2013 Durham County Council election

UK local government election

2013 Durham County Council election

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| ← 2008 | 2 May 2013 | 2017 →

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All 126 council division seats
64 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Labour | Independent | Liberal Democrats
Last election  | 67 seats, 36.4%  | 12 seats, 15.0%  | 27 seats, 21.8%
Seats won  | 94 | 9  | 9
Seat change  | 27 | 3  | 18
Popular vote  |  56,787  | 16,808  | 11,772
Percentage  | 46.0% | 13.6%  | 9.5%
Swing  | 9.6% | 1.4%  | 12.3%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Derwentside Independents | Conservative
Last election  | 10 seats, 6.5%  | 10 seats, 14.9%
Seats won  | 8  | 4
Seat change  | 2  | 6
Popular vote  | 7,911  | 10,752
Percentage  | 6.4%  | 8.7%
Swing  | 0.1%  | 6.2%

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Map showing the results of the 2013 Durham County Council election.
Results by electoral division. Key:

Conservative

Labour

Liberal Democrat

Independent

Local independent groups

Striped divisions have mixed representation.

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| Council control before election

Labour

| Council control after election

Labour

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An election to Durham County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Following a boundary review,[2] 126 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which returned either one, two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The previous election took place in 2008 in advance of the council becoming a unitary authority after the 2009 changes to local government. The election saw the Labour Party increase their majority on the council.

All locally registered electors (British, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[3] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[4]

## Summary

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The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 8 April 2013.[5] In total 362 candidates stood in the election. The Labour Party had the most candidates, with 125 standing out of a possible 126 and only one candidate standing in the two member Weardale electoral division. The Conservative Party stood 59 candidates, the Liberal Democrats 40, the UK Independence Party 31 and the Green Party 15 candidates. A number of local independent groups stood, including 16 Derwentside Independents and 11 Wear Valley Independents. Nine candidates stood for the Free Association for Independent Representation (FAIR) around Peterlee and Ferryhill, and four for the Spennymoor Independents in Spennymoor and Tudhoe. There were 50 other independent candidates, including two candidates with no description. The British National Party stood two candidates, having fielded 30 in the previous election.

The Labour Party gained 27 seats, increasing their majority on the council to 62. The Liberal Democrats lost 18 seats compared to the 2008 results, with their representation on the new council limited to the city of Durham and the division of Consett North. The Conservative Party lost six seats, winning only in the two Barnard Castle divisions.

Turnout across the county was 27.8%, having fallen from 36.4% in the 2008 elections.[6]

## Results summary

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Durham County Council election, 2013[7][8][9] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 94 | −  | −  | +27 | 74.6 | 46.0 |  56,787  | +9.6
| Independent | 9  | −  | −  | −3  | 7.1  | 11.8  | 16,808  | −1.4
| Liberal Democrats | 9  | −  | −  | −18  | 7.1  | 9.5  | 11,772  | −12.3
| Conservative | 4  | −  | −  | −6  | 3.2  | 8.7  | 10,752  | −6.2
| UKIP | 0  | −  | −  | 0  | 0.0  | 6.9  | 8,467  | +6.8
| Derwentside Independents | 8  | −  | −  | −2  | 6.3  | 6.4  | 7,911  | −0.1
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | 1  | −  | −  | +1  | 0.8  | 3.1  | 3,876  | +3.1
| Green | 0  | −  | −  | 0  | 0.0  | 1.8  | 2,217  | +1.7
| FAIR and Independent  | 0  | −  | −  | 0  | 0.0  | 1.5  | 1,815  | +1.5
| Spennymoor Independents  | 1  | −  | −  | +1  | 0.8  | 1.2  | 1,483  | +1.2
| Ferryhill Association  | 0  | −  | −  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.7  | 866  | +0.7
| BNP | 0  | −  | −  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.6  | 681  | −3.1

## Results by electoral division

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### A − B

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Annfield Plain (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Michele Hodgson  | 959  | 53.0
| Labour | Thomas J Nearney  | 799  | 44.2
| Derwentside Independents | Joan Nicholson  | 757  | 41.9
| Derwentside Independents | David Walker  | 433  | 23.9
| UKIP | Ken Rollings  | 402  | 22.2
Turnout |  | 29.8
| Labour win
| Labour win
Aycliffe East (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Sarah Jane Iveson  | 885  | 52.6
| Labour | Jed Hillary  | 732  | 43.5
| Independent | Bill Blenkinsopp  | 598  | 35.5
| Independent | Paul Steven Gittins  | 456  | 27.1
| Independent | Lileen Cuthbertson  | 233  | 13.8
| Conservative | Raymond Goodson  | 119  | 7.1
Turnout |  | 25.8
| Labour win
| Labour win
Aycliffe North and Middridge (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Joan Gray  | 988  | 55.5
| Labour | John D Clare  | 985  | 55.4
| Labour | Mike Dixon  | 884  | 49.7
| Independent | Sandra Haigh  | 660  | 37.1
| Conservative | Marney Jane Swan  | 461  | 25.9
Turnout |  | 21.3
| Labour win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Aycliffe West (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Kate Hopper  | 761  | 54.6
| Labour | Eddy Adam  | 697  | 50.0
| Independent | George Gray  | 445  | 31.9
| Independent | Dorothy Bowman  | 274  | 19.7
| Independent | Brian Haigh  | 185  | 13.3
| Independent | June Croft  | 104  | 7.5
| Independent | Sally Annmarie Symons  | 103  | 7.4
| Conservative | Fane Robert Conant Murray  | 94  | 6.7
Turnout |  | 23.1
| Labour win
| Labour win
Barnard Castle East (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | James Michael Rowlandson  | 991  | 52.7
| Conservative | George Richardson  | 771  | 41.0
| Labour | Thomas Robert Caygill  | 566  | 30.1
| Labour | Graham David Young  | 562  | 29.9
| UKIP | David Albert Cyril Royle  | 481  | 25.6
Turnout |  | 27.6
| Conservative win
| Conservative win
Barnard Castle West (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Richard Andrew Bell  | 1,395  | 66.6
| Conservative | Barbara Harrison  | 1,191  | 56.8
| Green | Thom Robinson  | 481  | 22.9
| Labour | Phil Hunt  | 472  | 22.5
| Labour | Matthew Burdess  | 321  | 15.3
Turnout |  | 31.4
| Conservative win
| Conservative win
Belmont (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour Co-op | Katie Corrigan  | 1,490  | 40.7
| Labour Co-op | Patrick Conway  | 1,488  | 40.6
| Labour Co-op | Bill Moir  | 1,300  | 35.5
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Stuart Mavin  | 1,146  | 31.3
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Southwell  | 1,004  | 27.4
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pattinson  | 966  | 26.4
| Independent | Arthur Walker  | 707  | 19.3
| Independent | Chris Gill  | 645  | 17.6
| Green | Thomas Victor Kaye  | 272  | 7.4
| Conservative | Marc Alexander Krajewski  | 267  | 7.3
| Conservative | Paul Jackson  | 237  | 6.5
| Green | William Jennings Pinkney-Baird  | 222  | 6.1
Turnout |  | 34.3
| Labour Co-op win
| Labour Co-op win
| Labour Co-op win
Benfieldside (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Derwentside Independents | Stephen Robinson  | 1,090  | 53.6
| Derwentside Independents | Peter Oliver  | 915  | 45.0
| Labour | John Davies  | 761  | 37.4
| Labour | Brynnen Elizabeth Ririe  | 625  | 30.7
| Liberal Democrats | Keith English  | 274  | 13.5
| Liberal Democrats | James Settrey  | 167  | 8.2
Turnout |  | 32.0
| Derwentside Independents win
| Derwentside Independents win
Bishop Auckland Town (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Sam Zair  | 861  | 52.1
| Labour | Joy Allen  | 615  | 37.2
| Labour | Dave Hunter  | 552  | 33.4
| Conservative | John Gasston  | 442  | 26.7
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Anderson  | 406  | 24.6
Turnout |  | 26.5
| Wear Valley Independent Group win
| Labour win
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mick Simpson  | 592  | 82.3
| Conservative | Judith May Webb  | 127  | 17.7
Turnout |  | 23.4
| Labour win
Blackhalls (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Rob Crute  | 1,151  | 60.9
| Labour | Lynn Pounder  | 1,046  | 55.4
| Independent | Alan Cox  | 869  | 46.0
Turnout |  | 28.3
| Labour win
| Labour win
Brandon (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Turnbull  | 1,396  | 74.7
| Labour | Paul Taylor  | 1,384  | 74.1
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Smith  | 403  | 21.6
| Conservative | Jak Hocking  | 229  | 12.3
Turnout |  | 25.2
| Labour win
| Labour win
Burnopfield and Dipton (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Derwentside Independents | Bob Alderson  | 760  | 39.5
| Labour | Ivan Jewell  | 701  | 36.5
| Labour | Joanne Carr  | 688  | 35.6
| Derwentside Independents | David Marrs  | 510  | 26.5
| Independent | Reg Ord  | 381  | 19.8
| Independent | Roland Hemsley  | 328  | 17.1
| Independent | Trevor Ord  | 257  | 13.4
Turnout |  | 30.4
| Derwentside Independents win
| Labour win

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Chester-le-Street East (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Lawson Armstrong  | 310  | 32.2
| Conservative | Beaty Bainbridge  | 285  | 29.6
| UKIP | Graham Roy Thorp  | 229  | 23.8
| Independent | Maureen Diana May  | 140  | 14.5
Turnout |  | 30.8
| Labour win
Chester-le-Street North (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Tracie Jane Smith  | 853  | 75.9
| Conservative | Philip Hall  | 148  | 13.0
| UKIP | Lesley Cook  | 137  | 12.0
Turnout |  | 35.4
| Labour win
Chester-le-Street South (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour Co-op | Keith Davidson  | 1,047  | 51.1
| Labour Co-op | Katherine Helen Henig  | 926  | 45.2
| Conservative | Allan Bainbridge  | 528  | 25.8
| UKIP | Fiona Ford  | 410  | 20.0
| Conservative | Daniel Mayne  | 379  | 18.5
| UKIP | Miles Ford  | 377  | 18.4
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Bernard Nathan  | 181  | 8.8
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Keith Peacock  | 114  | 5.6
Turnout |  | 33.1
| Labour Co-op win
| Labour Co-op win
Chester-le-Street West Central (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Simon Antony Henig  | 1,171  | 70.5
| Labour | Linda Marshall  | 1,126  | 67.8
| UKIP | Kenneth W Taylor  | 335  | 20.2
| UKIP | Samantha Robinson  | 265  | 16.0
| Conservative | Mark Thomas Nicholson  | 137  | 8.2
| Conservative | Julie Ann Watson  | 116  | 7.0
Turnout |  | 27.2
| Labour win
| Labour win
Chilton (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Christine Potts  | 646  | 65.5
| Independent | Peter Davies  | 280  | 28.4
| Conservative | Richard Child  | 61  | 6.2
Turnout |  | 31.7
| Labour win
Consett North (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | Owen Temple  | 924  | 43.8
| Independent | Alex Watson  | 765  | 36.2
| Labour | Clive Robson  | 574  | 27.2
| Labour | Sara-Jane Heslop  | 499  | 23.6
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Nealis  | 491  | 23.2
| Derwentside Independents | Mary Westgarth  | 408  | 19.3
| UKIP | Shaun Bailey  | 253  | 12.0
Turnout |  | 33.7
| Liberal Democrats win
| Independent win
Consett South (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Derwentside Independents | Derek Hicks  | 306  | 53.6
| Labour | Malcolm Andrew Clarke  | 265  | 46.4
Turnout |  | 19.8
| Derwentside Independents win
Coundon (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Charlie Kay  | 396  | 60.6
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Lesley Zair  | 217  | 33.2
| Conservative | Michael John Gossage  | 41  | 6.3
Turnout |  | 20.2
| Labour win
Coxhoe (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mac Williams  | 1,826  | 72.5
| Labour | Maria Leina Plews  | 1,737  | 68.9
| Labour | Jan Blakey  | 1,536  | 61.0
| Conservative | Miranda Jupp  | 264  | 10.5
| Liberal Democrats | John Lightley  | 264  | 10.5
| Conservative | Edward Parson  | 244  | 9.7
| Conservative | Benjamin Tomos Lewis  | 241  | 9.6
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Walton  | 209  | 8.3
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Walker  | 169  | 6.7
Turnout |  | 26.6
| Labour win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Craghead and South Moor (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mark Davinson  | 995  | 63.2
| Labour | Carole Hampson  | 939  | 59.7
| Derwentside Independents | Jim Lockie  | 488  | 31.0
| UKIP | Andrew McDonald  | 319  | 20.3
Turnout |  | 26.3
| Labour win
| Labour win
Crook (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Eddie Murphy  | 771  | 34.1
| Labour | Eddie Tomlinson  | 719  | 31.8
| Labour | Geoff Mowbray  | 691  | 30.6
| Labour | Lindsay Wright  | 642  | 28.4
| Independent | Ian Hirst  | 630  | 27.9
| Independent | John Winter  | 594  | 26.3
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | John Bailey  | 559  | 24.7
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Patricia Jopling  | 476  | 21.1
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Aaron Cowen  | 450  | 19.9
| Liberal Democrats | David English  | 161  | 7.1
| Liberal Democrats | David Gordon Halliday  | 144  | 6.4
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Godard  | 124  | 5.5
| Green | Jo Yelland  | 123  | 5.4
| Green | Katherine Ruth Margrave Machen  | 89  | 3.9
| Green | Gerald Alken  | 88  | 3.9
Turnout |  | 23.8
| Independent win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Dawdon (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Kevin Joseph Shaw  | 1,115  | 61.0
| Labour | Sonia Forster  | 993  | 54.4
| Independent | Robert Arthur  | 829  | 45.4
Turnout |  | 26.6
| Labour win
| Labour win
Deerness (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Jean Kathleen Chaplow  | 1,753  | 59.8
| Labour | David Bell  | 1,616  | 55.2
| Labour | Anne Bonner  | 1,475  | 50.3
| Liberal Democrats | John Wilkinson  | 632  | 21.6
| Independent | Rev Crooks  | 539  | 18.4
| Independent | Annette Crooks  | 424  | 14.5
| Independent | Shaun Easter  | 404  | 13.8
| Liberal Democrats | John Joseph Kelley  | 359  | 12.3
| Liberal Democrats | Andrea Watts  | 357  | 12.2
| Conservative | Andrew Lloyd  | 155  | 5.3
| Conservative | Benjamin Frost  | 151  | 5.2
| Conservative | Theo Lloyd  | 125  | 4.3
Turnout |  |
| Labour win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Delves Lane (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Jane Brown  | 1,066  | 70.3
| Labour | Bob Glass  | 776  | 51.3
| Derwentside Independents | Lesley Anne Richardson  | 581  | 38.4
Turnout |  | 23.9
| Labour win
| Labour win
Deneside (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Edward Bell  | 972  | 81.1
| Labour | Jennifer Ann Bell  | 920  | 76.8
| Independent | Steven Paul Colborn  | 263  | 22.0
Turnout |  | 20.6
| Labour win
| Labour win
Durham South (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | David Stoker  | 349  | 43.3
| Labour | Andrzej Olechnowicz  | 250  | 31.0
| Conservative | Jonathan Alan Duell  | 117  | 14.5
| Green | Robert Edward Shaw  | 90  | 11.2
Turnout |  | 27.9
| Liberal Democrats win

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Easington (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | David John Boyes  | 1,026  | 67.8
| Labour | Angela Surtees  | 936  | 61.8
| Independent | Terry Murray  | 521  | 34.4
| Green | Martie Warin  | 244  | 16.1
Turnout |  | 25.4
| Labour win
| Labour win
Elvet and Gilesgate (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | David Robert Freeman  | 572  | 39.1
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Daniel Ormerod  | 532  | 36.4
| Labour | Alan Hayton  | 450  | 30.8
| Labour | Peter James Thompson  | 413  | 28.2
| Conservative | Rebecca Mary Louise Coulson  | 193  | 13.2
| Green | Sean Patrick Healy  | 191  | 13.1
| Green | Jake Adam Pentland  | 171  | 11.7
| Conservative | Patricia Wynne  | 160  | 10.9
| UKIP | Christopher John Arthur  | 151  | 10.3
Turnout |  | 21.3
| Liberal Democrats win
| Liberal Democrats win
Esh and Witton Gilbert (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Joe Armstrong  | 897  | 43.6
| Labour | Barbara Armstrong  | 865  | 42.0
| Liberal Democrats | Arnie Simpson  | 693  | 33.7
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Guy  | 636  | 30.9
| UKIP | Rita Moralee  | 410  | 19.9
| UKIP | Susan Bell  | 390  | 18.9
| Conservative | Megan Alis Roberts  | 105  | 5.1
| Conservative | Pok Lai Leung  | 86  | 4.2
Turnout |  | 32.1
| Labour win
| Labour win
Evenwood (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Pauline Mary Charlton  | 870  | 52.2
| Labour | Andy Turner  | 655  | 39.3
| Conservative | Stephen Hugill  | 529  | 31.7
| UKIP | Graham Casey  | 491  | 29.5
| Conservative | Linda Raper  | 362  | 21.7
Turnout |  | 24.9
| Labour win
| Labour win
Ferryhill (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Patrick McCourt  | 968  | 40.4
| Independent | Brian Francis Avery  | 933  | 38.9
| Labour | Pauline Crathorne  | 867  | 36.1
| F.A.I.R.  | Charlie Rand  | 866  | 36.1
| F.A.I.R.  | David Farry  | 850  | 35.4
| F.A.I.R.  | Mel Brown  | 833  | 34.7
| Labour | Craig Patterson  | 784  | 32.7
Turnout |  | 26.8
| Labour win
| Independent win
| Labour win
Framwellgate and Newton Hall (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jayne Hopgood  | 1,628  | 41.9
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Ashley Wilkes  | 1,590  | 40.9
| Liberal Democrats | Mamie Simmons  | 1,452  | 37.4
| Labour | Laurence Bell  | 1,179  | 30.4
| Labour | Joe Lennox  | 1,140  | 29.4
| Labour | Aurelia Constance Smith  | 1,082  | 27.9
| Independent | Terry Moderate  | 714  | 18.4
| UKIP | Colin Thomas Mortimer  | 589  | 15.2
| Independent | Philip Wolstenholme  | 421  | 10.8
| Independent | Shaun Kennedy  | 265  | 6.8
| Conservative | Alex Humphries  | 237  | 6.1
| Green | James Benedict Elliott  | 174  | 4.5
| Conservative | Anne Murphy  | 169  | 4.4
| Green | Amanda Jayne Taylor Aiken  | 147  | 3.8
| Green | Daniel Alexis Wolfe Stern  | 141  | 3.6
Turnout |  | 36.7
| Liberal Democrats win
| Liberal Democrats win
| Liberal Democrats win
Horden (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Paul Stradling  | 1,218  | 72.5
| Labour | June Clark  | 939  | 55.9
| Independent | Doug Langan  | 442  | 26.3
| Independent | Dennis Maddison  | 432  | 25.7
Turnout |  | 26.3
| Labour win
| Labour win
Lanchester (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Ossie Johnson  | 1,189  | 58.2
| Derwentside Independents | Richie Young  | 876  | 42.9
| Labour | Janet Box  | 758  | 37.1
| UKIP | John Harpin  | 413  | 20.2
| UKIP | Clive Taylor-Sholl  | 340  | 16.6
| Conservative | Christopher James MacAllister  | 275  | 13.5
Turnout |  |
| Labour win
| Derwentside Independents win
Leadgate and Medomsley (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Derwentside Independents | Watts Stelling  | 1,413  | 59.1
| Derwentside Independents | Alan Shield  | 1,147  | 48.0
| Labour | Liam Carr  | 976  | 40.8
| Labour | Estelle Spring  | 709  | 29.6
| Conservative | Leanne Moses  | 206  | 8.6
Turnout |  | 33.9
| Derwentside Independents win
| Derwentside Independents win
Lumley (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Alan Bell  | 1,083  | 58.7
| Independent | Audrey Willis  | 889  | 48.2
| Labour | David Thompson  | 737  | 39.9
| Labour | Rita Carr  | 656  | 35.6
Turnout |  | 3.5
| Independent win
| Independent win
Murton (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Alan Napier  | 1,305  | 75.0
| Labour | Joyce Maitland  | 1,214  | 69.8
| UKIP | Arthur Ord  | 403  | 23.2
| UKIP | Michael Walton  | 376  | 21.6
Turnout |  | 27.8
| Labour win
| Labour win
Neville's Cross (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Martin  | 1,117  | 45.4
| Liberal Democrats | Grenville Holland  | 1,087  | 44.2
| Green | Jonathan Elmer  | 642  | 26.1
| Green | Stephen Ashfield  | 619  | 25.2
| Labour | Jonathan Priestman Lovell  | 471  | 19.1
| Labour | Jonathan George Alfred Roberts  | 442  | 18.0
| Conservative | Michael Drummond Moverley Smith  | 247  | 10.0
| Conservative | Wendy Frances Smith  | 228  | 9.3
Turnout |  | 32.1
| Liberal Democrats win
| Liberal Democrats win
North Lodge (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Peter Howard May  | 540  | 47.5
| Labour Co-op | Sarah Gill  | 288  | 25.3
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Martin  | 259  | 22.8
| Conservative | Lucille Diana Nicholson  | 50  | 4.4
Turnout |  | 39.0
| Independent win

### P − S

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Passfield (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Joan Maslin  | 348  | 36.6
| Labour | Mandy Jean Thompson  | 334  | 35.1
| FAIR & Independent  | David Hawley  | 270  | 28.4
Turnout |  | 26.1
| Independent win
Pelton (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Alison Batey  | 1,788  | 67.5
| Labour | Jim Cordon  | 1,660  | 62.7
| Labour | Colin Carr  | 1,422  | 53.7
| UKIP | Stephen Neil Black  | 865  | 32.7
| Conservative | Joel Andrew Shepherd  | 429  | 16.2
| Conservative | Henry Spencer  | 394  | 14.9
Turnout |  | 25.7
| Labour win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Peterlee East (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Harry Bennett  | 797  | 57.9
| Labour | Audrey Ellen Laing  | 728  | 52.9
| FAIR & Independent  | John Hardy  | 518  | 37.6
| FAIR & Independent  | Susan Lewins  | 516  | 37.5
Turnout |  | 23.4
| Labour win
| Labour win
Peterlee West (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | James Alvey  | 669  | 47.9
| Labour | Janice Isabella Measor  | 542  | 38.8
| FAIR & Independent  | Susan McDonnell  | 534  | 38.2
| FAIR & Independent  | Karen Hawley  | 509  | 36.4
| Independent | Ralph Liddle  | 325  | 23.3
| Conservative | Mandeep Thandi  | 36  | 2.6
Turnout |  | 21.5
| Labour win
| Labour win
Sacriston (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Heather Sara Liddle  | 919  | 61.1
| Labour | Simon Joseph Wilson  | 911  | 60.5
| UKIP | Bruce Robertson Reid  | 348  | 23.1
| UKIP | Michael Trevor Toms  | 330  | 21.9
| Conservative | Mark Anthony Watson  | 108  | 7.2
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Michelle Cowan  | 98  | 6.5
| Conservative | Laurence James Ashwin  | 97  | 6.4
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Nichol Woodmass  | 64  | 4.3
Turnout |  | 26.0
| Labour win
| Labour win
Seaham (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Geraldine Bleasdale  | 748  | 51.1
| Labour | Sue Morrison  | 700  | 47.8
| UKIP | Lynn Errington  | 445  | 30.4
| UKIP | Jeanette Andria Strong  | 400  | 27.3
| Conservative | Derick Dixon  | 278  | 19.0
| Conservative | Margaret Reid  | 209  | 14.3
Turnout |  | 25.9
| Labour win
| Labour win
Sedgefield (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | John Robinson  | 1,166  | 50.9
| Labour | Rachel Lumsdon  | 939  | 41.0
| Conservative | David Ralph Brown  | 864  | 37.7
| Conservative | Rebecca Rhiannon Hagan  | 665  | 29.0
| Independent | Jimmy Seymour  | 493  | 21.5
Turnout |  | 35.7
| Labour win
| Labour win
Sherburn (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Stephen Guy  | 1,084  | 51.7
| Labour | David Marshall Hall  | 1,012  | 48.3
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Woods  | 710  | 33.9
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Wood  | 645  | 30.8
| Independent | Andrew Neil Sowerby  | 231  | 11.0
| Conservative | Will Halford  | 213  | 10.2
| Conservative | Michael James Fishwick  | 143  | 6.8
Turnout |  | 30.7
| Labour win
| Labour win
Shildon and Dene Valley (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Brian Stephens  | 1,443  | 51.2
| Labour | Henry Nicholson  | 1,294  | 45.9
| Labour | Trish Pemberton  | 1,104  | 39.2
| Independent | David Michael Hancock  | 1,022  | 36.3
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Kenny Beal  | 793  | 28.2
| Liberal Democrats | James Garry Huntington  | 737  | 26.2
| Independent | Robert Ingledew  | 692  | 24.6
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Michael Robinson Howe  | 422  | 15.0
Turnout |  | 27.5
| Labour win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Shotton and South Hetton (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Eunice Huntington  | 893  | 53.6
| Labour | Robin John Todd  | 871  | 52.3
| Independent | Ivan Cochrane  | 686  | 41.2
| FAIR & Independent  | Karon Liddell  | 493  | 29.6
Turnout |  | 24.0
| Labour win
| Labour win
Spennymoor (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics  | Kevin Thompson  | 1,034  | 43.2
| Labour | Ian Geldard  | 950  | 39.7
| Labour | Pat Lawton  | 911  | 38.1
| Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics  | Elizabeth Maddison  | 877  | 36.7
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Ord  | 872  | 36.5
| Labour | Colin Nelson  | 868  | 36.3
| BNP | Amanda Molloy  | 271  | 11.3
| Conservative | George Smedley  | 188  | 7.9
Turnout |  | 27.6
| Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Stanley (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | Carl Marshall  | 1,161  | 68.6
| Labour | Katherine Dearden  | 1,064  | 62.9
| Derwentside Independents | Jack Pye  | 455  | 26.9
| UKIP | Alan Robinson  | 258  | 15.2
| UKIP | Valentine Taylor-Sholl  | 180  | 10.6
Turnout |  | 25.1
| Labour win
| Labour win

### T − W

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Tanfield (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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|
|

| Labour | Olga Milburn  | 914  | 50.0
| Derwentside Independents | Joyce Charlton  | 777  | 42.5
| Labour | Peter McLaughlin  | 753  | 41.2
| Derwentside Independents | Tom Pattinson  | 566  | 30.9
| UKIP | Alan Errington  | 296  | 16.2
Turnout |  | 26.7
| Derwentside Independents win
| Labour win
Tow Law (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | John Hart  | 399  | 44.9
| Independent | Anita Atkinson  | 220  | 24.8
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Ron Grogan  | 148  | 16.7
| Independent | Terry Batson  | 93  | 10.5
| Independent | Don Nevin Cameron  | 27  | 3.0
Turnout |  | 25.2
| Labour win
Trimdon and Thornley (3 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | Morris Nicholls  | 1,801  | 69.7
| Labour | Lucy Hovvels  | 1,692  | 65.5
| Labour | Peter Brookes  | 1,654  | 64.0
| UKIP | Jean Rosalind Seath  | 581  | 22.5
| UKIP | Ted Seath  | 510  | 19.7
Turnout |  | 24.9
| Labour win
| Labour win
| Labour win
Tudhoe (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | Barbara Graham  | 1,024  | 50.9
| Labour | Neil Crowther Foster  | 942  | 46.8
| Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics  | Richard Parker  | 449  | 22.3
| BNP | Pete Molloy  | 410  | 20.4
| UKIP | Cherry Rozanne Hudson  | 302  | 15.0
| Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics  | Christine Sproat  | 261  | 13.0
| Conservative | Richard Louis Coad  | 121  | 6.0
| Liberal Democrats | Eddie Rhodes  | 115  | 5.7
Turnout |  | 32.0
| Labour win
| Labour win
Weardale (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Independent | John Shuttleworth  | 1,642  | 59.8
| Independent | Anita Savory  | 1,536  | 56.0
| Labour | Joe Kirwin  | 983  | 35.8
| Conservative | Christine Susan Holt  | 197  | 7.2
| Conservative | Ivy Wilson  | 142  | 5.2
Turnout |  | 41.7
| Independent win
| Independent win
West Auckland (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | Rob Yorke  | 772  | 55.3
| Labour | Christine Wilson  | 682  | 48.9
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | George Smith  | 408  | 29.2
| UKIP | Betty Hopson  | 349  | 25.0
| Conservative | Alan Booth  | 204  | 14.6
Turnout |  | 21.1
| Labour win
| Labour win
Willington and Hunwick (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | Joe Buckham  | 908  | 52.8
| Labour | Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn  | 870  | 50.6
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Matthew Todd  | 731  | 42.5
| Conservative | Kath Currie  | 334  | 19.4
| Conservative | Margaret Ann Mukherjee  | 152  | 8.9
Turnout |  | 24.9
| Labour win
| Labour win
Wingate (1 seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | Leo Taylor  | 538  | 67.8
| Independent | Janet Higgins  | 256  | 32.2
Turnout |  | 24.4
| Labour win
Woodhouse Close (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Labour | John Lethbridge  | 694  | 56.4
| Labour | June Elizabeth Lee  | 602  | 48.9
| Independent | Billy Neilson  | 315  | 25.6
| Liberal Democrats | Betty Todd  | 231  | 18.8
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Michael O'Neil  | 159  | 12.9
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | Vince Perkins  | 152  | 12.4
| Conservative | Jack Victor Seear  | 77  | 6.3
Turnout |  | 19.3
| Labour win
| Labour win

## By-elections

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Crook, 7 November 2013  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Andrea Patterson  | 741  | 40.3  | +9.7
| Independent | Ian Hirst  | 496  | 27.0  | −0.9
| Wear Valley Independent Group  | John Bailey  | 360  | 19.6  | −5.1
| Liberal Democrats | David English  | 145  | 7.9  | +0.8
| Conservative | Beatty Bainbridge  | 54  | 2.9  | N/A
| Green | Joanne Yelland  | 41  | 2.2  | −3.2
Turnout |  | 18.6  |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Crook, 18 September 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Maureen Stanton  | 753  | 47.0  | +18.6
| UKIP | Margaret Hopson  | 339  | 21.1  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | David English  | 233  | 14.5  | +7.4
| Independent | Anthony Simpson  | 193  | 12.0  | N/A
| Conservative | Alan Booth  | 90  | 5.6  | N/A
Turnout |  | 17.2  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Burnopfield & Dipton, 23 October 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Joanne Carr  | 656  | 44.9  | +9.3
| Derwentside Independents | Gillian Burnett  | 655  | 44.8  | +5.3
| Conservative | Alan Booth  | 83  | 5.7  | N/A
| Green | Melanie Howd  | 68  | 4.7  | N/A
Turnout |  | 23.4  |
| Labour gain from Derwentside Independents | Swing | N/A |
Evenwood, 23 October 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Heather Broadbent  | 546  | 38.2  | −14.0
| Conservative | Anthony Hugill  | 396  | 27.7  | −4.0
| UKIP | Graham Casey  | 309  | 21.6  | −7.9
| Independent | Lee Carnighan  | 108  | 7.5  | N/A
| Green | Greg Robinson  | 72  | 5.0  | N/A
Turnout |  | 21.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Barnard Castle West, 7 May 2015  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Edward Henderson  | 2,518  | 57.6  | +0.8
| Green | Thomas Robinson  | 972  | 22.3  | −0.6
| Labour | Philip Hunt  | 878  | 20.1  | −2.4
Turnout |  | 69.6  |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Ferryhill, 7 May 2015  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | John Lindsay  | 2,266  | 49.6  | +9.2
| Independent | Joseph Makepeace  | 1,989  | 43.5  | N/A
| Green | William Lawrence  | 316  | 6.9  | N/A
Turnout |  | 55.6  |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Sherburn, 7 May 2015  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | William Kellett  | 2,218  | 52.3  | +0.6
| Conservative | Michael Fishwick  | 985  | 23.2  | +16.4
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tibbs  | 531  | 12.5  | −21.4
| Green | Joanna Smith  | 508  | 12.0  | N/A
Turnout |  | 64.5  |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Ferryhill, 7 May 2015  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Fraser Tinsley  | 2,169  | 54.4  | +1.6
| Independent | Matthew Todd  | 1,512  | 38.0  | −4.5
| Green | Mark Quinn  | 301  | 7.6  | N/A
Turnout |  | 58.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Shotton & South Hetton, 20 August 2015  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Alan Liversidge  | 595  | 52.5  | +0.2
| North East | Edward Hall  | 214  | 18.9  | N/A
| UKIP | Lee-James Harris  | 131  | 11.6  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Anderson  | 107  | 9.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Beatrice Bainbridge  | 67  | 5.9  | N/A
| Green | Martie Warin  | 19  | 1.7  | N/A
Turnout |  | 17.8  |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A |

## References

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1. ^ "County and Parish/Town Council Elections 2 May 2013". Durham County Council. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
2. ^ "The Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/1394
3. ^ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
4. ^ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
5. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Durham County Council. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
6. ^ "County and Parish/Town Council Elections 2 May 2013". Durham County Council. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
7. ^ "Results for Durham". BBC News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
8. ^ "County Council election results". Durham County Council. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project – 2013 – Durham". andrewteale.me.uk.

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