2013 Durham County Council election

UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 2013 Durham County Council election England parliamentary no 2008 Durham County Council election 2008 2017 Durham County Council election 2017 All 126 council division seats 64 2 May 2013 115x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 67 seats, 36.4% 94 27 56,787 46.0% 9.6% 115x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 12 seats, 15.0% 9 3 16,808 13.6% 1.4% 115x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 27 seats, 21.8% 9 18 11,772 9.5% 12.3% 115x50px|Blank Derwentside Independents 10 seats, 6.5% 8 2 7,911 6.4% 0.1% 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 10 seats, 14.9% 4 6 10,752 8.7% 6.2% Durham UK local election 2013 map.svg 300px Map showing the results of the 2013 Durham County Council election. Results by electoral division. Key: #0087dc Conservative #dc241f Labour #fdbb30 Liberal Democrat #bbbbbb Independent #000000 Local independent groups Striped divisions have mixed representation. Council control Council control after election Labour Labour An election to Durham County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections.http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=9145 County and Parish/Town Council Elections 2 May 2013 Durham County Council 2 April 2013 28 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425211331/http://durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=9145 25 April 2013 dead Following a boundary review,si 2012 1394 The Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 126 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which returned either one, two or three councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The previous election took place in 2008 in advance of the council becoming a unitary authority after the 2009 changes to local government. The election saw the Labour Party increase their majority on the council. All locally registered electors (British, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1694/schedule/made The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1 Legislation.gov.uk 13 October 2011 18 April 2012 although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/i-have-two-homes.-can-i-register-to-vote-at-both-addresses I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses? The Electoral Commission 5 January 2011 31 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001147/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/i-have-two-homes.-can-i-register-to-vote-at-both-addresses dead Summary The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 8 April 2013.http://content.durham.gov.uk/PDFRepository/StatementOfPersonsNominatedCountyDivisions.pdf Statement of Persons Nominated Durham County Council 8 April 2013 12 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514230617/http://content.durham.gov.uk/PDFRepository/StatementOfPersonsNominatedCountyDivisions.pdf 14 May 2013 dead In total 362 candidates stood in the election. The Labour Party had the most candidates, with 125 standing out of a possible 126 and only one candidate standing in the two member Weardale electoral division. The Conservative Party stood 59 candidates, the Liberal Democrats 40, the UK Independence Party 31 and the Green Party 15 candidates. A number of local independent groups stood, including 16 Derwentside Independents and 11 Wear Valley Independents. Nine candidates stood for the Free Association for Independent Representation (FAIR) around Peterlee and Ferryhill, and four for the Spennymoor Independents in Spennymoor and Tudhoe. There were 50 other independent candidates, including two candidates with no description. The British National Party stood two candidates, having fielded 30 in the previous election. The Labour Party gained 27 seats, increasing their majority on the council to 62. The Liberal Democrats lost 18 seats compared to the 2008 results, with their representation on the new council limited to the city of Durham and the division of Consett North. The Conservative Party lost six seats, winning only in the two Barnard Castle divisions. Turnout across the county was 27.8%, having fallen from 36.4% in the 2008 elections.http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=9145 County and Parish/Town Council Elections 2 May 2013 Durham County Council 8 May 2013 12 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130506040142/http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=9145 6 May 2013 dead Results summary Durham County Council election, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21840009 Results for Durham BBC News 3 May 2013 12 May 2013http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/CouncilElectionResults.aspx County Council election results Durham County Council 3 May 2013 12 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130506041253/http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/CouncilElectionResults.aspx 6 May 2013 deadhttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2013/117/ Local Elections Archive Project – 2013 – Durham andrewteale.me.uk Labour Party (UK) 94 − − +27 74.6 46.0 56,787 +9.6 Independent (politician) 9 − − −3 7.1 11.8 16,808 −1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 − − −18 7.1 9.5 11,772 −12.3 Conservative Party (UK) 4 − − −6 3.2 8.7 10,752 −6.2 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 − − 0 0.0 6.9 8,467 +6.8 |- ! style="background-color:#ffffff; width: 3px;" |   | style="width: 130px" |Derwentside Independents | align="right" | 8 | align="right" | − | align="right" | − | align="right" | −2 | align="right" | 6.3 | align="right" | 6.4 | align="right" | 7,911 | align="right" | −0.1 |- |- ! style="background-color:#ffffff; width: 3px;" |   | style="width: 130px" |Wear Valley Independent Group | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | − | align="right" | − | align="right" | +1 | align="right" | 0.8 | align="right" | 3.1 | align="right" | 3,876 | align="right" | +3.1 |- Green Party of England and Wales 0 − − 0 0.0 1.8 2,217 +1.7 |- ! style="background-color:#ffffff; width: 3px;" |   | style="width: 130px" | FAIR and Independent | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | − | align="right" | − | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 1.5 | align="right" | 1,815 | align="right" | +1.5 |- ! style="background-color:#ffffff; width: 3px;" |   | style="width: 130px" |Spennymoor Independents | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | − | align="right" | − | align="right" | +1 | align="right" | 0.8 | align="right" | 1.2 | align="right" | 1,483 | align="right" | +1.2 |- |- ! style="background-color:#ffffff; width: 3px;" |   | style="width: 130px" |Ferryhill Association | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | − | align="right" | − | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0.0 | align="right" | 0.7 | align="right" | 866 | align="right" | +0.7 |- British National Party 0 − − 0 0.0 0.6 681 −3.1 |} Results by electoral division A − B Annfield Plain (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Michele Hodgson 959 53.0 Labour Party (UK) Thomas J Nearney 799 44.2 Derwentside Independents Joan Nicholson 757 41.9 Derwentside Independents David Walker 433 23.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Ken Rollings 402 22.2 29.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aycliffe East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Sarah Jane Iveson 885 52.6 Labour Party (UK) Jed Hillary 732 43.5 Independent (politician) Bill Blenkinsopp 598 35.5 Independent (politician) Paul Steven Gittins 456 27.1 Independent (politician) Lileen Cuthbertson 233 13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Goodson 119 7.1 25.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aycliffe North and Middridge (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Joan Gray 988 55.5 Labour Party (UK) John D Clare 985 55.4 Labour Party (UK) Mike Dixon 884 49.7 Independent (politician) Sandra Haigh 660 37.1 Conservative Party (UK) Marney Jane Swan 461 25.9 21.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aycliffe West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Kate Hopper 761 54.6 Labour Party (UK) Eddy Adam 697 50.0 Independent (politician) George Gray 445 31.9 Independent (politician) Dorothy Bowman 274 19.7 Independent (politician) Brian Haigh 185 13.3 Independent (politician) June Croft 104 7.5 Independent (politician) Sally Annmarie Symons 103 7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Fane Robert Conant Murray 94 6.7 23.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Barnard Castle East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) James Michael Rowlandson 991 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) George Richardson 771 41.0 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Robert Caygill 566 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Graham David Young 562 29.9 United Kingdom Independence Party David Albert Cyril Royle 481 25.6 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Barnard Castle West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Andrew Bell 1,395 66.6 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Harrison 1,191 56.8 Green Party of England and Wales Thom Robinson 481 22.9 Labour Party (UK) Phil Hunt 472 22.5 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Burdess 321 15.3 31.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Belmont (3 seats) Labour Co-operative Katie Corrigan 1,490 40.7 Labour Co-operative Patrick Conway 1,488 40.6 Labour Co-operative Bill Moir 1,300 35.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Stuart Mavin 1,146 31.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dennis Southwell 1,004 27.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Pattinson 966 26.4 Independent (politician) Arthur Walker 707 19.3 Independent (politician) Chris Gill 645 17.6 Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Victor Kaye 272 7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Marc Alexander Krajewski 267 7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Jackson 237 6.5 Green Party of England and Wales William Jennings Pinkney-Baird 222 6.1 34.3 Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Benfieldside (2 seats) Derwentside Independents Stephen Robinson 1,090 53.6 Derwentside Independents Peter Oliver 915 45.0 Labour Party (UK) John Davies 761 37.4 Labour Party (UK) Brynnen Elizabeth Ririe 625 30.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith English 274 13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Settrey 167 8.2 32.0 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- Bishop Auckland Town (2 seats) Wear Valley Independent Group Sam Zair 861 52.1 Labour Party (UK) Joy Allen 615 37.2 Labour Party (UK) Dave Hunter 552 33.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Gasston 442 26.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Anderson 406 24.6 26.5 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Wear Valley Independent Group win |- Labour Party (UK) Bishop Middleham and Cornforth (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Mick Simpson 592 82.3 Conservative Party (UK) Judith May Webb 127 17.7 23.4 Labour Party (UK) Blackhalls (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Rob Crute 1,151 60.9 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Pounder 1,046 55.4 Independent (politician) Alan Cox 869 46.0 28.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brandon (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) John Turnbull 1,396 74.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Taylor 1,384 74.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Smith 403 21.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jak Hocking 229 12.3 25.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Burnopfield and Dipton (2 seats) Derwentside Independents Bob Alderson 760 39.5 Labour Party (UK) Ivan Jewell 701 36.5 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Carr 688 35.6 Derwentside Independents David Marrs 510 26.5 Independent (politician) Reg Ord 381 19.8 Independent (politician) Roland Hemsley 328 17.1 Independent (politician) Trevor Ord 257 13.4 30.4 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- Labour Party (UK) C − D Chester-le-Street East (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Lawson Armstrong 310 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) Beaty Bainbridge 285 29.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Graham Roy Thorp 229 23.8 Independent (politician) Maureen Diana May 140 14.5 30.8 Labour Party (UK) Chester-le-Street North (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Tracie Jane Smith 853 75.9 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Hall 148 13.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Lesley Cook 137 12.0 35.4 Labour Party (UK) Chester-le-Street South (2 seats) Labour Co-operative Keith Davidson 1,047 51.1 Labour Co-operative Katherine Helen Henig 926 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Bainbridge 528 25.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Fiona Ford 410 20.0 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Mayne 379 18.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Miles Ford 377 18.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Bernard Nathan 181 8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Keith Peacock 114 5.6 33.1 Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Chester-le-Street West Central (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Simon Antony Henig 1,171 70.5 Labour Party (UK) Linda Marshall 1,126 67.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Kenneth W Taylor 335 20.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Samantha Robinson 265 16.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Thomas Nicholson 137 8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Julie Ann Watson 116 7.0 27.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chilton (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Christine Potts 646 65.5 Independent (politician) Peter Davies 280 28.4 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Child 61 6.2 31.7 Labour Party (UK) Consett North (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Owen Temple 924 43.8 Independent (politician) Alex Watson 765 36.2 Labour Party (UK) Clive Robson 574 27.2 Labour Party (UK) Sara-Jane Heslop 499 23.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Nealis 491 23.2 Derwentside Independents Mary Westgarth 408 19.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Shaun Bailey 253 12.0 33.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politics) Consett South (1 seat) Derwentside Independents Derek Hicks 306 53.6 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Andrew Clarke 265 46.4 19.8 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- Coundon (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Charlie Kay 396 60.6 Wear Valley Independent Group Lesley Zair 217 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michael John Gossage 41 6.3 20.2 Labour Party (UK) Coxhoe (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Mac Williams 1,826 72.5 Labour Party (UK) Maria Leina Plews 1,737 68.9 Labour Party (UK) Jan Blakey 1,536 61.0 Conservative Party (UK) Miranda Jupp 264 10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lightley 264 10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Parson 244 9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Tomos Lewis 241 9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Walton 209 8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Walker 169 6.7 26.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Craghead and South Moor (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Mark Davinson 995 63.2 Labour Party (UK) Carole Hampson 939 59.7 Derwentside Independents Jim Lockie 488 31.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Andrew McDonald 319 20.3 26.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crook (3 seats) Independent (politician) Eddie Murphy 771 34.1 Labour Party (UK) Eddie Tomlinson 719 31.8 Labour Party (UK) Geoff Mowbray 691 30.6 Labour Party (UK) Lindsay Wright 642 28.4 Independent (politician) Ian Hirst 630 27.9 Independent (politician) John Winter 594 26.3 Wear Valley Independent Group John Bailey 559 24.7 Wear Valley Independent Group Patricia Jopling 476 21.1 Wear Valley Independent Group Aaron Cowen 450 19.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David English 161 7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gordon Halliday 144 6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Godard 124 5.5 Green Party of England and Wales Jo Yelland 123 5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Katherine Ruth Margrave Machen 89 3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Gerald Alken 88 3.9 23.8 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dawdon (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Kevin Joseph Shaw 1,115 61.0 Labour Party (UK) Sonia Forster 993 54.4 Independent (politician) Robert Arthur 829 45.4 26.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Deerness (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Jean Kathleen Chaplow 1,753 59.8 Labour Party (UK) David Bell 1,616 55.2 Labour Party (UK) Anne Bonner 1,475 50.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wilkinson 632 21.6 Independent (politician) Rev Crooks 539 18.4 Independent (politician) Annette Crooks 424 14.5 Independent (politician) Shaun Easter 404 13.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Joseph Kelley 359 12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrea Watts 357 12.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Lloyd 155 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Frost 151 5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Theo Lloyd 125 4.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Delves Lane (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Jane Brown 1,066 70.3 Labour Party (UK) Bob Glass 776 51.3 Derwentside Independents Lesley Anne Richardson 581 38.4 23.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Deneside (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Edward Bell 972 81.1 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Ann Bell 920 76.8 Independent (politician) Steven Paul Colborn 263 22.0 20.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Durham South (1 seat) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Stoker 349 43.3 Labour Party (UK) Andrzej Olechnowicz 250 31.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Alan Duell 117 14.5 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Edward Shaw 90 11.2 27.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) E − N Easington (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) David John Boyes 1,026 67.8 Labour Party (UK) Angela Surtees 936 61.8 Independent (politician) Terry Murray 521 34.4 Green Party of England and Wales Martie Warin 244 16.1 25.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Elvet and Gilesgate (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Robert Freeman 572 39.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Daniel Ormerod 532 36.4 Labour Party (UK) Alan Hayton 450 30.8 Labour Party (UK) Peter James Thompson 413 28.2 Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Mary Louise Coulson 193 13.2 Green Party of England and Wales Sean Patrick Healy 191 13.1 Green Party of England and Wales Jake Adam Pentland 171 11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Wynne 160 10.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Christopher John Arthur 151 10.3 21.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Esh and Witton Gilbert (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Joe Armstrong 897 43.6 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Armstrong 865 42.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arnie Simpson 693 33.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Guy 636 30.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Rita Moralee 410 19.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Susan Bell 390 18.9 Conservative Party (UK) Megan Alis Roberts 105 5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Pok Lai Leung 86 4.2 32.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Evenwood (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Pauline Mary Charlton 870 52.2 Labour Party (UK) Andy Turner 655 39.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hugill 529 31.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Graham Casey 491 29.5 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Raper 362 21.7 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ferryhill (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Patrick McCourt 968 40.4 Independent (politician) Brian Francis Avery 933 38.9 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Crathorne 867 36.1 F.A.I.R. Charlie Rand 866 36.1 F.A.I.R. David Farry 850 35.4 F.A.I.R. Mel Brown 833 34.7 Labour Party (UK) Craig Patterson 784 32.7 26.8 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Framwellgate and Newton Hall (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Jayne Hopgood 1,628 41.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Ashley Wilkes 1,590 40.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mamie Simmons 1,452 37.4 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Bell 1,179 30.4 Labour Party (UK) Joe Lennox 1,140 29.4 Labour Party (UK) Aurelia Constance Smith 1,082 27.9 Independent (politician) Terry Moderate 714 18.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Colin Thomas Mortimer 589 15.2 Independent (politician) Philip Wolstenholme 421 10.8 Independent (politician) Shaun Kennedy 265 6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Alex Humphries 237 6.1 Green Party of England and Wales James Benedict Elliott 174 4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Murphy 169 4.4 Green Party of England and Wales Amanda Jayne Taylor Aiken 147 3.8 Green Party of England and Wales Daniel Alexis Wolfe Stern 141 3.6 36.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Horden (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Paul Stradling 1,218 72.5 Labour Party (UK) June Clark 939 55.9 Independent (politician) Doug Langan 442 26.3 Independent (politician) Dennis Maddison 432 25.7 26.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lanchester (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Ossie Johnson 1,189 58.2 Derwentside Independents Richie Young 876 42.9 Labour Party (UK) Janet Box 758 37.1 United Kingdom Independence Party John Harpin 413 20.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Clive Taylor-Sholl 340 16.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher James MacAllister 275 13.5 Labour Party (UK) |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- Leadgate and Medomsley (2 seats) Derwentside Independents Watts Stelling 1,413 59.1 Derwentside Independents Alan Shield 1,147 48.0 Labour Party (UK) Liam Carr 976 40.8 Labour Party (UK) Estelle Spring 709 29.6 Conservative Party (UK) Leanne Moses 206 8.6 33.9 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- Lumley (2 seats) Independent (politician) Alan Bell 1,083 58.7 Independent (politician) Audrey Willis 889 48.2 Labour Party (UK) David Thompson 737 39.9 Labour Party (UK) Rita Carr 656 35.6 3.5 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Murton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Alan Napier 1,305 75.0 Labour Party (UK) Joyce Maitland 1,214 69.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Arthur Ord 403 23.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Michael Walton 376 21.6 27.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Neville's Cross (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Martin 1,117 45.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grenville Holland 1,087 44.2 Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Elmer 642 26.1 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Ashfield 619 25.2 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Priestman Lovell 471 19.1 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan George Alfred Roberts 442 18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Drummond Moverley Smith 247 10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Frances Smith 228 9.3 32.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) North Lodge (1 seat) Independent (politician) Peter Howard May 540 47.5 Labour Co-operative Sarah Gill 288 25.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Craig Martin 259 22.8 Conservative Party (UK) Lucille Diana Nicholson 50 4.4 39.0 Independent (politician) P − S Passfield (1 seat) Independent (politician) Joan Maslin 348 36.6 Labour Party (UK) Mandy Jean Thompson 334 35.1 FAIR & Independent David Hawley 270 28.4 26.1 Independent (politician) Pelton (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Alison Batey 1,788 67.5 Labour Party (UK) Jim Cordon 1,660 62.7 Labour Party (UK) Colin Carr 1,422 53.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Stephen Neil Black 865 32.7 Conservative Party (UK) Joel Andrew Shepherd 429 16.2 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Spencer 394 14.9 25.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Peterlee East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Harry Bennett 797 57.9 Labour Party (UK) Audrey Ellen Laing 728 52.9 FAIR & Independent John Hardy 518 37.6 FAIR & Independent Susan Lewins 516 37.5 23.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Peterlee West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) James Alvey 669 47.9 Labour Party (UK) Janice Isabella Measor 542 38.8 FAIR & Independent Susan McDonnell 534 38.2 FAIR & Independent Karen Hawley 509 36.4 Independent (politician) Ralph Liddle 325 23.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mandeep Thandi 36 2.6 21.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sacriston (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Heather Sara Liddle 919 61.1 Labour Party (UK) Simon Joseph Wilson 911 60.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Bruce Robertson Reid 348 23.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Michael Trevor Toms 330 21.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Anthony Watson 108 7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne Michelle Cowan 98 6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Laurence James Ashwin 97 6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Nichol Woodmass 64 4.3 26.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Seaham (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Geraldine Bleasdale 748 51.1 Labour Party (UK) Sue Morrison 700 47.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Lynn Errington 445 30.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Jeanette Andria Strong 400 27.3 Conservative Party (UK) Derick Dixon 278 19.0 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Reid 209 14.3 25.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sedgefield (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) John Robinson 1,166 50.9 Labour Party (UK) Rachel Lumsdon 939 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Ralph Brown 864 37.7 Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Rhiannon Hagan 665 29.0 Independent (politician) Jimmy Seymour 493 21.5 35.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sherburn (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Stephen Guy 1,084 51.7 Labour Party (UK) David Marshall Hall 1,012 48.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Ann Woods 710 33.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Wood 645 30.8 Independent (politician) Andrew Neil Sowerby 231 11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Will Halford 213 10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michael James Fishwick 143 6.8 30.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shildon and Dene Valley (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Brian Stephens 1,443 51.2 Labour Party (UK) Henry Nicholson 1,294 45.9 Labour Party (UK) Trish Pemberton 1,104 39.2 Independent (politician) David Michael Hancock 1,022 36.3 Wear Valley Independent Group Kenny Beal 793 28.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Garry Huntington 737 26.2 Independent (politician) Robert Ingledew 692 24.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Michael Robinson Howe 422 15.0 27.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shotton and South Hetton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Eunice Huntington 893 53.6 Labour Party (UK) Robin John Todd 871 52.3 Independent (politician) Ivan Cochrane 686 41.2 FAIR & Independent Karon Liddell 493 29.6 24.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Spennymoor (3 seats) Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics Kevin Thompson 1,034 43.2 Labour Party (UK) Ian Geldard 950 39.7 Labour Party (UK) Pat Lawton 911 38.1 Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics Elizabeth Maddison 877 36.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ben Ord 872 36.5 Labour Party (UK) Colin Nelson 868 36.3 British National Party Amanda Molloy 271 11.3 Conservative Party (UK) George Smedley 188 7.9 27.6 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics win |- Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stanley (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Carl Marshall 1,161 68.6 Labour Party (UK) Katherine Dearden 1,064 62.9 Derwentside Independents Jack Pye 455 26.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Robinson 258 15.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Valentine Taylor-Sholl 180 10.6 25.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) T − W Tanfield (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Olga Milburn 914 50.0 Derwentside Independents Joyce Charlton 777 42.5 Labour Party (UK) Peter McLaughlin 753 41.2 Derwentside Independents Tom Pattinson 566 30.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Errington 296 16.2 26.7 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color:#ffffff" | | colspan="5" | Derwentside Independents win |- Labour Party (UK) Tow Law (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) John Hart 399 44.9 Independent (politician) Anita Atkinson 220 24.8 Wear Valley Independent Group Ron Grogan 148 16.7 Independent (politician) Terry Batson 93 10.5 Independent (politician) Don Nevin Cameron 27 3.0 25.2 Labour Party (UK) Trimdon and Thornley (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Morris Nicholls 1,801 69.7 Labour Party (UK) Lucy Hovvels 1,692 65.5 Labour Party (UK) Peter Brookes 1,654 64.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Jean Rosalind Seath 581 22.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Ted Seath 510 19.7 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tudhoe (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Barbara Graham 1,024 50.9 Labour Party (UK) Neil Crowther Foster 942 46.8 Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics Richard Parker 449 22.3 British National Party Pete Molloy 410 20.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Cherry Rozanne Hudson 302 15.0 Spennymoor Independents People Before Politics Christine Sproat 261 13.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Louis Coad 121 6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eddie Rhodes 115 5.7 32.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Weardale (2 seats) Independent (politician) John Shuttleworth 1,642 59.8 Independent (politician) Anita Savory 1,536 56.0 Labour Party (UK) Joe Kirwin 983 35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Susan Holt 197 7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ivy Wilson 142 5.2 41.7 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) West Auckland (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Rob Yorke 772 55.3 Labour Party (UK) Christine Wilson 682 48.9 Wear Valley Independent Group George Smith 408 29.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Betty Hopson 349 25.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Booth 204 14.6 21.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Willington and Hunwick (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Joe Buckham 908 52.8 Labour Party (UK) Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn 870 50.6 Wear Valley Independent Group Matthew Todd 731 42.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kath Currie 334 19.4 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Ann Mukherjee 152 8.9 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wingate (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Leo Taylor 538 67.8 Independent (politician) Janet Higgins 256 32.2 24.4 Labour Party (UK) Woodhouse Close (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) John Lethbridge 694 56.4 Labour Party (UK) June Elizabeth Lee 602 48.9 Independent (politician) Billy Neilson 315 25.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Betty Todd 231 18.8 Wear Valley Independent Group Michael O'Neil 159 12.9 Wear Valley Independent Group Vince Perkins 152 12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Victor Seear 77 6.3 19.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections Crook, 7 November 2013 Labour Party (UK) Andrea Patterson 741 40.3 +9.7 Independent (politician) Ian Hirst 496 27.0 -0.9 Wear Valley Independent Group John Bailey 360 19.6 -5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David English 145 7.9 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Beatty Bainbridge 54 2.9 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Joanne Yelland 41 2.2 -3.2 18.6 Labour Party (UK) N/A Crook, 18 September 2014 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Stanton 753 47.0 +18.6 UKIP Margaret Hopson 339 21.1 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) David English 233 14.5 +7.4 Independent (politician) Anthony Simpson 193 12.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Alan Booth 90 5.6 N/A 17.2 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) N/A Burnopfield & Dipton, 23 October 2014 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Carr 656 44.9 +9.3 Derwentside Independents Gillian Burnett 655 44.8 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Booth 83 5.7 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Melanie Howd 68 4.7 N/A 23.4 Labour Party (UK) Derwentside Independents N/A Evenwood, 23 October 2014 Labour Party (UK) Heather Broadbent 546 38.2 -14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hugill 396 27.7 -4.0 UKIP Graham Casey 309 21.6 -7.9 Independent (politician) Lee Carnighan 108 7.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Greg Robinson 72 5.0 N/A 21.7 Labour Party (UK) N/A Barnard Castle West, 7 May 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Henderson 2,518 57.6 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Robinson 972 22.3 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Philip Hunt 878 20.1 -2.4 69.6 Labour Party (UK) N/A Ferryhill, 7 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) John Lindsay 2,266 49.6 +9.2 Independent (politician) Joseph Makepeace 1,989 43.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales William Lawrence 316 6.9 N/A 55.6 Labour Party (UK) N/A Sherburn, 7 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) William Kellett 2,218 52.3 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Fishwick 985 23.2 +16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Tibbs 531 12.5 -21.4 Green Party of England and Wales Joanna Smith 508 12.0 N/A 64.5 Labour Party (UK) N/A Ferryhill, 7 May 2015 Labour Party (UK) Fraser Tinsley 2,169 54.4 +1.6 Independent (politician) Matthew Todd 1,512 38.0 -4.5 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Quinn 301 7.6 N/A 58.0 Labour Party (UK) N/A Shotton & South Hetton, 20 August 2015 Labour Party (UK) Alan Liversidge 595 52.5 +0.2 North East Party Edward Hall 214 18.9 N/A UKIP Lee-James Harris 131 11.6 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Anderson 107 9.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Beatrice Bainbridge 67 5.9 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Martie Warin 19 1.7 N/A 17.8 Labour Party (UK) N/A References Durham 2013 Category:2010s in County Durham