Easington District Council elections explained

Easington District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Easington 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]	56	0	0	4^[5]	60
1976^[6]	45	4	1	10^[7]	60
1979^[8]	33	8	0	10	51	New ward boundaries^[9]
1983^[10]	34	9^[11]	0	8^[12]	51
1987^[13]	43	3^[14]	0	5	51	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[15]
1991^[16]	38	4	0	9^[17]	51
1995^[18]	44	3	0	4	51	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[19] ^[20]
1999^[21]	45	1	0	5	51
2003^[22]	44	2	0	5	51	New ward boundaries^[23]
2007^[24]	47	2	0	2	51

By-election results

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

2003-2007

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: Final poll result may lie with Independents. The Times. 8 June 1973.
5. Including one Independent Labour
6. News: Heavy Labour losses in district polls. . 8 May 1976.
7. Including five Independent Labour
8. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
9. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
10. News: How votes were cast in local government elections. The Times. 4. 7 May 1983.
11. 7 Liberal, 2 SDP
12. Including two Independent Labour
13. News: Results in Thursday's local elections. The Times. 9 May 1987.
14. 3 Liberal, 0 SDP
15. The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
16. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections. The Times. 4 May 1991.
17. Including four Independent Labour
18. News: Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections . The Times. 10. 6 May 1995.
19. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
20. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
21. Web site: Easington. BBC News. 13 April 2013.
22. Web site: Easington. Andrew Teale. 13 April 2013.
23. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
24. Web site: Easington. BBC News. 5 May 2007. 13 April 2013.