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

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 controlYears
Independent1973–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Richard Betton Independentpre-200831 Mar 2009

Council elections

ElectionLabourLiberal Democrat[lower-alpha 1]ConservativeIndependent Total Notes
1973[3]0002929
1976[4]4002529
1979[5]3002629
1983[6]3002831New ward boundaries[7]
1987[8]51[lower-alpha 2]321[lower-alpha 3]31[lower-alpha 4]
1991[9]5122331District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10]
1995[11]11021831
1999[12]10012031
2003[13]9032032New ward boundaries[14]
2007[15]6042232

By-election results

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

Notes

  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

  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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