Easington District Council elections

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 control		Years
	Labour	1973–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was:^[2]

Councillor	Party		From	To
Alan Napier		Labour	pre-2005	31 Mar 2009

Council elections

Election	Labour	Liberal Democrat^[a]	Conservative	Independent	Total	Notes
Election					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

Results maps

2003 results map
2007 results map

By-election results

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

2003-2007

Passfield By-Election 19 October 2006^[18]
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

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

References

^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.
^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
^ The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Easington". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ "Easington". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Easington". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Passfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

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[3] Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.

[5] Including one Independent Labour

[7] Including five Independent Labour

[11] 7 Liberal, 2 SDP

[12] Including two Independent Labour

[14] 3 Liberal, 0 SDP

[17] Including four Independent Labour

[1] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[2] "Council minutes". Durham County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[4] "Final poll result may lie with Independents". The Times. 8 June 1973.

[6] "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.

[8] Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993

[9] slation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[10] "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.

[15] The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985

[16] "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.

[18] "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.

[19] slation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[20] slation.gov.uk - The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[21] "Easington". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[22] "Easington". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[23] slation.gov.uk - The District of Easington (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[24] "Easington". BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

[25] "Local Elections Archive Project — Passfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

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