservative 10+615.034,072+7.3
  Derwentside Independents 7-15.813,025-0.4
Spennymoor Independents5+41.63,523+0.4
  North East 3+32.24,879New
  Green 0-2.35,141+0.6
  UKIP 0-2.04,589-3.3
Seaham Community Party0-1.33,033New

Results by electoral division

A − B

Annfield Plain (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Derwentside Independents Joan Nicholson 871 47.5 +5.6
Labour Jeanette Stephenson 812 44.3 -8.7
Labour Doug Carmichael79543.4-0.8
Derwentside Independents Christine Bell66636.3+12.4
Conservative Nicky Fernandez22712.4N/A
Turnout 1,83331.4+1.6
Derwentside Independents gain from Labour Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Aycliffe East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Atkinson 707 43.2 -0.3
Labour Sarah Iveson 670 41.0 -11.6
Independent Bill Blenkinsopp49830.4-5.1
Conservative Christine Duffy34721.2+14.1
UKIP John Grant25415.5N/A
Independent Brian Haigh17910.9N/A
Green Helen Hanks845.1N/A
Turnout 1,63626.0+0.2
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Aycliffe North and Middridge (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Durham 868 39.6 +13.7
Labour John Clare 863 39.3 -16.1
Conservative Paul Howell 846 38.6 N/A
Labour Joan Gray75434.4-21.1
Labour Mike Dixon67530.8-18.9
Independent Dorothy Bowman57326.1N/A
Independent Irene Hewitson27912.7N/A
Independent Paul Symons2139.7N/A
Independent Sandra Haigh1878.5-28.6
Independent Sally Symons1516.9N/A
Turnout 2,19427.5+6.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A
Aycliffe West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Adam 570 40.5 -9.5
Labour Kate Hopper 517 36.8 -17.8
Independent Ken Robson43731.1N/A
Independent George Gray41629.6-2.3
Independent Arun Chandran27619.6N/A
Conservative Marney Swan22916.3N/A
Turnout 1,40625.6+3.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Barnard Castle East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Rowlandson 1,389 56.2 +3.5
Conservative George Richardson 1,292 52.3 +11.3
Labour Emma Rowell75230.4+0.3
Labour Christopher Kelsey64426.1-3.8
Independent Thom Robinson47819.4N/A
Turnout 2,47037.3+9.7
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Barnard Castle West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bell 1,837 75.8 +9.2
Conservative Ted Henderson 1,576 65.0 +8.2
Labour Francis Roche61625.4+2.9
Labour George Smith48319.9+4.6
Turnout 2,42337.8+6.4
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Belmont (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Mavin 1,604 41.6 +10.3
Labour Co-op Katie Corrigan 1,497 38.8 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Lesley Mavin 1,472 38.1 +10.7
Labour Co-op Paul Finley1,29233.5-7.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen White1,14929.8+3.4
Labour Co-op Chris Turner1,11128.8-6.7
Conservative Liam Bewick84121.8+14.5
Independent Arthur Walker72018.7-0.6
Independent Ian Kelsey38510.0N/A
Green Roger McAdam3428.9+1.5
Turnout 3,85937.6+3.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing N/A
Labour Co-op hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing N/A
Benfieldside (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Derwentside Independents Stephen Robinson 1,161 51.3 -2.3
Derwentside Independents Peter Oliver 1,023 45.2 +0.2
Labour Steven Wood63227.9-9.5
Labour Sylvia Peak56725.1-5.6
Conservative David Kinch34115.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire English24510.8-2.7
Liberal Democrats Natalie English1918.4+0.2
Turnout 2,26335.3+3.3
Derwentside Independents hold Swing N/A
Derwentside Independents hold Swing N/A
Bishop Auckland Town (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sam Zair 692 36.4 -15.7
Labour Joy Allen 640 33.7 -3.5
Conservative Aaron Bainbridge49826.2-0.5
Labour Nigel Bryson48325.4-8.0
Independent Lesley Zair41922.1N/A
Conservative Patricia Child38720.4N/A
Independent Billy Neilson28314.9N/A
Green Daniel Davison1648.6N/A
Turnout 1,90031.9+5.4
Independent hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Crathorne 351 45.5 -36.8
Conservative David Evans21227.4+9.7
Independent Deane Brett20927.1N/A
Turnout 77227.1+3.7
Labour hold Swing N/A
Blackhalls (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Crute 1,115 64.2 +3.3
Labour Lynn Pounder 1,041 60.0 +4.6
Conservative Tom Eaton41223.7N/A
North East Steve Franklin25914.9N/A
North East Jamie Robinson24013.8N/A
Turnout 1,73628.2-0.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Brandon (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Taylor 1,339 61.7 -12.4
Labour John Turnbull 1,331 61.3 -13.4
Conservative Valerie Booth46421.4+9.1
Liberal Democrats Laura Wilson41719.2-2.4
Liberal Democrats Denis Jackson36817.0N/A
Turnout 2,17129.3+4.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Burnopfield and Dipton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Jewell 844 41.8 +5.3
Labour Joanne Carr 698 34.5 -1.1
Independent Roland Hemsley50825.1+8.0
Derwentside Independents David Marrs47823.7-2.8
Derwentside Independents Betty Minto41620.6-18.9
Conservative Ivy Wilson35917.8N/A
Green Melody Sandells22511.1N/A
Turnout 2,02132.6+2.2
Labour gain from Derwentside Independents Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

C − D

Chester-le-Street East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beatrice Bainbridge 394 32.5 +2.9
Labour Simon Mulligan28923.8-8.4
Green Derek Morse18114.9N/A
Independent Paul Evans17514.4N/A
Independent Maureen May715.9-8.6
UKIP Stephen Rendle594.9-18.9
Liberal Democrats Russell Haswell433.6N/A
Turnout 1,21240.3+9.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A
Chester-le-Street North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracie Smith 678 54.1 -21.8
Independent Clare Todd27021.5N/A
Conservative William Middlemass22217.7+4.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Nathan846.7N/A
Turnout 1,25441.2+5.8
Labour hold Swing N/A
Chester-le-Street South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Sexton 789 31.0 N/A
Conservative Allan Bainbridge 766 30.1 +4.3
Labour George Davidson76229.9-21.2
Independent Bill Moist75129.5N/A
Labour Katherine Henig71828.2-17.0
Conservative Daniel Mayne63725.0+6.5
Liberal Democrats Liam Scanlon-Brown2339.1+0.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Peacock1857.3+1.7
Turnout 2,54942.8+9.7
Independent gain from Labour Co-op Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing N/A
Chester-le-Street West Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Henig 854 45.7 -24.8
Labour Linda Marshall 749 40.1 -27.7
Independent Mark Atkinson61132.7N/A
Independent Ewan Marshall45424.3N/A
North East Graham Thorp36919.7N/A
Conservative Michael Gossage28915.5+7.3
Turnout 1,87031.7+4.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Chilton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Potts 622 68.1 +2.6
Conservative John Sandles29131.9+25.7
Turnout 91329.1-2.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
Consett North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Owen Temple 1,089 50.4 +6.6
Independent Alexander Watson 913 42.2 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Nealis57026.4+3.2
Labour Kevin Earley55725.8-1.4
Labour Benjamin Eckford34516.0-7.6
Derwentside Independents Wendy Brown22610.5-8.8
Conservative Alan Beaty1758.1N/A
Turnout 2,16136.6+2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A
Consett South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Derwentside Independents Derek Hicks 395 50.8 -2.8
Labour Jack Simons26734.4-12.0
Conservative Raymond Goodson11514.8N/A
Turnout 77724.6+4.8
Derwentside Independents hold Swing N/A
Coundon (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlie Kay 489 60.4 -0.2
Independent Adam Zair17521.6N/A
Conservative Mark Watson14618.0+11.7
Turnout 81025.8+5.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
Coxhoe (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jan Blakey 1,325 46.5 -14.5
Labour John Dunn 1,220 42.8 -29.7
Labour Maura McKeon 1,160 40.7 -20.3
Labour Maria Plews1,12239.3-29.6
Conservative Anne Murphy75726.5+16.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Shuttleworth54519.1+8.6
Liberal Democrats Adam Walker32211.3+4.6
Turnout 2,85229.9+3.3
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Craghead and South Moor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Davinson 874 56.2 -7.1
Labour Carole Hampson 831 53.4 -6.3
Derwentside Independents Katy Smith37424.1-6.9
UKIP Kenneth Rollings22114.2-6.1
Derwentside Independents Graeme Whitworth20513.2N/A
Conservative Patrick Seargeant19012.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Gregory Coltman603.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Williams603.9N/A
Turnout 1,55528.8+2.2
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Crook (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Anne Reed 1,239 48.5 N/A
Independent Patricia Jopling 1,022 40.0 +18.9
Labour Andrea Patterson 913 35.8 +5.2
Labour Eddie Tomlinson89335.0+3.2
Conservative Daniel Cohen77630.4N/A
Labour Maureen Stanton66726.1-2.3
Liberal Democrats David English51220.1+13.0
Turnout 2,55328.0+4.2
Independent hold Swing N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Dawdon (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Shaw 886 50.7 -10.3
Labour Leanne Kennedy 812 46.5 -7.9
Seaham Community PartyRobert Arthur71040.6-4.8
Seaham Community PartyKathryn Brace52029.7N/A
Conservative Ben Cooper20912.0N/A
Green Robert Reay1176.7N/A
Turnout 1,74828.7+2.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Deerness (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Chaplow 1,533 53.6 -6.2
Labour David Bell 1,502 52.5 -2.7
Labour Marion Wilson 1,340 46.9 -3.4
Conservative Jack Gilmore64422.5+17.2
Liberal Democrats John Kelley52918.5+6.2
Green Janice Wilson46115.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Florence Simpson42915.0-6.6
Liberal Democrats Edwin Simpson42614.9+2.7
Green Nicholas Kasch29510.3N/A
Turnout 2,86031.3+0.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Delves Lane (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Clarke 798 48.0 -3.3
Labour Jane Brown 776 46.7 -23.6
Derwentside Independents George McKay67240.5+2.1
Conservative Wendy Smith46427.9N/A
Turnout 1,66126.3+2.4
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Deneside (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Bell 777 53.4 -27.7
Labour Jennifer Bell 716 49.2 -27.6
Seaham Community PartyBarry Taylor46231.7N/A
Seaham Community PartyKatie Murden43229.7N/A
Conservative George Jackson17211.8N/A
North East Arron Gilbraith1288.8N/A
North East Terry Duffy624.3N/A
Turnout 1,45626.7+6.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Durham South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Stoker 351 46.6 +3.3
Labour Andrzej Olechnowicz22529.8-1.2
Conservative Richard Lawrie17823.6+9.1
Turnout 75443.3+15.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

E − N

Easington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Surtees 885 60.2 -1.6
Labour David Boyes 835 56.8 -11.0
Independent Terry Murray39226.7-7.7
Conservative Christine Holt30320.6N/A
North East Andrew Watson23115.7N/A
Turnout 1,47026.5+1.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Elvet and Gilesgate (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Ormerod 923 63.0 +26.6
Liberal Democrats David Freeman 905 61.8 +22.7
Labour Maureen Boettcher33522.9-7.9
Labour Frank Salisbury28419.4-8.8
Green Jamie Penston Raja14910.2-2.9
Conservative Ben Glaister1419.6-3.6
Conservative Pat Wynne1339.1-1.8
Turnout 1,46430.4+9.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Esh and Witton Gilbert (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Arnold Simpson 1,320 57.1 +23.4
Liberal Democrats Michael McGaun 1,231 53.2 +22.3
Labour Barbara Armstrong65928.5-13.5
Labour Joseph Armstrong64427.9-15.7
Conservative Kathryn Whittaker40217.5+12.4
Turnout 2,31236.9+4.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing N/A
Evenwood (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Broadbent 847 46.0 -6.2
Conservative Anthony Hugill 775 42.1 +10.4
Labour Andy Turner66836.3-3.
Conservative James Cosslett65735.7+14.
UKIP Alan Breeze29315.9-13.6
Turnout 1,84029.4+4.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A
Ferryhill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Avery 1,127 47.3 +8.4
Independent Joe Makepeace 834 35.0 N/A
Labour Peter Atkinson 806 33.8 -6.6
Independent David Farry74031.1-4.3
Labour John Lindsay73130.7-5.4
Independent Laura Wayman73130.7N/A
Labour Carole Atkinson72230.3-2.4
Conservative Douglas Hutley36715.4N/A
Turnout 2,38329.6+2.8
Independent hold Swing N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Framwellgate and Newton Hall (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Hopgood 2,491 59.6 +17.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Wilkes 2,459 58.8 +17.9
Liberal Democrats Frances Simmons 2,286 54.6 +17.2
Labour Dave Gill89221.3-9.1
Labour Anne Bonner76818.4-11.0
Conservative Joshua Morgan69516.6+10.5
Labour Susan Nelson68716.4-11.5
Conservative Philip Heath65815.7+11.3
Green Elizabeth Bromley2716.5+2.0
Green Clare Galland2145.1+1.3
Green Rim Hassen2125.1+1.5
Turnout 4,18340.4+3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Horden (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian McLean 748 48.4 -24.1
Labour June Clark 673 43.6 -12.3
North East Mary Cartwright46129.9N/A
Independent John Maddison38124.7N/A
North East David Hawley26517.2N/A
Independent Doug Langan24215.7-10.6
Conservative Kathleen Currie875.6N/A
Turnout 1,54427.3+1.0
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Lanchester (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ossie Johnson 937 42.8 -15.4
Labour Jude Considine 652 29.8 -7.3
Derwentside Independents Richie Young64229.3-13.6
Derwentside Independents John Ingham56725.9N/A
Conservative Richard Coad52223.8+10.3
Liberal Democrats Keith English24211.1N/A
Independent David Lindsay2039.3N/A
Liberal Democrats David Rolfe1617.4N/A
Turnout 2,19036.9+3.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour gain from Derwentside Independents Swing N/A
Leadgate and Medomsley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Derwentside Independents Watts Stelling 1,426 58.7 -0.4
Derwentside Independents Alan Shield 1,275 52.5 +4.5
Labour Liam Carr73230.1-10.7
Labour Donna Summerson59724.6-5.0
Conservative Gaynor-Anne Taffurelli33113.6+5.0
Turnout 6,69036.3+2.4
Derwentside Independents hold Swing N/A
Derwentside Independents hold Swing N/A
Lumley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Bell 1,079 52.8 -5.9
Independent Audrey Willis 824 40.3 -7.9
Labour Anna Lavery52325.6-14.3
Independent David Thompson51024.9-15.0
Labour Lauren Anders39619.4-16.2
Conservative Graham Fielder33916.6N/A
Turnout 2,04536.3+4.8
Independent hold Swing N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A
Murton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Napier 983 53.4 -21.6
Labour Joyce Maitland 836 45.4 -24.4
Independent Thomas Young60432.8N/A
UKIP Brian Brown37020.1-3.1
UKIP Stephen Robson32017.4-4.2
Conservative Oliver Lewis19610.6N/A
Turnout 1,84131.3+3.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Neville's Cross (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Brown 1,192 44.0 -1.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Scott 1,056 39.0 -5.2
Green Jonathan Elmer94835.0+8.9
Green Sarah Thin72426.7+1.5
Conservative William Halford34712.8+3.5
Conservative Michael Smith30911.4+1.4
Labour Owen Edwards27410.1-9.0
Labour Maciej Matuszewski27210.0-8.0
Independent Stephen Ashfield1585.8-19.4
Turnout 2,70840.9+8.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
North Lodge (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Craig Martin 743 52.3 +29.5
Independent Peter May46432.7-14.8
Labour Saul Cahill1107.7-17.6
Conservative John Middleton1047.3+2.9
Turnout 1,42151.2+12.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing N/A

P − S

Passfield (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
North East Karen Hawley 337 34.0 N/A
Independent Joan Maslin29629.9-6.7
Labour Barry Wilson20120.3-14.8
Conservative Isaac Duffy15715.8N/A
Turnout 99128.4+2.3
North East gain from Independent Swing N/A
Pelton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Batey 1,846 62.7 -4.8
Labour Colin Carr 1,431 48.6 -5.1
Labour Danny Wood 1,371 46.6 -16.1
Conservative Michael Botterill1,00034.0+17.8
UKIP Callum Redfern68123.1-9.6
Green David Revett53018.0N/A
Turnout 2,94429.4+3.7
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Peterlee East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Audrey Laing 586 46.1 -6.8
Labour Harry Bennett 568 44.7 -13.2
North East Lee Cook54743.1N/A
North East Vik Watson53141.8N/A
Conservative Jonty Bayliss12910.2N/A
Turnout 1,27023.3-0.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Peterlee West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
North East Susan McDonnell 736 49.6 +11.4
North East Karon Liddell 635 42.8 N/A
Labour Jimmy Alvey62342.0-5.9
Labour Lisa Alvey54937.0-1.8
Conservative Aaron Lee21114.2+11.6
Turnout 1,48324.0+0.6
North East gain from Labour Swing N/A
North East gain from Labour Swing N/A
Sacriston (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Liddle 1,013 61.6 +0.5
Labour Simon Wilson 952 57.9 -2.6
Conservative Graeme Hynds40324.5+17.3
UKIP Michael Toms39424.0+2.1
Turnout 1,64430.0+4.0
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Seaham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraldine Bleasdale 634 39.2 -11.9
Labour Sue Morrison 604 37.4 -10.4
Seaham Community PartyGraeme Hepworth47129.1N/A
Conservative Derick Dixon46828.9+9.9
Seaham Community PartyAdam Remmer43827.1N/A
Conservative Margaret Reid40224.9+10.6
Green Helen Reay945.8N/A
Turnout 1,61730.1+5.2
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Sedgefield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Brown 817 37.6 -0.1
Labour John Robinson 800 36.8 -14.1
Labour Rachel Lumsdon73333.7-7.3
Independent Mel Carr47922.0N/A
Independent Gloria Wills30113.9N/A
Conservative John Gasston29313.5-15.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Bell1938.9N/A
Independent Jimmy Seymour1687.7-13.8
UKIP Tim Illingworth1446.6N/A
Independent Christine Moore1195.5N/A
Turnout 2,17328.6-7.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Sherburn (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hall 1,131 57.0 +8.7
Labour Bill Kellett 1,056 53.2 +1.5
Conservative Raymond Taffurelli52326.4+16.2
Liberal Democrats Ellie Hopgood45222.8-11.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Tibbs36618.4-12.4
Turnout 1,98429.9-0.8
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Shildon and Dene Valley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Nicholson 1,172 43.1 -2.8
Labour Brian Stephens 1,129 41.5 -9.7
Labour Shirley Quinn 1,023 37.6 -1.2
Liberal Democrats James Huntington81730.0+3.8
Independent Robert Ingledew81429.9+5.3
Liberal Democrats Lenny Cockfield62523.0+8.0
Conservative Mary Gilbertson58721.6N/A
UKIP John Brigstock46817.2N/A
Turnout 2,72228.8+1.3
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Shotton and South Hetton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ivan Cochrane 808 45.7 +4.5
Labour Eunice Huntington 738 41.7 -11.9
Labour Alan Liversidge69539.3-13.0
Independent Christopher Hood61734.9N/A
Conservative Vicki Lincoln26815.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Christian Round1035.8N/A
Turnout 1,76826.7+2.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Spennymoor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Spennymoor Independents Kevin Thompson 1,140 36.9 -6.3
Spennymoor Independents Geoff Darkes 938 30.3 N/A
Spennymoor Independents Liz Maddison 894 28.9 -7.8
Liberal Democrats Ben Ord82426.6-9.9
Labour Ian Geldard74524.1-15.6
Labour Steven Jones64220.8-17.3
Independent Pete Molloy60119.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Beckie Calder57918.7N/A
Labour Kathleen Griffiths51716.7-19.6
Liberal Democrats Dean Ranyard51716.7N/A
Conservative Alan Booth36211.7+3.8
Conservative Richard Child33210.7N/A
UKIP James Hargrave2588.3N/A
Green Mark Quinn1304.2N/A
Turnout 3,09236.2+8.6
Spennymoor Independents hold
Spennymoor Independents gain from Labour
Spennymoor Independents gain from Labour
Stanley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Marshall 924 55.6 -13.0
Labour Lyn Boyd 919 55.3 -7.6
Derwentside Independents David Walker49629.8+2.9
Derwentside Independents Mary Wilkinson43726.3N/A
Conservative Gary McCallum25015.0N/A
Turnout 1,66226.5+1.4
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

T − W

Tanfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Derwentside Independents Joyce Charlton 929 46.7 +4.2
Labour Olga Milburn 839 42.1 -7.9
Labour Gordon Binney80040.2-1.0
Derwentside Independents Colin Thompson76638.5+7.6
Conservative Kevin Foster27413.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia Wright944.7N/A
Turnout 1,99130.4+3.7
Derwentside Independents hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Tow Law (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Manchester 433 46.7 +1.8
Independent John Bailey30032.3N/A
Conservative Andrew Dixon19521.0N/A
Turnout 92827.8+2.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
Trimdon and Thornley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucy Hovvels 1,433 58.9 -6.6
Labour Peter Brookes 1,413 58.1 -5.9
Labour Morris Nicholls 1,392 57.2 -12.5
UKIP Clive Taylor-Sholl58223.9+1.4
Conservative Ilsa Graham54622.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Jones29512.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Temple2319.5N/A
Turnout 2,43325.0+0.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Tudhoe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Spennymoor Independents Neil Grayson 802 37.3 +15.0
Spennymoor Independents Alan Gardner 775 36.1 +23.1
Labour Barbara Graham65430.4-20.5
Independent Billy McAloon63529.6N/A
Labour Neil Foster62429.1-17.7
Conservative Linda Raper36717.1+11.1
Turnout 2,14833.7+1.7
Spennymoor Independents gain from Labour
Spennymoor Independents gain from Labour
Weardale (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Shuttleworth 1,899 63.8 +4.0
Independent Mary Savory 1,717 57.7 +1.7
Labour Robert George50917.1-18.7
Conservative Peter Gilbertson49516.6+9.4
Labour Alan Myers35812.0N/A
Turnout 2,97645.6+3.9
Independent hold Swing N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A
West Auckland (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Yorke 808 49.5 -5.8
Labour Christine Wilson 759 46.5 -2.4
Conservative Mark Roberts58535.8+21.2
Conservative Victor Thompson35922.0N/A
Independent Alex Tighe25415.6N/A
UKIP Lee Harris23914.6-10.4
Turnout 1,63325.2+4.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Willington and Hunwick (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fraser Tinsley 1,086 58.8 +6.0
Labour Olwyn Gunn 1,069 57.9 +7.3
Conservative Helen Hannar62934.1+14.7
Liberal Democrats Samuel Richardson31817.2N/A
Turnout 1,84627.1+2.2
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Wingate (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Taylor 577 73.7 +5.9
Conservative Greta Pike10713.6N/A
North East Stephen Miles7810.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Cameron Lord212.7N/A
Turnout 78326.0+1.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
Woodhouse Close (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lethbridge 765 59.4 +3.0
Labour Tanya Tucker 594 46.2 -2.7
Conservative Nichola Thompson39630.8+24.5
UKIP Colin Race30623.8N/A
Turnout 1,28720.9+1.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

By-elections

Trimdon and Thornley, 28 September 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Grant 1,150 65.4 +8.2
Independent Maurice Brown35120.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Bell1176.7-5.4
Conservative Michael Smith1126.4-16.0
Green Jonathan Elmer291.6N/A
Turnout 1,75918.2-6.8
Labour hold Swing N/A
Wingate, 14 March 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Higgins 458 64.1 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Edwin Simpson16322.8+20.1
North East Stephen Miles7410.3+0.3
For Britain Gareth Fry202.8N/A
Turnout 71524.2-1.8
Labour hold Swing N/A
Esh and Witton Gilbert, 21 March 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beverley Coult 1,115 63.2 +10.0
Labour Anne Bonner36620.7-7.8
Independent Ryan Drion1558.8N/A
Conservative Richard Lawrie1287.3-10.2
Turnout 1,76428.2-8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Shildon and Dene Valley, 2 May 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Huntington 1,257 42.5 +12.5
Labour Samantha Townsend68223.0-20.1
UKIP Alan Breeze45615.4-1.8
Independent Robert Ingledew41514.0-15.9
Conservative Marie Carter-Robb1515.1-16.5
Turnout 2,96131.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing N/A
Spennymoor, 2 May 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Geldard 489 18.7 -5.4
Labour Colin Nelson42016.1-8.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Jones37314.3-12.3
Independent William McAloon35813.7N/A
Independent Peter Molloy33212.7-6.7
UKIP Robert Purvis28110.8+2.5
Spennymoor IndependentsRonald Highley2218.5-21.8
Conservative James Cosslett1375.2-6.5
Turnout 2,61129.9-6.3
Independent gain from Spennymoor Independents

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