Durham City Council elections

Durham City Council elections were generally held every four years between the reforms of 1974 and the council's abolition in 2009. Durham 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.

Political control From 1836 to 1974 the city of Durham was a municipal borough, sometimes called "Durham and Framwelgate". Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district.

The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was as follows: (Put "Durham" in search box to see specific results.)

Party in controlYears 1974–1979 1979–1983 1983–2003 2003–2009

Leadership The leaders of the council from 2003 until its abolition in 2009 were:

Councillor Party From To Maurice Crathorne May 2003 Sue Pitts 20 May 2003 2004 Fraser Reynolds 2004 2009

Council elections ElectionLabourLiberal DemocratLiberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.ConservativeIndependentTotalNotes19734070146119763410017Including one Independent Labour611979Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 199324741449New ward boundariesThe City of Durham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 197819832795 Liberal, 4 SDP211Including one Independent Labour49198726145 Liberal, 9 SDP09Including three Independent Labour49City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the sameThe Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 198619912815064919953870449City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the samelegislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.199933130349200317300350New ward boundarieslegislation.gov.uk - The City of Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.200717300350

Results maps

By-election results The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Durham City Council. 1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

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