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COUNTY DURHAM
PARISH ELECTIONS, 6 MAY 2021
STATISTICS
[Durham will implement electoral boundary changes in 2025 and 5 parishes have undergone changes to their electoral arrangements, in order to align parish wards with the new county electoral divisions – City of Durham, Etherley, Peterlee, Spennymoor and Stanley. In each case the total parish council size remains unchanged].
133 parishes
24 parishes without councils, just annual parish meetings
9 parishes grouped into 4 joint councils
104 parish councils
1 parish with city council status – City of Durham
13 parishes with town council status and a town mayor – Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chilton, Ferryhill, Great Aycliffe, Greater Willington, Peterlee, Seaham, Sedgefield, Shildon, Spennymoor, Stanley and Tow Law
23 parishes set precepts for 2024-25 over £140,000, requiring additional budget disclosure in council tax bills
Barnard Castle (T) 214,286
Bishop Auckland (T) 404,699
Brandon and Byshottles 241,625
Chilton (T) 290,109
City of Durham (C) 273,993
Coxhoe 158,654
Easington Colliery 368,688
Easington Village 166,392
Ferryhill (T) 566,840
Great Aycliffe (T) 1,974,773
Horden 645,883
Monk Hesleden 306,688
Murton 343,541
Pelton 226,331
Peterlee (T) 1,773,833
Seaham (T) 1,269,319
Sedgefield (T) 465,235
Shildon (T) 789,330
Spennymoor (T) 1,537,594
Stanley (T) 925,575
Thornley 169,448
Trimdon 184,992
Winston 184,832
Shotton set a precept of 139,999 !!!
After allowing for grouped parishes and parish wards, there were 196 separate contests with 1,120 seats available, attracting 1,047 candidates. The poll in Shotton parish was postponed to 24 June 2021, following the death of a Labour candidate.
The candidate breakdown was 282 Lab, 19 Con, 50 Lib Dem, 4 Green Party, 102 Community Groups, 142 Independents, 11 Non-Political Descriptions and 437 No Description.
Of the 196 electoral contests, 58 were contested, 51 attracted an exact number of candidates, 76 ended up with a shortfall of candidates and 11 failed to attract any candidates at all.
In terms of the 1,120 seats, 285 (25.4%) were filled by contested elections, 616 (55.0%) were elected uncontested and 219 (19.6%) were not filled. Within the 285 contested seats, the degree of contestation was 144 (12.9%). [If 10 candidates are nominated for 8 seats, all 8 seats are filled by contested elections, but the degree of contestation is 2].
After allowing for 219 seats unfilled, the remaining 901 seats were filled as follows –
224 Lab, 13 Con, 39 Lib Dem, 3 Green Party, 69 Community Groups, 121 Independent, 11 Non-Political Descriptions and 421 No Description.
The 69 Community Groups elected were
9 The Haswells Community Party (Haswell),
3 Independent Action for Station Town (Hutton Henry),
17 The North East Party (Peterlee),
10 Seaham Community Party (Seaham),
2 Shildon and Dene Valley Independent Party (Shildon),
14 Supporting Change in Shotton Colliery (Shotton),
5 Political Unity for Progress Candidates (Spennymoor),
8 Derwentside Independents (Stanley),
1 The For Britain Movement (Thornley)
Out of the 104 parish councils, 25 were political, 76 were non-political and 3 were inquorate.
I classify political councils as having at least 50% of those elected with a political description. The political councils were
Bearpark (11) Lab 4, [] 2, Co-option 5
Belmont (15) Lab 7, Lib Dem 7, Independent 1
Bishop Auckland (T) (11) Lab 6, Independent 4, [] 1
Brandon and Byshottles (21) Lab 19, Green Party 2
Cassop-cum-Quarrington (15) Lab 10, Independent 1, [] 4
City of Durham (C) (15) Lib Dem 11, Lab 3, Green Party 1
Easington Colliery (12) Lab 12
Framwellgate Moor (11) Lib Dem 6, Independent 5
Great Aycliffe (T) (30) Lab 13, Independent 11, Lib Dem 6
Haswell (9) The Haswells Community Party 9
Horden (15) Lab 15
Lanchester (15) Lab 6, Con 1, Independent 7, Co-option 1
Monk Hesleden (15) Lab 4, Lib Dem 1, Independent 1, [] 1, Co-option 8
Murton (16) Lab 14, Independent 2
Peterlee (T) (22) The North East Party 17, Lab 5
Sacriston (15) Lab 9, [] 2, Co-option 4
Seaham (T) (21) Lab 11, Seaham Community Party 10
Sherburn Village (9) Lab 9
Shildon (T) (17) Lab 14, Shildon and Dene Valley Ind Party 2, Con 1
Shotton (15) Supporting Change in Shotton Colliery 14, Lab 1
South Hetton (9) Lab 7, Independent 1, [] 1
Spennymoor (T) (22) Lab 7, Political Unity for Progress Candidates 5, Independent 5, [] 1, Lib Dem 3, Con 1
Stanley (T) (20) Lab 12, Derwentside Independents 8
Wheatley Hill (9) Lab 6, [] 2, Co-option 1
Wingate (9) Lab 5, Independent 1, [] 1, Co-option 2
The inquorate councils were Gainford and Langton, Hunderthwaite and Romaldkirk.
PARISH ELECTIONS, 6 MAY 2021
STATISTICS
[Durham will implement electoral boundary changes in 2025 and 5 parishes have undergone changes to their electoral arrangements, in order to align parish wards with the new county electoral divisions – City of Durham, Etherley, Peterlee, Spennymoor and Stanley. In each case the total parish council size remains unchanged].
133 parishes
24 parishes without councils, just annual parish meetings
9 parishes grouped into 4 joint councils
104 parish councils
1 parish with city council status – City of Durham
13 parishes with town council status and a town mayor – Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chilton, Ferryhill, Great Aycliffe, Greater Willington, Peterlee, Seaham, Sedgefield, Shildon, Spennymoor, Stanley and Tow Law
23 parishes set precepts for 2024-25 over £140,000, requiring additional budget disclosure in council tax bills
Barnard Castle (T) 214,286
Bishop Auckland (T) 404,699
Brandon and Byshottles 241,625
Chilton (T) 290,109
City of Durham (C) 273,993
Coxhoe 158,654
Easington Colliery 368,688
Easington Village 166,392
Ferryhill (T) 566,840
Great Aycliffe (T) 1,974,773
Horden 645,883
Monk Hesleden 306,688
Murton 343,541
Pelton 226,331
Peterlee (T) 1,773,833
Seaham (T) 1,269,319
Sedgefield (T) 465,235
Shildon (T) 789,330
Spennymoor (T) 1,537,594
Stanley (T) 925,575
Thornley 169,448
Trimdon 184,992
Winston 184,832
Shotton set a precept of 139,999 !!!
After allowing for grouped parishes and parish wards, there were 196 separate contests with 1,120 seats available, attracting 1,047 candidates. The poll in Shotton parish was postponed to 24 June 2021, following the death of a Labour candidate.
The candidate breakdown was 282 Lab, 19 Con, 50 Lib Dem, 4 Green Party, 102 Community Groups, 142 Independents, 11 Non-Political Descriptions and 437 No Description.
Of the 196 electoral contests, 58 were contested, 51 attracted an exact number of candidates, 76 ended up with a shortfall of candidates and 11 failed to attract any candidates at all.
In terms of the 1,120 seats, 285 (25.4%) were filled by contested elections, 616 (55.0%) were elected uncontested and 219 (19.6%) were not filled. Within the 285 contested seats, the degree of contestation was 144 (12.9%). [If 10 candidates are nominated for 8 seats, all 8 seats are filled by contested elections, but the degree of contestation is 2].
After allowing for 219 seats unfilled, the remaining 901 seats were filled as follows –
224 Lab, 13 Con, 39 Lib Dem, 3 Green Party, 69 Community Groups, 121 Independent, 11 Non-Political Descriptions and 421 No Description.
The 69 Community Groups elected were
9 The Haswells Community Party (Haswell),
3 Independent Action for Station Town (Hutton Henry),
17 The North East Party (Peterlee),
10 Seaham Community Party (Seaham),
2 Shildon and Dene Valley Independent Party (Shildon),
14 Supporting Change in Shotton Colliery (Shotton),
5 Political Unity for Progress Candidates (Spennymoor),
8 Derwentside Independents (Stanley),
1 The For Britain Movement (Thornley)
Out of the 104 parish councils, 25 were political, 76 were non-political and 3 were inquorate.
I classify political councils as having at least 50% of those elected with a political description. The political councils were
Bearpark (11) Lab 4, [] 2, Co-option 5
Belmont (15) Lab 7, Lib Dem 7, Independent 1
Bishop Auckland (T) (11) Lab 6, Independent 4, [] 1
Brandon and Byshottles (21) Lab 19, Green Party 2
Cassop-cum-Quarrington (15) Lab 10, Independent 1, [] 4
City of Durham (C) (15) Lib Dem 11, Lab 3, Green Party 1
Easington Colliery (12) Lab 12
Framwellgate Moor (11) Lib Dem 6, Independent 5
Great Aycliffe (T) (30) Lab 13, Independent 11, Lib Dem 6
Haswell (9) The Haswells Community Party 9
Horden (15) Lab 15
Lanchester (15) Lab 6, Con 1, Independent 7, Co-option 1
Monk Hesleden (15) Lab 4, Lib Dem 1, Independent 1, [] 1, Co-option 8
Murton (16) Lab 14, Independent 2
Peterlee (T) (22) The North East Party 17, Lab 5
Sacriston (15) Lab 9, [] 2, Co-option 4
Seaham (T) (21) Lab 11, Seaham Community Party 10
Sherburn Village (9) Lab 9
Shildon (T) (17) Lab 14, Shildon and Dene Valley Ind Party 2, Con 1
Shotton (15) Supporting Change in Shotton Colliery 14, Lab 1
South Hetton (9) Lab 7, Independent 1, [] 1
Spennymoor (T) (22) Lab 7, Political Unity for Progress Candidates 5, Independent 5, [] 1, Lib Dem 3, Con 1
Stanley (T) (20) Lab 12, Derwentside Independents 8
Wheatley Hill (9) Lab 6, [] 2, Co-option 1
Wingate (9) Lab 5, Independent 1, [] 1, Co-option 2
The inquorate councils were Gainford and Langton, Hunderthwaite and Romaldkirk.
