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{{Short description|Local government elections in County Durham, England}}
Elections to [[Teesdale (district)|Teesdale District Council]] were held every four years. The district was created as part of the [[Local Government Act 1972|1972 local government reforms]]. The first elections to the new authority were held in 1973 in advance of the council taking office in 1974. The last district elections took place in 2007 before the district was abolished as part of [[2009 structural changes to local government in England|changes to local government in 2009]]. The area today forms part of the unitary [[Durham County Council]].
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'''Teesdale District Council elections''' were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. [[Teesdale (district)|Teesdale]] 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 authorities in England|unitary authority]].


==Political control==
==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:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Control!!Dates
!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || 1973–2009
|}
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] || 1973 &ndash; 2009

===Leadership===
The last [[leader of the council]] was:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/mgCalendarMonthView.aspx?bcr=1 |website=Durham County Council |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
| Richard Betton || {{party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=right|pre-2008 || align=right|31 Mar 2009
|}
|}


==Council elections==
==Council elections==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!rowspan="2"|Election!!Labour!!Liberal Democrat<ref group=lower-alpha>[[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] prior to 1983, [[SDP-Liberal Alliance]] in 1983 and 1987.</ref>!!Conservative!!Independent
!rowspan="2"|Election!!Labour!!Liberal Democrat<ref group=lower-alpha>[[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] prior to 1983, [[SDP-Liberal Alliance]] in 1983 and 1987.</ref>!!Conservative!!Independent!!Teesdale Independents
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| style="background-color: {{Liberal Democrats/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| style="background-color: {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| style="background-color: #666666" |
|-
|-
|1973<ref>{{cite news|title=Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local government seats|work=[[The Times]]|page=|date=9 June 1973}}</ref>||0||0||0||29||29
|[[1973 Teesdale District Council election|1973]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local government seats|work=[[The Times]]|date=9 June 1973}}</ref>||0||0||0||29||0||29||
|-
|-
|1976<ref>{{cite news|title=Heavy Labour losses in district polls|work=[[The Times]] |page=|date=8 May 1976}}</ref>||4||0||0||25||29
|[[1976 Teesdale District Council election|1976]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Heavy Labour losses in district polls|work=[[The Times]] |date=8 May 1976}}</ref>||4||0||0||25||0||29||
|-
|-
|1979<ref>''Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest,'' edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993</ref>||3||0||0||26||29
|[[1979 Teesdale District Council election|1979]]<ref>''Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest,'' edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993</ref>||3||0||0||26||0||29||
|-
|-
|1983<ref>{{cite news|title=How votes were cast in local government elections|work=[[The Times]]|page=4|date=7 May 1983}}</ref>||3||0||0||28||31
|[[1983 Teesdale District Council election|1983]]<ref>{{cite news|title=How votes were cast in local government elections|work=[[The Times]]|page=4|date=7 May 1983}}</ref>||3||0||0||28||0||31||New ward boundaries<ref>legislation.gov.uk - [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1109/made The District of Teesdale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979]. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.</ref>
|-
|-
|1987<ref>{{cite news|title=Results in Thursday's local elections|work=[[The Times]]|page=|date=9 May 1987}}</ref>||5||1<ref group=lower-alpha>1 Liberal, 0 SDP</ref>||3||21<ref group=lower-alpha>Including one Independent Labour</ref>||31<ref group=lower-alpha>Including one vacancy after election</ref>
|[[1987 Teesdale District Council election|1987]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Results in Thursday's local elections|work=[[The Times]]|date=9 May 1987}}</ref>||5||1<ref group=lower-alpha>1 Liberal, 0 SDP</ref>||3||21<ref group=lower-alpha>Including one Independent Labour</ref>||0||31<ref group=lower-alpha>Including one vacancy after election</ref>||
|-
|-
|1991<ref>{{cite news|title=Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections|work=[[The Times]]|page=|date=4 May 1991}}</ref>||5||1||2||23||31
|[[1991 Teesdale District Council election|1991]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections|work=[[The Times]]|date=4 May 1991}}</ref>||5||1||2||23||0||31||District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same<ref>legislation.gov.uk - [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/287/made The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991]. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref>
|-
|-
|1995<ref>{{cite news|title=Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections |work=[[The Times]]|page=10|date=6 May 1995}}</ref>||11||0||2||18||31
|[[1995 Teesdale District Council election|1995]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections |work=[[The Times]]|page=10|date=6 May 1995}}</ref>||11||0||2||18||0||31||
|-
|-
|[[Teesdale District Council election, 1999|1999]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/260.stm|title=Teesdale|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref>||10||0||1||20||31
|[[1999 Teesdale District Council election|1999]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/260.stm|title=Teesdale|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref>||10||0||1||20||0||31||
|-
|-
|[[Teesdale District Council election, 2003|2003]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/287.stm|title=Teesdale|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref>||9||0||3||20||32
|[[2003 Teesdale District Council election|2003]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/287.stm|title=Teesdale|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref>||9||0||3||20||0||32||New ward boundaries<ref>legislation.gov.uk - [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2583/made The District of Teesdale (Electoral Changes) Order 1999]. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Teesdale District Council election, 2007|2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/20uh.stm|title=Teesdale|publisher=BBC News|date=4 May 2007|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref>||6||0||4||22||32
|[[2007 Teesdale District Council election|2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/20uh.stm|title=Teesdale|publisher=BBC News|date=4 May 2007|accessdate=13 April 2013}}</ref>||6||0||4||6||16||32||
|-
|-
||
||
| style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| style="background-color: {{Liberal Democrats/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| style="background-color: {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| style="background-color: #666666" |
||
||
||
|}
|}

==Results maps==
<gallery>
File:Teesdale UK ward map 2003.svg|2003 results map
File:Teesdale UK ward map 2007.svg|2007 results map
</gallery>


==By-election results==
==By-election results==
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[[Category:Council elections in County Durham]]
[[Category:Council elections in County Durham]]
[[Category:English district council elections]]
[[Category:District council elections in England]]

Latest revision as of 17:25, 11 January 2025

Teesdale District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Teesdale 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
Independent 1973–2009

Leadership

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The last leader of the council was:[2]

Councillor Party From To
Richard Betton Independent pre-2008 31 Mar 2009

Council elections

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Election Labour Liberal Democrat[a] Conservative Independent Teesdale Independents Total Notes
1973[3] 0 0 0 29 0 29
1976[4] 4 0 0 25 0 29
1979[5] 3 0 0 26 0 29
1983[6] 3 0 0 28 0 31 New ward boundaries[7]
1987[8] 5 1[b] 3 21[c] 0 31[d]
1991[9] 5 1 2 23 0 31 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10]
1995[11] 11 0 2 18 0 31
1999[12] 10 0 1 20 0 31
2003[13] 9 0 3 20 0 32 New ward boundaries[14]
2007[15] 6 0 4 6 16 32

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 Teesdale District Council.

Notes

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  1. ^ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ^ 1 Liberal, 0 SDP
  3. ^ Including one Independent Labour
  4. ^ Including one vacancy 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. ^ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local government seats". The Times. 9 June 1973.
  4. ^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  5. ^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
  6. ^ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times. 7 May 1983. p. 4.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Teesdale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times. 9 May 1987.
  9. ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. 4 May 1991.
  10. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Durham and North Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Teesdale". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Teesdale". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  14. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Teesdale (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Teesdale". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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