Wear_Valley_local_elections
Wear Valley District Council elections
English local elections
Wear Valley District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Wear Valley 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.
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]
More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1973–1976 | |
No overall control | 1976–1979 | |
Labour | 1979–1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991–1995 | |
Labour | 1995–2007 | |
No overall control | 2007–2009 |
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Leadership
The leaders of the council from 1995 until its abolition in 2009 were:[2]
More information Councillor, Party ...
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Olive Brown | Labour | 1995 | 4 May 2005 | |
Neil Stonehouse | Labour | 4 May 2005 | 7 May 2008 | |
Tommy Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 7 May 2008 | 7 Jul 2008 | |
Neil Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 7 Jul 2008 | 31 Mar 2009 |
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More information Election, Labour ...
Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1] | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
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1973[3] | 21 | 9 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 41 | |
1976[4] | 17 | 11 | 2 | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 41 | |
1979[5] | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 41 | |
1983[6] | 28 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 40 | New ward boundaries[7] |
1987[8] | 26 | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 3 | 8 | 40 | |
1991[9] | 8 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 40 | |
1995[10] | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | |
1999[11] | 30 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40 | |
2003[12] | 25 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 40 | New ward boundaries[13] |
2007[14] | 19 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 40 | |
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The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Wear Valley District Council.
1999-2003
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 359 | 49.0 | +4.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 249 | 34.0 | -14.0 | ||
Conservative | 125 | 17.1 | +10.0 | ||
Majority | 110 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 733 | 22.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 208 | 52.1 | -1.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 191 | 47.9 | +1.8 | ||
Majority | 17 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 399 | 23.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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2003-2007
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 713 | 56.0 | -2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Bowser | 287 | 22.5 | -11.7 | |
Independent | 273 | 21.4 | +21.4 | ||
Majority | 426 | 33.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,273 | 36.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rose Seabury | 328 | 59.6 | -10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bailey | 180 | 32.7 | +2.3 | |
BNP | Stuart Neil | 42 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 148 | 26.9 | |||
Turnout | 550 | 21.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Samuel Zair | 181 | 36.7 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Robert Yorke | 161 | 32.7 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | James Tague | 135 | 27.3 | +27.3 | |
UKIP | Margaret Hopson | 16 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 20 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 493 | 21.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Bailey | 157 | 50.5 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Jay Smith | 154 | 49.5 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 3 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 311 | 24.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Norman Strongman | 360 | 52.1 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diane Hardaker | 331 | 47.9 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 29 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 691 | 21.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
- "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
- The District of Wear Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- "Wear Valley". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- "Wear Valley". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wear Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- "Wear Valley". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.