Derwentside District Council elections explained

Derwentside District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Derwentside 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 last leader of the council was:^[2]

Council elections

Election	Labour	Liberal Democrat^[3]	Conservative	Independent	Total	Notes
1973^[4]	45	3	1	6^[5]	55
1976^[6]	39	5	2	9	55
1979^[7]	30	3	6	16	55	New ward boundaries^[8]
1983^[9]	36	3^[10]	4	12	55
1987^[11]	43	0	3	9	55
1991^[12]	38	0	2	15	55
1995^[13]	50	0	0	5	55	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[14]
1999^[15]	47	0	0	8	55
2003^[16]	38	1	0	16	55	New ward boundaries^[17]
2007^[18]	29	2	0	24	55

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Derwentside District Council.

2007-2009

References

• By-election results

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. [Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]
4. News: Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats. The Times. 9 June 1973.
5. Including three of other parties.
6. News: Heavy Labour losses in district polls. . 8 May 1976.
7. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Derwentside (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
9. News: How votes were cast in local government elections. The Times. 4. 7 May 1983.
10. 2 Liberal, 1 SDP
11. News: Results in Thursday's local elections. The Times. 9 May 1987.
12. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections. The Times. 4 May 1991.
13. News: Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections . The Times. 10. 6 May 1995.
14. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
15. News: Derwentside. BBC News. 13 April 2013.
16. News: Derwentside. BBC News. 13 April 2013.
17. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Derwentside (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
18. News: Derwentside. BBC News. 4 May 2007. 13 April 2013.