2025 Durham County Council election

2025 English local election

2025 Durham County Council election

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| ← 2021 | 1 May 2025 |

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All 98 seats on Durham County Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 34.8% (1.6 pp)
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Leader  | Andrew Husband  | Amanda Hopgood | [c]
Party  | Reform UK | Liberal Democrats | Independent
Leader's seat  | Chester-le-Street North  | Framwellgate and Newton Hall  |
Last election  | 0 seats, 0.1%  | 17 seats, 12.4%  | 22 seats, 16.6%
Seats before  | 0[a] | 13[a] | 26[a]
Seats won  | 65 | 14  | 12
Seat change  | 65[b] | 1[b] | 14[b]
Popular vote  | 54,655 | 18,644  | 17,595
Percentage  | 34.4% | 11.7%  | 12.0%
Swing  | 34.3%  | 0.5%  | 5.5%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Leader  | Carl Marshall  | [d] | Richard Bell
Party  | Labour | Green | Conservative
Leader's seat  | Stanley (defeated) |  | Upper Teesdale
Last election  | 53 seats, 37.8%  | 1 seats, 3.8%  | 24 seats, 26.8%
Seats before  | 42[a] | 1[a] | 16[a]
Seats won  | 4  | 2  | 1
Seat change  | 38[b] | 1[b] | 15[b]
Popular vote  | 31,098  | 7,682  | 11,790
Percentage  | 19.5%  | 4.8%  | 7.4%
Swing  | 14.0%  | 1.0%  | 19.4%

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Ward map (solid)

Ward map (gradient)

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Composition of the council

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| Leader before election

Amanda Hopgood
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

| Leader after election

Andrew Husband
Reform UK

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The 2025 Durham County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Durham County Council in County Durham, England.[3] 98 seats were elected, a reduction from 126.[4] This was on the same day as other local elections. The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Liberal Democrat-led coalition. The election saw Reform UK win a majority of the seats on the council.

## Background

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At the 2021 election, the Labour Party lost overall control of the council for the first time in a century.[5] Although Labour were the largest party after the 2021 election, a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Derwentside Independents, Green Party and some of the independent councillors formed to run the council between 2021 and 2025, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Amanda Hopgood.[6]

New division boundaries were drawn up to take effect for the 2025 election, reducing the number of seats on the council from 126 to 98.[7]

In March 2025, a poll from Electoral Calculus for The Daily Telegraph \- of all English local authorities with elections in May 2025 - projected that Reform UK would win outright control of, and hold a majority of seats on, the council following the election.[8]

## Previous council composition

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After 2021 election | Before 2025 election[9]

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Party  | Seats  | Party  | Seats
| Labour | 53  |  | Labour | 52
| Conservative | 24  |  | Conservative | 17
| Liberal Democrats | 17  |  | Liberal Democrats | 15
| Derwentside Independents | 5  |  | Derwentside Independents | 4
| Reform UK | 0  |  | Reform UK | 4
| North East | 4  |  | North East | 2
| Green | 1  |  | Green | 1
| Independent | 22  |  | Independent | 29
| Vacant | N/A  |  | Vacant | 2

### Changes 2021–2025

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* November 2021: Brian Avery (independent) dies – by-election held February 2022[10]
* January 2022: Mark Roberts (Conservative) dies – by-election held April 2022[11]
* February 2022: Curtis Bihari (Labour) gains by-election from independent[12]
* April 2022: George Smith (Labour) gains by-election from Conservatives[13]
* May 2022: Karen Hawley and Diane Howarth (North East) leave party to sit as independents[14]
* February 2023: Beatrice Bainbridge (Conservative) dies – by-election held May 2023[15]
* May 2023: Julie Scurfield (Labour) gains by-election from Conservatives[16]
* September 2023: Leanne Kennedy (Labour) dies – by-election held November 2023[17]
* November 2023: June Watson (Labour) wins by-election[18]
* February 2024: Isabella Roberts (Labour) dies – by-election held May 2024[19]
* May 2024: June Clark (Labour) wins by-election;[20] Maura McKeon (Labour) resigns – by-election held July 2024;[21] Michael McGaun (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent[22]
* June 2024: Angela Hanson and Sam McMahon (Labour) leave party to sit as independents[23]
* July 2024: Viv Anderson (Labour) wins by-election[24]
* November 2024: Neville Jones (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent[25]
* December 2024: Robert Potts (Conservative) joins Reform UK[26]
* January 2025: Joanne Howey and Cathy Hunt (Conservative) leave party to sit as independents;[27] Paul Taylor (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[28]
* February 2025: Fraser Tinsley (Labour) resigns – seat left vacant until 2025 election;[29] Joe Quinn (Conservative) and Cathy Hunt (independent) join Reform UK[30]
* March 2025: Michael McGaun (independent) joins Reform UK[31]
* Stephen Robinson (Derwentside Independents) leaves party to sit as an independent
* April 2025: Mamie Simmons (Liberal Democrats) dies, seat left vacant until election.[32]

## Opinion polls

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### Seat projections

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Date(s)
conducted  | Pollster  | Client  | Sample
size  | Area  | Lab | Con | LD | Grn | Ref | Others

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1 – 10 Mar 2025  | Electoral Calculus[33] | Daily Telegraph | 5,421  | GB  | 15  | 4  | 9  | 0  | 70 | 0
6 May 2021  | 2021 local elections | –  | –  | 53 | 24  | 17  | 1  | 0  | 31

## Results summary

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2025 Durham County Council election[34]

Party  | Candidates  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−
| Reform UK | 97  | 65  | 65  | 0  | 65  | 66.3  | 34.4  | 54,655  | 34.3
| Labour | 98  | 4  | 0  | 38  | 38  | 4.1  | 19.5  | 31,098  | 14.0
| Liberal Democrats | 77  | 14  | 1  | 0  |  1  | 14.3  | 11.7  | 18,644  | 0.5
| Independent | 53  | 12  | 0  | 14  | 14  | 12.2  | 11.1  | 17,679  | 5.5
| Conservative | 73  | 1  | 0  | 15  | 15  | 1.0  | 7.4  | 11,790  | 19.4
| Green | 37  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2.0  | 4.8  | 7,682  | 1.0
| Derwentside Independents | 5  | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | \-  | 1.1  | 1,686  | 2.2
| Seaham Community Party  | 4  | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | \-  | 1.0  | 1,622  | 0.1
| North East | 4  | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | \-  | 0.6  | 972  | 1.0
| SDP | 1  | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | \-  | 0.1  | 83  | New
| UKIP | 1  | 0  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | \-  | 0.0  | 33  | New

## Ward results

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List of candidates [35]

### Annfield Plain and Tanfield

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Annfield Plain and Tanfield (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Karen Allison  | 1,404  | 47.3  |
| Reform UK | Darren Grimes | 1,364  | 46.0  |
| Derwentside Independents | Joan Nicholson  | 659  | 22.2  |
| Labour | Olga Milburn  | 579  | 19.5  |
| Derwentside Independents | Joyce Charlton  | 574  | 19.3  |
| Labour | Jeanette Theresa Stephenson  | 512  | 17.3  |
| Green | Sarah Twigg  | 122  | 4.1  |
| Conservative | Kevin John Briggs  | 114  | 3.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sopha Phal  | 80  | 2.7  |
| Conservative | Garry Richardson  | 77  | 2.6  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,968  | 36.4  |

### Aycliffe North and Middridge

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Aycliffe North and Middridge (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Michael Stead*  | 1,001  | 34.1  |
| Reform UK | Tim McGuinness  | 999  | 34.0  |
| Reform UK | Clive Taylor-Sholl  | 887  | 30.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Aston  | 807  | 27.5  |
| Conservative | David Sutton-Lloyd  | 471  | 16.0  |
| Labour | Michael Edward Murphy  | 438  | 14.9  |
| Labour | Luke Ellis  | 419  | 14.3  |
| Conservative | Tony Stubbs  | 339  | 11.5  |
| Independent | Tony Beddard  | 106  | 3.6  |
| Independent | Dorothy Bowman  | 94  | 3.2  |
| Green | Jonathan Stephen Park  | 82  | 2.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,936  | 34.2  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
| Reform UK gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Aycliffe South

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Aycliffe South (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | John William Grant  | 1,459  | 44.3  |
| Reform UK | Nicole Louise Brown  | 1,335  | 40.5  |
| Reform UK | Andrew Eales  | 1,287  | 39.0  |
| Labour | Jim Atkinson  | 667  | 20.2  |
| Conservative | Paul Howell  | 589  | 17.9  |
| Labour | John Joseph Clark  | 556  | 16.9  |
| Independent | Ken Robson  | 550  | 16.7  |
| Labour | Toyin Ogunyemi  | 396  | 12.0  |
| Independent | Martin Ashcroft  | 363  | 11.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kyle Robinson  | 331  | 10.0  |
| Independent | George Coulson Gray  | 305  | 9.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Tunde Akinsanya  | 286  | 8.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Woodward  | 286  | 8.7  |
| Independent | Tony Armstrong  | 227  | 6.9  |
| Green | Neale Floyd Darryl Cooley  | 156  | 4.7  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,296  | 29.0  |

### Barnard Castle

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Barnard Castle (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Chris Foote-Wood  | 456  | 30.8  |
| Reform UK | Christopher Paul Bewley  | 436  | 29.4  |
| Conservative | Ted Henderson  | 421  | 28.5  |
| Green | John Edward Hogg  | 97  | 6.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Huzzey  | 63  | 4.3  |
Majority | 20  |  |
Turnout | 1,473  | 35.6  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Belmont

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Belmont (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Mavin*  | 1,296  | 39.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Mavin*  | 1,256  | 38.2  |
| Reform UK | Christopher Elliott  | 1,026  | 31.2  |
| Reform UK | Steve Gilley  | 853  | 25.9  |
| Labour | Paul Thomas Finley  | 733  | 22.3  |
| Labour | Val Hawes  | 722  | 21.9  |
| Green | Joel Graham Thornton  | 306  | 9.3  |
| Conservative | Gary Parkin  | 158  | 4.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,292  | 39.5  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Benfieldside

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Benfieldside (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Sandra Ruth Grindle  | 1,064  | 33.9  |
| Reform UK | Andrew James Kilburn  | 1,007  | 32.0  |
| Labour | Kevin Earley  | 879  | 28.0  |
| Independent | Stephen Robinson  | 783  | 24.9  |
| Independent | Peter Oliver  | 646  | 20.6  |
| Labour | Michael Wass  | 613  | 19.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Rooney  | 362  | 11.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Nattrass  | 278  | 8.8  |
| Conservative | David Lowes  | 216  | 6.9  |
| Conservative | Dan Lowes  | 215  | 6.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,143  | 39.6  |

### Bishop Auckland

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Bishop Auckland (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Lyndsey Fox  | 1,870  | 46.9  |
| Reform UK | John Paul Kinvig  | 1,713  | 42.9  |
| Reform UK | Tom Redmond  | 1,708  | 42.8  |
| Labour | Kelly Joanne Guest  | 949  | 23.8  |
| Labour | Tessa Fay Hope  | 945  | 23.7  |
| Labour | Michael Thomas Siddle  | 934  | 23.4  |
| Independent | Sam Zair  | 783  | 19.6  |
| Independent | Mike Harker  | 422  | 10.6  |
| Conservative | Luke Allan Holmes  | 413  | 10.4  |
| Conservative | James Peter Middleton  | 392  | 9.8  |
| Conservative | Adeline Tchana  | 246  | 6.2  |
| Green | S J Hannahs  | 245  | 6.1  |
| Independent | Joanne Marie Howey  | 233  | 5.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Thelwell  | 164  | 4.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Arnold Simpson  | 152  | 3.8  |
| Independent | John Dennis Brigstock  | 32  | 0.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,989  | 32.6  |

### Blackhalls and Hesledens

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Blackhalls and Hesledens (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Rob Crute  | 629  | 44.5  |
| Reform UK | Gary Johnson  | 621  | 43.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Thompson  | 114  | 8.1  |
| Conservative | Victoria Bartch  | 49  | 3.5  |
Majority | 8  |  |
Turnout | 1,413  | 32.6  |

### Bowburn and Coxhoe

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Bowburn and Coxhoe (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Kyle Martin Genner  | 1,613  | 41.7  |
| Independent | Gary Hutchinson  | 1,419  | 36.7  |
| Independent | Jan Blakey  | 1,409  | 36.4  |
| Reform UK | Benjamin Straughair  | 1,269  | 32.8  |
| Reform UK | Michael Walter Watson  | 1,242  | 32.1  |
| Labour | Viv Anderson  | 962  | 24.9  |
| Labour | Shaun David Gibson  | 667  | 17.2  |
| Labour | Lennox Walter Lauchlan  | 607  | 15.7  |
| Green | Catherine Marie Birchmore  | 384  | 9.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kimberley Noble  | 200  | 5.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | George Alexander Chissell  | 188  | 4.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Greenaway  | 180  | 4.7  |
| Conservative | Dorothy Luckhurst  | 162  | 4.2  |
| Conservative | Jane McAndrew  | 145  | 3.7  |
| Conservative | Clive Oliver Rowland  | 120  | 3.1  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,869  | 31.6  |

### Brandon

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Brandon (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Jonathan Elmer  | 1,017  | 33.7  |
| Green | Priscilla Anne Bowen Elmer  | 900  | 29.8  |
| Independent | Paul Taylor  | 845  | 28.0  |
| Reform UK | Andrew Fullard  | 786  | 26.0  |
| Reform UK | Mark Leigh  | 700  | 23.2  |
| Labour | Anne Bonner  | 503  | 16.6  |
| Labour | Nick Rippin  | 457  | 15.1  |
| Independent | Carolyn Jayne Smith  | 93  | 3.1  |
| Conservative | Billy Walker  | 71  | 2.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Abrial Jerram  | 62  | 2.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Prem Raghvani  | 51  | 1.7  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,022  | 36.2  |

### Castle Eden and Passfield

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Castle Eden and Passfield (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Scott Woodhouse  | 804  | 52.5  |
| Labour | Mary Agnes Bell  | 337  | 22.0  |
| North East Party | Susan McDonnell  | 132  | 8.6  |
| Independent | Karen Hawley  | 124  | 8.1  |
| Conservative | James Coulson  | 87  | 5.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hodgson  | 46  | 3.0  |
Majority | 467  |  |
Turnout | 1,530  | 34.5  |

### Chester-le-Street North

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Chester-le-Street North (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Andrew John Husband  | 1,139  | 37.3  |
| Labour | Tracie Jane Smith  | 1,082  | 35.5  |
| Labour | Julie Anne Scurfield  | 944  | 30.9  |
| Independent | Karen Fantarrow-Darby  | 860  | 28.2  |
| Reform UK | Antony Teasdale  | 765  | 25.1  |
| Green | Derek Morse  | 230  | 7.5  |
| Conservative | David Brown  | 199  | 6.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Bernard Nathan  | 160  | 5.2  |
| SDP | Tom Chittenden  | 83  | 2.7  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,052  | 40.0  |

### Chester-le-Street South

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Chester-le-Street South (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Paul Stephen Sexton  | 1,641  | 50.0  |
| Independent | Bill Moist  | 1,453  | 44.3  |
| Reform UK | Geoff Dovaston  | 908  | 27.7  |
| Reform UK | Adele Taggart  | 709  | 21.6  |
| Labour | Harry Clark  | 519  | 15.8  |
| Labour | Eileen McKnight-Smith  | 383  | 11.7  |
| Conservative | Ellie Sargeant  | 217  | 6.6  |
| Conservative | Sebastian Gradzki  | 160  | 4.9  |
| Green | Alan Ostle  | 151  | 4.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Peter Haney  | 143  | 4.4  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,281  | 41.5  |

### Chilton

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Chilton (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Stephen Robert Bowron  | 523  | 46.9  |
| Independent | Sue Reece  | 235  | 21.1  |
| Labour | Angus John Ferguson  | 135  | 12.1  |
| Independent | Julie Cairns  | 128  | 11.5  |
| Conservative | Catherine Anne Hart  | 65  | 5.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Lattin  | 28  | 2.5  |
Majority | 288  |  |
Turnout | 1,114  | 30.4  |

### Consett North

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Consett North (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Rooney*  | 772  | 48.5  |
| Reform UK | Trevor Douglas Newsom  | 537  | 33.7  |
| Labour | Rob Moran  | 238  | 14.9  |
| Conservative | Will Robinson  | 46  | 2.9  |
Majority | 235  |  |
Turnout | 1,593  | 38.4  |

### Consett South

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Consett South (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Dominic John Haney*  | 740  | 54.8  |
| Reform UK | Michael McGaun  | 421  | 31.2  |
| Labour | Phillip Marshall  | 139  | 10.3  |
| Conservative | Rachel McEnaeny  | 44  | 3.3  |
Majority | 319  |  |
Turnout | 1,344  | 35.4  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Craghead and South Moor

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Craghead and South Moor (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | John Michael Cook  | 1,317  | 59.4  |
| Reform UK | Aaron Hillam  | 1,148  | 51.8  |
| Labour | Les Timbey  | 601  | 27.1  |
| Labour | Carole Ann Hampson  | 599  | 27.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil John Bradbury  | 229  | 10.3  |
| Conservative | Ian Davison  | 122  | 5.5  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,218  | 27.9  |

### Crook

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Crook (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Robbie Rodiss  | 2,102  | 51.9  |
| Reform UK | Paul David Bean  | 1,849  | 45.7  |
| Reform UK | Adrian Schulman  | 1,645  | 40.6  |
| Independent | Anne Reed  | 1,327  | 32.8  |
| Labour | Mary Elizabeth Hall  | 711  | 17.6  |
| Labour | Michael Edward Beeforth  | 679  | 16.8  |
| Conservative | Mike Currah  | 610  | 15.1  |
| Labour | John Leslie Wilson  | 569  | 14.1  |
| Conservative | Patricia Jopling  | 484  | 12.0  |
| Green | Steven Douglas Bamlett  | 335  | 8.3  |
| Green | Geoffrey William Martin  | 280  | 6.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Lion  | 255  | 6.3  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 4,048  | 36.6  |

### Dalton and Dawdon

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Dalton and Dawdon (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | George Anderson  | 945  | 38.6  |
| Reform UK | Jack McGlenen  | 876  | 35.8  |
| Seaham Community Party | Robert Arthur  | 845  | 34.5  |
| Seaham Community Party | Susan Mary Faulkner  | 690  | 28.2  |
| Labour | Kevin Joseph Shaw  | 619  | 25.3  |
| Labour | June Watson  | 554  | 22.6  |
| Conservative | Mark Shanks  | 64  | 2.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Giuseppe Enrico Bignardi  | 61  | 2.5  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,447  | 30.4  |
| Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Deerness

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Deerness (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Matthew John Burnard  | 1,259  | 39.8  |
| Reform UK | Sean Patrick Healy  | 1,105  | 34.9  |
| Labour | Marion Wilson  | 860  | 27.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Edwin Simpson  | 806  | 25.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Simon Burt  | 741  | 23.4  |
| Labour | Jimmy Jamieson  | 710  | 22.4  |
| Green | Sarah Jane Banks  | 239  | 7.6  |
| Green | Liz Wright  | 176  | 5.6  |
| Conservative | Wendy Frances Smith  | 94  | 3.0  |
| Conservative | Michael Drummond Moverley Smith  | 90  | 2.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,164  | 37.1  |
| Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing |  |
| Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Delves Lane

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Delves Lane (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Kenny Hope  | 1,272  | 50.3  |
| Reform UK | Jacqueline Teasdale  | 1,045  | 41.3  |
| Labour | Jane Brown  | 620  | 24.5  |
| Labour | Simon Andrew Stewart-Piercy  | 461  | 18.2  |
| Conservative | Angela Sterling  | 386  | 15.3  |
| Conservative | Michelle Walton  | 379  | 15.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Nazcat Stephen Haney  | 276  | 10.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Bowerbank  | 219  | 8.7  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,529  | 32.9  |

### Derwent and Pont Valley

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Derwent and Pont Valley (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Saffron Sims-Brydon  | 1,913  | 39.7  |
| Reform UK | Gavin Brydon  | 1,858  | 38.5  |
| Reform UK | Craig Thomas Marshall  | 1,761  | 36.5  |
| Labour | Veronica Andrews  | 1,272  | 26.4  |
| Labour | Declan Gerard John Mulholland  | 1,267  | 26.3  |
| Labour | Tom Hubbuck  | 1,059  | 22.0  |
| Derwentside Independents | Watts Stelling  | 1,027  | 21.3  |
| Derwentside Independents | Alan Shield  | 1,014  | 21.0  |
| Derwentside Independents | Eileen Elliott  | 766  | 15.9  |
| Green | Richard Edwin Simpson  | 384  | 8.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Tonia Jean Atkinson  | 289  | 6.0  |
| Conservative | Jacob Boneham  | 276  | 5.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Murray  | 208  | 4.3  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 4,821  | 37.5  |

### Easington and Shotton

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Easington and Shotton (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | John Bailey  | 1,849  | 52.0  |
| Reform UK | Howard William Brown  | 1,752  | 49.3  |
| Reform UK | Louise Taylor  | 1,729  | 48.6  |
| Independent | Sophie Louise Brown  | 798  | 22.5  |
| Independent | Christopher Ross Hood  | 743  | 20.9  |
| Labour | Angela Surtees  | 713  | 20.1  |
| Labour | Leeann Clarkson  | 601  | 16.9  |
| Labour | Omide Deinali  | 527  | 14.8  |
| Independent | Ivan Cochrane  | 479  | 13.5  |
| Conservative | Tom Baker  | 163  | 4.6  |
| Independent | Rob Moore  | 158  | 4.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Chukwuka Okuchukwu  | 156  | 4.4  |
| Conservative | Kye Slawson-Powell  | 104  | 2.9  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,554  | 29.8  |

### Elvet, Gilesgate and Shincliffe

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Elvet, Gilesgate and Shincliffe (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | David Robert Freeman*  | 936  | 39.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ellie Jayne Hopgood  | 839  | 35.4  |
| Labour | Rory Handy  | 660  | 27.8  |
| Labour | Stacey Deinali  | 613  | 25.8  |
| Reform UK | Xavier Hale  | 403  | 17.0  |
| Reform UK | Isaac Lucan  | 381  | 16.1  |
| Green | Stephen James Ashfield  | 356  | 15.0  |
| Green | Jamie Michael Pearson  | 215  | 9.1  |
| Conservative | George Carter  | 114  | 4.8  |
| Conservative | Graham William Lee  | 81  | 3.4  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,373  | 29.0  |

### Evenwood

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Evenwood (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Robert Potts  | 732  | 48.7  |
| Labour | Becky Land  | 352  | 23.4  |
| Conservative | James Cosslett  | 275  | 18.3  |
| Green | Michael Stonehouse  | 76  | 5.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Woodward  | 69  | 4.6  |
Majority | 380  |  |
Turnout | 1,504  | 39.4  |

### Ferryhill

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Ferryhill (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Paul Mountford  | 1,114  | 40.4  |
| Reform UK | Joe Michael Quinn  | 986  | 35.8  |
| Independent | Glenys Joan Newby  | 934  | 33.9  |
| Labour | Curtis Ferenc Bihari  | 857  | 31.1  |
| Labour | Carole Atkinson  | 629  | 22.8  |
| Conservative | David Farry  | 174  | 6.3  |
| Green | Matthew Henry Choi  | 107  | 3.9  |
| Conservative | Lisa Coxon  | 102  | 3.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Elizabeth Kirby  | 84  | 3.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Peach  | 57  | 2.1  |
| UKIP | John Barry Lathan  | 33  | 1.2  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,758  | 35.5  |

### Framwellgate and Newton Hall

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Framwellgate and Newton Hall (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Hopgood | 2,465  | 53.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Wilkes  | 2,425  | 52.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Pears  | 2,048  | 44.0  |
| Reform UK | Neville Forbes  | 1,173  | 25.2  |
| Reform UK | Colin Trevor Toghill  | 983  | 21.1  |
| Labour | Kaye Burns  | 830  | 17.8  |
| Labour | Rachael Perry  | 768  | 16.5  |
| Labour | Valerie Speed  | 689  | 14.8  |
| Green | Irene Ostle  | 432  | 9.3  |
| Independent | Karon Willis  | 306  | 6.6  |
| Conservative | Carolyn Anne Baker  | 243  | 5.2  |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Anne Marshall  | 195  | 4.2  |
| Conservative | Matthew James Smith  | 191  |  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 4,650  | 42.9  |

### Horden and Dene House

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Horden and Dene House (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Dawn Bellingham  | 1,312  | 54.8  |
| Reform UK | John Cottier  | 1,147  | 47.9  |
| Labour | Chris Cain  | 725  | 30.3  |
| Labour | June Clark  | 703  | 29.4  |
| Independent | Paul Maddison  | 165  | 6.9  |
| Independent | Arlene Helen Childs  | 100  | 4.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Temple  | 85  | 3.6  |
| Independent | Matthew Thomas Tough  | 67  | 2.8  |
| Conservative | Nigel Jeremy Cassidy  | 57  | 2.4  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,393  | 30.3  |

### Lanchester and Burnhope

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Lanchester and Burnhope (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Alison Louise Gray  | 755  | 35.8  |
| Conservative | Doug Oliver  | 710  | 33.7  |
| Reform UK | Stephen Harrison  | 563  | 26.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Williams  | 79  | 3.7  |
Majority | 45  |  |
Turnout | 2,107  | 47.4  |

### Langley and Esh

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Langley and Esh (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Alex Neil  | 777  | 48.0  |
| Reform UK | Andrea Mary Brown  | 534  | 33.0  |
| Labour | Michael Toner  | 187  | 11.5  |
| Green | Joshua James Lightfoot  | 68  | 4.2  |
| Conservative | Mark Paul Shaw  | 54  | 3.3  |
Majority | 243  |  |
Turnout | 1,620  | 37.4  |

### Lower Teesdale

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Lower Teesdale (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Jillian Anne Campbell  | 1,075  | 37.4  |
| Reform UK | Jasmine Fox  | 1,008  | 35.1  |
| Green | Sarah Louise Hannan  | 726  | 25.3  |
| Conservative | George Morland Richardson  | 666  | 23.2  |
| Conservative | James Rowlandson  | 636  | 22.1  |
| Green | Marc Cole  | 555  | 19.3  |
| Labour | Simon Lind  | 434  | 15.1  |
| Labour | Noah Padraig McCourt  | 302  | 10.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Wico van Mourik  | 116  | 4.0  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,873  | 42.4  |

### Lumley and West Rainton

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Lumley and West Rainton (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Alan Bell  | 1,581  | 54.2  |
| Independent | Philip Heaviside  | 1,353  | 46.4  |
| Reform UK | Adam Carter-Jones  | 844  | 29.0  |
| Reform UK | Ewan Charles Marshall  | 719  | 24.7  |
| Labour | Paul Greenwood  | 325  | 11.1  |
| Labour | Lyn Leach  | 301  | 10.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Alan Haswell  | 152  | 5.2  |
| Conservative | Thomas Shanks  | 140  | 4.8  |
| Green | Bisserka Ivanova Gaydarska  | 115  | 3.9  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,915  | 38.0  |

### Murton

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Murton (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | David Cumming  | 1,045  | 45.1  |
| Reform UK | Mark Stephen Rowney  | 938  | 40.5  |
| Labour | Julie Ann Griffiths  | 781  | 33.7  |
| Labour | Robert Adcock-Forster  | 682  | 29.5  |
| Independent | Brian Brown  | 322  | 13.9  |
| Independent | Stephen George Robson  | 312  | 13.5  |
| Conservative | Brian Wareham  | 121  | 5.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Antonio Milian  | 99  | 4.3  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,315  | 29.1  |

### Nevilles Cross

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Nevilles Cross (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Liz Brown  | 1,402  | 52.9  | +0.5
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Scott  | 1,266  | 47.8  | +3.6
| Labour | Les Wilson  | 545  | 20.6  | −6.4
| Labour | Gabriel Ridley  | 529  | 20.0  | −1.6
| Green | Jack Hughes  | 476  | 18.0  | −3.5
| Reform UK | Gary Black  | 382  | 14.4  | N/A
| Reform UK | Katrina Rockett  | 314  | 11.9  | N/A
| Conservative | Deborah Jane Whitfield  | 172  | 6.5  | −7.2
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,648  | 31.3  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### North Lodge

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North Lodge (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Craig Martin  | 999  | 58.0  |
| Reform UK | Darren Hawkes  | 432  | 25.1  |
| Labour | Glenn James Batey  | 212  | 12.3  |
| Conservative | Krishnarajasri Krishnapillai  | 37  | 2.1  |
| Green | Chris Dale  | 36  | 2.1  |
Majority | 567  |  |
Turnout | 1,716  | 44.4  |

### Pelton

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Pelton (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Steve Biggs  | 1,767  | 47.5  |
| Reform UK | Ian Mark Cross  | 1,748  | 47.0  |
| Reform UK | Brian Quirey  | 1,630  | 43.8  |
| Labour | Alison Joan Batey  | 1,428  | 38.4  |
| Labour | Danny Wood  | 1,300  | 34.9  |
| Labour | Paul Pringle  | 1,221  | 32.8  |
| Green | Andrew Gray  | 263  | 7.1  |
| Conservative | Darren Whitfield  | 255  | 6.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Neil  | 245  | 6.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Joseph Walker  | 215  | 5.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel van Zwanenberg  | 180  | 4.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,722  | 31.1  |

### Peterlee

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Peterlee (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Steven Franklin  | 1,063  | 52.1  |
| Reform UK | Dawn Saunders  | 900  | 44.1  |
| Labour | Louise Fenwick  | 425  | 20.8  |
| Labour | Audrey Ellen Laing  | 384  | 18.8  |
| North East Party | Mary Alison Cartwright  | 326  | 16.0  |
| Independent | Ray Burnip  | 173  | 8.5  |
| Independent | Diane Howarth  | 172  | 8.4  |
| North East Party | Al Wilkinson  | 86  | 4.2  |
| Conservative | Michael Cassidy  | 82  | 4.0  |
| Independent | David Hawley  | 77  | 3.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Leake  | 57  | 2.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,039  | 24.2  |

### Pittington and Sherburn

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Pittington and Sherburn (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Rhys Burriss  | 508  | 35.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Charles White  | 443  | 31.0  |
| Labour | Bill Kellett  | 356  | 24.9  |
| Conservative | Malcolm Colledge  | 63  | 4.4  |
| Green | Maggie Tallerman  | 54  | 3.8  |
Majority | 65  |  |
Turnout | 1,424  | 38.5  |
| Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Sacriston and Witton Gilbert

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Sacriston and Witton Gilbert (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | James Pickard  | 1,088  | 42.4  |
| Reform UK | Timothy John Robson  | 1,023  | 39.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Massey  | 807  | 31.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Przybysz  | 709  | 27.7  |
| Labour | Emma Waldock  | 553  | 21.6  |
| Labour | Andrew Eric Page  | 500  | 19.5  |
| Green | Nicholas Leight Kasch  | 177  | 6.9  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,564  | 32.7  |

### Seaham

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Seaham (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Andrew Harrison  | 1,219  | 40.9  |
| Reform UK | Christopher Fairs  | 1,145  | 38.4  |
| Seaham Community Party | Barry Taylor  | 777  | 26.0  |
| Labour | Rochelle Laine  | 747  | 25.0  |
| Labour | John James Purvis  | 691  | 23.2  |
| Seaham Community Party | Stephen Wayman  | 656  | 22.0  |
| Green | Stephen Jonathan Joseph  | 151  | 5.1  |
| Conservative | Ian Leslie McAndrew  | 150  | 5.0  |
| Conservative | Tolu Kolawole  | 116  | 3.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Rafe J Richards  | 87  | 2.9  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,983  | 34.3  |

### Sedgefield

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Sedgefield(2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Chris Lines  | 1,372  | 44.1  |
| Reform UK | Ian Catchpole  | 1,115  | 35.9  |
| Reform UK | Christine Moore  | 926  | 29.8  |
| Conservative | Elaine Peeke  | 624  | 20.1  |
| Labour | Lucy Ann Gibson  | 529  | 17.0  |
| Labour | Kester Noble  | 501  | 16.1  |
| Green | Rebecca Margaret Dixon  | 229  | 7.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Ann Shaw  | 120  | 3.9  |
| Green | Richard Wilkes  | 111  | 3.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Hugh Layton  | 102  | 3.3  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,110  | 39.4  |

### Shildon and Dene Valley

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Shildon and Dene Valley (3 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Michael David Ramage  | 2,220  | 56.8  |
| Reform UK | Kate Rowland  | 2,181  | 55.8  |
| Reform UK | James Michael Stephenson  | 2,034  | 52.0  |
| Labour | Shirley Quinn  | 849  | 21.7  |
| Labour | Samantha Townsend  | 805  | 20.6  |
| Labour | Charlie Kay  | 768  | 19.6  |
| Independent | Fred Langley  | 625  | 16.0  |
| Liberal Democrats | Leanne Barrett  | 389  | 9.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Shaw  | 336  | 8.6  |
| Conservative | Jack Charlton  | 282  | 7.2  |
| Conservative | Clive Michael Parker  | 221  | 5.7  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,911  | 32.3  |

### Spennymoor

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Spennymoor (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Liz Maddison  | 1,162  | 37.5  |
| Independent | Pete Molloy  | 1,006  | 32.5  |
| Reform UK | Ernest Spowart  | 977  | 31.5  |
| Reform UK | William Sydney Thorkildsen  | 824  | 26.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Dean Ranyard  | 544  | 17.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Liss Owen  | 466  | 15.0  |
| Labour | Stephen Francis Gilling  | 444  | 14.3  |
| Labour | Jabez Jordon Sherrington  | 324  | 10.5  |
| Conservative | David Barry Evans  | 97  | 3.1  |
| Conservative | Christopher Anthony Coxon  | 70  | 2.3  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,098  | 34.5  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Stanley

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Stanley (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Christine Blatchford  | 1,366  | 54.5  |
| Reform UK | David Stanley Walton  | 1,336  | 53.3  |
| Labour | James Kane  | 640  | 25.5  |
| Labour | Carl Marshall  | 601  | 24.0  |
| Independent | Paddy McGough  | 270  | 10.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Agutter Rolfe  | 154  | 6.1  |
| Conservative | Charles Aldous  | 117  | 4.7  |
| Independent | Frankie Elise Ward  | 78  | 3.1  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,505  | 30.9  |

### Thornley and Wheatley Hill

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Thornley and Wheatley Hill (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Neil Craggs  | 921  | 65.1  |
| Labour | Jake Miller  | 375  | 26.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Ann Askell  | 65  | 4.6  |
| Conservative | Graham Southall  | 53  | 3.7  |
Majority | 546  |  |
Turnout | 1,414  | 32.5  |

### Trimdon and Wingate

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Trimdon and Wingate (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Mary-Lynn Franklin  | 1,361  | 49.7  |
| Reform UK | Susan Husband  | 1,171  | 42.7  |
| Labour | Lucy Hovvels  | 797  | 29.1  |
| Labour | Paul Trippett  | 660  | 24.1  |
| North East Party | Sean Ward Ivey  | 514  | 18.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Temple  | 186  | 6.8  |
| Conservative | Rathika Krishnarajasri  | 120  | 4.4  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,741  | 31.4  |

### Tudhoe

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Tudhoe (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Billy McAloon  | 996  | 40.6  |
| Reform UK | Nicola Lyons  | 826  | 33.7  |
| Reform UK | Dave Whalley  | 747  | 30.5  |
| Independent | Andy Anderson  | 697  | 28.4  |
| Labour | Ian Geldard  | 479  | 19.5  |
| Labour | Neil Crowther Foster  | 412  | 16.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Beckie Ranyard  | 168  | 6.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Thomas Brian Jones  | 101  | 4.1  |
| Conservative | Oliver Garbutt Peeke  | 98  | 4.0  |
| Conservative | Michael Francis Renton  | 73  | 3.0  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,451  | 31.2  |

### Upper Teesdale

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Upper Teesdale (1 Seat)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Richard Andrew Bell  | 808  | 45.5  |
| Reform UK | Ian Hirst  | 522  | 29.4  |
| Labour | Chris Kelsey  | 253  | 14.3  |
| Green | Kathleen McGough  | 103  | 5.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | Florence Diana Simpson  | 84  | 4.7  |
Majority | 286  |  |
Turnout | 1,770  | 48.1  |

### Weardale

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Weardale (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Anita Savory  | 1,331  | 36.8  |
| Independent | John Shuttleworth  | 1,215  | 33.6  |
| Reform UK | Paul Beattie  | 1,037  | 28.6  |
| Reform UK | David Brown  | 1,031  | 28.5  |
| Conservative | Will Wearmouth  | 762  | 21.0  |
| Conservative | Richard Lawrie  | 490  | 13.5  |
| Green | Matthew James Ferguson  | 267  | 7.4  |
| Labour | Gemma Louise Holmes-Wood  | 250  | 6.9  |
| Labour | Sally-Beth Marshall  | 233  | 6.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Olivia Evelyn Dunn  | 135  | 3.7  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3,620  | 47.5  |

### West Auckland

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West Auckland (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Nick Brown  | 1,453  | 52.0  |
| Reform UK | Stephen Gray  | 1,287  | 46.1  |
| Labour | Robert John Yorke  | 906  | 32.4  |
| Labour | George Smith  | 874  | 31.3  |
| Conservative | Georgia Lynne Holmes  | 230  | 8.2  |
| Independent | Lesley Gwyneth Zair  | 131  | 4.7  |
| Green | Liz Tyrrell  | 118  | 4.2  |
| Independent | Alan John Breeze  | 104  | 3.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alyson Hudson  | 89  | 3.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Clare Fidgin  | 78  | 2.8  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,792  | 34.2  |

### Willington and Hunwick

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Willington and Hunwick (2 Seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Reform UK | Cathy Hunt  | 1,336  | 49.0  |
| Reform UK | Emma Hunt  | 1,281  | 47.0  |
| Labour | Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn  | 763  | 28.0  |
| Labour | Trevor Tinsley  | 610  | 22.4  |
| Conservative | Sam Mitchell-Worthington  | 249  | 9.1  |
| Independent | Angela Smith  | 241  | 8.8  |
| Conservative | Aiden Smith  | 225  | 8.2  |
| Green | David Ata Saygi  | 180  | 6.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Moore  | 174  | 6.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Aaron George Calder  | 134  | 4.9  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2,728  | 38.0  |

## Aftermath

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Just nine days the election, Reform UK councillor Andrew Kilburn, who was elected in Benfieldside, resigned after it emerged he did not inform the party that he had previously worked for the council.[36]

The leader of the Reform UK group on the council prior to the election had been Robert Potts.[1] Following the election, Reform UK chose Andrew Husband to be their new group leader.[37] He was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2025.[38]

### Benfieldside by-election

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Benfieldside by-election: 3 July 2025[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Terry Rooney  | 824  | 28.3  | +17.3
| Labour | Kevin Earley  | 800  | 27.4  | +0.8
| Reform UK | Stephen Harrison  | 747  | 25.6  | −6.6
| Independent | Stephen Robinson  | 459  | 15.7  | −8.0
| Conservative | David Lowes  | 76  | 1.6  | −5.0
| Green | Richard Simpson  | 40  | 1.4  | N/A
Majority | 24  | 0.9  |
Turnout | 2,953  | 37.4  | −2.2
Registered electors | 7,981  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Reform UK | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Notional 2021 results.
2. ^ a b c d e f Boundary changes reduced the number of seats, so these are notional changes.
3. ^ Prior to the election, 9 of the independents formed the Durham County Council Independent Group (led by John Shuttleworth), 6 sat as part of the Durham Group (led by Derwentside Independents councillor Alan Shield), 5 formed the County Durham Independent Group (led by Paul Sexton), 3 formed the Unaligned Group (led by Karen Hawley), 2 formed the Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent Group (led by Liz Maddison), and the other 4 did not belong to any group.[1][2]
4. ^ Prior to the election, the Green Party councillor formed part of the Durham Group, led by Derwentside Independents councillor Alan Shield.

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6. ^ "Durham County Council gets first woman leader amid control change". BBC News. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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8. ^ "MRP Local Election Poll March 2025". Electoral Calculus. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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Durham City Council|

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Derwentside District Council|

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Easington District Council|

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