Sedgefield Borough Council elections
Sedgefield was a non-metropolitan district in County Durham, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Durham County Council.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 1973-2009 |
Council elections
| Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat[a] | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | |||
| 1973[2] | 40 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 53 | |
| 1976[3] | 36 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 53 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[4] |
| 1979[5] | 40 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 53 | |
| 1983[6] | 40 | 4[b] | 2 | 3 | 49 | New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place[7][8] |
| 1987[9] | 37 | 7[c] | 2 | 3[d] | 49 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10] |
| 1991[11] | 33 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 49 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[12] |
| 1995[13] | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49[e] | |
| 1999[14] | 43 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 49 | |
| 2003[15] | 35 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 50 | New ward boundaries[16] |
| 2007[17] | 28 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 50 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | |
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 425 | 55.8 | |||
| Independent | 216 | 28.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin May Ord | 88 | 11.6 | ||
| Conservative | 32 | 4.2 | |||
| Majority | 209 | 27.4 | |||
| Turnout | 761 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Agnes Armstrong | 373 | 60.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Jones | 247 | 39.8 | ||
| Majority | 126 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 620 | 23 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,129 | 52.2 | +5.2 | ||
| Independent | 1,033 | 47.8 | -5.2 | ||
| Majority | 96 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,162 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Thompson | 528 | 51.7 | +21.4 | |
| Labour | 493 | 48.3 | -21.4 | ||
| Majority | 35 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,021 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Notes
- ^ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
- ^ 0 Liberal, 4 SDP
- ^ 1 Liberal, 6 SDP
- ^ Including three Independent Labour
- ^ 3 vacant after election
References
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
- ^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
- ^ The Darlington and Sedgefield (Areas) Order 1976
- ^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
- ^ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
- ^ The District of Sedgefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ The Cleveland and Durham (Areas) Order 1982
- ^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
- ^ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
- ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cleveland and Durham (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
- ^ "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Sedgefield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Sedgefield". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
