Durham County Council elections are held every four years.
Durham County Council is the local authority for the
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...
of
County Durham. Since becoming a unitary authority, 126
councillor
A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries.
Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
s have been elected from 63
wards.
County council elections
County result maps
File:Durham UK local election 2005 map.svg, 2005 results map
File:Durham UK local election 2008 map.svg, 2008 results map
File:Durham UK local election 2013 map.svg, 2013 results map
File:Durham UK local election 2017 map.svg, 2017 results map
File:Durham UK local election 2021 map.svg, 2021 results map
District council elections
Prior to the formation of the unitary authority in 2009, the county was divided into a number of second tier districts. The following articles detail the local elections to those district councils. The
Borough of Darlington
The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority and borough in County Durham, Northern England. The borough is named after the town of Darlington, and in 2011 had a population of 106,000.
It is in the Tees Valley mayoralty. The borough border ...
has formed a unitary authority outside the area covered by the County Council since 1997.
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Chester-le-Street District Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished)
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Durham City Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished)
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Darlington Borough Council elections, 1973 – 1997 (unitary authority 1997 – present)
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Derwentside District Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished)
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Easington District Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished)
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Sedgefield Borough Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished)
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Teesdale District Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished)
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Wear Valley District Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished)
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Durham County Council.
1997-2008
2008-2013
2013-2017
2017-2021
2021-2025
Notes
References
By-election results
External links
Durham County Council
{{Unitary authorities of England
Council elections in County Durham
Unitary authority elections in England