Sedgefield Borough Council elections

Sedgefield Borough Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Sedgefield 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 leaders of the council were:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Warren McCourt[3] Labour19731986
Brian Stephens[4] Labourpre-19874 May 2003
Bob Fleming Labour16 May 200310 May 2007
Agnes Armstrong Labour18 May 200731 Mar 2009

Council elections
ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]ConservativeIndependent Total Notes
1973[5]4041853
1976[6]36111553District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7]
1979[8]4031953
1983[9]404[lower-alpha 2]2349New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place[10][11]
1987[12]377[lower-alpha 3]23[lower-alpha 4]49District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[13]
1991[14]3381749District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[15]
1995[16]4400249[lower-alpha 5]
1999[17]4320449
2003[18]3571750New ward boundaries[19]
2007[20]28611550

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.

Tudhoe By-Election 21 November 1996
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
Tudhoe By-Election 25 November 1999
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
Tudhoe By-Election 7 June 2001
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
Middlestone By-Election 21 March 2002
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
  1. Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. 0 Liberal, 4 SDP
  3. 1 Liberal, 6 SDP
  4. Including three Independent Labour
  5. 3 vacant after election

References
  1. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. "Councillors join celebration as couple mark golden anniversary". Northern Echo. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. "Warning over sale of industrial estate". Newcastle Journal. 29 June 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
  6. "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  7. The Darlington and Sedgefield (Areas) Order 1976
  8. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  9. "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  10. The District of Sedgefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  11. The Cleveland and Durham (Areas) Order 1982
  12. "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  13. The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  14. "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
  15. legislation.gov.uk - The Cleveland and Durham (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  16. "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  17. "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  18. "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  19. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Sedgefield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  20. "Sedgefield". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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