Teesdale District Council elections
Teesdale 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 | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973-2009 |
Council elections[]
Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat[a] | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | |
[3] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | |
[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | |
[5] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | New ward boundaries[6] |
[7] | 5 | 1[b] | 3 | 21[c] | 31[d] | |
[8] | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 31 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[9] |
[10] | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 31 | |
[11] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 31 | |
[12] | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 32 | New ward boundaries[13] |
[14] | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 32 | |
By-election results[]
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Teesdale District Council.
Notes[]
- ^ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
- ^ 1 Liberal, 0 SDP
- ^ Including one Independent Labour
- ^ Including one vacancy after election
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
- ^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 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.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Teesdale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
- ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
- ^ "Teesdale". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Teesdale". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Teesdale (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Teesdale". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
Categories:
- Council elections in County Durham
- District council elections in England