Teesdale District Council elections

Teesdale District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Teesdale 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
Independent1973–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Richard Betton Independentpre-200831 Mar 2009

Council elections
ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]ConservativeIndependent Total Notes
1973[3]0002929
1976[4]4002529
1979[5]3002629
1983[6]3002831New ward boundaries[7]
1987[8]51[lower-alpha 2]321[lower-alpha 3]31[lower-alpha 4]
1991[9]5122331District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10]
1995[11]11021831
1999[12]10012031
2003[13]9032032New ward boundaries[14]
2007[15]6042232

By-election results

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

Notes
  1. Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. 1 Liberal, 0 SDP
  3. Including one Independent Labour
  4. Including one vacancy after election

References
  1. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local government seats". The Times. 9 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. "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Teesdale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  8. "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  9. "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  12. "Teesdale". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  13. "Teesdale". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  14. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Teesdale (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  15. "Teesdale". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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