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    1985 handbook

    Durham: 1985 local elections

    35 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1984)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1985)

    Not known.

    Ward results

    Annfield Plain1 seat
    J. ThompsonLabour0 ✓
    Aycliffe East1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    P. TaylorLabour962
    D. ElliottIndependent948
    Aycliffe West1 seat · turnout 26.8%
    J. FlynnLabour951
    R. RobertsIndependent497
    Barnard Castle East1 seat · turnout 33.9%
    J. FergusConservative1,401
    W. McCrickardInd Lab780
    Barnard Castle West1 seat · turnout 37.1%
    J. BaylesIndependent1,722
    W. CraggsLabour614
    Belmont1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    P. JacksonLib/Sdp1,235 ✓
    I. HampsonLabour1,079
    I. LuptonIndependent743
    D. StewartIndependent545
    Benfieldside1 seat · turnout 40.3%
    D. HumeIndependent1,406
    K. RobsonLabour1,034
    J. JeffreyConservative672
    Bishop Auckland Town1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    M. HurstConservative1,529
    B. NeilsonLabour941
    Blackhalls1 seat · turnout 33.9%
    R. DunnLabour1,366
    V. LemelinLib/Sdp796
    Brandon1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    J. DrenonLabour1,732
    J. HolderLib/Sdp761
    Chilton1 seat · turnout 39.2%
    S. CutlerLabour1,703
    S. DrewLib/Sdp1,061
    Coundon1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    C. Foote-WoodLib/Sdp1,349
    R. DawsonLabour983
    Coxhoe1 seat · turnout 46.9%
    A. ThompsonLabour2,500
    E. WildingLib/Sdp1,063
    Crook South1 seat · turnout 31.4%
    R. PendleburyLabour1,436
    A. ReidLib/Sdp508
    Delves Lane1 seat · turnout 31.3%
    D. HodgsonLabour1,081
    M. PageLib/Sdp601
    Elvet1 seat · turnout 48.1%
    S. MacleodLib/Sdp1,419
    A. HeppleLabour757
    M. SmithConservative549
    Esh1 seat
    T. SpenceleyLabour0 ✓
    Evenwood1 seat · turnout 47.0%
    J. ArmstrongIndependent2,037
    J. PriestleyLabour935
    K. WaltonIndependent219
    Framwellgate Moor1 seat · turnout 47.3%
    M. CorriganLabour1,677
    W. LodgeIndependent1,501
    Gilesgate1 seat · turnout 36.1%
    J. MackintoshLabour1,281
    A. HeesomLib/Sdp759
    W. SmithConservative371
    Lanchester1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    A. AmblerLabour1,277
    M. BullivantConservative761
    R. KellLib/Sdp554
    Pelton1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    D. BatesLabour1,942
    R. TanhamLib/Sdp953
    Seaham1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    W. RamshawLabour1,271
    D. MercerIndependent1,134
    I. HutchinsonConservative233
    Sherburn1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    R. MorrisseyLabour1,966
    K. BrownLib/Sdp674
    B. BarnfatherConservative516
    Shotton1 seat · turnout 30.3%
    F. LongLabour1,639
    R. WatsonLib/Sdp444
    Spennymoor1 seat · turnout 34.4%
    V. RobsonLabour2,242
    G. HarkerLib/Sdp764
    Stanley1 seat
    G. TaylorLabour0 ✓
    Tanfield1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    M. KellnerLabour1,740
    E. ReedIndependent1,117
    Trimdon1 seat
    G. TerransLabour0 ✓
    Tudhoe1 seat · turnout 31.1%
    E. McCourtLabour1,347
    W. DentLib/Sdp764
    Weardale1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    W. McQueenIndependent1,578
    D. IrvineLabour769
    West Auckland1 seat · turnout 34.3%
    D. WallisIndependent1,107
    J. ButtonLabour922
    Willington1 seat
    J. RichardsonLabour0 ✓
    Wingate1 seat · turnout 29.9%
    J. ParkinLabour1,048
    H. SmithLib/Sdp577
    Woodhouse Close1 seat · turnout 23.7%
    R. LanghamLabour1,109
    J. HolderConservative354