Derwentside District Council elections

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Elections to Derwentside District Council were held every four years. The district was created as part of the 1972 local government reforms. The first elections to the new authority were held in 1973 in advance of the council taking office in 1974. The last district elections took place in 2007 before the district was abolished as part of changes to local government in 2009. The area today forms part of the unitary Durham County Council.

Political control

Control Dates
Labour 1973 – 2009

Council elections

Election Labour Liberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1] Conservative Independent Total
1973[1] 45 3 1 6[lower-alpha 2] 55
1976[2] 39 5 2 9 55
1979[3] 30 3 6 16 55
1983[4] 36 3[lower-alpha 3] 4 12 55
1987[5] 43 0 3 9 55
1991[6] 38 0 2 15 55
1995[7] 50 0 0 5 55
1999[8] 47 0 0 8 55
2003[9] 38 1 0 16 55
2007[10] 29 2 0 24 55

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Derwentside District Council.

1995-1999

Annfield Plain By-Election 20 February 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 525 79.3
Independent Labour 137 20.7
Majority 388 58.6
Turnout 662 20.8
Labour hold Swing
Stanley Hall By-Election 25 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 414 83.6 +8.8
Liberal Democrat 81 16.4 +16.4
Majority 333 67.2
Turnout 495
Labour hold Swing
Arnfield Plain By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 549 74.7 +5.0
Independent Labour 131 17.8 +17.8
Liberal Democrat 55 7.5 +7.5
Majority 418 66.9
Turnout 735
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Tanfield By-Election 22 June 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 468 53.7 +7.4
Labour 404 46.3 -7.4
Majority 64 7.4
Turnout 872 26.5
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Consett South By-Election 15 March 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 419 58.4 +0.8
Independent 157 21.9 -20.5
Independent 110 15.3 +15.3
Conservative 32 4.5 +4.5
Majority 262 36.5
Turnout 718 22.3
Labour hold Swing
Arnfield Plain By-Election 23 August 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 416 70.3 -0.8
Liberal Democrat 111 18.8 +18.8
Green 65 11.0 +11.0
Majority 305 51.5
Turnout 592 19.2
Labour hold Swing
Craghead By-Election 15 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 240 54.4 -13.8
Independent 201 45.6 +13.8
Majority 39 8.8
Turnout 441 21.2
Labour hold Swing
Consett South By-Election 17 January 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 319 63.0 +5.4
Independent 93 18.4 -24.0
Liberal Democrat 72 14.2 +14.2
Conservative 22 4.3 +4.3
Majority 226 44.6
Turnout 506 15.6
Labour hold Swing
Benfieldside By-Election 2 May 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Clark 469 32.5 -0.3
Liberal Democrat Keith English 467 32.3 +11.4
Independent Donald Love 404 28.0 +0.0
Conservative Peter Carr 104 7.2 -5.3
Majority 2 0.2
Turnout 1,444 31.9
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Stanley Hall By-Election 29 September 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Marshall 599 65.4 +0.0
Liberal Democrat David Rolfe 199 21.7 +1.1
BNP Dean McAdam 118 12.9 +12.9
Majority 400 43.7
Turnout 916 24.5
Labour hold Swing
Cornsay By-Election 16 February 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Armstrong 239 75.4 +44.7
Conservative Peter Carr 78 24.6 +24.6
Majority 161 50.8
Turnout 317 25.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2007-2009

Castleside By-Election 17 July 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Marion Wotherspoon 297 82.3 +8.3
Conservative Michael Carr 64 17.7 +3.7
Majority 233 64.6
Turnout 361 27.5
Independent hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ Including three of other parties.
  3. ↑ 2 Liberal, 1 SDP

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