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Election results

Results for County Council, Parish Council, UK Parliamentary (General), European and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Also included are Referendum results.

County Council elections
Results from 2017 to the present.

Elections in 2023

Elections in 2022

Elections on 6 May 2021

Durham County election results - 6 May 2021

Elections between May 2017 and May 2019

Elections on 4 May 2017

Icon for pdf Declaration of results - County Council elections 4 May 2017 (PDF, 578.9kb)

Parish elections
Results from 2017 to the present.

Elections since 6 May 2021

Elections on 6 May 2021

Parish Council election results - 6 May 2021

Elections on 4 May 2017

Icon for pdf Declaration of results - Parish elections 4 May 2017 (PDF, 533.2kb)

UK Parliamentary (General) election
Results of the last UK Parliamentary (General) election.

Elections on 12 December 2019

Elections on 8 June 2017

European Parliamentary election
Results from the last European Parliamentary election.

2019 European Parliamentary Election

European Parliamentary Elections are held every five years. The last European parliamentary elections were on 22 May 2014.

2014 European Parliamentary Election

The previous European parliamentary elections were on 22 May 2014.

Police and Crime Commissioner election
Results from the last Police and Crime Commissioner election.

Police and Crime Commissioner election 2021

 

UK referendums
Results from previous UK referendums.

UK Referendum (European Union membership)

This referendum was on 23 June 2016.

UK Referendum (alternative vote)

This referendum was on 5 May 2011.

Neighbourhood Plan referendums
Results from our Neighbourhood Plan referendums.

Referendums in 2021

Durham City Neighbourhood Plan 

Do you want Durham County Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for
Durham City to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?		Votes RecordedPercentage
Number cast in favour of YES430685.6%
Number cast in favour of NO4949.8%

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejectionNumber of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to11
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified1
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty218
(E) Rejected in part0
Total230

Electorate: 13077, Ballot Papers Issued: 5030, Turnout: 38.46%

Lanchester Neighbourhood Plan 

Do you want Durham County Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for
Lanchester to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?		Votes RecordedPercentage
Number cast in favour of YES148289.28%
Number cast in favour of NO1639.82%

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejectionNumber of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark1
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to3
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty11
(E) Rejected in part0
Total15

Electorate: 3315, Ballot Papers Issued: 1660, Turnout: 50.08%

Oakenshaw Neighbourhood Plan

Do you want Durham County Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for
Oakenshaw to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?		Votes RecordedPercentage
Number cast in favour of YES14473.1%
Number cast in favour of NO5226.4%

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejectionNumber of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty1
(E) Rejected in part0
Total1

Electorate: 369, Ballot Papers Issued: 197, Turnout: 53.38%

Referendums in 2019

Referendums in 2017

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