The 2023 Darlington Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 50 members of Darlington Borough Council in County Durham, England. This was at the same time as other local elections across England.
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Winner of each seat at the 2023 Darlington Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being led by a Conservative minority administration. The council remained under no overall control after the election, but Labour overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party. A Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition formed after the election, with Labour group leader Steven Harker being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[1]
Results
editFollowing the results, the council remained with no overall control, but Labour became the largest party.[2][3][4]
2023 Darlington Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Labour | 50 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 48.0 | 34.9 | 24,798 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative | 49 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 30.0 | 37.1 | 26,324 | –4.4 | ||
Green | 50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 13,271 | +5.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3,347 | +0.5 | ||
Independent | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 3,273 | –2.0 |
Ward results
editThe candidates for each ward were named on 13 April 2023.[7]
Bank Top and Lascelles
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Helen Crumbie* | 593 | 52.9 | +16.3 | |
Labour | David Ray | 579 | 51.6 | +15.2 | |
Labour | Andrew Anderson | 577 | 51.4 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | Jo Barker | 354 | 31.6 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Emily Chamberlain | 322 | 28.7 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Pat Tobin | 312 | 27.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Darrien Wright* | 157 | 14.0 | –38.3 | |
Green | Helen Whittington | 95 | 8.5 | –13.8 | |
Green | Geoff Hill | 84 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Green | Ian MacMurray | 74 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,122 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | |||||
Labour hold |
Brinkburn and Faverdale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rebecca Baker | 987 | 47.0 | +14.9 | |
Labour | David Beckett | 949 | 45.2 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Scott Durham* | 891 | 42.4 | –4.0 | |
Labour | Sarah Holt | 880 | 41.9 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Sally Clarke | 877 | 41.7 | –2.7 | |
Conservative | Andrew Raw | 843 | 40.1 | +0.4 | |
Green | Sarah Siddle | 166 | 7.9 | –14.4 | |
Green | Ty Hankinson | 139 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Green | Nick Wilson | 129 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Bennett | 86 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,101 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Cockerton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jan Cossins* | 738 | 51.8 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Jim Garner | 652 | 45.7 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Neil Johnson | 634 | 44.5 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Vicky Bartch | 486 | 34.1 | –2.6 | |
Conservative | Sam Bell | 485 | 34.0 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Hodgson | 473 | 33.2 | +3.0 | |
Green | Vicky Atkinson | 184 | 12.9 | –8.2 | |
Green | Susie Broughton | 143 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Green | Tamara Ullyart | 128 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Dunstone | 71 | 5.0 | –6.7 | |
Turnout | 1,426 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
College
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Matthew Snedker* | 1,255 | 64.9 | +10.9 | |
Green | Bryony Holroyd* | 1,245 | 64.3 | +19.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Hardy | 479 | 24.8 | –16.2 | |
Conservative | Andy Maughan | 442 | 22.8 | –10.1 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Watson | 152 | 7.9 | –2.9 | |
Labour | Lian Hutchings | 143 | 7.4 | –2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlie Curry | 32 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,935 | ||||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
Eastbourne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kevin Nicholson* | 629 | 42.4 | –28.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Dulston* | 622 | 42.0 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Joe Dillon | 529 | 35.7 | +13.6 | |
Labour | Chris Taylor | 476 | 32.1 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Jan Taylor | 466 | 31.4 | +12.1 | |
Independent | Maureen Martin | 368 | 24.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Alison Raynolds | 276 | 18.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Steven Tait* | 268 | 18.1 | –44.3 | |
Green | Sue Morley | 100 | 6.7 | –16.2 | |
Green | Stuart Bramley | 90 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Green | Richard Wise | 69 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,482 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour gain from Independent |
Harrowgate Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Roz Henderson | 846 | 44.4 | +21.9 | |
Green | Anna-Maria Toms | 765 | 40.1 | N/A | |
Green | Richard Lawley | 720 | 37.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Martin Landers | 586 | 30.7 | –6.9 | |
Labour | Joe Passman | 563 | 29.5 | –7.2 | |
Labour | Sophie Landers | 561 | 29.4 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | Jon Clarke* | 489 | 25.6 | –14.8 | |
Conservative | Samantha Bedingfield-Weller | 475 | 24.9 | –14.8 | |
Conservative | Mikey Vasey | 421 | 22.1 | –14.6 | |
Independent | Ian Ferguson | 70 | 3.7 | –16.8 | |
Turnout | 1,907 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Green gain from Labour |
Haughton and Springfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Chris McEwan* | 904 | 54.8 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Nick Wallis* | 846 | 51.3 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Dawn Storr | 811 | 49.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Culley | 627 | 38.0 | –1.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Mills | 587 | 35.6 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Joe Dunn | 548 | 33.2 | +0.3 | |
Green | Andrew Bramfitt | 151 | 9.2 | –13.2 | |
Green | Bill Stuart | 130 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Green | Alex Swainston | 124 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,649 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Heighington and Coniscliffe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gerald Lee* | 869 | 55.9 | –14.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Crudass* | 665 | 42.8 | –15.7 | |
Independent | Holly White | 425 | 27.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Paul Harman | 275 | 17.7 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Tony Roberts | 273 | 17.6 | +4.0 | |
Green | Michael Cooke | 178 | 11.4 | –10.1 | |
Green | Michael Fearneyhough | 122 | 7.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Bill Oliver | 67 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,555 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Hummersknott
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Thomas Robinson | 1,009 | 53.2 | +32.2 | |
Green | Kate Mammolotti | 985 | 51.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Bill Galbraith | 798 | 42.1 | –13.0 | |
Conservative | Jack Sowerby* | 732 | 38.6 | –13.3 | |
Labour | Clare McAdam | 93 | 4.9 | –9.6 | |
Labour | Rebecca Taylor | 85 | 4.5 | –6.7 | |
Turnout | 1,897 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Green gain from Conservative |
Hurworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lorraine Tostevin* | 716 | 54.4 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Walters | 644 | 49.0 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe Kelley | 325 | 24.7 | –9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Boddy | 278 | 21.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Hannah Guy | 190 | 14.4 | +3.2 | |
Green | Peter Commane | 169 | 12.9 | –18.1 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Muggleton | 157 | 11.9 | +1.7 | |
Green | Chris Fishwick | 75 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,315 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Mowden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Pauline Culley* | 871 | 56.9 | –5.8 | |
Conservative | Alan Marshall* | 842 | 55.0 | –5.0 | |
Labour | Bob Carson | 441 | 28.8 | +8.5 | |
Labour | Tom Paver | 426 | 27.8 | +8.0 | |
Green | Vanessa Hilton | 187 | 12.2 | –8.9 | |
Green | Paul Hilton | 159 | 10.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Laura Wilson | 60 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,532 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
North Road
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Curry* | 465 | 41.1 | –5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Allen* | 438 | 38.7 | –3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Coe | 394 | 34.8 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Jan Bowles | 353 | 31.2 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Jonnie Vasey | 323 | 28.5 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Syed Haque | 293 | 25.9 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Nigel Kendrew | 226 | 20.0 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Rachael Booth | 197 | 17.4 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Pratish Thakkar | 179 | 15.8 | +5.7 | |
Green | Jon Barley | 111 | 9.8 | –4.3 | |
Green | Kathy Barley | 104 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Green | Faith Lawley | 100 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,132 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Northgate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sonia Kane | 380 | 50.6 | –1.8 | |
Labour | Syeda Ali | 373 | 49.7 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Richardson | 207 | 27.6 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Eldhose Saju | 188 | 25.0 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Collinge | 80 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Green | Louise Maddison | 72 | 9.6 | –8.4 | |
Green | Neil Kang-Scarth | 50 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 751 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Park East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Libby McCollom* | 704 | 52.7 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Michael Nicholson* | 680 | 50.9 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Matthew Roche | 663 | 49.6 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Martin Bell | 413 | 30.9 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Lowery | 385 | 28.8 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Sarah Rose | 342 | 25.6 | +7.6 | |
Green | Ann Hunter | 172 | 12.9 | –9.0 | |
Green | Jane Mitchell | 137 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Green | Kulvanth Kaur | 133 | 9.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Scott Wood | 92 | 6.9 | –8.9 | |
Independent | Janne Gandy | 70 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,337 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Park West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Scott* | 789 | 42.5 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | Bob Donoghue* | 757 | 40.8 | –2.9 | |
Labour | Mel McEvoy | 399 | 21.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Sams | 399 | 21.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Thorley | 364 | 19.6 | N/A | |
Green | Martin Wood | 324 | 17.5 | –17.8 | |
Labour | John Sloss | 319 | 17.2 | –1.3 | |
Green | William Rowell | 226 | 12.2 | –18.8 | |
Turnout | 1,856 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Pierremont
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Steve Harker* | 872 | 56.4 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Mary Layton* | 809 | 52.3 | +7.7 | |
Labour | James McGill | 756 | 48.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Roger Clark | 488 | 31.5 | –0.7 | |
Conservative | Mags Donoghue | 461 | 29.8 | –1.5 | |
Conservative | Catherine Hart | 374 | 24.2 | –2.4 | |
Green | Cat McConnachie | 194 | 12.5 | –11.0 | |
Green | Megan Hemsley | 162 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Green | Amy Mycock | 150 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Gary Potter | 97 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,547 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Red Hall and Lingfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mandy Porter | 551 | 52.6 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Amanda Riley | 534 | 51.0 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | KJ Hawkins | 408 | 38.9 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | David Willis | 400 | 38.2 | +6.9 | |
Green | Joanne Ashwood | 64 | 6.1 | –17.0 | |
Green | Mary Gravenor | 61 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,048 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
One of the two Red Hall and Lingfield seats had been vacant prior to the election, following the death in March 2023 of Labour councillor Hilary Lucas.[8]
Sadberge and Middleton St George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Deborah Liang* | 909 | 48.5 | –13.3 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Renton | 750 | 40.0 | –31.9 | |
Conservative | Colin Pease | 744 | 39.7 | –31.7 | |
Independent | Maria Darling | 645 | 34.4 | N/A | |
Independent | David Darling | 596 | 31.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Sandy Thorne-Wallis | 363 | 19.4 | –3.4 | |
Labour | Lee Vasey | 283 | 15.1 | –0.6 | |
Labour | Paul Webster | 259 | 13.8 | –1.2 | |
Green | Suzy Lucas | 227 | 12.1 | –10.5 | |
Green | Paul Foster | 224 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Green | Fred Greenhow | 182 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marlowe | 99 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,874 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Stephenson
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Haszeldine* | 483 | 50.6 | +14.6 | |
Labour | Mohammad Mahmud | 432 | 45.2 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Mike Renton* | 403 | 42.2 | –11.1 | |
Conservative | Michael Walker | 331 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Green | Lucy Chapman | 79 | 8.3 | –19.3 | |
Green | Pete Greenwood | 48 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Monty Brack | 23 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Frazer Spence | 22 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 955 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Whinfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jamie Bartch* | 615 | 44.6 | –10.4 | |
Conservative | Andy Keir* | 612 | 44.4 | –10.5 | |
Green | Mike McTimoney | 474 | 34.4 | +19.5 | |
Green | Terri Hankinson | 456 | 33.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Amanda McEwan | 266 | 19.3 | –11.6 | |
Labour | Josh Spears | 234 | 17.0 | –11.4 | |
Turnout | 1,379 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Changes 2023–2027
edit- Yvonne Renton, elected as a Conservative, left the party in October 2023 to sit as an independent.[9]
- Colin Pease, elected as a Conservative, left the party in May 2024 to sit as an independent.[10]
References
edit- ^ Edgar, Bill (26 May 2023). "Cllr Steve Harker elected as new Darlington Council Leader". Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections 2023: All you need to know as Darlington Labour become majority party". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Darlington result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Your councillors [pre-2023 election]". Darlington Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Election results by party, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Election results by Wards, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Darlington local elections 2023: Full list of candidates standing". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Edgar, Bill (16 March 2023). "Tributes paid to Darlington councillor Hilary Lucas after death". Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Edgar, Bill (4 October 2023). "Darlington Tory councillor Yvonne Renton becomes Independent". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Edgar, Bill (30 May 2024). "Darlington councillor Colin Pease quits Conservative Party". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 June 2024.