Easington District Council elections

Easington District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Easington was a non-metropolitan district in County Durham, England. On 1 April 2009 the council's functions passed to Durham County Council, which became a unitary authority.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Alan Napier Labourpre-200531 Mar 2009

Council elections
ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]ConservativeIndependent Total Notes
1973[3]56004[lower-alpha 2]60
1976[4]454110[lower-alpha 3]60
1979[5]33801051New ward boundaries[6]
1983[7]349[lower-alpha 4]08[lower-alpha 5]51
1987[8]433[lower-alpha 6]0551District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[9]
1991[10]38409[lower-alpha 7]51
1995[11]4430451District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[12][13]
1999[14]4510551
2003[15]4420551New ward boundaries[16]
2007[17]4720251

By-election results

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

Passfield By-Election 19 October 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Milsom 480 69.3 +26.8
Independent Edward Hall 213 30.7 -26.8
Majority 267 38.6
Turnout 693 15.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Notes
  1. Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. Including one Independent Labour
  3. Including five Independent Labour
  4. 7 Liberal, 2 SDP
  5. Including two Independent Labour
  6. 3 Liberal, 0 SDP
  7. Including four Independent Labour

References
  1. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.
  4. "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  5. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  7. "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  8. "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  9. The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
  10. "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
  11. "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  12. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  14. "Easington". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  15. "Easington". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  16. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. "Easington". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.


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