Local government elections in County Durham, England
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:
Party in control
Years
Labour 1973–2009
Leadership
The leaders of the council were:
Councillor
Party
From
To
Warren McCourt
Labour 1973
1986
Brian Stephens
Labour pre-1987
4 May 2003
Bob Fleming
Labour 16 May 2003
10 May 2007
Agnes Armstrong
Labour 18 May 2007
31 Mar 2009
Council elections
Election
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Conservative
Independent
Total
Notes
1973 40
4
1
8
53
1976 36
1
1
15
53
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same
1979 40
3
1
9
53
1983 40
4
2
3
49
New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place
1987 37
7
2
3
49
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same
1991 33
8
1
7
49
District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same
1995 44
0
0
2
49
1999 43
2
0
4
49
2003 35
7
1
7
50
New ward boundaries
2007 28
6
1
15
50
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Sedgefield Borough Council.
1995-1999
1999-2003
Notes
Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
References
"Compositions calculator" . The Elections Centre . Retrieved 10 August 2022."Council minutes" . Durham County Council . Retrieved 14 August 2022."Councillors join celebration as couple mark golden anniversary" . Northern Echo . 14 February 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2022."Warning over sale of industrial estate" . Newcastle Journal . 29 June 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2022."Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 loval government seats". The Times
"Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times
Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
"How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times
"Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times
"Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times
The Cleveland and Durham (County Boundaries) Order 1988 . Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
"Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times
"Sedgefield" . BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013."Sedgefield" . BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.The Borough of Sedgefield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 . Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
"Sedgefield" . BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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