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Sedgefield was a non-metropolitan district in County Durham, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Durham County Council.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control |
Years
|
|
Labour |
1973-2009
|
Council elections[]
Election |
Labour |
Liberal Democrat[a] |
Conservative |
Independent
|
Total
|
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
[2] |
40 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
53 |
|
[3] |
36 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
53 |
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[4]
|
[5] |
40 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
53 |
|
[6] |
40 |
4[b] |
2 |
3 |
49 |
New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place[7][8]
|
[9] |
37 |
7[c] |
2 |
3[d] |
49 |
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10]
|
[11] |
33 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
49 |
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[12]
|
[13] |
44 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
49[e] |
|
1999[14] |
43 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
49 |
|
2003[15] |
35 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
50 |
New ward boundaries[16]
|
2007[17] |
28 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By-election results[]
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.
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[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
- ^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
- ^ 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. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
- ^ The District of Sedgefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ The Cleveland and Durham (Areas) Order 1982
- ^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
- ^ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
- ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
- ^ 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. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Sedgefield Borough Council elections
- District council elections in England
- Sedgefield (borough)
- Council elections in County Durham