Durham County Council Election Results 1973-2005
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Durham County Council Election Results 1973-2005 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line). Chester-Le-Street Rural No. 3 (8127) Darlington No. 5 (Haughton) (5608) vote share vote share Durham 1973 Bates D. Lab 2,223 93.0 McLoughlin J. Lab 1,604 75.2 Jobe P. Comm 168 7.0 Pearce D. Con 528 24.8 Barnard Castle (6123) Turnout 29.4 85.9 Turnout 38.0 50.5 vote share Thompson L. Ind 0 0.0 Consett No. 1 (7472) Darlington No. 6 (Lingfield) (6275) vote share vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Mohon A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Ramsey G. Lab 1,512 65.2 Stenson J. Con 806 34.8 Bishop Auckland No. 1 (6189) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 36.9 30.5 Gordon J. Lab 955 40.6 Consett No. 2 (6923) Wade F. Lib 902 38.4 vote share Darlington No. 7 (North Road) (4073) Conlon T. Ind 495 21.0 Robson J. Lab 1,690 57.9 vote share Westgarth W. Ind 1,229 42.1 Meredith E. Ms. Lab 729 61.9 Turnout 38.0 2.3 Gale I. Lib 264 22.4 Turnout 42.2 15.8 Spooner C. Con 184 15.6 Bishop Auckland No. 2 (5391) vote share Consett No. 3 (4856) Turnout 28.9 39.5 Wood C. Lib 882 35.2 vote share Callaghan J. Ind 653 26.1 Knowles R. Lab 0 0.0 Darlington No. 8 (Pierremont) (5587) Hindmarch R. Lab 640 25.5 vote share Forster F. Con 331 13.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Biagioni J. Lib 1,365 49.1 Black D. Ms. Con 881 31.7 Turnout 46.5 9.1 Consett No. 4 (7331) Hannah H. Lab 532 19.2 vote share Bishop Auckland No. 3 (6845) Sudder J. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 49.7 17.4 vote share Harburn D. Lab 866 35.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Darlington No. 9 (South) (6606) Robinson E. Lib 650 26.5 vote share Hurst M. Ms. Con 608 24.8 Crook & Willington No. 1 (5877) Freitag P. Lib 1,471 43.3 Walker W. PR 269 11.0 vote share McMahon E. Con 1,058 31.1 Rowlands E. Comm 57 2.3 Kelly J. Lab 1,624 52.4 Skinner J. Lab 868 25.6 Lauder T. Lib 971 31.3 Turnout 35.8 8.8 Barnett L. Ind 503 16.2 Turnout 51.4 12.2 Bishop Auckland No. 4 (5251) Turnout 52.7 21.1 Darlington Rural No. 1 (9172) vote share vote share Steadman G. Lab 899 50.3 Crook & Willington No. 2 (4377) Youngson R. Con 2,066 63.2 York G. Ind 672 37.6 vote share Skinner J. Lab 1,202 36.8 Clark F. Con 218 12.2 Edwards J. Lab 1,095 53.8 Wilkinson B. Ms. Ind 941 46.2 Turnout 35.6 26.4 Turnout 34.1 12.7 Turnout 46.5 7.6 Darlington Rural No. 2 (6658) Brandon No. 1 (5616) vote share vote share Crook & Willington No. 3 (6117) Taylor F. Lab 1,464 61.5 Lowes H. Ms. Lab 0 0.0 vote share Frise J. Ms. Lib 916 38.5 Nattrass W. Lab 1,093 39.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Tarren M. Ms. Ind 973 34.7 Turnout 35.7 23.0 Rhymer A. Ind Lab 735 26.2 Brandon No. 2 (7038) Darlington Rural No. 3 (6150) vote share Turnout 45.8 4.3 vote share Firby W. Lab 2,599 76.2 Cessford A. Lab 1,002 51.4 Gordon A. Ind 814 23.8 Darlington No. 1 (6649) Roberts R. Lib 528 27.1 vote share Steele K. Ms. Ind 252 12.9 Turnout 48.5 52.3 Nayman M. Lab 1,357 46.1 Murphy P. Con 169 8.7 Smyth P. Lib 1,066 36.2 Chester-Le-Street No. 1 (6045) Dawes D. Con 518 17.6 Turnout 31.7 24.3 vote share McDonnell M. Ms. Lib 1,512 53.5 Turnout 44.2 9.9 Durham No. 1 (Framwellgate) (6113) Ellis J. Lab 1,312 46.5 vote share Darlington No. 10 (West) (8700) Smith G. Lib 1,841 63.7 Turnout 46.7 7.1 vote share Knox P. Lab 1,049 36.3 Brown S. Ms. Con 2,545 57.3 Chester-Le-Street No. 2 (5041) Stott J. Ms. Lib 1,475 33.2 Turnout 47.3 27.4 vote share Robinson A. Lab 421 9.5 Morse D. Lib 1,600 58.4 Durham No. 2 (6888) Davison T. Lab 1,139 41.6 Turnout 51.0 24.1 vote share Mackintosh J. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 54.3 16.8 Darlington No. 2 (Cockerton) (6736) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Chester-Le-Street No. 3 (4630) Hutchinson C. Lab 0 0.0 vote share Durham No. 3 (7492) Wears J. Lab 1,420 66.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Taylor G. Lib 733 34.0 Thurlow J. Ind 1,472 72.1 Darlington No. 3 (Eastbourne) (8212) Wilmot G. Lab 571 27.9 Turnout 46.5 31.9 vote share Paterson J. Lab 1,585 63.1 Turnout 27.3 44.1 Chester-Le-Street Rural No. 1 (4719) Fiske B. Lib 925 36.9 vote share Durham Rural No. 1 (Coxhoe) (8546) Waterson S. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 30.6 26.3 vote share Fishburn G. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Darlington No. 4 (Harrowgate Hill) (4975) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Chester-Le-Street Rural No. 2 (6673) Whelan J. Lab 1,174 70.6 vote share Paterson I. Con 490 29.4 Durham Rural No. 2 (Sherburn) (6996) Webster D. Ind 1,443 51.4 vote share Scott T. Lab 1,367 48.6 Turnout 33.4 41.1 Thornton D. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 42.1 2.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Results of the County Council Elections 1973-2005 1 Durham Rural No. 3 (6923) Seaham No. 1 (5926) Stanley No. 1 (8781) vote share vote share vote share Corrigan M. Lab 0 0.0 Stockdale K. Lab 1,205 57.9 Baker W. Lab 2,101 78.7 Brown A. Ind 875 42.1 Powton R. Ind 569 21.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 35.1 15.9 Turnout 30.4 57.4 Durham Rural No. 4 (7145) vote share Seaham No. 2 (5582) Stanley No. 2 (5930) Crawford R. Lab 0 0.0 vote share vote share Graham J. Lab 1,173 85.3 Thompson J. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Reay W. Ind 202 14.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Easington No. 1 (Blackhalls) (5154) Turnout 24.6 70.6 vote share Stanley No. 3 (4233) Dunn R. Lab 0 0.0 Seaham No. 3 (5088) vote share vote share Errington W. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clennell E. Ms. Lab 1,141 74.9 Robertson B. Ms. Ind 382 25.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Easington No. 2 (Horden) (7761) vote share Turnout 29.9 49.8 Stanley No. 4 (4828) Wilkinson R. Lab 1,503 72.2 vote share Kirkup S. Con 580 27.8 Sedgefield No. 1 (Cornforth) (6782) Donnelly H. Ms. Lab 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 26.8 44.3 Cutler S. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Easington No. 3 (Shotton) (7060) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Stanley No. 5 (8435) vote share vote share Long F. Lab 0 0.0 Sedgefield No. 2 (Ferryhill) (7888) Harrison J. Ms. Lab 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Shields G. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Easington No.