Wear Valley District Council elections

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Elections to Wear Valley District Council were held every four years. The district was created as part of the 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 changes to local government in 2009. The area today forms part of the unitary Durham County Council.

Political control

Control Dates
Labour 1973 – 1976
No overall control 1976 – 1979
Labour 1979 – 1991
Liberal Democrats 1991 – 1995
Labour 1995 – 2007
No overall control 2007 – 2009

Council elections

Election Labour Liberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1] Conservative Independent Total
1973[1] 21 9 0 11[lower-alpha 2] 41
1976[2] 17 11 2 11[lower-alpha 3] 41
1979[3] 25 5 3 8 41
1983[4] 28 2[lower-alpha 4] 3 7[lower-alpha 5] 40
1987[5] 26 3[lower-alpha 6] 3 8 40
1991[6] 8 28 0 4 40
1995[7] 35 2 0 3 40
1999[8] 30 5 0 5 40
2003[9] 25 9 0 6 40
2007[10] 19 16 0 5 40

By-election results

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

Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 30 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 359 49.0 +4.0
Liberal Democrat 249 34.0 -14.0
Conservative 125 17.1 +10.0
Majority 110 15.0
Turnout 733 22.9
Labour hold Swing
Howden Le Wear By-Election 30 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 208 52.1 -1.8
Liberal Democrat 191 47.9 +1.8
Majority 17 4.2
Turnout 399 23.1
Labour hold Swing
Woodhouse Close By-Election 26 February 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 713 56.0 -2.5
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Bowser 287 22.5 -11.7
Independent 273 21.4 +21.4
Majority 426 33.5
Turnout 1,273 36.5
Labour hold Swing
Wheatbottom & Helmington Row By-Election 20 January 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rose Seabury 328 59.6 -10.0
Liberal Democrat John Bailey 180 32.7 +2.3
BNP Stuart Neil 42 0.7 +0.7
Majority 148 26.9
Turnout 550 21.8
Labour hold Swing
Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 3 March 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Samuel Zair 181 36.7 +11.6
Labour Robert Yorke 161 32.7 -4.9
Conservative James Tague 135 27.3 +27.3
UKIP Margaret Hopson 16 3.2 +3.2
Majority 20 4.0
Turnout 493 21.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Howden By-Election 27 October 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Bailey 157 50.5 +6.0
Labour Jay Smith 154 49.5 -6.0
Majority 3 1.0
Turnout 311 24.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Coundon By-Election 9 March 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Strongman 360 52.1 -2.1
Liberal Democrat Diane Hardaker 331 47.9 +2.1
Majority 29 4.2
Turnout 691 21.6
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Liberal Party prior to 1983, SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
  2. ↑ Includes one People's Rep.
  3. ↑ Includes five of other parties.
  4. ↑ 2 Liberal, 0 SDP
  5. ↑ Includes 1 People's Rep. and 1 People before pol.
  6. ↑ 3 Liberal, 0 SDP

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