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Durham City Council elections were generally held every four years between the reforms of 1974 and the council's abolition in 2009. Durham 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

From 1836 to 1974 the city of Durham was a municipal borough, sometimes called "Durham and Framwelgate". Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2003 until its abolition in 2009 were:

Council elections

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Durham City Council.

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

Notes

1. Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
2. Including one Independent Labour
3. 5 Liberal, 4 SDP
4. Including one Independent Labour
5. 5 Liberal, 9 SDP
6. Including three Independent Labour

References

1. "Durham Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
2. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 July 2022
3. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 13 August 2022
4. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 13 August 2022
5. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
6. "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
7. "Cancer news forces civic leader to resign". Northern Echo. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
8. "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.
9. "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
10. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
11. The City of Durham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
12. "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
13. "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
14. The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
15. The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
16. "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
17. "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
18. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
19. legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
20. "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
21. "Durham City". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
22. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
23. "Durham". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

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Darlington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hartlepool Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Cleveland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Chester-le-Street District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Durham City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Derwentside District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Easington District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Sedgefield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Teesdale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Wear Valley District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Tees Valley Mayor	2017 2021 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes

• Council elections in County Durham
• Politics of Durham, England
• District council elections in England