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The '''Borough of Darlington''' is a [[Districts of England|local government district]] with [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] in [[County Durham]], England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]], being a [[non-metropolitan district|district council]] which also performs the functions of a [[non-metropolitan county|county council]]; it is independent from [[Durham County Council]]. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of [[Darlington]], where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural area surrounding the town which contains several villages. The population of the borough at the 2021 census was 107,800,<ref>{{cite web |title=Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/populationandhouseholdestimatesenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Office for National Statistics |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> of which over 86% (93,015) lived in the built-up area of Darlington itself.<ref>{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Census 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>

The '''Borough of Darlington''' is a [[Districts of England|local government district]] with [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] in [[County Durham]], England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]], with both [[non-metropolitan district|district-level]] and [[non-metropolitan county|county-level]] functions; it is independent from [[Durham County Council]]. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of [[Darlington]], where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural area surrounding the town which contains several villages. The population of the borough at the 2021 census was 107,800,<ref>{{cite web |title=Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/populationandhouseholdestimatesenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Office for National Statistics |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> of which over 86% (93,015) lived in the built-up area of Darlington itself.<ref>{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Census 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>


Since 2016 the council has been a member of the [[Tees Valley Combined Authority]], which has been led by the directly elected [[Tees Valley Mayor]] since 2017.
Since 2016 the council has been a member of the [[Tees Valley Combined Authority]], which has been led by the directly elected [[Tees Valley Mayor]] since 2017.
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The borough was reformed and enlarged on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. It absorbed nearly all of the surrounding [[Darlington Rural District]], with the exception of the parish of [[Great Aycliffe]] (which covers the town of [[Newton Aycliffe]]) which went to [[Sedgefield (borough)|Sedgefield district]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The New Parishes Order 1973|year=1973|number=688|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> The enlarged borough was also reconstituted as a [[non-metropolitan district]] as part of the 1974 reforms, with Durham County Council once more providing county-level services to the town.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
The borough was reformed and enlarged on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. It absorbed nearly all of the surrounding [[Darlington Rural District]], with the exception of the parish of [[Great Aycliffe]] (which covers the town of [[Newton Aycliffe]]) which went to [[Sedgefield (borough)|Sedgefield district]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The New Parishes Order 1973|year=1973|number=688|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> The enlarged borough was also reconstituted as a [[non-metropolitan district]] as part of the 1974 reforms, with Durham County Council once more providing county-level services to the town.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>


The borough was made a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] on 1 April 1997, regaining its independence from the county council. The borough remains part of County Durham for [[ceremonial county|ceremonial purposes]], with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as the [[County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service]] and [[Durham Constabulary]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Durham (Borough of Darlington) (Structural Change) Order 1995|year=1995|number=1772|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/23/schedule/1/data.htm|title=Lieutenancies Act 1997|website=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
The council was made a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] on 1 April 1997, regaining its independence from the county council. The way this change was implemented was to create a new [[non-metropolitan county]] of Darlington covering the same area as the existing borough, but with no separate county council; instead the existing borough council took on county functions, making it a unitary authority.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Durham (Borough of Darlington) (Structural Change) Order 1995|year=1995|number=1772|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> The borough remains part of County Durham for [[ceremonial county|ceremonial purposes]], with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as the [[County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service]] and [[Durham Constabulary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/23/schedule/1/data.htm|title=Lieutenancies Act 1997|website=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>


Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority along with [[Borough of Hartlepool|Hartlepool]], [[Middlesbrough Council|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council|Redcar and Cleveland]] and [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]]. Unlike Darlington, the other four districts in the combined authority had all been part of the short-lived [[Cleveland (county)|county of Cleveland]] between 1974 and 1996.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016|year=2016|number=449|access-date=25 February 2024|mode=cs1}}</ref>
Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority along with [[Borough of Hartlepool|Hartlepool]], [[Middlesbrough Council|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council|Redcar and Cleveland]] and [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council|Stockton-on-Tees]]. Unlike Darlington, the other four districts in the combined authority had all been part of the [[Cleveland (county)|county of Cleveland]] between 1974 and 1996.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016|year=2016|number=449|access-date=25 February 2024|mode=cs1}}</ref>


==Governance==
==Governance==
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| preceded_by =
| preceded_by =
| leader1_type = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader1_type = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader1 = Jan Cossins
| leader1 = Bob Donoghue
| party1 = <br />[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| party1 = <br />[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| election1 = 23 May 2024<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edgar |first1=Bill |title=Darlington Mayor: Bob Donoghue elected as town's 2024 mayor |url=https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/24345386.darlington-mayor-bob-donoghue-elected-towns-2024-mayor/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=Darlington and Stockton Times |date=25 May 2024}}</ref>
| election1 = 25 May 2023
| leader2_type = [[Leader of the council|Leader]]
| leader2_type = [[Leader of the council|Leader]]
| leader2 = Steve Harker
| leader2 = Steve Harker
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;'''Administration (27)'''
;Administration (27)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (24)}}
: {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (24)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] (3)}}
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] (3)}}
;'''Other parties (23)'''
;Other parties (23)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] (14)}}
: {{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] (13)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] (7)}}
: {{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] (7)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2)}}
: {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (3)
| committees1 =
| committees1 =
| joint_committees = [[Tees Valley Combined Authority]]
| joint_committees = [[Tees Valley Combined Authority]]
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Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>
Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>


'''Non-metropolitan district'''
'''Lower-tier non-metropolitan district'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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===Leadership===
===Leadership===
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the [[leader of the council]]. An attempt to secure a referendum on having a [[Directly elected mayors in England|directly elected mayor]] in 2006 was unsuccesful.<ref>{{cite news
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the [[leader of the council]]. An attempt to secure a referendum on having a [[Directly elected mayors in England|directly elected mayor]] in 2006 was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Pro-mayor group halfway to securing a referendum
| title = Pro-mayor group halfway to securing a referendum
| work = [[The Northern Echo]]
| work = [[The Northern Echo]]
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| Steve Harker || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|25 May 2023 || align=right|
| Steve Harker || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|25 May 2023 || align=right|
|}
|}

===Composition===
Following the [[2023 Darlington Borough Council election|2023 election]] and subsequent changes of allegiance up to May 2024, the composition of the council was:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2023/may/04/elections-2023-results-live-local-council-england#le-full-results|title=Local elections 2023: live council results for England|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Edgar |first1=Bill |title=Darlington Tory councillor Yvonne Renton becomes Independent |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23832832.darlington-tory-councillor-yvonne-renton-becomes-independent/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |work=Northern Echo |date=4 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Edgar |first1=Bill |title=Darlington councillor Colin Pease quits Conservative Party |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24353535.darlington-councillor-colin-pease-quits-conservative-party/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=Northern Echo |date=30 May 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party
! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=center|24
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=center|13
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}} || align=center|7
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || align=center|3
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=center|3
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! align=center|50
|}
The next election is due in 2027.


===Elections===
===Elections===
{{also|Darlington Borough Council elections}}
{{also|Darlington Borough Council elections}}
Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 50 [[councillor]]s, representing 20 [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|wards]], each of which elects two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Darlington (Electoral Changes) Order 2014|year=2014|number=3338|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
It is made up of 20 council wards, sixteen within the town of [[Darlington]] itself, which are also covered by the [[Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)|Darlington parliamentary constituency]] and four rural wards of Heighington & Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George and Sadberge & Whessoe (part of the [[Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield parliamentary constituency]].

===Premises===
The council is based at [[Darlington Town Hall]] on Feethams in the centre of Darlington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Opening times |url=https://www.darlington.gov.uk/customer-services/opening-times/ |website=Darlington Borough Council |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> The building was purpose-built for the old county borough council and was completed in 1970.<ref name=lloyd>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zSo2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102|title=Darlington in 50 Buildings |first= Chris|last= Lloyd|publisher=Amberley Publishing|year=2017|isbn=978-1445666822}}</ref>


==Settlements==
==Settlements==
{{also|List of civil parishes in County Durham}}
As well as Darlington itself the borough includes the surrounding villages of:
As well as Darlington itself the borough includes the surrounding villages of:
* [[Archdeacon Newton]]
* [[Archdeacon Newton]]
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{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}

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Revision as of 15:22, 14 July 2024

Borough of Darlington
Unitary authority area and borough
Darlington parish church
Darlington parish church
Coat of arms of Borough of Darlington
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Template:Lang-la
Darlington shown within County Durham
Darlington shown within County Durham
Coordinates: 54°31′00″N 1°33′00″W / 54.5167°N 1.5500°W / 54.5167; -1.5500
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth East
Ceremonial countyCounty Durham
City regionTees Valley
Incorporated1 April 1974
Unitary authority1 April 1997
Named forDarlington
Administrative HQDarlington Town Hall
Government
[1]
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyDarlington Borough Council
 • ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
 • ControlNo overall control
 • LeaderStephen Harker (L)
 • MayorBob Donoghue
 • MPs
2 MPs
Area
[2]
 • Total76 sq mi (197 km2)
 • Rank145th
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total109,469
 • Rank221st
 • Density1,430/sq mi (554/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[4]
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[4]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
DL
Dialling codes01325
ISO 3166 codeGB-DAL
GSS codeE06000005
Websitewww.darlington.gov.uk

The Borough of Darlington is a local government district with borough status in County Durham, England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Darlington, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural area surrounding the town which contains several villages. The population of the borough at the 2021 census was 107,800,[5] of which over 86% (93,015) lived in the built-up area of Darlington itself.[6]

Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which has been led by the directly elected Tees Valley Mayor since 2017.

The neighbouring districts are the County Durham district to the north and west, Stockton-on-Tees to the east and North Yorkshire to the south, the River Tees forming the border for the latter.

History

The town of Darlington was made a municipal borough in 1867. In 1915 it was elevated to become a county borough, taking over county-level functions from Durham County Council.[7]

The borough was reformed and enlarged on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It absorbed nearly all of the surrounding Darlington Rural District, with the exception of the parish of Great Aycliffe (which covers the town of Newton Aycliffe) which went to Sedgefield district.[8][9] The enlarged borough was also reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district as part of the 1974 reforms, with Durham County Council once more providing county-level services to the town.[10]

The council was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1997, regaining its independence from the county council. The way this change was implemented was to create a new non-metropolitan county of Darlington covering the same area as the existing borough, but with no separate county council; instead the existing borough council took on county functions, making it a unitary authority.[11] The borough remains part of County Durham for ceremonial purposes, with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service and Durham Constabulary.[12]

Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority along with Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. Unlike Darlington, the other four districts in the combined authority had all been part of the county of Cleveland between 1974 and 1996.[13]

Governance

Darlington Borough Council
Type
Type
Leader & Cabinet
Leadership
Bob Donoghue,
Conservative
since 23 May 2024[14]
Steve Harker,
Labour
since 25 May 2023
Ian Williams
since 2021[15]
Structure
Seats50 councillors
Political groups
Administration (27)
  Labour (24)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
Other parties (23)
  Conservative (13)
  Green (7)
  Independent (3)
Joint committees
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, DL1 5QT
Website
www.darlington.gov.uk

Darlington Borough Council provides both county-level and district-level services. Parts of the borough are covered by civil parishes, which form a second tier of local government for their areas.[16]

Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.[17]

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since 2019. Following the 2023 election a coalition of Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed to run the council, led by Labour councillor Steve Harker.[18]

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:[19]

Lower-tier non-metropolitan district

Party in control Years
Labour 1974–1976
Conservative 1976–1979
Labour 1979–1987
No overall control 1987–1991
Labour 1991–1997

Unitary authority

Party in control Years
Labour 1997–2019
No overall control 2019–present

Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. An attempt to secure a referendum on having a directly elected mayor in 2006 was unsuccessful.[20]

The leaders since 1991 have been:[21]

Councillor Party From To
John Williams[22] Labour 1991 8 May 2011
Bill Dixon Labour 19 May 2011 19 Jul 2018
Steve Harker Labour 19 Jul 2018 23 May 2019
Heather Scott Conservative 23 May 2019 19 May 2022
Jonathan Dulston Conservative 19 May 2022 25 May 2023
Steve Harker Labour 25 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election and subsequent changes of allegiance up to May 2024, the composition of the council was:[23][24][25]

Party Councillors
Labour 24
Conservative 13
Green 7
Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 3
Total 50

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

See also: Darlington Borough Council elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 50 councillors, representing 20 wards, each of which elects two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[26]

Premises

The council is based at Darlington Town Hall on Feethams in the centre of Darlington.[27] The building was purpose-built for the old county borough council and was completed in 1970.[28]

Settlements

See also: List of civil parishes in County Durham

As well as Darlington itself the borough includes the surrounding villages of:

It is home to Teesside International Airport (previously known as Durham Tees Valley Airport).

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Tees Valley

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Darlington.

Individuals

  • John Williams: 24 November 2011.
  • Alasdair MacConachie: 24 November 2011.[29]

Military Units

References

  1. ^ "Elected Members". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Darlington Local Authority (E06000005)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Darlington Municipal Borough / County Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 3 March 2024
  9. ^ "The New Parishes Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/688, retrieved 3 March 2024
  10. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 3 March 2024
  11. ^ "The Durham (Borough of Darlington) (Structural Change) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/1772, retrieved 3 March 2024
  12. ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  13. ^ "The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. SI 2016/449. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  14. ^ Edgar, Bill (25 May 2024). "Darlington Mayor: Bob Donoghue elected as town's 2024 mayor". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  15. ^ Minting, Stuart (12 January 2021). "Top Darlington council jobs to be reshuffled". Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  17. ^ "The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. SI 2016/449. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  18. ^ Edgar, Bill (26 May 2023). "Cllr Steve Harker elected as new Darlington Council Leader". Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Pro-mayor group halfway to securing a referendum". The Northern Echo. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  21. ^ "Council minutes". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Ex-Darlington Council leader John Williams dies at 65". BBC News. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
  24. ^ Edgar, Bill (4 October 2023). "Darlington Tory councillor Yvonne Renton becomes Independent". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  25. ^ Edgar, Bill (30 May 2024). "Darlington councillor Colin Pease quits Conservative Party". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  26. ^ "The Darlington (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/3338, retrieved 3 March 2024
  27. ^ "Opening times". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  28. ^ Lloyd, Chris (2017). Darlington in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445666822.
  29. ^ "Darlington Borough Council" (PDF). www.darlington.gov.uk.
  30. ^ Live, Teesside (17 September 2010). "Thousands of people flocked to Darlington to honouring our heroes".

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