Chester-le-Street District Council elections explained

Chestler-le-Street District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Chester-le-Street 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.

Political control

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]

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1976 until its abolition in 2009 were:^[2]

Councillor	Party		From	To
George Staines		1976	10 May 1991
Malcolm Pratt^[3]		10 May 1991	4 May 2003
Linda Ebbatson^[4]		13 May 2003	31 Mar 2009

Council elections

Election	Labour	Liberal Democrat^[5]	Conservative	Independent	Total	Notes
1973^[6]	23	6	0	4	33
1976^[7]	22	6	0	5	33
1979^[8]	21	7	0	5	33	New ward boundaries^[9]
1983^[10]	23	4^[11]	1	5	33
1987^[12]	24	4^[13]	1	4	33	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[14]
1991^[15]	27	1	1	4	33
1995^[16]	30	1	1	1	33	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[17] ^[18] ^[19]
1999^[20]	30	1	1	1	33
2003^[21]	29	0	1	4	34	New ward boundaries^[22]
2007^[23]	26	1	2	5	34

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Chester-le-Street District Council.

2007-2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: Compositions calculator . The Elections Centre . 10 August 2022.
2. Web site: Council minutes . Durham County Council . 14 August 2022.
3. News: Council's new leader . 14 August 2022 . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 11 May 1991.
4. News: Council to have first woman leader . 14 August 2022 . Northern Echo . 9 May 2003.
5. [Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]
6. News: Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats. The Times. 9 June 1973.
7. News: Heavy Labour losses in district polls. . 8 May 1976.
8. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
9. The District of Chester-le-Street (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
10. News: How votes were cast in local government elections. The Times. 4. 7 May 1983.
11. 4 Liberal, 0 SDP
12. News: Results in Thursday's local elections. The Times. 9 May 1987.
13. 4 Liberal, 0 SDP
14. The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
15. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections. The Times. 4 May 1991.
16. News: Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections . The Times. 10. 6 May 1995.
17. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
18. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
19. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
20. Web site: Chester-le-Street. BBC News. 13 April 2013.
21. Web site: Chester-le-Street. BBC News. 13 April 2013.
22. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chester-le-Street (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
23. Web site: Chester-le-Street. BBC News. 4 May 2007. 13 April 2013.