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    County Durham: 2017 local elections

    63 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2016) (126 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 96 · Other 17 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 4

    After (end of 2017) (126 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 74 · Other 28 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 10

    Ward results

    Annfield Plain2 seats · turnout 32.6%
    Joan NicholsonD Ind871 ✓
    Jeanette StephensonLabour812 ✓
    Douglas CarmichaelLabour795
    Christine BellD Ind666
    Nicky Reece FernandezConservative227
    Aycliffe East2 seats · turnout 29.7%
    James AtkinsonLabour707 ✓
    Sarah IvesonLabour670 ✓
    William BlenkinsoppIndependent498
    Christine DuffyConservative347
    John William GrantUK Independence Party (UKIP)254
    Brian HaighIndependent179
    Helen Louise HanksGreen84
    Aycliffe North And Middridge3 seats · turnout 28.6%
    Scott DurhamConservative868 ✓
    Clare J.D.Labour863 ✓
    Paul HowellConservative846 ✓
    Joan GrayLabour754
    Edward DixonLabour675
    Dorothy BowmanIndependent573
    Irene HewitsonIndependent279
    Paul SymonsIndependent213
    Sandra HaighIndependent187
    Sally Annmarie SymonsIndependent151
    Aycliffe West2 seats · turnout 22.3%
    Edward AdamLabour570 ✓
    Catherine HopperLabour519 ✓
    Kenneth RobsonIndependent437
    George Coulson GrayIndependent416
    Arun Moham ChandranIndependent276
    Marney SwanConservative229
    Barnard Castle East2 seats · turnout 39.3%
    James RowlandsonConservative1,389 ✓
    George Morland RichardsonConservative1,292 ✓
    Emma Louise RowellLabour752
    Christopher KelseyLabour644
    Thomas RobinsonIndependent478
    Barnard Castle West2 seats · turnout 38.0%
    Richard Andrew BellConservative1,837 ✓
    Edward HendersonConservative1,576 ✓
    Francis William RocheLabour616
    George SmithLabour483
    Belmont3 seats
    Eric MavinLiberal Democrats1,604 ✓
    Katie Marie CorriganLabour1,497 ✓
    Lesley MavinLiberal Democrats1,472 ✓
    Paul FinleyLabour1,292
    Stephen Charles WhiteLiberal Democrats1,149
    Christopher TurnerLabour1,111
    Liam John BewickConservative841
    Arthur Clifford WalkerIndependent720
    Ian KelseyIndependent385
    Roger Michael McAdamGreen342
    Benfieldside2 seats · turnout 36.9%
    Steve RobinsonD Ind1,161 ✓
    Peter OliverD Ind1,023 ✓
    Steven WoodLabour632
    Sylvia Rae PeakLabour567
    David KinchConservative341
    Claire Nicole EnglishLiberal Democrats245
    Natalie Helen EnglishLiberal Democrats191
    Bishop Auckland Town2 seats · turnout 33.0%
    Sam ZairIndependent692 ✓
    Joy AllenLabour640 ✓
    Aaron Joshua BainbridgeConservative498
    Nigel BrysonLabour483
    Lesley Gwyneth ZairIndependent419
    Patricia Ann ChildConservative387
    Billy NeilsonIndependent283
    Daniel Christopher DavisonGreen164
    Bishop Middleham And Cornforth1 seat · turnout 26.8%
    Pauline CrathorneLabour351 ✓
    David EvansConservative212
    Deane Michelle BrettIndependent209
    Blackhalls2 seats · turnout 28.9%
    Rob CruteLabour1,115 ✓
    Lynn PounderLabour1,041 ✓
    Thomas EatonConservative412
    Stephen Franklin—259
    Jamie Michael Stuart Robinson—240
    Brandon2 seats
    Paul TaylorLabour1,339 ✓
    Jim TurnbullLabour1,331 ✓
    Valerie Anne BoothConservative464
    Laura WilsonLiberal Democrats417
    Denis JacksonLiberal Democrats368
    Burnopfield And Dipton2 seats · turnout 38.8%
    Ivan JewellLabour844 ✓
    Joanne CarrLabour698 ✓
    Roland HemsleyIndependent508
    David Marrs—478
    Betty Minto—416
    Ivy WilsonConservative359
    Melody Jane SandellsGreen225
    Chester-Le-Street East1 seat · turnout 39.9%
    Beaty BainbridgeConservative394 ✓
    Simon MulliganLabour289
    Derek MorseGreen181
    Paul Leslie EvansIndependent175
    Maureen Diana MayIndependent71
    Stephen RendleUK Independence Party (UKIP)59
    Russell HaswellLiberal Democrats43
    Chester-le-Street North1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    Tracie SmithLabour678 ✓
    Clare Helen ToddIndependent270
    William Neil MiddlemassConservative222
    Philip Bernard NathanLiberal Democrats84
    Chester-le-Street South2 seats · turnout 42.5%
    Paul Stephen SextonIndependent789 ✓
    Allan BainbridgeConservative766 ✓
    George DavidsonLabour762
    David MoistIndependent751
    Katherine Helen HenigLabour718
    Daniel James Campbell MayneConservative637
    Liam Ross Scanlon-BrownLiberal Democrats233
    Michael PeacockLiberal Democrats185
    Chester-Le-Street West Central2 seats · turnout 35.4%
    Simon Antony HenigLabour854 ✓
    Louise MarshallLabour749 ✓
    Mark Andrew AtkinsonIndependent611
    Elizabeth MarshallIndependent454
    Graham Roy Thorp—369
    Michael John GossageConservative289
    Chilton1 seat · turnout 28.7%
    Christine PottsLabour622 ✓
    John SandlesConservative291
    Consett North2 seats · turnout 41.2%
    Owen TempleLiberal Democrats1,089 ✓
    Alexander WatsonIndependent913 ✓
    Margaret NealisLiberal Democrats570
    Kevin EarleyLabour557
    Benjamin EckfordLabour345
    Wendy Jane Brown—226
    Alan Munro BeatyConservative175
    Consett South1 seat · turnout 24.5%
    Derek HicksD Ind395 ✓
    Jack Owen SimonsLabour267
    Raymond Frederick GoodsonConservative115
    Coundon1 seat · turnout 25.8%
    Charlie KayLabour489 ✓
    Adam Julio ZairIndependent175
    Mark Anthony WatsonConservative146
    Coxhoe3 seats
    Janet BlakeyIndependent1,325 ✓
    Jayne DunnLabour1,220 ✓
    Maura McKeonLabour1,160 ✓
    Maria Leina PlewsLabour1,123
    Andrew MurphyConservative757
    Andrew ShuttleworthLiberal Democrats545
    Andrew James WalkerLiberal Democrats322
    Craghead And South Moor2 seats · turnout 31.4%
    Mark DavinsonLabour874 ✓
    Carole HampsonLabour831 ✓
    Katy SmithD Ind374
    Katy Coulson—374
    Kenneth RollingsUK Independence Party (UKIP)221
    Graeme Edward Whitworth—205
    Patrick John Miles SeargeantConservative190
    Martin WilliamsLiberal Democrats60
    Gregory Stephen Daniel ColtmanLiberal Democrats60
    Crook3 seats · turnout 37.4%
    Anne ReedIndependent1,239 ✓
    Patricia JoplingIndependent1,022 ✓
    Andrea PattersonLabour913 ✓
    Edward TomlinsonLabour893
    Daniel Jude CohenConservative776
    Maureen Blanche StantonLabour667
    David EnglishLiberal Democrats512
    Dawdon2 seats · turnout 31.0%
    Kevin Joseph ShawLabour886 ✓
    Leanne KennedyLabour812 ✓
    Robert ArthurSeaham710
    Kathryn BraceSeaham520
    Ben CooperConservative209
    Robert James ReayGreen117
    Deerness3 seats
    Jean ChaplowLabour1,533 ✓
    Deanne BellLabour1,502 ✓
    Marion WilsonLabour1,340 ✓
    Jack GilmoreConservative644
    John KelleyLiberal Democrats529
    Janice WilsonGreen461
    Florence Diana SimpsonLiberal Democrats429
    Edwin SimpsonLiberal Democrats426
    Nicholas Leight KaschGreen295
    Delves Lane2 seats · turnout 30.1%
    Malcolm ClarkeLabour798 ✓
    Jane BrownLabour776 ✓
    George James Robert McKay—672
    Wendy Frances SmithConservative464
    Deneside2 seats · turnout 26.7%
    Edward BellLabour777 ✓
    Jennifer Ann BellLabour716 ✓
    Barry TaylorSeaham462
    Katie MurdenSeaham432
    George Edward JacksonConservative172
    Arron GilbraithNEast128
    Terence DuffyNEast62
    Durham South1 seat · turnout 45.0%
    David StokerLiberal Democrats351 ✓
    Andrzej Jan OlechnowiczLabour225
    Richard LawrieConservative178
    Easington2 seats
    Angela SurteesLabour885 ✓
    David John BoyesLabour835 ✓
    Terry MurrayIndependent392
    Christine Susan HoltConservative303
    Andrew Watson—231
    Elvet And Gilesgate2 seats · turnout 30.4%
    Richard Daniel OrmerodLiberal Democrats923 ✓
    David Robert FreemanLiberal Democrats905 ✓
    Maureen St Clare BoettcherLabour335
    Francis SalisburyLabour284
    Jamie Penston RajaGreen149
    Benjamin GlaisterConservative141
    Patricia WynneConservative133
    Esh And Witton Gilbert2 seats · turnout 37.8%
    Arnold SimpsonLiberal Democrats1,320 ✓
    Michael McGaunLiberal Democrats1,231 ✓
    Barbara ArmstrongLabour659
    Joseph ArmstrongLabour644
    Kathryn WhittakerConservative402
    Evenwood2 seats · turnout 30.1%
    Heather BroadbentLabour847 ✓
    Anthony Stephen HugillConservative775 ✓
    Angela TurnerLabour668
    James CosslettConservative657
    Alan John BreezeUK Independence Party (UKIP)293
    Ferryhill3 seats · turnout 24.5%
    Brian AveryIndependent1,127 ✓
    Joseph MakepeaceIndependent834 ✓
    Peter Gerald AtkinsonLabour806 ✓
    David FarryIndependent740
    Laura Leigh WaymanIndependent731
    John LindsayLabour731
    Carole AtkinsonLabour722
    Douglas Neill HutleyConservative367
    Framwellgate And Newton Hall3 seats · turnout 41.7%
    Amanda HopgoodLiberal Democrats2,491 ✓
    Mark WilkesLiberal Democrats2,459 ✓
    Frances Mamie SimmonsLiberal Democrats2,286 ✓
    David GillLabour892
    Anne BonnerLabour768
    Joshua Lewis MorganConservative695
    Susan NelsonLabour687
    Paul HeathConservative658
    Elizabeth Helen Claire BromleyGreen271
    Amy Clare GallandGreen214
    Rim HassenGreen212
    Horden2 seats · turnout 29.0%
    Ian McLeanLabour748 ✓
    June ClarkLabour673 ✓
    Mary Alison Cartwright—461
    Paul MaddisonIndependent381
    David HawleyNEast265
    Douglas LanganIndependent242
    Kathleen Joan Margaret CurrieConservative87
    Lanchester2 seats · turnout 42.5%
    Oswald JohnsonLabour937 ✓
    Judith ConsidineLabour652 ✓
    Richard YoungD Ind642
    John Gordon Ingham—567
    Richard CoadConservative522
    Keith EnglishLiberal Democrats242
    David LindsayIndependent203
    David RolfeLiberal Democrats161
    Leadgate And Medomsley2 seats · turnout 36.8%
    Watts StellingD Ind1,426 ✓
    Alan ShieldD Ind1,275 ✓
    Liam CarrLabour732
    Donna Marie SummersonLabour597
    Gaynor-Anne TaffurelliConservative331
    Lumley2 seats · turnout 29.6%
    Alan BellIndependent1,079 ✓
    Audrey WillisIndependent824 ✓
    Anna Marie LaveryLabour523
    David ThompsonIndependent510
    Lauren AndersLabour396
    Graham FielderConservative339
    Murton2 seats · turnout 36.5%
    Alan NapierLabour983 ✓
    Joyce MaitlandLabour836 ✓
    Thomas Philip YoungIndependent604
    Barry BrownUK Independence Party (UKIP)370
    Stephen George RobsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)320
    Oliver George William LewisConservative196
    Nevilles Cross2 seats
    Elizabeth BrownLiberal Democrats1,192 ✓
    Elizabeth ScottLiberal Democrats1,056 ✓
    Jonathan ElmerGreen948
    Sarah ThinGreen724
    William HalfordConservative347
    Michael Drummond Moverley SmithConservative309
    Owen EdwardsLabour274
    Maciej MatuszewskiLabour272
    Stephen AshfieldIndependent158
    North Lodge1 seat · turnout 50.3%
    Craig MartinLiberal Democrats743 ✓
    Peter Howard MayIndependent464
    Saul Josef CahillLabour110
    John MiddletonConservative104
    Passfield1 seat · turnout 28.1%
    Karen Hawley—337 ✓
    Joan MaslinIndependent296
    Barry Spoors WilsonLabour201
    Isaac DuffyConservative157
    Pelton3 seats · turnout 40.2%
    Alison Joan BateyLabour1,846 ✓
    Christine Nora CarriganLabour1,431 ✓
    Danny WoodLabour1,371 ✓
    Michael James BotterillConservative1,000
    Callum Robert RedfernUK Independence Party (UKIP)681
    David Francis RevettGreen530
    Peterlee East2 seats · turnout 22.9%
    Audrey Ellen LaingLabour586 ✓
    Harry BennettLabour568 ✓
    Lee CookNEast547
    Victoria WatsonNEast531
    Jonathan BaylissConservative129
    Peterlee West2 seats · turnout 25.1%
    Susan McDonnellNEast736 ✓
    Karon LiddellNEast635 ✓
    Jimmy AlveyLabour623
    Lisa Ann AlveyLabour549
    Aaron Travis LeeConservative211
    Sacriston2 seats · turnout 31.6%
    Heather Sara LiddleLabour1,013 ✓
    Simon WilsonLabour952 ✓
    Graeme HyndsConservative403
    Michael Trevor TomsUK Independence Party (UKIP)394
    Seaham2 seats · turnout 30.9%
    Geraldine BleasdaleLabour634 ✓
    Shona MorrisonLabour604 ✓
    Graeme Neville Hepworth—471
    Denis DixonConservative468
    Adam Stephen Remmer—438
    Morven ReidConservative402
    Helen Milburn ReayGreen94
    Sedgefield2 seats
    David BrownConservative817 ✓
    John RobinsonLabour800 ✓
    Rachel LumsdonLabour733
    Melvyn CarrIndependent479
    Gloria WillsIndependent301
    John Harold GasstonConservative293
    Alan BellLiberal Democrats193
    James SeymourIndependent168
    Timothy IllingworthUK Independence Party (UKIP)144
    Christine MooreIndependent119
    Sherburn2 seats · turnout 31.6%
    David HallLabour1,131 ✓
    William KellettLabour1,056 ✓
    Raymond William TaffurelliConservative523
    Ellie Jayne HopgoodLiberal Democrats452
    Andrew Neil TibbsLiberal Democrats366
    Shildon And Dene Valley3 seats · turnout 40.4%
    Henry NicholsonLabour1,172 ✓
    Brian StephensLabour1,129 ✓
    Shirley QuinnLabour1,023 ✓
    James HuntingtonLiberal Democrats817
    Robert IngledewIndependent814
    Lenny CockfieldLiberal Democrats625
    Mary Elizabeth GilbertsonConservative587
    John Dennis BrigstockUK Independence Party (UKIP)468
    Shotton And South Hetton2 seats · turnout 28.8%
    Ivan CochraneIndependent808 ✓
    Eunice HuntingtonLabour738 ✓
    Alan LiversidgeLabour695
    Christopher HoodIndependent617
    Victoria LincolnConservative268
    Christian Emmanuel RoundLiberal Democrats103
    Spennymoor3 seats · turnout 44.4%
    Kevin ThompsonSpennymr1,140 ✓
    Geoffrey DarkesSpennymr938 ✓
    Liz Maddison—894 ✓
    Benjamin OrdLiberal Democrats824
    Ian GeldardLabour745
    Steve JonesLabour642
    Pete MolloyIndependent601
    Beckie RanyardLiberal Democrats579
    Dean RanyardLiberal Democrats517
    Kathleen Elizabeth GriffithsLabour517
    Alan BoothConservative362
    Richard ChildConservative332
    James Arthur HargraveUK Independence Party (UKIP)258
    Marlene QuinnGreen130
    Stanley2 seats · turnout 26.2%
    Carl MarshallLabour924 ✓
    Lyn BoydLabour919 ✓
    David WalkerD Ind496
    Mary Patricia Wilkinson—437
    Gary McCallumConservative250
    Tanfield2 seats · turnout 32.4%
    Jackie Charlton—929 ✓
    Olga MilburnLabour839 ✓
    Gordon BinneyLabour800
    Colin Thompson—766
    Kevin FosterConservative274
    Julia Alexandra WrightLiberal Democrats94
    Tow Law1 seat · turnout 27.3%
    Richard ManchesterLabour433 ✓
    John BaileyIndependent300
    Andrew DixonConservative195
    Trimdon And Thornley3 seats
    Lucy HovvelsLabour1,433 ✓
    Peter BrookesLabour1,413 ✓
    Michael NichollsLabour1,392 ✓
    Clive Taylor-ShollUK Independence Party (UKIP)582
    Ilsa GrahamConservative546
    Martin JonesLiberal Democrats295
    Elizabeth TempleLiberal Democrats231
    Tudhoe2 seats · turnout 38.6%
    Neil GraysonSpennymr802 ✓
    Alan GardnerSpennymr775 ✓
    Brigitte GrahamLabour654
    William McAloonIndependent635
    Foster N.C.Labour624
    Linda RaperConservative367
    Weardale2 seats · turnout 44.0%
    John ShuttleworthIndependent1,899 ✓
    Mary SavoryIndependent1,717 ✓
    Robert James GeorgeLabour509
    Peter GilbertsonConservative495
    Alan Christopher MyersLabour358
    West Auckland2 seats · turnout 28.9%
    Robert John YorkeLabour808 ✓
    Christine WilsonLabour759 ✓
    Mark Corson RobertsConservative585
    Victor ThompsonConservative359
    Alexander TigheIndependent254
    Lee-James HarrisUK Independence Party (UKIP)239
    Willington And Hunwick2 seats · turnout 29.3%
    Fraser TinsleyLabour1,086 ✓
    Olwyn Elizabeth GunnLabour1,069 ✓
    Helen Louise HannarConservative629
    Samuel Jon RichardsonLiberal Democrats318
    Wingate1 seat · turnout 26.0%
    Leo TaylorLabour577 ✓
    Greta PikeConservative107
    Stephen MilesNEast78
    Cameron LordLiberal Democrats21
    Woodhouse Close2 seats · turnout 23.4%
    John LethbridgeLabour765 ✓
    Tanya TuckerLabour594 ✓
    Nichola ThompsonConservative396
    Colin RaceUK Independence Party (UKIP)306