Durham City Council elections were generally held every four years between the reforms of 1974 and the council's abolition in 2009. Durham was a non-metropolitan district in

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, England. On 1 April 2009 the council's functions passed to

Durham County Council Durham County Council is a local authority administering all significant local government functions in the unitary authority area of County Durham in North East England. The council area covers part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, e ...

, which became a unitary authority.

Political control

From 1836 to 1974 the city of Durham was a municipal borough, sometimes called "

Durham and Framwelgate Durham and Framwelgate was a municipal borough with the status of city in County Durham, England. The corporation of the ancient borough of Durham and Framwelgate was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. The borough was abolished ...

". Under the

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it had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2003 until its abolition in 2009 were:

Council elections

By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Durham City Council.

Notes

References

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