Darlington Borough Council elections are held every four years. Darlington Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Darlington in County Durham, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Political control
editLabour | Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Greens | Independent | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973[1] | 28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 49 |
1976[2] | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
1979[3] | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 52 |
1983[4] | 27 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
1987[5] | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
1991[6] | 29 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
1995[7] | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
1996[8] | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
1999[9] | 35 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
2003[10] | 35 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
2007[11] | 29 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
2011[12] | 34 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
2015[13] | 29 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
2019[14] | 20 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
2023[15] | 25 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 50 |
From 1915 to 1974, Darlington was a county borough, independent of any county council.[16] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district, with Durham County Council providing county-level services.[17][18][19] The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. On 1 April 1997 the district became a unitary authority, regaining its independence from Durham County Council. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[20]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973–1976 | |
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
editThe leaders of the council 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 | 4 May 2023 | |
Steve Harker | Labour | 4 May 2023 |
Council elections
editNon-metropolitan district elections
edit- 1973 Darlington Borough Council election
- 1976 Darlington Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[23]
- 1979 Darlington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[24]
- 1983 Darlington Borough Council election
- 1987 Darlington Borough Council election
- 1991 Darlington Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[25]
Unitary authority elections
edit- 1996 Darlington Borough Council election
- 1999 Darlington Borough Council election
- 2003 Darlington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[26]
- 2007 Darlington Borough Council election
- 2011 Darlington Borough Council election
- 2015 Darlington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[27]
- 2019 Darlington Borough Council election
- 2023 Darlington Borough Council election
Results maps
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
edit1996-1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,844 | 74.0 | −7.4 | ||
Conservative | 648 | 26.0 | +7.4 | ||
Majority | 1,196 | 48.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,492 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 836 | 72.6 | |||
Conservative | 315 | 27.4 | |||
Majority | 521 | 45.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,151 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 471 | 53.6 | −4.4 | ||
Labour | 326 | 37.1 | −4.9 | ||
Conservative | 81 | 9.2 | +9.2 | ||
Majority | 145 | 16.5 | |||
Turnout | 878 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
1999-2003
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 365 | 38.3 | −24.8 | ||
Conservative | 331 | 34.7 | +11.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 245 | 19.5 | +19.5 | ||
BNP | 44 | 4.6 | +4.6 | ||
Independent | 28 | 2.9 | −10.5 | ||
Majority | 34 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,013 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2003-2007
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Frederick Lawton | 789 | 48.5 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Jenny Chapman | 571 | 35.1 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Ian Galletley | 119 | 7.3 | −2.5 | |
BNP | Nigel Nevison | 87 | 5.3 | −1.9 | |
UKIP | Edward Davies | 61 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 218 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,627 | 38.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Swainston | 527 | 42.2 | +42.2 | |
Conservative | George Lawman | 379 | 30.4 | −48.0 | |
Independent | Julie Jones | 297 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
Labour | Amanda McEwan | 45 | 3.6 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 148 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,248 | 44.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Galletley | 624 | 47.6 | −9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Garry Hinton | 511 | 39.0 | +17.8 | |
Labour | Elaine Hope | 175 | 13.4 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 113 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,310 | 42.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Curry | 561 | 50.8 | −4.1 | |
Labour | John Vasey | 262 | 23.7 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | George Jenkinson | 115 | 10.4 | −1.0 | |
BNP | John Hoodless | 106 | 9.6 | −0.3 | |
Independent | Stephen Jones | 60 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 299 | 27.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,104 | 24.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jan Cossins | 388 | 45.1 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Jefferson | 347 | 40.3 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | David Davies | 84 | 9.8 | −14.8 | |
BNP | Paul Thompson | 41 | 4.8 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 41 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 860 | 29.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2011-2015
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gillian Cartwright | 694 | 43.8 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Helen Crumbie | 607 | 38.3 | −21.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Allen | 142 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
UKIP | Daniel Phillip Fairclough | 95 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
England First | Paul Thompson | 47 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 87 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,585 | 33.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Swainson | 474 | 43.7 | −12.9 | |
Conservative | Christopher Brownbridge | 436 | 40.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Stephen Rose | 144 | 13.3 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | David Davies | 31 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,085 | 36.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Helen Crumbie | 426 | 63.4 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Jones | 129 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Conservative | Lewis Cairns | 117 | 17.4 | −14.2 | |
Majority | 297 | 44.2 | |||
Turnout | 672 | 22.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline Culley | 647 | 40.7 | −28.1 | |
Labour | Jackie Saint | 614 | 38.6 | +7.5 | |
UKIP | Charlotte Bull | 235 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Allen | 93 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 33 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,589 | 51.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2015-2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Marshall | 652 | 60.7 | +14.4 | |
Labour | Edwin Heslop | 285 | 26.5 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Jordan | 111 | 10.3 | n/a | |
Green | Kathryn Barley | 26 | 2.4 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 367 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,074 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharifah Rahman | 249 | 44.8 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Dulston | 230 | 41.4 | +12.4 | |
Independent | Kevin Brack | 46 | 8.3 | n/a | |
Green | Michael McTimoney | 20 | 3.6 | −8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Longmoor | 11 | 2.0 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 19 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 556 | 19.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edwin Heslop | 555 | 51.0 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Scott Durham | 239 | 22.0 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Curry | 104 | 9.6 | −5.5 | |
Independent | Joel Wilks | 93 | 8.5 | n/a | |
For Britain | Kevin Brack | 63 | 5.8 | n/a | |
Green | Terri Hankinson | 34 | 3.1 | −14.0 | |
Majority | 316 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,088 | 23.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2019-2023
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Sowerby | 971 | 49.9 | +4.7 | |
Green | Thomas Robinson | 809 | 41.6 | +24.4 | |
Labour | John Sloss | 120 | 6.2 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vicky Atkinson | 32 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
For Britain | Monty Brack | 14 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 162 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,946 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Willis | 466 | 42.2 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Mandy Porter | 360 | 32.6 | −13.6 | |
Independent | Cheryl Pattison | 201 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
Green | Mike McTimoney | 38 | 3.4 | −18.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Scott Wood | 27 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
For Britain | Janys Gandy | 11 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 106 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,103 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References
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External links
edit- Darlington Borough Council
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine