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==History==
==History==
[[File:Darlington Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 384165.jpg|200px|thumb|An alternative view of the town hall in 2006, the entrance is now to the right of this.]]
[[File:Darlington Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 384165.jpg|200px|thumb|An alternative view of the town hall in 2006, the entrance is now to the right of this.]]
The current borough boundaries were formed on 1 April 1974, by the creation of a new [[non-metropolitan district]] of Darlington by the [[Local Government Act 1972]], covering the previous [[county borough]] of Darlington along with nearly all of Darlington Rural District (the [[Newton Aycliffe]] parts of which went to [[Sedgefield (borough)|Sedgefield]]). It remained part of County Durham for administrative purposes until reconstituted as a [[unitary authority]] on 1 April 1997. For [[ceremonial county|ceremonial purposes]] it remains part of County Durham, with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as [[County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service|Fire and Rescue]] and [[Durham Constabulary|Police]]. It is included within the [[Tees Valley]] area for both cultural and regional government administration.
The current borough boundaries were formed on 1 April 1974, by the creation of a new [[non-metropolitan district]] of Darlington by the [[Local Government Act 1972]], covering the previous [[county borough]] of Darlington along with nearly all of Darlington Rural District (the [[Newton Aycliffe]] parts of which went to [[Sedgefield (borough)|Sedgefield]]). It remained part of County Durham for administrative purposes until it was granted [[unitary authority]] status on 1 April 1997. For [[ceremonial county|ceremonial purposes]] it remains part of County Durham, with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as [[County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service|Fire and Rescue]] and [[Durham Constabulary|Police]]. It is included within the [[Tees Valley]] area for both cultural and regional government administration.


==Council==
==Council==

Revision as of 21:03, 29 July 2023

Borough of Darlington
Darlington Borough • Darlington
Unitary authority area
Coat of arms of Borough of Darlington
Coat of arms
Darlington shown within County Durham and England
Darlington shown within County Durham and England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth East England
Combined AuthorityTees Valley
Ceremonial countyCounty Durham
Admin. HQDarlington
Government
 • Tees Valley MayorBen Houchen (C)
 • MPsPaul Howell (C)
Peter Gibson (C)
Area
 • Total76 sq mi (197 km2)
 • Rank145th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total109,469
 • RankRanked 221st
 • Density1,400/sq mi (560/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code00EH (ONS)
E06000005 (GSS)
Ethnicity93.7% White, 2.8% S.Asian, 3.5% other Non-White
Darlington Borough Council
Type
Type
Leader & Cabinet
Leadership
Jan Cossins,
Labour
since 25 May 2023
Steve Harker,
Labour
since 25 May 2023
Ian Williams
since 2021[1]
Structure
Seats50 councillors
Political groups
Administration (27)
  Labour (24)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
Other parties (23)
  Conservative (15)
  Green (7)
  Independent (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, DL1 5QT
Website
www.darlington.gov.uk

Borough of Darlington, or Darlington borough, is a unitary authority area in County Durham, Northern England. It is named after the town of Darlington and in the Tees Valley mayoral area. The area borders three local authority areas; the County Durham district is 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. In 2011, the borough had a population of 106,000. The council is No overall control.

History

An alternative view of the town hall in 2006, the entrance is now to the right of this.

The current borough boundaries were formed on 1 April 1974, by the creation of a new non-metropolitan district of Darlington by the Local Government Act 1972, covering the previous county borough of Darlington along with nearly all of Darlington Rural District (the Newton Aycliffe parts of which went to Sedgefield). It remained part of County Durham for administrative purposes until it was granted unitary authority status on 1 April 1997. For ceremonial purposes it remains part of County Durham, with whom it continues to share certain local services, such as Fire and Rescue and Police. It is included within the Tees Valley area for both cultural and regional government administration.

Council

For historic political control and leadership, see Darlington Borough Council elections.

It is made up of 20 council wards, sixteen within the town of Darlington itself, which are also covered by the Darlington parliamentary constituency and four rural wards of Heighington & Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George and Sadberge & Whessoe (part of the Sedgefield parliamentary constituency.

The council operates a Leader and Cabinet model of political leadership although a group of local residents aimed to force a referendum on moving to a system with directly elected executive Mayor.[2] Their bid was unsuccessful.

Settlements

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).

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Darlington at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value Added4 Agriculture1 Industry2 Services3
1995 1,115 8 377 729
2000 1,192 6 417 768
2003 1,538 6 561 971

^1 includes hunting and forestry

^2 includes energy and construction

^3 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

^4 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

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.[3]

Military Units

References

  1. ^ Minting, Stuart (12 January 2021). "Top Darlington council jobs to be reshuffled". Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Pro-mayor group halfway to securing a referendum". The Northern Echo. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Darlington Borough Council" (PDF). www.darlington.gov.uk.
  4. ^ Live, Teesside (17 September 2010). "Thousands of people flocked to Darlington to honouring our heroes".

Video clips

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