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English local elections
Wear Valley 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]
Council elections[]
By-election results[]
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Wear Valley District Council.
Notes[]
- ^ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
- ^ Includes one People's Rep.
- ^ Includes five of other parties.
- ^ 2 Liberal, 0 SDP
- ^ Includes 1 People's Rep. and 1 People before pol.
- ^ 3 Liberal, 0 SDP
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.
- ^ The District of Wear Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
- ^ "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.
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- District council elections in England
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