Darlington Borough Council

Darlington Borough Council
Darlington Borough Council
	Darlington Borough Council logo and coat of arms
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor of Darlington	Cllr Cyndi Hughes ; since 20 May 2021
Leader of the Council	Cllr Heather Scott, Conservative ; since 2019
Deputy Leader	Cllr Jonathan Dulston, Conservative ; since 2019
Leader of the Opposition	Cllr Stephen Harker, Labour ; since 2019
Managing Director	Ian Williams
Structure
Seats	50 councillors
Political groups	Administration (22) Conservative (22) Confidence and supply (7) Liberal Democrat (3) Independent (4) Opposition (21) Labour (19) Green (2)
Elections
Last election	May 2019
Next election	May 2023
Meeting place
	Darlington Town Hall
Website
	www.darlington.gov.uk

Darlington within County Durham

Darlington Borough Council is the local authority for the town of Darlington and the surrounding villages in North East England. The authority is composed of 50 ward councillors. Following the local elections in May 2019 the largest party is the Conservative group with 22 councillors. Labour now has 19 councillors, with four Independents, three Liberal Democrats and two Green party councillors.^[5]

The Authority was originally a non-metropolitan district of Durham County Council but absorbed the powers of the County Council in 1997 upon becoming a separate unitary authority. As of 2011 Darlington Borough had a population of 92,363 people.(2011 census)^[6]

References[]

^ Gullon, Nick (4 May 2019). "Conservatives biggest party in Darlington as Labour suffer significant losses". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ Minting, Stuart (10 May 2019). "Tories set to control Darlington council for first time in 40 years". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Your Councillors Darlington Borough Council".
^ "Borough and Parish Elections - Thursday, 2 May 2019".
^ "Your Councillors Darlington Borough Council".
^ "Population Density (Darlington)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Gullon, Nick (4 May 2019). "Conservatives biggest party in Darlington as Labour suffer significant losses". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[2] Minting, Stuart (10 May 2019). "Tories set to control Darlington council for first time in 40 years". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[3] "Your Councillors Darlington Borough Council".

[4] "Borough and Parish Elections - Thursday, 2 May 2019".

[5] "Your Councillors Darlington Borough Council".

[2011_census-6] "Population Density (Darlington)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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