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 control Years
Independent 1973–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was:[2]

Councillor Party From To
Richard Betton Independent pre-2008 31 Mar 2009

Council elections

Election Labour Liberal Democrat[a] Conservative Independent Total Notes
1973[3] 0 0 0 29 29
1976[4] 4 0 0 25 29
1979[5] 3 0 0 26 29
1983[6] 3 0 0 28 31 New ward boundaries[7]
1987[8] 5 1[b] 3 21[c] 31[d]
1991[9] 5 1 2 23 31 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10]
1995[11] 11 0 2 18 31
1999[12] 10 0 1 20 31
2003[13] 9 0 3 20 32 New ward boundaries[14]
2007[15] 6 0 4 22 32

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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