Wear Valley local elections
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Wear Valley Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 - 1976
No overall control 1976 - 1979
Labour 1979 - 1991
Liberal Democrat 1991 - 1995
Labour 1995 -
[edit] Council elections
Wear Valley Council election 1999
Wear Valley Council election 2003
[edit] By-election results
| Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 30 March 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 359 | 49.0 | +4.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 249 | 34.0 | -14.0 | ||
| Conservative | 125 | 17.1 | +10.0 | ||
| Majority | 110 | 15.0 | |||
| Turnout | 733 | 22.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Howden Le Wear By-Election 30 March 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 208 | 52.1 | -1.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 191 | 47.9 | +1.8 | ||
| Majority | 17 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 399 | 23.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Woodhouse Close By-Election 26 February 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 713 | 56.0 | -2.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Bowser | 287 | 22.5 | -11.7 | |
| Independent | 273 | 21.4 | +21.4 | ||
| Majority | 426 | 33.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,273 | 36.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Wheatbottom & Helmington Row By-Election 20 January 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rose Seabury | 328 | 59.6 | -10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Bailey | 180 | 32.7 | +2.3 | |
| British National | Stuart Neil | 42 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 148 | 26.9 | |||
| Turnout | 550 | 21.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Bishop Auckland Town By-Election 3 March 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Zair | 181 | 36.7 | +11.6 | |
| Labour | Robert Yorke | 161 | 32.7 | -4.9 | |
| Conservative | James Tague | 135 | 27.3 | +27.3 | |
| UK Independence | Margaret Hopson | 16 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 20 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 493 | 21.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Howden By-Election 27 October 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Bailey | 157 | 50.5 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Jay Smith | 154 | 49.5 | -6.0 | |
| Majority | 3 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 311 | 24.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Coundon By-Election 9 March 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Norman Strongman | 360 | 52.1 | -2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Hardaker | 331 | 47.9 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 29 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 691 | 21.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
