Derwentside local elections
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Derwentside
Council in County Durham
, England
is elected every four years. The district council will be abolished in 2009 to become part of a new unitary council.
Derwentside Council election, 2003 (whole council elected after boundary changes)
Derwentside Council election, 2007
Derwentside
Derwentside was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in County Durham, England.The district took its name from the River Derwent, which made up part of the northern border of the district. Its main towns were Consett and Stanley, with the district council offices on Consett's Medomsley...
Council in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years. The district council will be abolished in 2009 to become part of a new unitary council.
Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973 - present |
Council elections
Derwentside Council election, 1999Derwentside Council election, 2003 (whole council elected after boundary changes)
Derwentside Council election, 2007