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Local Election Results 2005

Durham

New division boundaries came into force at this election.

By-elections for Durham (may be incomplete): 26th January 2006 (Durham S.) — 8th June 2006 (Framwellgate Moor) — 19th October 2006 (Dawdon) — 30th November 2006 (Ouston & Urpeth)
Results for district councils — Chester-le-Street 2003 2007 — Derwentside 2003 2007 — Durham 2003 2007 — Easington 2003 2007 — Sedgefield 2003 2007 — Teesdale 2003 2007 — Wear Valley 2003 2007

Map of the results —Export spreadsheet

Consolidated results — Durham 2005

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 124713 56.7% 53
Liberal Democrat 44978 20.4% 5
Conservative 32275 14.7% 2
Independent 9833 4.5% 1
Derwentside Independents 7835 3.6% 2
Socialist Party 288 0.1% 0
British National Party 119 0.1% 0

Annfield Plain

M Hodgson Lab 2119 70.1%
G Raine LD 623 20.6%
J Watson C 280 9.3%

Aycliffe East

S Iveson Lab 1836 59.6%
W Blenkinsopp Ind 890 28.9%
G Crass C 356 11.6%

Aycliffe North

K Henderson Lab 1859 53.3%
T Hogan Ind 991 28.4%
J Raine C 636 18.2%

Aycliffe West

G Gray Lab 1815 57.0%
E Paylor Ind 956 30.0%
P Waller C 412 12.9%

Barnard Castle East

J Fergus C 2423 57.5%
F Blackwell Lab 1788 42.5%

Barnard Castle West

R Bell C 2155 52.1%
K Stokeld Lab 1143 27.6%
D Wearmouth Ind 842 20.3%

Belmont

K Holroyd LD 1868 53.1%
P Johnston Lab 1286 36.6%
D Bean C 362 10.3%

Benfieldside

J Davies Lab 1250 40.4%
J Healey DInd 866 28.0%
B McCaig LD 647 20.9%
J Ross C 330 10.7%

Bishop Auckland Town

K Manton Lab 1459 41.4%
C Foote-Wood LD 1042 29.6%
C Raine C 666 18.9%
S Hare Ind 208 5.9%
T Waggott Ind 145 4.1%

Blackhalls

A Cox Lab 2639 80.1%
J Welford C 655 19.9%

Brandon

R Rodgers Lab 2593 61.4%
M Smith LD 1629 38.6%

Burnopfield and Dipton

R Ord DInd 1578 45.9%
E Turnbull Lab 1474 42.9%
R Ross C 385 11.2%

Chester-le-Street North and East

J Knox Lab 1816 47.3%
S Hutchinson LD 799 20.8%
B Bainbridge C 630 16.4%
L Brown Ind 592 15.4%

Chester-le-Street South

R Carr Lab 1946 49.3%
R Haswell LD 1254 31.8%
A Hall C 745 18.9%

Chester-le-Street West Central

B Ebbatson Lab 1853 63.6%
S Kilkenny LD 682 23.4%
P Stevens C 378 13.0%

Chilton

G Porter Lab 2516 65.2%
C Sproat LD 890 23.1%
W Turner C 453 11.7%

Consett North

C Robson Lab 2120 61.2%
O Temple LD 947 27.4%
K Wilson C 395 11.4%

Coundon

P Graham Lab 1616 59.8%
T Taylor LD 787 29.1%
D Milne C 300 11.1%

Coxhoe

D Morgan Lab 2260 66.0%
S Martin LD 866 25.3%
F Farley C 300 8.8%

Craghead and South Moor

D Marshall Lab 1825 67.8%
J Harper DInd 450 16.7%
D Jackson LD 279 10.4%
J Turner C 136 5.1%

Crook North and Tow Law

T Carroll Lab 1553 54.2%
J Bailey LD 1314 45.8%

Crook South

R Pendlebury Lab 2194 69.0%
D English LD 987 31.0%

Dawdon

A Fenwick Lab 1717 79.7%
J Butler C 438 20.3%

Deerness Valley

J Chaplow Lab 2705 60.9%
A Simpson LD 1357 30.5%
A Tebbit C 381 8.6%

Delves Lane and Consett South

R Young Lab 2178 56.1%
A Westgarth DInd 1389 35.8%
I Wilson C 316 8.1%

Deneside

A Nugent Lab 1921 74.7%
M Nicholson C 361 14.0%
S Colborn Soc 288 11.2%

Durham South

D Whitfield Lab 1526 46.8%
I Lunan LD 1429 43.8%
J Wakefield C 306 9.4%

Easington

A Barker Lab 2519 79.4%
M Reid C 652 20.6%

Elvet

D Freeman LD 2184 56.8%
J Ashby Lab 925 24.0%
C Arthur C 739 19.2%

Esh

J Armstrong Lab 1463 50.9%
W Tyrie DInd 556 19.3%
N Shaw LD 484 16.8%
P Adams C 374 13.0%

Evenwood

J Priestley Lab 2246 58.5%
G Richardson C 1592 41.5%

Ferryhill

C Magee Lab 2728 66.1%
P Mountford LD 1156 28.0%
P Whan C 243 5.9%

Framwellgate Moor

N Ross Lab 2339 48.9%
R Crooks LD 1952 40.8%
P Wynne C 496 10.4%

Gilesgate

D Southwell LD 1848 48.2%
P Thompson Lab 1763 45.9%
J Stocker C 226 5.9%

Horden

P Stradling Lab 2723 88.2%
M Riley C 366 11.8%

Lanchester

T Forster Lab 1508 40.4%
P Carr C 797 21.3%
R Young DInd 717 19.2%
C English LD 713 19.1%

Leadgate and Medomsley

W Stelling DInd 2279 51.4%
E Turner Lab 1663 37.5%
G Adams C 495 11.2%

Lumley

J Walker Lab 1860 53.1%
A Rae LD 593 16.9%
J Garrod C 576 16.4%
A Willis Ind 475 13.6%

Murton

J Maddison Lab 2510 85.2%
C Butler C 436 14.8%

Neville's Cross

N Martin LD 2681 63.8%
J Roberts Lab 923 22.0%
M Smith C 601 14.3%

Newton Hall

F Simmons LD 2328 54.0%
A Smith Lab 1569 36.4%
H Osborn C 415 9.6%

Ouston and Urpeth

C Smith Lab 2170 60.5%
P Leake LD 827 23.1%
J Norman C 588 16.4%

Pelton

J Cordon Lab 1848 49.3%
G Gardner LD 698 18.6%
F Lumsden C 655 17.5%
W Laverick Ind 545 14.5%

Peterlee East

G Tennant Lab 1856 75.2%
L Reynolds Ind 404 16.4%
R Booth C 209 8.5%

Peterlee West

D Coates Lab 2276 85.8%
H Lodge C 376 14.2%

Sacriston

L Wright Lab 1693 66.6%
S Key LD 499 19.6%
M Watson C 349 13.7%

Seaham

R Meir Lab 2246 69.8%
D Dixon C 971 30.2%

Sedgefield

J Robinson Lab 2196 57.6%
D Brown C 1616 42.4%

Sherburn

R Pye Lab 2412 53.8%
L King LD 1690 37.7%
M Fishwick C 385 8.6%

Shildon East

D Bowman Lab 1968 53.0%
G Howe LD 791 21.3%
S Brown Ind 595 16.0%
A Booth C 356 9.6%

Shildon West

V Chapman Lab 1312 42.5%
J Huntington LD 1310 42.5%
J Smith Ind 337 10.9%
M Swan C 126 4.1%

Shotton

N Wade Lab 2735 83.6%
L Nicholson C 538 16.4%

Spennymoor and Middlestone

E Foster Lab 2413 57.4%
K Thompson LD 1358 32.3%
P Carmedy C 431 10.3%

Stanley

C Vasey Lab 2169 69.2%
D Rolfe LD 628 20.0%
J Turner C 220 7.0%
D McAdam BNP 119 3.8%

Tanfield

E Hunter Lab 2036 60.3%
A Curtis LD 945 28.0%
J Webb C 395 11.7%

Thornley

M Nicholls Lab 2642 89.9%
J Seear C 297 10.1%

Trimdon

P Trippett Lab 2744 76.2%
C Moyle C 857 23.8%

Tudhoe

N Foster Lab 2526 61.8%
M Jones LD 1041 25.5%
M Miller C 523 12.8%

Weardale

J Shuttleworth Ind 2853 67.8%
D Allan LD 774 18.4%
A Hiles Lab 583 13.8%

West Auckland

H Douthwaite Lab 1619 52.5%
J Ferguson LD 1057 34.3%
H Bowen-Jones C 407 13.2%

Willington

B Myers Lab 2199 62.7%
A Glynn LD 1309 37.3%

Wingate

L O'Donnell Lab 3205 78.7%
L Seear C 870 21.3%

Woodhouse Close

J Lethbridge Lab 2119 67.7%
W Perkins LD 712 22.7%
S Moorhouse C 299 9.6%

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