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Darlington is a unitary authority in County Durham, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control Years
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1973-1976
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative 1976-1979
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1979-1987
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | No overall control 1987-1991
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1991-1997

Unitary authority

Party in control Years
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1996–2019
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | No overall control 2019–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

By-election results

Park East By-Election 1 May 1997
Party 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
Haughton East By-Election 22 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 836 72.6
Conservative 315 27.4
Majority 521 45.2
Turnout 1,151
Labour hold Swing
North Road By-Election 13 November 1997
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
Cockerton East By-Election 21 September 2000
Party 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
North Road By-Election 19 August 2004
Party 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
Hurworth By-Election 8 September 2005
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
College By-Election 2 March 2006
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
North Road By-Election 13 November 2008
Party 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
Cockerton West By-Election 8 July 2010[7]
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
Harrowgate Hill By-Election 12 April 2012[7]
Party 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
Hurworth By-Election 12 April 2012[7]
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
Lascelles By-Election 11 April 2013[7]
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
Mowden By-Election 22 May 2014[7]
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
Mowden By-Election 16 November 2017[8][9]
Party 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
Red Hall and Lingfield By-Election 16 November 2017[8][10]
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
Cockerton By-Election 12 July 2018[11]
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

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ The Darlington and Sedgefield (Areas) Order 1976
  3. ^ The Borough of Darlington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Darlington (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Darlington (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Local and Parish elections". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  8. ^ a b Morris, Joanna (17 November 2017). "Teenage politician Sharifah Rahman wins Darlington by-election to become one of the youngest councillors in the country". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Declaration of results" (PDF). Darlington Borough Council. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Declaration of results" (PDF). Darlington Borough Council. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Declaration of results" (PDF). Darlington Borough Council. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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