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]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Alan Napier Labourpre-200531 Mar 2009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]ConservativeIndependent Total Notes
1973[3]56004[lower-alpha 2]60
1976[4]454110[lower-alpha 3]60
1979[5]33801051New ward boundaries[6]
1983[7]349[lower-alpha 4]08[lower-alpha 5]51
1987[8]433[lower-alpha 6]0551District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[9]
1991[10]38409[lower-alpha 7]51
1995[11]4430451District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[12][13]
1999[14]4510551
2003[15]4420551New ward boundaries[16]
2007[17]4720251

By-election results

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

Passfield By-Election 19 October 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Milsom 480 69.3 +26.8
Independent Edward Hall 213 30.7 -26.8
Majority 267 38.6
Turnout 693 15.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ Including one Independent Labour
  3. ↑ Including five Independent Labour
  4. ↑ 7 Liberal, 2 SDP
  5. ↑ Including two Independent Labour
  6. ↑ 3 Liberal, 0 SDP
  7. ↑ Including four Independent Labour

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.
  4. ↑ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  5. ↑ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  9. ↑ The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
  10. ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
  11. ↑ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Easington". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Easington". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  16. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Easington". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.


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