Chester-le-Street local elections

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Chester-le-Street Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 -

[edit] Council elections

Chester-le-Street Council election 1999

Chester-le-Street Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Chester Central By-Election 1 August 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		188	54.0
	Liberal Democrats		95	27.3
	Conservative		65	18.6
Majority			93	26.7
Turnout			348	27.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Pelton By-Election 20 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		667	88.1
	Liberal Democrats		90	11.9
Majority			577	76.2
Turnout			757	19.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Ouston By-Election 30 September 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		422	83.9
	Conservative		81	16.1
Majority			341	67.8
Turnout			503	20.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Chester-le-Street West By-Election 5 April 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour			60.3	-13.6
	Conservative		454	33.9	+33.9
	Independent		44	5.8	+5.8
Majority			199	26.4
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Chester North By-Election 2 October 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,114	48.2	-10.0
	Conservative		604	26.1	-15.7
	Liberal Democrats		423	18.3	+18.3
	British National		170	7.4	+7.4
Majority			510	22.1
Turnout			2,311	60.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Edmondsley and Waldridge By-Election 16 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		628	42.2
	Liberal Democrats		537	36.1
	Conservative		324	21.8
Majority			91	6.1
Turnout			1,489	37.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Pelton Fell By-Election 10 February 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		310	87.0
	Liberal Democrats		46	12.9
Majority			264	74.1
Turnout			356	33.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Pelton By-Election 15 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dorothy Rand	530	64.0	+23.8
	Conservative	Amanda Hall	139	16.8	-1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Nathan	113	13.6	+13.6
	Independent	George Gardner	46	5.6	-35.6
Majority			391	47.2
Turnout			828	19.8
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Chester-le-Street Council