Darlington Borough Council
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Darlington Borough Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Mayor of Darlington | Cllr Chris McEwan since 25 June 2020 |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Heather Scott, Conservative since 2019 |
Deputy Leader | Cllr Charles Johnson, JP. FQI, Conservative since 2019 |
Leader of the Opposition | Cllr Stephen Harker, Labour since 2019 |
Managing Director | Paul Wildsmith |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 councillors[3] |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | May 2019[4] |
Next election | May 2023 |
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Darlington Borough Council is the local authority for the town of Darlington and the surrounding villages in North East England. The authority is composed of 50 ward councillors. Following the local elections in May 2019 the largest party is the Conservative group with 22 councillors. Labour now has 19 councillors, with four Independents, three Liberal Democrats and two Green party councillors.[5]
The Authority was originally a non-metropolitan district of Durham County Council but absorbed the powers of the County Council in 1997 upon becoming a separate unitary authority. As of 2011 Darlington Borough had a population of 105,860 residents.
References
- ^ Gullon, Nick (4 May 2019). "Conservatives biggest party in Darlington as Labour suffer significant losses". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Minting, Stuart (10 May 2019). "Tories set to control Darlington council for first time in 40 years". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Your Councillors Darlington Borough Council".
- ^ "Borough and Parish Elections - Thursday, 2 May 2019".
- ^ "Your Councillors Darlington Borough Council".
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