County Durham council election, 2021
Most seats
53
Labour Party
Seats contested
126
across 63 wards
Turnout
36.5%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 53 | -21 | 101,639 | 37.2% | -5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 24 | +14 | 74,488 | 27.2% | +12.2 |
| Independent | 22 | +9 | 39,209 | 14.3% | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | +3 | 34,587 | 12.7% | -0.8 |
| Derwentside Independents | 5 | -2 | 7,301 | 2.7% | -2.9 |
| The North East Party | 4 | +1 | 3,947 | 1.4% | -0.7 |
| Green Party | 1 | +1 | 6,924 | 2.5% | +0.3 |
| Seaham Community Party | 0 | +0 | 3,091 | 1.1% | -0.2 |
| Political Unity for Progress | 0 | +0 | 1,512 | 0.6% | — |
| The For Britain Movement | 0 | +0 | 501 | 0.2% | — |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 114 | 0.0% | — |
| For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance | 0 | +0 | 40 | 0.0% | — |
| Spennymoor Independents | 0 | -5 | 0 | — | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2017. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 126 |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 124 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 110 | |
| Independent | 63 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 57 | |
| Green Party | 18 | |
| Derwentside Independents | 13 | |
| The North East Party | 10 | |
| Seaham Community Party | 6 | |
| Political Unity for Progress | 4 | |
| For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance | 1 | |
| Reform UK | 1 | |
| The For Britain Movement | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 126 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Annfield Plain 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwentside Independents | Joan Nicholson Elected | 719 | 39.4% | -12.3 |
| Derwentside Independents | Christine Bell Elected | 521 | 28.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Samuel Charles Oliver Simkin | 518 | 28.4% | +14.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Timothy Peter Waters | 514 | 28.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Jeanette Stephenson | 474 | 25.9% | -22.2 |
| Labour Party | Eileen McKnight-Smith | 409 | 22.4% | — |
| Independent | Ken Rollings | 142 | 7.8% | — |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,946 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,827 | |||
Derwentside Independents gain from Labour Party · Derwentside Independents hold
Aycliffe East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neville Jones Elected | 966 | 44.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Jim Atkinson Elected | 556 | 25.5% | -26.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Peeke | 518 | 23.8% | -1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Armstrong | 449 | 20.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Wendy Patricia Hillary | 417 | 19.1% | — |
| Independent | Bob Fleming | 376 | 17.3% | -19.1 |
| Independent | Brian Haigh | 197 | 9.0% | — |
| Reform UK | John William Grant | 114 | 5.2% | — |
| Majority | 38 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,378 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,179 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party · Labour Party hold
Aycliffe North and Middridge 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Sutton-Lloyd Elected | 1,269 | 43.4% | -4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Stead Elected | 1,130 | 38.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Stubbs Elected | 905 | 31.0% | — |
| Labour Party | John D Clare | 823 | 28.2% | -19.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Shelton | 633 | 21.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrea Miller | 621 | 21.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Kathryn Sarah Beetham | 494 | 16.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Jed Hillary | 474 | 16.2% | — |
| Independent | John Douglas Moore | 462 | 15.8% | -16.0 |
| Independent | Dorothy Bowman | 447 | 15.3% | — |
| Independent | Sandra Haigh | 197 | 6.7% | — |
| Majority | 82 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,418 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,923 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
Aycliffe West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Eddy Adam Elected | 539 | 35.2% | -11.4 |
| Independent | Ken Robson Elected | 439 | 28.7% | -7.0 |
| Labour Party | Kate Hopper | 434 | 28.3% | — |
| Independent | George Coulson Gray | 354 | 23.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Elizabeth Rosemary Maw | 350 | 22.8% | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Andrew Whiting | 259 | 16.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | James Robert Walsh | 196 | 12.8% | — |
| For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance | Michaela Helen Banthorpe | 40 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 5 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,394 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,532 | |||
Labour Party hold · Independent gain from Labour Party
Barnard Castle East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Morland Richardson Elected | 1,689 | 57.3% | -3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Rowlandson Elected | 1,619 | 54.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Emma Louise Rowell | 780 | 26.4% | -6.6 |
| Labour Party | Chloe Sheila Walls | 528 | 17.9% | — |
| Green Party | Genevieve Susan Metcalfe | 362 | 12.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Margaret Van Mourik | 338 | 11.5% | — |
| Majority | 839 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,914 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,949 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Barnard Castle West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Andrew Bell Elected | 2,123 | 68.8% | -12.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ted Henderson Elected | 1,764 | 57.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Dave Hynes | 739 | 24.0% | -3.3 |
| Labour Party | David Wilson Hardaker | 703 | 22.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Charles White | 271 | 8.8% | — |
| Majority | 1,025 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,606 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,084 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Belmont 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Mavin Elected | 1,526 | 36.5% | -9.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Mavin Elected | 1,465 | 35.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Christine Anne Fletcher Elected | 1,464 | 35.0% | -8.1 |
| Labour Party | Pauline Hardman | 1,357 | 32.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Watson | 1,282 | 30.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Christopher Jon Ranson | 1,127 | 27.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Taylor James Downs | 999 | 23.9% | -0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua Wooller | 858 | 20.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Drummond Moverley Smith | 816 | 19.5% | — |
| Green Party | Roger Michael McAdam | 505 | 12.1% | +2.2 |
| Independent | Arthur Clifford Walker | 410 | 9.8% | -10.9 |
| Majority | 107 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,068 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,180 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Labour Party hold
Benfieldside 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin Earley Elected | 1,051 | 37.0% | +6.6 |
| Derwentside Independents | Stephen Robinson Elected | 904 | 31.8% | -24.0 |
| Derwentside Independents | Peter Oliver | 843 | 29.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Eileen Ridley | 832 | 29.3% | +12.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Toby Thatcher | 718 | 25.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Steven John Wood | 696 | 24.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine English | 264 | 9.3% | -2.5 |
| Majority | 61 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,487 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,839 | |||
Labour Party gain from Derwentside Independents · Derwentside Independents hold
Bishop Auckland Town 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Jackson Elected | 1,323 | 53.6% | +25.7 |
| Independent | Sam Zair Elected | 1,149 | 46.6% | +7.7 |
| Labour Party | Harley James Balmer-Howieson | 685 | 27.8% | -8.1 |
| Labour Party | Katie Eliot | 601 | 24.4% | — |
| Majority | 464 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,017 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,468 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Independent hold
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Elaine Peeke Elected | 451 | 43.2% | +15.8 |
| Labour Party | Pauline Crathorne | 345 | 33.1% | -12.4 |
| Independent | Tony Douglas Brimm | 247 | 23.7% | -3.4 |
| Majority | 106 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,897 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,043 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Blackhalls 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rob Crute Elected | 1,179 | 58.8% | -13.9 |
| Labour Party | Stacey Deinali Elected | 898 | 44.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon James Elund | 644 | 32.1% | +5.3 |
| The North East Party | Steven Franklin | 253 | 12.6% | -4.3 |
| The North East Party | Ebony Watson | 236 | 11.8% | — |
| Majority | 254 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,211 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,005 | |||
Labour Party hold
Brandon 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jonathan Elmer Elected | 1,128 | 40.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Taylor Elected | 1,113 | 39.9% | -28.4 |
| Green Party | Priscilla Anne Bowen Elmer | 999 | 35.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Anne Bonner | 955 | 34.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Farnell Crabtree | 426 | 15.3% | -8.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ethan Lewis Dodds | 361 | 12.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Moore | 88 | 3.2% | -18.1 |
| Independent | Carolyn Jayne Smith | 83 | 3.0% | — |
| Majority | 114 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,701 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,788 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party · Labour Party hold
Burnopfield and Dipton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Veronica Andrews Elected | 983 | 39.0% | -8.8 |
| Labour Party | Declan Mulholland Elected | 860 | 34.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Cumming | 638 | 25.3% | +5.0 |
| Independent | Trevor Ord | 623 | 24.7% | -4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Douglas Robinson | 585 | 23.2% | — |
| Independent | Roland Hemsley | 497 | 19.7% | — |
| Green Party | Richard Edwin Simpson | 219 | 8.7% | -4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith English | 99 | 3.9% | — |
| Majority | 222 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,226 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,520 | |||
Labour Party hold
Chester-le-Street East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Beaty Bainbridge Elected | 552 | 41.5% | +9.0 |
| Labour Party | Julie Scurfield | 411 | 30.9% | +7.1 |
| Green Party | Derek Morse | 300 | 22.6% | +7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil John Bradbury | 67 | 5.0% | +1.5 |
| Majority | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,937 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,330 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Chester-le-Street North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Tracie Smith Elected | 695 | 50.1% | -3.9 |
| Independent | Ian Heaviside | 445 | 32.1% | +10.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anne Murphy | 194 | 14.0% | -3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Bernard Nathan | 52 | 3.8% | -2.9 |
| Majority | 250 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,042 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,386 | |||
Labour Party hold
Chester-le-Street South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Stephen Sexton Elected | 1,619 | 57.3% | +24.7 |
| Independent | Bill Moist Elected | 907 | 32.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Allan Bainbridge | 861 | 30.5% | -1.2 |
| Labour Party | Flora Conway | 733 | 25.9% | -5.5 |
| Labour Party | Howell Wynne Davies | 645 | 22.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jack Charlton | 380 | 13.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Murphy | 97 | 3.4% | -6.2 |
| Majority | 46 | |||
| Turnout | 48.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,904 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,825 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Independent hold
Chester-le-Street West Central 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Karen Fantarrow-Darby Elected | 832 | 40.4% | +3.6 |
| Labour Party | Simon Antony Henig Elected | 797 | 38.7% | -12.7 |
| Labour Party | Linda Marshall | 674 | 32.7% | — |
| Independent | Ewan Charles Marshall | 661 | 32.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Anthony Watson | 369 | 17.9% | +0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adam Martin Pollard | 366 | 17.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Clair Whitham | 85 | 4.1% | — |
| Majority | 123 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,825 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,060 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party · Labour Party hold
Chilton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Julie Cairns Elected | 491 | 44.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Oliver Garbutt Peeke | 313 | 28.2% | -3.6 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Stuart Alexander Sutherland | 304 | 27.4% | -40.7 |
| Majority | 178 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,522 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,108 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
Consett North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alexander Watson Elected | 957 | 39.8% | -7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Rooney Elected | 778 | 32.4% | -23.8 |
| Labour Party | Phillip Marshall | 700 | 29.1% | +0.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicholas Paul McCarthy | 592 | 24.6% | +15.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Bowerbank | 578 | 24.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Clive Dermot Sinclair Hedges | 407 | 16.9% | — |
| Independent | Laura Rides | 180 | 7.5% | — |
| Majority | 78 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,936 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,403 | |||
Independent hold · Liberal Democrats hold
Consett South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic John Haney Elected | 501 | 37.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Amy Dhillon | 380 | 28.7% | +13.9 |
| Labour Party | Mark Appleby | 322 | 24.3% | -10.0 |
| Derwentside Independents | Derek Hicks | 121 | 9.1% | -41.7 |
| Majority | 121 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,807 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,324 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Derwentside Independents
Coundon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Charlie Kay Elected | 512 | 53.2% | -7.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Elliott | 338 | 35.1% | +17.1 |
| Independent | Michael David Ramage | 69 | 7.2% | -14.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Oliver | 43 | 4.5% | — |
| Majority | 174 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,185 | |||
| Ballots cast | 962 | |||
Labour Party hold
Coxhoe 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jan Blakey Elected | 1,702 | 49.8% | -11.8 |
| Independent | Gary Hutchinson Elected | 1,404 | 41.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Maura McKeon Elected | 1,289 | 37.7% | -19.0 |
| Labour Party | Stuart Dunn | 1,241 | 36.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Maria Leina Plews | 1,126 | 32.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jason Stephen Carr | 702 | 20.5% | -14.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marc Owens | 695 | 20.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harvey Jeffrey Stevens | 591 | 17.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Joseph Walker | 140 | 4.1% | -21.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Edward Latimer | 140 | 4.1% | — |
| Majority | 48 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,930 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,421 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party · Independent hold · Labour Party hold
Craghead and South Moor 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Carol Hampson Elected | 873 | 51.0% | -11.1 |
| Labour Party | Sam McMahon Elected | 798 | 46.6% | — |
| Derwentside Independents | Katy Coulson | 518 | 30.3% | +3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony Vivian Bentley | 330 | 19.3% | +5.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian James Goodwin | 326 | 19.1% | — |
| Majority | 280 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,849 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,711 | |||
Labour Party hold
Crook 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Currah Elected | 1,323 | 41.1% | +2.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patricia Jopling Elected | 1,317 | 40.9% | — |
| Independent | Anne Reed Elected | 1,259 | 39.1% | -22.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robbie Rodiss | 1,185 | 36.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Andrea Patterson | 1,137 | 35.3% | -10.2 |
| Labour Party | Mary Hall | 887 | 27.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Maureen Blanche Stanton | 778 | 24.2% | — |
| Majority | 74 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,262 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,221 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Independent hold
Dawdon 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin Joseph Shaw Elected | 1,043 | 51.8% | -2.6 |
| Labour Party | Leanne Kennedy Elected | 1,035 | 51.4% | — |
| Seaham Community Party | Robert Arthur | 689 | 34.2% | -9.4 |
| Seaham Community Party | Linda Willis | 542 | 26.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Robert Young | 333 | 16.5% | +3.7 |
| Majority | 346 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,224 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,013 | |||
Labour Party hold
Deerness 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jean Kathleen Chaplow Elected | 1,436 | 44.3% | -19.9 |
| Labour Party | Marion Wilson Elected | 1,412 | 43.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Dan Nicholls Elected | 1,217 | 37.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fleur Elizabeth Meston | 1,003 | 31.0% | +4.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Lawrie | 894 | 27.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Alexander Vickers | 853 | 26.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Joseph Kelley | 617 | 19.0% | -3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Florence Diana Simpson | 610 | 18.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Katie Tucker | 417 | 12.9% | — |
| Green Party | Alan Ostle | 317 | 9.8% | -9.5 |
| Majority | 214 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,511 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,239 | |||
Labour Party hold
Delves Lane 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angela Sterling Elected | 1,026 | 47.0% | +12.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michelle Walton Elected | 988 | 45.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Jane Brown | 824 | 37.8% | -21.1 |
| Labour Party | Malcolm Clarke | 817 | 37.5% | — |
| Derwentside Independents | George James Robert McKay | 222 | 10.2% | -39.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathan Stephen Haney | 89 | 4.1% | — |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,258 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,181 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Deneside 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rochelle Charlton-Lainé Elected | 664 | 46.9% | -9.7 |
| Labour Party | John James Purvis Elected | 654 | 46.2% | — |
| Seaham Community Party | Susan Mary Faulkner | 475 | 33.5% | -0.1 |
| Seaham Community Party | Barry Taylor | 464 | 32.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Michael Parker | 299 | 21.1% | +8.6 |
| Majority | 179 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,376 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,416 | |||
Labour Party hold
Durham South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Stoker Elected | 392 | 40.0% | -6.6 |
| Labour Party | Rebecca Ashby | 317 | 32.3% | +2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sean Patrick Healy | 172 | 17.6% | -6.1 |
| Green Party | Stephen Ashfield | 99 | 10.1% | — |
| Majority | 75 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,150 | |||
| Ballots cast | 980 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Easington 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Angela Surtees Elected | 952 | 55.7% | -11.2 |
| Labour Party | David John Boyes Elected | 911 | 53.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graeme Hynds | 468 | 27.4% | +4.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Teresa Southall | 327 | 19.1% | — |
| Independent | Terry Murray | 264 | 15.4% | -14.2 |
| The North East Party | Alan Thomas Wilkinson | 170 | 9.9% | -7.5 |
| Majority | 443 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,699 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,710 | |||
Labour Party hold
Elvet and Gilesgate 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Robert Freeman Elected | 870 | 46.4% | -17.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Daniel Ormerod Elected | 864 | 46.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Victoria Rose Ashfield | 672 | 35.8% | +12.5 |
| Labour Party | Omide Deinali | 565 | 30.1% | — |
| Green Party | Anna Mary Marshall | 361 | 19.3% | +8.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Catriona Hawkes | 168 | 9.0% | -0.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Matthew Mollon | 158 | 8.4% | — |
| Majority | 192 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,921 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,875 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Esh and Witton Gilbert 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bev Coult Elected | 1,406 | 55.6% | -7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Arnold Simpson Elected | 1,247 | 49.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Alison Hiles | 537 | 21.2% | +0.5 |
| Labour Party | Andy Walker | 462 | 18.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Hirst | 383 | 15.2% | +7.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Robert Milner | 374 | 14.8% | — |
| Green Party | Ruth Clementine Blanchflower | 176 | 7.0% | — |
| Independent | Ryan Drion | 85 | 3.4% | -5.4 |
| Green Party | Ian Edward Stone | 83 | 3.3% | — |
| Majority | 710 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,354 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,528 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Evenwood 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Cosslett Elected | 1,316 | 55.2% | +7.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Potts Elected | 1,019 | 42.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Sam Rushworth | 768 | 32.2% | -20.1 |
| Labour Party | Julie Carolyn Ward | 739 | 31.0% | — |
| Independent | Alan John Breeze | 367 | 15.4% | — |
| Majority | 251 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,465 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,385 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Ferryhill 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Brian Avery Elected | 1,189 | 43.2% | -12.6 |
| Labour Party | Peter Bernard Atkinson Elected | 1,130 | 41.1% | +1.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joe Michael Quinn Elected | 916 | 33.3% | +15.1 |
| Labour Party | Carole Atkinson | 902 | 32.8% | — |
| Independent | Joe Makepeace | 893 | 32.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Curtis Bihari | 849 | 30.9% | — |
| Independent | David Farry | 608 | 22.1% | — |
| Majority | 14 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,203 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,750 | |||
Independent hold · Labour Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Framwellgate and Newton Hall 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jayne Hopgood Elected | 2,591 | 55.9% | -8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Wilkes Elected | 2,249 | 48.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Frances Mamie Simmons Elected | 2,096 | 45.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Ben Graham | 1,065 | 23.0% | -0.0 |
| Labour Party | Jeanie Kellett | 1,011 | 21.8% | — |
| Labour Party | John Hardman | 970 | 20.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua James Grew | 750 | 16.2% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Halford | 732 | 15.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Smedley | 705 | 15.2% | — |
| Independent | Karon Willis | 521 | 11.2% | — |
| Green Party | Irene Ostle | 417 | 9.0% | +2.0 |
| Majority | 1,031 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,350 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,633 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Horden 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Isabella Roberts Elected | 862 | 66.4% | +14.0 |
| Labour Party | Ian McLean Elected | 855 | 65.9% | — |
| The North East Party | Mary Alison Cartwright | 394 | 30.4% | -1.9 |
| The North East Party | Kirsty Louise Wilkinson | 252 | 19.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carroll Mae Herd | 233 | 18.0% | +11.9 |
| Majority | 461 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,298 | |||
Labour Party hold
Lanchester 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Doug Oliver Elected | 1,317 | 46.7% | +20.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael McGaun Elected | 1,242 | 44.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Alison Gray | 1,128 | 40.0% | -7.7 |
| Labour Party | David Toner | 777 | 27.6% | — |
| Independent | David Smith | 430 | 15.3% | +4.9 |
| Derwentside Independents | Margaret Denise Bullivant | 298 | 10.6% | -22.1 |
| Green Party | Hannah Elizabeth Parker-Fuller | 236 | 8.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Williams | 208 | 7.4% | -4.9 |
| Majority | 114 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,818 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Leadgate and Medomsley 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Watts Stelling Elected | 1,227 | 44.8% | — |
| Derwentside Independents | Alan Shield Elected | 1,064 | 38.9% | -26.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Deborah Anne Armstrong | 735 | 26.8% | +11.7 |
| Labour Party | Chris Robinson | 654 | 23.9% | -9.7 |
| Labour Party | Thomas Robert Bedson | 612 | 22.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emma Young | 609 | 22.2% | — |
| Majority | 329 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,832 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,738 | |||
Independent gain from Derwentside Independents · Derwentside Independents hold
Lumley 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alan Bell Elected | 1,509 | 56.4% | -2.3 |
| Independent | Philip Heaviside Elected | 788 | 29.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Alan Haswell | 610 | 22.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Peacock | 539 | 20.2% | — |
| Labour Party | David Robinson | 510 | 19.1% | -9.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nathan Brown | 263 | 9.8% | -8.6 |
| Independent | Michelle Clare Melvin | 245 | 9.2% | — |
| Independent | Audrey Willis | 218 | 8.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jak Hocking | 180 | 6.7% | — |
| Majority | 178 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,720 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,674 | |||
Independent hold
Murton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Julie Ann Griffiths Elected | 1,200 | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| Labour Party | Robert Adcock-Forster Elected | 1,006 | 52.8% | — |
| Independent | Brian Brown | 413 | 21.7% | -14.8 |
| Independent | Stephen George Robson | 399 | 21.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew John Dixon | 274 | 14.4% | +2.5 |
| Majority | 593 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,766 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,904 | |||
Labour Party hold
Neville's Cross 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Brown Elected | 1,686 | 52.4% | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Scott Elected | 1,420 | 44.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Brian Andrew Freeman | 867 | 27.0% | +16.6 |
| Labour Party | John Alexander Turnbull | 694 | 21.6% | — |
| Green Party | Natalie Selene Broughton | 690 | 21.5% | -14.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frederick Robin Arthur Fawcett | 440 | 13.7% | +0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tristan Clemens Johannes Pahl | 424 | 13.2% | — |
| Majority | 553 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,311 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,216 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
North Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Martin Elected | 1,070 | 63.4% | +11.1 |
| Labour Party | Michael Martin | 266 | 15.8% | +8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Husband | 185 | 11.0% | +3.6 |
| Independent | Michael Goulding | 167 | 9.9% | -22.8 |
| Majority | 804 | |||
| Turnout | 54.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,118 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,688 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Passfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The North East Party | Karen Hawley Elected | 446 | 41.6% | +7.6 |
| Labour Party | Archibald Scott Henderson Meikle | 343 | 32.0% | +11.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Danielle Hocking | 283 | 26.4% | +10.6 |
| Majority | 103 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,405 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,072 | |||
The North East Party hold
Pelton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alison Joan Batey Elected | 1,993 | 68.1% | -12.7 |
| Labour Party | Danny Wood Elected | 1,725 | 58.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Pringle Elected | 1,566 | 53.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael James Botterill | 1,062 | 36.3% | -7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julie Ann Watson | 735 | 25.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adele Taggart | 719 | 24.6% | — |
| Independent | Clare Helen Todd | 711 | 24.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Amor Haswell | 273 | 9.3% | — |
| Majority | 504 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,928 | |||
Labour Party hold
Peterlee East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The North East Party | Terry Duffy Elected | 612 | 45.7% | -0.6 |
| The North East Party | Diane Howarth Elected | 573 | 42.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Audrey Ellen Laing | 523 | 39.1% | -10.6 |
| Labour Party | Colin Watkins | 411 | 30.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Judith May Webb | 159 | 11.9% | +1.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony Gavaghan | 154 | 11.5% | — |
| Majority | 50 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,440 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,338 | |||
The North East Party gain from Labour Party · The North East Party gain from Labour Party
Peterlee West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The North East Party | Susan McDonnell Elected | 570 | 36.5% | -17.0 |
| Labour Party | Louise Fenwick Elected | 560 | 35.8% | -9.4 |
| Labour Party | Michelle Louise McCue | 493 | 31.5% | — |
| The North East Party | Karon Liddell | 441 | 28.2% | — |
| Independent | Margaret Smith Hotham | 220 | 14.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Samuel James Stephen Meston | 206 | 13.2% | -2.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Angus Inglis Jones Kincaid | 198 | 12.7% | — |
| Independent | Jimmy Alvey | 157 | 10.0% | — |
| Majority | 67 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,059 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,563 | |||
The North East Party hold · Labour Party gain from The North East Party
Sacriston 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Emma Waldock Elected | 922 | 53.4% | -19.9 |
| Labour Party | Simon Joseph Wilson Elected | 884 | 51.2% | — |
| Green Party | Nicholas Leight Kasch | 525 | 30.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham Drummond-Hill | 502 | 29.1% | -0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Brown | 136 | 7.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Matthew Stephenson | 103 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 359 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,676 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,726 | |||
Labour Party hold
Seaham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Karan Elizabeth Batey Elected | 722 | 39.6% | -1.2 |
| Labour Party | David McKenna Elected | 719 | 39.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Margaret Reid | 509 | 27.9% | -2.2 |
| Seaham Community Party | Kathryn Brace | 481 | 26.4% | -3.9 |
| Seaham Community Party | Graeme Neville Hepworth | 440 | 24.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emily Rought | 372 | 20.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Francois Vila | 100 | 5.5% | — |
| Majority | 210 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,329 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,824 | |||
Labour Party hold
Sedgefield 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Ralph Brown Elected | 1,084 | 42.8% | +2.4 |
| Independent | Chris Lines Elected | 1,042 | 41.2% | +17.5 |
| Labour Party | John Robinson | 928 | 36.7% | -2.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Catherine Anne Hart | 787 | 31.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Heidi Louise Smith | 512 | 20.2% | — |
| Independent | David Peter McNee | 255 | 10.1% | — |
| Majority | 114 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,448 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,532 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Independent gain from Labour Party
Sherburn 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | David Marshall Hall Elected | 1,312 | 54.7% | -9.4 |
| Labour Party | Bill Kellett Elected | 1,218 | 50.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Stephen Byrne | 745 | 31.1% | +1.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gillian Dawn Warby | 710 | 29.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Anderson | 265 | 11.1% | -14.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Neil Tibbs | 194 | 8.1% | — |
| Majority | 473 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,711 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,397 | |||
Labour Party hold
Shildon and Dene Valley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Shirley Quinn Elected | 1,159 | 37.2% | +14.1 |
| Labour Party | Samantha Townsend Elected | 1,103 | 35.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Matt Johnson Elected | 1,001 | 32.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Cox | 955 | 30.6% | +25.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen David Martin | 811 | 26.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Khwan Martin | 765 | 24.5% | — |
| Independent | Robert Ingledew | 701 | 22.5% | +8.5 |
| Independent | Luan Deakin | 594 | 19.0% | — |
| Independent | Fred Langley | 498 | 16.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Halliday | 473 | 15.2% | -27.3 |
| Majority | 46 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,741 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,119 | |||
Labour Party hold
Shotton and South Hetton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ivan Cochrane Elected | 1,084 | 54.4% | +4.3 |
| Independent | Chris Hood Elected | 840 | 42.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Kylie Austin Young | 593 | 29.8% | -16.0 |
| Labour Party | Alan Liversidge | 471 | 23.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Richard Davenport | 315 | 15.8% | -0.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Yarwood | 257 | 12.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Thomas Carey | 93 | 4.7% | -1.7 |
| Majority | 247 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,800 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,993 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party · Independent hold
Spennymoor 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Liz Maddison Elected | 1,029 | 34.0% | +15.3 |
| Independent | Pete Molloy Elected | 930 | 30.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luke Allan Holmes Elected | 749 | 24.8% | +19.5 |
| Labour Party | Colin Nelson | 636 | 21.0% | +4.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Helen Louise Hannar | 612 | 20.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lyndsey Fox | 611 | 20.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Dean Ranyard | 582 | 19.2% | +5.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Thomas Brian Jones | 461 | 15.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Kester Noble | 429 | 14.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Julie Michelle Stirk | 421 | 13.9% | — |
| Political Unity for Progress | Neville Dart | 388 | 12.8% | — |
| Political Unity for Progress | Steven Alan Jones | 386 | 12.8% | — |
| Political Unity for Progress | Kaye Roberts | 334 | 11.0% | — |
| Green Party | Mark James Quinn | 239 | 7.9% | — |
| Majority | 113 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,797 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,025 | |||
Independent gain from Spennymoor Independents · Independent gain from Spennymoor Independents · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Spennymoor Independents
Stanley 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Angela Hanson Elected | 883 | 51.1% | -10.0 |
| Labour Party | Carl Marshall Elected | 849 | 49.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary McCallum | 432 | 25.0% | +8.5 |
| Derwentside Independents | Stewart Trevor Robshaw | 305 | 17.6% | -15.1 |
| Derwentside Independents | Janet Elizabeth Atkinson | 286 | 16.5% | — |
| Green Party | Maura Theresa Radford | 130 | 7.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Ann Robertson | 89 | 5.1% | — |
| Majority | 417 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,186 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,729 | |||
Labour Party hold
Tanfield 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Gordon Binney Elected | 893 | 41.2% | -0.9 |
| Derwentside Independents | Joyce Charlton Elected | 891 | 41.2% | -5.5 |
| Labour Party | Dawn Knight | 818 | 37.8% | — |
| Derwentside Independents | David Tully | 609 | 28.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anita Dawn Meston | 345 | 15.9% | +2.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patricia Wynne | 321 | 14.8% | — |
| Majority | 73 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,451 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,165 | |||
Labour Party hold · Derwentside Independents hold
Tow Law
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Richard Manchester Elected | 583 | 55.7% | +9.0 |
| Independent | Terry Batson | 464 | 44.3% | +12.0 |
| Majority | 119 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,437 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,047 | |||
Labour Party hold
Trimdon and Thornley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lucy Hovvels Elected | 1,399 | 70.1% | +4.7 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jake Miller Elected | 1,178 | 59.0% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Chris Varty Elected | 1,009 | 50.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gemma Louise Abley | 823 | 41.2% | +34.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Billy Walker | 731 | 36.6% | — |
| The For Britain Movement | Dave Smith | 501 | 25.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth George Grainger | 347 | 17.4% | +10.7 |
| Majority | 186 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,996 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Tudhoe 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Antony Abley Elected | 896 | 37.6% | +20.5 |
| Independent | Billy McAloon Elected | 766 | 32.1% | +2.6 |
| Labour Party | Andy Anderson | 635 | 26.6% | -3.8 |
| Labour Party | Neil Crowther Foster | 539 | 22.6% | — |
| Independent | Clive Maddison | 482 | 20.2% | — |
| Political Unity for Progress | Ian Geldard | 404 | 17.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Beckie Ranyard | 191 | 8.0% | — |
| Green Party | Jonathan Miles-Watson | 138 | 5.8% | — |
| Majority | 131 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,070 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,383 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Spennymoor Independents · Independent gain from Spennymoor Independents
Weardale 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Shuttleworth Elected | 1,627 | 45.2% | -18.6 |
| Independent | Anita Savory Elected | 1,394 | 38.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Will Wearmouth | 1,311 | 36.4% | +19.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charles Stephen Cowie | 953 | 26.5% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Owain Gardner | 785 | 21.8% | +4.7 |
| Majority | 83 | |||
| Turnout | 55.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,550 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,599 | |||
Independent hold
West Auckland 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Robert John Yorke Elected | 1,023 | 42.0% | -7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Robert Idwal Roberts Elected | 993 | 40.8% | +4.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Declan John Gilroy | 921 | 37.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Helen Goodman | 731 | 30.0% | — |
| Independent | Nick Brown | 302 | 12.4% | -3.2 |
| Independent | Lesley Gwyneth Zair | 248 | 10.2% | — |
| Independent | Alex Tighe | 163 | 6.7% | — |
| Majority | 72 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,604 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,436 | |||
Labour Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Willington and Hunwick 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn Elected | 1,239 | 46.6% | -12.2 |
| Labour Party | Fraser Tinsley Elected | 1,218 | 45.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Hirst | 1,209 | 45.5% | +11.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alistair Layfield | 1,137 | 42.8% | — |
| Majority | 9 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,878 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,659 | |||
Labour Party hold
Wingate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | John Robert Higgins Elected | 630 | 69.8% | +5.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Danny Bannon | 227 | 25.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Edwin Simpson | 45 | 5.0% | -17.8 |
| Majority | 403 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,140 | |||
| Ballots cast | 902 | |||
Labour Party hold
Woodhouse Close 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joanne Marie Howey Elected | 645 | 38.1% | +7.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cathy Hunt Elected | 621 | 36.7% | — |
| Labour Party | John Lethbridge | 609 | 36.0% | -23.4 |
| Labour Party | Jamie Blackburn | 578 | 34.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Tanya Tucker | 289 | 17.1% | — |
| Independent | Leanda Chappell | 230 | 13.6% | — |
| Majority | 12 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,019 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,692 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party