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Sedgefield Borough Council elections

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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

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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

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The leaders of the council were:[2]

Councillor Party From To
Warren McCourt[3] Labour 1973 1986
Brian Stephens[4] 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

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Election Labour Liberal Democrat[a] Conservative Independent Total Notes
1973[5] 40 4 1 8 53
1976[6] 36 1 1 15 53 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7]
1979[8] 40 3 1 9 53
1983[9] 40 4[b] 2 3 49 New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place[10][11]
1987[12] 37 7[c] 2 3[d] 49 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[13]
1991[14] 33 8 1 7 49 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[15]
1995[16] 44 0 0 2 49[e]
1999[17] 43 2 0 4 49
2003[18] 35 7 1 7 50 New ward boundaries[19]
2007[20] 28 6 1 15 50

Results maps

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  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map

By-election results

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

1995-1999

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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

1999-2003

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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

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  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

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  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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