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Durham City Council elections were generally held every four years between the reforms of 1974 and the council's abolition in 2009.
Durham 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
From 1836 to 1974 the city of
Durham was a
municipal borough , sometimes called "
Durham and Framwelgate ". Under the
Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a
non-metropolitan district .
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[2]
[3]
[4] The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:
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Leadership
The
leaders of the council from 2003 until its abolition in 2009 were:
[6]
Council elections
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Durham City Council.
1995-1999
1999-2003
2003-2007
Notes
^
Liberal Party prior to 1983,
SDP-Liberal Alliance in 1983 and 1987.
^ Including one Independent Labour
^ 5 Liberal, 4 SDP
^ Including one Independent Labour
^ 5 Liberal, 9 SDP
^ Including three Independent Labour
References
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"Durham Municipal Borough" . A Vision of Britain through Time . GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
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"Local Government Act 1972" ,
legislation.gov.uk ,
The National Archives , 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 July 2022
^
"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972" ,
legislation.gov.uk ,
The National Archives , SI 1972/2039, retrieved 13 August 2022
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"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973" ,
legislation.gov.uk ,
The National Archives , SI 1973/551, retrieved 13 August 2022
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"Compositions calculator" . The Elections Centre . Retrieved 10 August 2022 .
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"Council minutes" . Durham County Council . Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
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"Cancer news forces civic leader to resign" . Northern Echo . 5 November 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
^ "Final poll result may lie with Independents".
The Times . 8 June 1973.
^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls".
The Times . 8 May 1976.
^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
^ The City of Durham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ "How votes were cast in local government elections".
The Times . 7 May 1983. p. 4.
^ "Results in Thursday's local elections".
The Times . 9 May 1987.
^ The Durham and Easington (Areas) Order 1985
^ The Durham (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections".
The Times . 4 May 1991.
^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections".
The Times . 6 May 1995. p. 10.
^ legislation.gov.uk -
The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992 . Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk -
The Durham and Tyne and Wear (County and District Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1993 . Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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"Durham City" . BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013 .
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"Durham City" . BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2013 .
^ legislation.gov.uk -
The City of Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 . Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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"Durham" . BBC News. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2013 .