Sedgefield Borough Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Sedgefield 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 leaders of the council were:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Warren McCourt[3] Labour19731986
Brian Stephens[4] Labourpre-19874 May 2003
Bob Fleming Labour16 May 200310 May 2007
Agnes Armstrong Labour18 May 200731 Mar 2009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]ConservativeIndependent Total Notes
1973[5]4041853
1976[6]36111553District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7]
1979[8]4031953
1983[9]404[lower-alpha 2]2349New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place[10][11]
1987[12]377[lower-alpha 3]23[lower-alpha 4]49District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[13]
1991[14]3381749District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[15]
1995[16]4400249[lower-alpha 5]
1999[17]4320449
2003[18]3571750New ward boundaries[19]
2007[20]28611550

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.

Tudhoe By-Election 21 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 425 55.8
Independent 216 28.4
Liberal Democrats Benjamin May Ord 88 11.6
Conservative 32 4.2
Majority 209 27.4
Turnout 761 28
Labour hold Swing
Tudhoe By-Election 25 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Agnes Armstrong 373 60.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Jones 247 39.8
Majority 126 20.4
Turnout 620 23
Labour hold Swing
Tudhoe By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,129 52.2 +5.2
Independent 1,033 47.8 -5.2
Majority 96 4.4
Turnout 2,162
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Middlestone By-Election 21 March 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Thompson 528 51.7 +21.4
Labour 493 48.3 -21.4
Majority 35 3.4
Turnout 1,021
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ 0 Liberal, 4 SDP
  3. ↑ 1 Liberal, 6 SDP
  4. ↑ Including three Independent Labour
  5. ↑ 3 vacant after election

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Councillors join celebration as couple mark golden anniversary". Northern Echo. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Warning over sale of industrial estate". Newcastle Journal. 29 June 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
  6. ↑ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  7. ↑ The Darlington and Sedgefield (Areas) Order 1976
  8. ↑ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  9. ↑ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  10. ↑ The District of Sedgefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  11. ↑ The Cleveland and Durham (Areas) Order 1982
  12. ↑ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  13. ↑ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  14. ↑ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
  15. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cleveland and Durham (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  17. ↑ "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  18. ↑ "Sedgefield". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  19. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Sedgefield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sedgefield". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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