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.
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 control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973–2009 |
The last leader of the council was:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Napier | Labour | pre-2005 | 31 Mar 2009 |
Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat[a] | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973[3] | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 60 | |
1976[4] | 45 | 4 | 1 | 10[c] | 60 | |
1979[5] | 33 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 51 | New ward boundaries[6] |
1983[7] | 34 | 9[d] | 0 | 8[e] | 51 | |
1987[8] | 43 | 3[f] | 0 | 5 | 51 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[9] |
1991[10] | 38 | 4 | 0 | 9[g] | 51 | |
1995[11] | 44 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 51 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[12][13] |
1999[14] | 45 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 51 | |
2003[15] | 44 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 51 | New ward boundaries[16] |
2007[17] | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | |
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Easington District Council.
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 |