United Kingdom local election
2017 Durham County Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Party
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Labour
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Liberal Democrats
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Independent
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Last election
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94 seats, 52%
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9 seats, 10%
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9 seats, 12%
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Seats won
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74
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14
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13
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Seat change
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20
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5
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4
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Popular vote
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96,037
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30,140
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37,136
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Percentage
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42.4%
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13.3%
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16.4%
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Swing
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9.8%
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3.2%
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4.6%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Party
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Conservative
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Derwentside Independents
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Spennymoor Independents
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Last election
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4 seats, 8%
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8 seats, 6%
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1 seat, 1%
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Seats won
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10
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7
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5
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Seat change
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6
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1
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4
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Popular vote
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34,072
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13,025
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3,523
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Percentage
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15.0%
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5.8%
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1.6%
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Swing
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7.3%
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0.4%
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0.4%
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Seventh party
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Party
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North East
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Last election
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New party
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Seats won
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3
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Seat change
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3
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Popular vote
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4,879
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Percentage
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2.2%
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Swing
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New party
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![]() Map showing the results of the 2017 Durham County Council election. Results by electoral division. Key:
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Independent
North East Party
Derwentside Independents
Spennymoor Independents
Striped divisions have mixed representation. |
Council control before election
Labour
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Council control after election
Labour
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The 2017 Durham County Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 126 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions which returned either one, two or three county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 5 April 2017.[2]
Results summary
Durham County Council election, 2017
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Labour
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74
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-20
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42.4
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96,037
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-9.8
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Liberal Democrats
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14
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+5
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13.3
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30,140
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+3.2
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Independent
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13
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+4
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16.4
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37,136
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+4.6
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Conservative
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10
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+6
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15.0
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34,072
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+7.3
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Derwentside Independents
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7
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-1
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5.8
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13,025
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-0.4
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Spennymoor Independents
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5
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+4
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1.6
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3,523
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+0.4
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North East
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3
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+3
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2.2
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4,879
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New
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Green
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0
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-
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2.3
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5,141
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+0.6
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UKIP
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0
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-
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2.0
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4,589
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-3.3
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Seaham Community Party
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0
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-
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1.3
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3,033
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New
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Results by electoral division
A − B
C − D
E − N
P − S
T − W
By-elections
References