Durham Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North East · 98 seats in 51 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Reform UK have a majority on Durham Council. The council has 98 councillors in 51 wards. Seats by party: Reform 50, Other 24, Lib Dem 15, Labour 5, Green 2, Conservative 1. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

Control

Seats by party

Reform UK (Majority)

98 seats - 50 for a majority

Reform 50Labour 5Conservative 1Lib Dem 15Green 2Other 24Vacant 1

Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Other +12 Labour +1 Lib Dem +1 Reform −15 1 vacant

Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (98 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform34.3%65

Other22.2%12

Labour19.5%4

Lib Dem11.7%14

Conservative7.4%1

Green4.8%2

Next election

3 May 2029

all 98 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 50

majority of 2; 50 needed

Closest result

Blackhalls & Hesledens

Labour won by 8 votes over Reform, 1 May 2025

Latest by-election

Murton

Labour gain from Reform, 5 March 2026 (7 since 2021)

Constituencies

6 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

58%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 51 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Annfield Plain & Tanfield Karen Allison, Darren Grimes	1 May 2025 Reform 47.5% lead 25.2 pts
Aycliffe North & Middridge Tim McGuinness, Michael Stead	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 31.4% lead 0.1 pts
Aycliffe South Nicole Brown, Andrew Eales, John Grant	1 May 2025 Reform 31.4% lead 17.0 pts
Barnard Castle Chris Foote-Wood	1 May 2025 Labour 31.0% lead 1.4 pts
Belmont Eric Mavin, Lesley Mavin	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 36.8% lead 7.6 pts
Benfieldside Sandra Grindle, Terry Rooney	1 May 2025 Reform 26.9% lead 4.6 pts
Bishop Auckland Lyndsey Fox, John Kinvig, Tom Redmond	1 May 2025 Reform 36.6% lead 18.0 pts
Blackhalls & Hesledens Rob Crute	1 May 2025 Labour 44.5% lead 0.6 pts
Bowburn & Coxhoe Jan Blakey, Kyle Genner, Gary Hutchinson	1 May 2025 Reform 26.2% lead 3.1 pts
Brandon Jonathan Elmer, Priscilla Elmer	1 May 2025 Green 30.1% lead 5.1 pts
Castle Eden & Passfield Scott Woodhouse	1 May 2025 Reform 52.5% lead 30.5 pts
Chester-le-Street North Andrew Husband, Tracie Smith	1 May 2025 Reform 30.3% lead 1.5 pts
Chester-le-Street South Bill Moist, Paul Sexton	1 May 2025 Independent 32.6% lead 3.7 pts
Chilton Stephen Bowron	1 May 2025 Reform 46.9% lead 25.8 pts
Consett North Kathryn Rooney	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 48.5% lead 14.8 pts
Consett South Dominic Haney	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 55.1% lead 23.8 pts
Craghead & South Moor John Cook, Vacant	1 May 2025 Reform 58.0% lead 31.5 pts
Crook Paul Bean, Robbie Rodiss, Adrian Schulman	1 May 2025 Reform 39.4% lead 14.5 pts
Dalton & Dawdon George Anderson, Jack McGlenen	1 May 2025 Reform 37.3% lead 4.0 pts
Deerness Matt Burnard, Sean Healy	1 May 2025 Reform 38.6% lead 12.2 pts
Delves Lane Kenny Hope, Jackie Teasdale	1 May 2025 Reform 49.8% lead 25.5 pts
Derwent & Pont Valley Gavin Brydon, Craig Marshall, Saffron Sims-Brydon	1 May 2025 Reform 37.1% lead 12.5 pts
Easington & Shotton Louise Penders, Howard Brown, Louise Taylor	1 May 2025 Reform 36.5% lead 20.7 pts
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe David Freeman, Ellie Hopgood	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 37.9% lead 11.2 pts
Evenwood Robert Potts	1 May 2025 Reform 48.7% lead 25.3 pts
Ferryhill Paul Mountford, Joe Quinn	1 May 2025 Reform 33.7% lead 5.4 pts
Framwellgate & Newton Hall Amanda Hopgood, Elizabeth Pears, Mark Wilkes	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 45.2% lead 23.7 pts
Horden & Dene House Dawn Bellingham, John Cottier	1 May 2025 Reform 52.3% lead 23.4 pts
Lanchester & Burnhope Alison Gray	1 May 2025 Labour 35.8% lead 2.1 pts
Langley & Esh Alex Neil	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 48.0% lead 15.0 pts
Lower Teesdale Jillian Campbell, Jasmine Fox	1 May 2025 Reform 35.6% lead 11.5 pts
Lumley & West Rainton Alan Bell, Phil Heaviside	1 May 2025 Independent 35.1% lead 5.1 pts
Murton Julie Griffiths, Mark Rowney	1 May 2025 Reform 39.0% lead 9.9 pts
Neville's Cross Liz Brown, Elizabeth Scott	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 47.1% lead 28.8 pts
North Lodge Craig Martin	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 58.2% lead 33.0 pts
Pelton Steve Biggs, Ian Cross, Brian Quirey	1 May 2025 Reform 44.6% lead 8.5 pts
Peterlee Steven Franklin, Dawn Saunders	1 May 2025 Reform 44.8% lead 26.9 pts
Pittington & Sherburn Rhys Burriss	1 May 2025 Reform 35.7% lead 4.6 pts
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert James Pickard, Tim Robson	1 May 2025 Reform 41.4% lead 10.7 pts
Seaham Chris Fairs, Andrew Harrison	1 May 2025 Reform 38.9% lead 14.1 pts
Sedgefield Ian Catchpole, Chris Lines	1 May 2025 Independent 34.4% lead 6.4 pts
Shildon & Dene Valley Michael Ramage, Kate Rowland, James Stephenson	1 May 2025 Reform 50.9% lead 31.4 pts
Spennymoor Liz Maddison, Pete Molloy	1 May 2025 Independent 27.5% lead 3.7 pts
Stanley Christine Blatchford, David Walton	1 May 2025 Reform 52.0% lead 27.6 pts
Thornley & Wheatley Hill Neil Craggs	1 May 2025 Reform 65.1% lead 38.6 pts
Trimdon & Wingate Mary-Lynn Franklin, Susan Husband	1 May 2025 Reform 45.7% lead 18.9 pts
Tudhoe Nicola Lyons, Billy McAloon	1 May 2025 Independent 30.5% lead 5.2 pts
Upper Teesdale Richard Bell	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.6% lead 16.1 pts
Weardale Anita Savory, John Shuttleworth	1 May 2025 Independent 26.6% lead 2.3 pts
West Auckland Nick Brown, Stephen Gray	1 May 2025 Reform 47.9% lead 18.0 pts
Willington & Hunwick Cathy Hunt, Emma Hunt	1 May 2025 Reform 45.4% lead 19.5 pts

Annfield Plain & Tanfield

Darren Grimes ReformKaren Allison Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform47.5%

Derwentside Independents22.3%

Labour19.6%

Green4.1%

Conservative3.9%

Lib Dem2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karen Allison Elected	Reform	1,404
Darren Grimes Elected	Reform	1,364
Joan Nicholson	Derwentside Independents	659
Olga Milburn	Labour	579
Joyce Charlton	Derwentside Independents	574
Jeanette Stephenson	Labour	512
Sarah Twigg	Green	122
Kevin John Briggs	Conservative	114
Sopha Phal	Lib Dem	80
Garry Richardson	Conservative	77

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Aycliffe North & Middridge

Michael Stead Lib DemTim McGuinness Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Lib Dem31.4%

Reform31.3%

Conservative14.8%

Labour13.7%

Independent3.3%

Independent2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael Stead Elected	Lib Dem	1,001
Tim McGuinness Elected	Reform	999
Clive Taylor-Sholl	Reform	887
Lindsey Aston	Lib Dem	807
David Sutton-Lloyd	Conservative	471
Michael Edward Murphy	Labour	438
Luke Ellis	Labour	419
Tony Stubbs	Conservative	339
Tony Beddard	Independent	106
Dorothy Bowman	Independent	94
Jonathan Stephen Park	Green	82

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Aycliffe South

Andrew Eales ReformJohn Grant ReformNicole Brown Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform31.4%

Labour14.4%

Conservative12.7%

Independent11.8%

Independent7.8%

Lib Dem7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John William Grant Elected	Reform	1,459
Nicole Louise Brown Elected	Reform	1,335
Andrew Eales Elected	Reform	1,287
Jim Atkinson	Labour	667
Paul Howell	Conservative	589
John Joseph Clark	Labour	556
Ken Robson	Independent	550
Toyin Ogunyemi	Labour	396
Martin Ashcroft	Independent	363
Kyle Robinson	Lib Dem	331
George Coulson Gray	Independent	305
John Woodward	Lib Dem	286
Tunde Akinsanya	Lib Dem	286
Tony Armstrong	Independent	227
Neale Floyd Darryl Cooley	Green	156

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Barnard Castle

Chris Foote-Wood Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour31.0%

Reform29.6%

Conservative28.6%

Green6.6%

Lib Dem4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Foote-Wood Elected	Labour	456	31.0%
Christopher Paul Bewley	Reform	436	29.6%
Ted Henderson	Conservative	421	28.6%
John Edward Hogg	Green	97	6.6%
Richard Huzzey	Lib Dem	63	4.3%

Belmont

Eric Mavin Lib DemLesley Mavin Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Lib Dem36.8%

Reform29.2%

Labour20.8%

Green8.7%

Conservative4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lesley Mavin Elected	Lib Dem	1,296
Eric Mavin Elected	Lib Dem	1,256
Christopher Elliott	Reform	1,026
Steve Gilley	Reform	853
Paul Finley	Labour	733
Val Hawes	Labour	722
Joel Graham Thornton	Green	306
Gary Parkin	Conservative	158

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Benfieldside

Sandra Grindle ReformTerry Rooney Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform26.9%

Labour22.3%

Independent19.8%

Independent16.4%

Lib Dem9.2%

Conservative5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sandra Ruth Grindle Elected	Reform	1,064
Andrew James Kilburn Elected	Reform	1,007
Kevin Earley	Labour	879
Stephen Robinson	Independent	783
Peter Oliver	Independent	646
Michael Wass	Labour	613
Terry Rooney	Lib Dem	362
Joanne Nattrass	Lib Dem	278
David Lowes	Conservative	216
Dan Lowes	Conservative	215

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 3 July 2025

Lib Dem28.0%

Labour27.2%

Reform25.4%

Independent15.6%

Conservative2.6%

Green1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Terry Rooney Elected	Lib Dem	824	28.0%
Kevin Earley	Labour	800	27.2%
Stephen Harrison	Reform	747	25.4%
Stephen Robinson	Independent	459	15.6%
David Lowes	Conservative	76	2.6%
Richard Edwin Simpson	Green	40	1.4%

Bishop Auckland

John Kinvig ReformLyndsey Fox IndependentTom Redmond Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform36.6%

Labour18.6%

Independent15.3%

Independent8.3%

Conservative8.1%

Green4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lyndsey Fox Elected	Reform	1,870
John Paul Kinvig Elected	Reform	1,713
Tom Redmond Elected	Reform	1,708
Kelly Guest	Labour	949
Tessa Hope	Labour	945
Michael Siddle	Labour	934
Sam Zair	Independent	783
Mike Harker	Independent	422
Luke Allan Holmes	Conservative	413
James Peter Middleton	Conservative	392
Adeline Tchana	Conservative	246
Hannahs S J	Green	245
Joanne Marie Howey	Independent	233
Christine Thelwell	Lib Dem	164
Arnold Simpson	Lib Dem	152
John Dennis Brigstock	Independent	32

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blackhalls & Hesledens

Rob Crute Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour44.5%

Reform43.9%

Lib Dem8.1%

Conservative3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rob Crute Elected	Labour	629	44.5%
Gary Johnson	Reform	621	43.9%
Neil Peter Thompson	Lib Dem	114	8.1%
Victoria Bartch	Conservative	49	3.5%

Bowburn & Coxhoe

Gary Hutchinson IndependentJan Blakey IndependentKyle Genner Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform26.2%

Independent23.1%

Independent22.9%

Labour15.6%

Green6.2%

Lib Dem3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kyle Martin Genner Elected	Reform	1,613
Gary Hutchinson Elected	Independent	1,419
Jan Blakey Elected	Independent	1,409
Benjamin Straughair	Reform	1,269
Michael Walter Watson	Reform	1,242
Viv Anderson	Labour	962
Shaun David Gibson	Labour	667
Lennox Walter Lauchlan	Labour	607
Catherine Marie Birchmore	Green	384
Kimberley Noble	Lib Dem	200
George Alexander Chissell	Lib Dem	188
Alexander Greenaway	Lib Dem	180
Dorothy Ann Luckhurst	Conservative	162
Jane McAndrew	Conservative	145
Clive Oliver Rowland	Conservative	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brandon

Jonathan Elmer GreenPriscilla Elmer Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Green30.1%

Independent25.0%

Reform23.3%

Labour14.9%

Independent2.8%

Conservative2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jonathan Elmer Elected	Green	1,017
Priscilla Anne Bowen Elmer Elected	Green	900
Paul Taylor	Independent	845
Andrew Fullard	Reform	786
Mark Leigh	Reform	700
Anne Bonner	Labour	503
Nick Rippin	Labour	457
Carolyn Jayne Smith	Independent	93
Billy Walker	Conservative	71
Abrial Jerram	Lib Dem	62
Prem Raghvani	Lib Dem	51

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Castle Eden & Passfield

Scott Woodhouse Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform52.5%

Labour22.0%

The North East Party8.6%

Independent8.1%

Conservative5.7%

Lib Dem3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Woodhouse Elected	Reform	804	52.5%
Mary Bell	Labour	337	22.0%
Susan McDonnell	The North East Party	132	8.6%
Karen Hawley	Independent	124	8.1%
James Coulson	Conservative	87	5.7%
David Hodgson	Lib Dem	46	3.0%

Chester-le-Street North

Andrew Husband ReformTracie Smith Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform30.3%

Labour28.8%

Independent22.9%

Green6.1%

Conservative5.3%

Lib Dem4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Husband Elected	Reform	1,139
Tracie Smith Elected	Labour	1,082
Julie Scurfield	Labour	944
Karen Fantarrow-Darby	Independent	860
Tony Teasdale	Reform	765
Derek Morse	Green	230
David Brown	Conservative	199
Philip Bernard Nathan	Lib Dem	160
Tom Chittenden	Social Democratic Party	83

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chester-le-Street South

Bill Moist IndependentPaul Sexton Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Independent32.6%

Independent28.9%

Reform18.0%

Labour10.3%

Conservative4.3%

Green3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Stephen Sexton Elected	Independent	1,641
Bill Moist Elected	Independent	1,453
Geoff Dovaston	Reform	908
Adele Taggart	Reform	709
Harry Clark	Labour	519
Eileen McKnight-Smith	Labour	383
Ellie Sargeant	Conservative	217
Sebastian Leo Gran	Conservative	160
Alan Ostle	Green	151
Andrew Peter Haney	Lib Dem	143

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chilton

Stephen Bowron Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.9%

Independent21.1%

Labour12.1%

Independent11.5%

Conservative5.8%

Lib Dem2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Robert Bowron Elected	Reform	523	46.9%
Sue Reece	Independent	235	21.1%
Angus John Ferguson	Labour	135	12.1%
Julie Cairns	Independent	128	11.5%
Catherine Anne Hart	Conservative	65	5.8%
Carole Lattin	Lib Dem	28	2.5%

Consett North

Kathryn Rooney Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem48.5%

Reform33.7%

Labour14.9%

Conservative2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kathryn Rooney Elected	Lib Dem	772	48.5%
Trevor Douglas Newsom	Reform	537	33.7%
Rob Moran	Labour	238	14.9%
Will Robinson	Conservative	46	2.9%

Consett South

Dominic Haney Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem55.1%

Reform31.3%

Labour10.3%

Conservative3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dominic John Haney Elected	Lib Dem	740	55.1%
Michael McGaun	Reform	421	31.3%
Phillip Marshall	Labour	139	10.3%
Rachel McEnaeny	Conservative	44	3.3%

Craghead & South Moor

John Cook ReformVacant Vacant

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform58.0%

Labour26.5%

Lib Dem10.1%

Conservative5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Michael Cook Elected	Reform	1,317
Aaron Hillam Elected	Reform	1,148
Les Timbey	Labour	601
Carol Hampson	Labour	599
Neil John Bradbury	Lib Dem	229
Ian Davison	Conservative	122

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Crook

Adrian Schulman ReformPaul Bean Advance UKRobbie Rodiss Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform39.4%

Independent24.9%

Labour13.3%

Conservative11.4%

Green6.3%

Lib Dem4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Robbie Rodiss Elected	Reform	2,102
Paul David Bean Elected	Reform	1,849
Adrian Schulman Elected	Reform	1,645
Anne Reed	Independent	1,327
Mary Hall	Labour	711
Michael Beeforth	Labour	679
Mike Currah	Conservative	610
John Leslie Wilson	Labour	569
Patricia Jopling	Conservative	484
Steven Douglas Bamlett	Green	335
Geoffrey William Martin	Green	280
Nick Lion	Lib Dem	255

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dalton & Dawdon

George Anderson ReformJack McGlenen Social Democratic Party

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform37.3%

Seaham Community Party33.3%

Labour24.4%

Conservative2.5%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gerry Anderson Elected	Reform	945
Jack McGlenen Elected	Reform	876
Robert Arthur	Seaham Community Party	845
Susan Mary Faulkner	Seaham Community Party	690
Kevin Joseph Shaw	Labour	619
June Watson	Labour	554
Mark Shanks	Conservative	64
Giuseppe Enrico Bignardi	Lib Dem	61

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Deerness

Matt Burnard ReformSean Healy Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform38.6%

Labour26.4%

Lib Dem24.7%

Green7.3%

Conservative2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew John Burnard Elected	Reform	1,259
Sean Patrick Healy Elected	Reform	1,105
Marion Wilson	Labour	860
Edwin Simpson	Lib Dem	806
John Simon Burt	Lib Dem	741
Jimmy Jamieson	Labour	710
Sarah Jane Banks	Green	239
Liz Wright	Green	176
Wendy Frances Smith	Conservative	94
Michael Drummond Moverley Smith	Conservative	90

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Delves Lane

Jackie Teasdale ReformKenny Hope Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform49.8%

Labour24.3%

Conservative15.1%

Lib Dem10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kenny Hope Elected	Reform	1,272
Jacqueline Teasdale Elected	Reform	1,045
Jane Brown	Labour	620
Simon Andrew Stewart-Piercy	Labour	461
Angela Sterling	Conservative	386
Michelle Walton	Conservative	379
Nazcat Stephen Haney	Lib Dem	276
David Bowerbank	Lib Dem	219

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Derwent & Pont Valley

Craig Marshall ReformGavin Brydon ReformSaffron Sims-Brydon Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform37.1%

Labour24.6%

Derwentside Independents19.9%

Green7.4%

Lib Dem5.6%

Conservative5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Saffron Sims-Brydon Elected	Reform	1,913
Gavin Brydon Elected	Reform	1,858
Craig Thomas Marshall Elected	Reform	1,761
Veronica Andrews	Labour	1,272
Declan Mulholland	Labour	1,267
Tom Hubbuck	Labour	1,059
Watts Stelling	Derwentside Independents	1,027
Alan Shield	Derwentside Independents	1,014
Eileen Elliott	Derwentside Independents	766
Richard Edwin Simpson	Green	384
Tonia Jean Atkinson	Lib Dem	289
Jacob Boneham	Conservative	276
Stephen Murray	Lib Dem	208

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Easington & Shotton

Howard Brown ReformLouise Penders ReformLouise Taylor Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform36.5%

Independent15.8%

Independent14.7%

Labour14.1%

Independent9.5%

Conservative3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Bailey Elected	Reform	1,849
Howard William Brown Elected	Reform	1,752
Louise Taylor Elected	Reform	1,729
Sophie Louise Brown	Independent	798
Chris Hood	Independent	743
Angela Surtees	Labour	713
Leeann Clarkson	Labour	601
Omide Deinali	Labour	527
Ivan Cochrane	Independent	479
Tom Baker	Conservative	163
Rob Moore	Independent	158
Chukwuka Okuchukwu	Lib Dem	156
Kye Alan Slawson-Powell	Conservative	104

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 August 2025

Reform46.7%

Labour20.2%

Independent20.1%

Independent6.9%

Green2.3%

Conservative1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louise Anne Penders Elected	Reform	1,208	46.7%
Angela Surtees	Labour	523	20.2%
Chris Hood	Independent	520	20.1%
Ivan Cochrane	Independent	179	6.9%
Stephen Ashfield	Green	60	2.3%
Tony Stubbs	Conservative	47	1.8%
Chukwuka Okuchukwu	Lib Dem	27	1.0%
Arlene Helen Childs	Independent	23	0.9%

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe

David Freeman Lib DemEllie Hopgood Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Lib Dem37.9%

Labour26.7%

Reform16.3%

Green14.4%

Conservative4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Robert Freeman Elected	Lib Dem	936
Ellie Jayne Hopgood Elected	Lib Dem	839
Rory Handy	Labour	660
Stacey Deinali	Labour	613
Xavier Hale	Reform	403
Isaac Lucan	Reform	381
Stephen Ashfield	Green	356
Jamie Michael Pearson	Green	215
George Carter	Conservative	114
Graham William Lee	Conservative	81

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Evenwood

Robert Potts Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform48.7%

Labour23.4%

Conservative18.3%

Green5.1%

Lib Dem4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Potts Elected	Reform	732	48.7%
Becky Land	Labour	352	23.4%
James Cosslett	Conservative	275	18.3%
Michael Stonehouse	Green	76	5.1%
Anne Woodward	Lib Dem	69	4.6%

Ferryhill

Joe Quinn ReformPaul Mountford Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform33.7%

Independent28.3%

Labour25.9%

Conservative5.3%

Green3.2%

Lib Dem2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Mountford Elected	Reform	1,114
Joe Michael Quinn Elected	Reform	986
Glenys Joan Newby	Independent	934
Curtis Ferenc Bihari	Labour	857
Carole Atkinson	Labour	629
David Farry	Conservative	174
Matthew Henry Choi	Green	107
Lisa Coxon	Conservative	102
Sandra Elizabeth Kirby	Lib Dem	84
Bob Peach	Lib Dem	57
John Barry Lathan	UKIP	33

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Framwellgate & Newton Hall

Amanda Hopgood Lib DemElizabeth Pears Lib DemMark Wilkes Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Lib Dem45.2%

Reform21.5%

Labour15.2%

Green7.9%

Independent5.6%

Conservative4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Amanda Jayne Hopgood Elected	Lib Dem	2,465
Mark Wilkes Elected	Lib Dem	2,425
Elizabeth Pears Elected	Lib Dem	2,048
Neville Forbes	Reform	1,173
Colin Trevor Toghill	Reform	983
Kaye Burns	Labour	830
Rachael Perry	Labour	768
Valerie Speed	Labour	689
Irene Ostle	Green	432
Karon Willis	Independent	306
Carolyn Anne Baker	Conservative	243
Elizabeth Anne Marshall	Conservative	195
Matthew James Smith	Conservative	191

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Horden & Dene House

Dawn Bellingham ReformJohn Cottier Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform52.3%

Labour28.9%

Independent6.6%

Independent4.0%

Lib Dem3.4%

Independent2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dawn Bellingham Elected	Reform	1,312
John Cottier Elected	Reform	1,147
Chris Cain	Labour	725
June Clark	Labour	703
Paul Maddison	Independent	165
Arlene Helen Childs	Independent	100
Owen Temple	Lib Dem	85
Matthew Thomas Tough	Independent	67
Nigel Jeremy Cassidy	Conservative	57

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lanchester & Burnhope

Alison Gray Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour35.8%

Conservative33.7%

Reform26.7%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alison Gray Elected	Labour	755	35.8%
Doug Oliver	Conservative	710	33.7%
Stephen Harrison	Reform	563	26.7%
Jeanette Williams	Lib Dem	79	3.7%

Langley & Esh

Alex Neil Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem48.0%

Reform33.0%

Labour11.5%

Green4.2%

Conservative3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Neil Elected	Lib Dem	777	48.0%
Andrea Mary Brown	Reform	534	33.0%
Michael Toner	Labour	187	11.5%
Joshua James Lightfoot	Green	68	4.2%
Mark Paul Shaw	Conservative	54	3.3%

Lower Teesdale

Jasmine Fox IndependentJillian Campbell Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform35.6%

Green24.1%

Conservative22.1%

Labour14.4%

Lib Dem3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jillian Anne Campbell Elected	Reform	1,075
Jasmine Fox Elected	Reform	1,008
Sarah Louise Hannan	Green	726
George Morland Richardson	Conservative	666
James Rowlandson	Conservative	636
Marc Cole	Green	555
Simon Land	Labour	434
Noah Padraig McCourt	Labour	302
Wico Van Mourik	Lib Dem	116

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lumley & West Rainton

Alan Bell IndependentPhil Heaviside Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Independent35.1%

Independent30.0%

Reform18.7%

Labour7.2%

Lib Dem3.4%

Conservative3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Bell Elected	Independent	1,581
Philip Heaviside Elected	Independent	1,353
Adam Carter-Jones	Reform	844
Ewan Charles Marshall	Reform	719
Paul Greenwood	Labour	325
Lyn Leach	Labour	301
David Alan Haswell	Lib Dem	152
Thomas Shanks	Conservative	140
Bisserka Ivanova Gaydarska	Green	115

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Murton

Julie Griffiths LabourMark Rowney Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform39.0%

Labour29.1%

Independent12.0%

Independent11.6%

Conservative4.5%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Cumming Elected	Reform	1,045
Mark Stephen Rowney Elected	Reform	938
Julie Ann Griffiths	Labour	781
Robert Adcock-Forster	Labour	682
Brian Brown	Independent	322
Stephen George Robson	Independent	312
Brian Wareham	Conservative	121
Antonio Milian	Lib Dem	99

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 5 March 2026

Labour50.6%

Reform39.6%

Green4.8%

Conservative3.1%

Lib Dem1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julie Ann Griffiths Elected	Labour	1,004	50.6%
Theo Samuel Bell	Reform	786	39.6%
Isaac Thomas Short	Green	95	4.8%
Dorothy Ann Luckhurst	Conservative	61	3.1%
Neil Peter Thompson	Lib Dem	38	1.9%

Neville's Cross

Elizabeth Scott Lib DemLiz Brown Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Lib Dem47.1%

Labour18.3%

Green16.0%

Reform12.8%

Conservative5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Liz Brown Elected	Lib Dem	1,402
Elizabeth Scott Elected	Lib Dem	1,266
Les Wilson	Labour	545
Gabriel Ridley	Labour	529
Jack Hughes	Green	476
Gary William Black	Reform	382
Katrina Rockett	Reform	314
Deborah Jane Whitfield	Conservative	172

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

North Lodge

Craig Martin Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem58.2%

Reform25.2%

Labour12.4%

Conservative2.2%

Green2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Martin Elected	Lib Dem	999	58.2%
Darren Hawkes	Reform	432	25.2%
Glenn James Batey	Labour	212	12.4%
Krishnarajasri Krishnapillai	Conservative	37	2.2%
Chris Dale	Green	36	2.1%

Pelton

Brian Quirey ReformIan Cross ReformSteve Biggs Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform44.6%

Labour36.1%

Green6.6%

Conservative6.4%

Lib Dem6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Biggs Elected	Reform	1,767
Ian Mark Cross Elected	Reform	1,748
Brian Quirey Elected	Reform	1,630
Alison Joan Batey	Labour	1,428
Danny Wood	Labour	1,300
Paul Pringle	Labour	1,221
Andrew Gray	Green	263
Darren Whitfield	Conservative	255
Alan Neil	Lib Dem	245
Adam Joseph Walker	Lib Dem	215
Nigel Van Zwanenberg	Lib Dem	180

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Peterlee

Dawn Saunders IndependentSteven Franklin Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform44.8%

Labour17.9%

The North East Party13.7%

Independent7.3%

Independent7.2%

Conservative3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steven Franklin Elected	Reform	1,063
Dawn Saunders Elected	Reform	900
Louise Fenwick	Labour	425
Audrey Ellen Laing	Labour	384
Mary Alison Cartwright	The North East Party	326
Ray Burnip	Independent	173
Diane Howarth	Independent	172
Al Wilkinson	The North East Party	86
Michael Cassidy	Conservative	82
David Hawley	Independent	77
Heather Leake	Lib Dem	57

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pittington & Sherburn

Rhys Burriss Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.7%

Lib Dem31.1%

Labour25.0%

Conservative4.4%

Green3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rhys Burriss Elected	Reform	508	35.7%
Stephen Charles White	Lib Dem	443	31.1%
Bill Kellett	Labour	356	25.0%
Malcolm Colledge	Conservative	63	4.4%
Maggie Tallerman	Green	54	3.8%

Sacriston & Witton Gilbert

James Pickard ReformTim Robson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform41.4%

Lib Dem30.7%

Labour21.1%

Green6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Pickard Elected	Reform	1,088
Timothy John Robson Elected	Reform	1,023
Hugh Massey	Lib Dem	807
Andy Przybysz	Lib Dem	709
Emma Waldock	Labour	553
Andrew Page	Labour	500
Nicholas Leight Kasch	Green	177

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Seaham

Andrew Harrison IndependentChris Fairs Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform38.9%

Seaham Community Party24.8%

Labour23.9%

Green4.8%

Conservative4.8%

Lib Dem2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Harrison Elected	Reform	1,219
Christopher Fairs Elected	Reform	1,145
Barry Taylor	Seaham Community Party	777
Rochelle Laine	Labour	747
John James Purvis	Labour	691
Stephen Wayman	Seaham Community Party	656
Stephen Jonathan Joseph	Green	151
Ian Leslie McAndrew	Conservative	150
Tolu Kolawole	Conservative	116
Rafe J Richards	Lib Dem	87

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sedgefield

Chris Lines IndependentIan Catchpole Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Independent34.4%

Reform28.0%

Conservative15.6%

Labour13.3%

Green5.7%

Lib Dem3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Lines Elected	Independent	1,372
Ian Catchpole Elected	Reform	1,115
Christine Moore	Reform	926
Elaine Peeke	Conservative	624
Lucy Ann Gibson	Labour	529
Kester Noble	Labour	501
Rebecca Margaret Dixon	Green	229
Charlotte Ann Shaw	Lib Dem	120
Richard Wilkes	Green	111
Philip Hugh Layton	Lib Dem	102

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Shildon & Dene Valley

James Stephenson ReformKate Rowland IndependentMichael Ramage Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform50.9%

Labour19.5%

Independent14.3%

Lib Dem8.9%

Conservative6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael David Ramage Elected	Reform	2,220
Kate Rowland Elected	Reform	2,181
James Michael Stephenson Elected	Reform	2,034
Shirley Quinn	Labour	849
Samantha Townsend	Labour	805
Charlie Kay	Labour	768
Fred Langley	Independent	625
Leanne Barrett	Lib Dem	389
Michael Shaw	Lib Dem	336
Jack Charlton	Conservative	282
Clive Michael Parker	Conservative	221

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Spennymoor

Liz Maddison IndependentPete Molloy Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Independent27.5%

Independent23.8%

Reform23.1%

Lib Dem12.9%

Labour10.5%

Conservative2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Liz Maddison Elected	Independent	1,162
Pete Molloy Elected	Independent	1,006
Ernest Spowart	Reform	977
William Sydney Thorkildsen	Reform	824
Dean Ranyard	Lib Dem	544
Liss Owen	Lib Dem	466
Stephen Francis Gilling	Labour	444
Jabez Jordon Sherrington	Labour	324
David Barry Evans	Conservative	97
Christopher Anthony Coxon	Conservative	70

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stanley

Christine Blatchford ReformDavid Walton Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform52.0%

Labour24.4%

Independent10.3%

Lib Dem5.9%

Conservative4.5%

Independent3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Christine Blatchford Elected	Reform	1,366
David Stanley Walton Elected	Reform	1,336
James Kane	Labour	640
Carl Marshall	Labour	601
Paddy McGough	Independent	270
David Agutter Rolfe	Lib Dem	154
Charles Aldous	Conservative	117
Frankie Elise Ward	Independent	78

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Thornley & Wheatley Hill

Neil Craggs Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform65.1%

Labour26.5%

Lib Dem4.6%

Conservative3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil Craggs Elected	Reform	921	65.1%
Jake Miller	Labour	375	26.5%
Pamela Ann Askell	Lib Dem	65	4.6%
Graham Southall	Conservative	53	3.7%

Trimdon & Wingate

Mary-Lynn Franklin ReformSusan Husband Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform45.7%

Labour26.8%

The North East Party17.3%

Lib Dem6.2%

Conservative4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mary-Lynn Franklin Elected	Reform	1,361
Susan Husband Elected	Reform	1,171
Lucy Hovvels	Labour	797
Paul Trippett	Labour	660
Sean Ward Ivey	The North East Party	514
Liz Temple	Lib Dem	186
Rathika Krishnarajasri	Conservative	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tudhoe

Billy McAloon IndependentNicola Lyons Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Independent30.5%

Reform25.3%

Independent21.4%

Labour14.7%

Lib Dem5.1%

Conservative3.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Billy McAloon Elected	Independent	996
Nicola Lyons Elected	Reform	826
Dave Whalley	Reform	747
Andy Anderson	Independent	697
Ian Geldard	Labour	479
Neil Crowther Foster	Labour	412
Beckie Ranyard	Lib Dem	168
Martin Thomas Brian Jones	Lib Dem	101
Oliver Garbutt Peeke	Conservative	98
Michael Francis Renton	Conservative	73

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Upper Teesdale

Richard Bell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.6%

Reform29.5%

Labour14.3%

Green5.8%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Andrew Bell Elected	Conservative	808	45.6%
Ian Hirst	Reform	522	29.5%
Chris Kelsey	Labour	253	14.3%
Kathleen McGough	Green	103	5.8%
Florence Diana Simpson	Lib Dem	84	4.7%

Weardale

Anita Savory IndependentJohn Shuttleworth Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Independent26.6%

Independent24.3%

Reform20.8%

Conservative15.2%

Green5.3%

Labour5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anita Savory Elected	Independent	1,331
John Shuttleworth Elected	Independent	1,215
Paul Beattie	Reform	1,037
David Brown	Reform	1,031
Will Wearmouth	Conservative	762
Richard Lawrie	Conservative	490
Matthew James Ferguson	Green	267
Gemma Louise Holmes-Wood	Labour	250
Sally-Beth Marshall	Labour	233
Olivia Evelyn Dunn	Lib Dem	135

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

West Auckland

Nick Brown IndependentStephen Gray Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform47.9%

Labour29.9%

Conservative7.6%

Independent4.3%

Green3.9%

Independent3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Brown Elected	Reform	1,453
Stephen Gray Elected	Reform	1,287
Robert John Yorke	Labour	906
George Smith	Labour	874
Georgia Lynne Holmes	Conservative	230
Lesley Gwyneth Zair	Independent	131
Liz Tyrrell	Green	118
Alan John Breeze	Independent	104
Alyson Hudson	Lib Dem	89
Alison Clare Fidgin	Lib Dem	78

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Willington & Hunwick

Cathy Hunt ReformEmma Hunt Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform45.4%

Labour25.9%

Conservative8.5%

Independent8.2%

Green6.1%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Cathy Hunt Elected	Reform	1,336
Emma Hunt Elected	Reform	1,281
Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn	Labour	763
Trevor Tinsley	Labour	610
Sam Mitchell Worthington	Conservative	249
Angela Smith	Independent	241
Aidan Smith	Conservative	225
David Ata Saygi	Green	180
Geoff Moore	Lib Dem	174
Aaron George Calder	Lib Dem	134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

12 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Aycliffe South	Nicole Brown	Reform 2025	Independent
Bishop Auckland	Lyndsey Fox	Reform 2025	Independent
Crook	Paul Bean	Reform 2025	Advance UK
Dalton & Dawdon	Jack McGlenen	Reform 2025	Social Democratic Party
Delves Lane	Kenny Hope	Reform 2025	Independent
Lower Teesdale	Jasmine Fox	Reform 2025	Independent
Peterlee	Dawn Saunders	Reform 2025	Independent
Seaham	Andrew Harrison	Reform 2025	Independent
Sedgefield	Ian Catchpole	Reform 2025	Independent
Shildon & Dene Valley	Kate Rowland	Reform 2025	Independent
Shildon & Dene Valley	Michael Ramage	Reform 2025	Independent
West Auckland	Nick Brown	Reform 2025	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

7 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
5 March 2026	Murton	Labour gain from Reform	51.0%
7 August 2025	Easington & Shotton	Reform hold	47.0%
3 July 2025	Benfieldside	Lib Dem gain from Reform	28.0%
19 July 2024	Coxhoe	Labour hold
9 May 2024	Horden	Labour hold
30 November 2023	Dawdon	Labour hold
27 May 2023	Chester-le-Street East	Labour gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Easington	19%	Labour	Labour 44%
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	19%	Labour	Labour 40%
City of Durham	18%	Labour	Labour 40%
North Durham	18%	Labour	Labour 42%
Bishop Auckland	18%	Labour	Labour 37%
Blaydon and Consett	8%	Labour	Labour 44%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Durham

522,068 residents in 234,785 households

Voted Leave in 2016

58% 6 above GB

Degree or higher

27% 7 below GB

No qualifications

21% 3 above GB

Own their home

62% 1 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

20% 3 above GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.