Tanfield ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
06/05/2021 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
04/05/2017 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwentside Independents | Joyce Charlton Elected | 929 | 46.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Olga Milburn Elected | 839 | 42.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Gordon Binney | 800 | 40.2% | — |
| Derwentside Independents | Colin Thompson | 766 | 38.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Foster | 274 | 13.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Alexandra Wright | 94 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 39 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,991 | |||