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 control
Years
Labour 1973–2009
Leadership The leaders of the council were:[2]
Councillor
Party
From
To
Warren McCourt[3]
Labour 1973
1986
Brian Stephens[4]
Labour pre-1987
4 May 2003
Bob Fleming
Labour 16 May 2003
10 May 2007
Agnes Armstrong
Labour 18 May 2007
31 Mar 2009
Council elections
Election
Labour
Liberal Democrat[a]
Conservative
Independent
Total
Notes
1973[5]
40
4
1
8
53
1976[6]
36
1
1
15
53
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7]
1979[8]
40
3
1
9
53
1983[9]
40
4[b]
2
3
49
New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place[10] [11]
1987[12]
37
7[c]
2
3[d]
49
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[13]
1991[14]
33
8
1
7
49
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[15]
1995[16]
44
0
0
2
49[e]
1999 [17] 43
2
0
4
49
2003 [18] 35
7
1
7
50
New ward boundaries[19]
2007 [20] 28
6
1
15
50
By-election results The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.
1995-1999 1999-2003 Notes
^ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.^ 0 Liberal, 4 SDP
^ 1 Liberal, 6 SDP
^ Including three Independent Labour
^ 3 vacant after election
References
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre . Retrieved 10 August 2022 . ^ "Council minutes". Durham County Council . Retrieved 14 August 2022 . ^ "Councillors join celebration as couple mark golden anniversary". Northern Echo . 14 February 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2022 . ^ "Warning over sale of industrial estate". Newcastle Journal . 29 June 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2022 . ^ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times ^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times ^ The Darlington and Sedgefield (Areas) Order 1976
^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993^ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times ^ The District of Sedgefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ The Cleveland and Durham (Areas) Order 1982
^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times ^ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cleveland and Durham (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times ^ "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013 . ^ "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013 . ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Sedgefield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Sedgefield". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013 .
Council elections in County Durham