Council's political make-up
Information on the political make-up of the council.
Following the elections held on 6 May 2021, subsequent by-elections and political changes, the current political make-up of the council is:
- 53 Labour councillors
- 17 Liberal Democrat councillors
- 22 Independent councillors
- 22 Conservative councillors
- 5 Derwentside Independent councillors
- 2 The North East Party councillors
- 3 Labour and Co-operative councillors
- 1 Green Party councillor
- 1 other councillor
Group Leaders
- Labour - Councillor Carl Marshall
- Conservatives - Councillor Richard Bell
- Liberal Democrats - Councillor Amanda Hopgood
- The Durham Group - Councillor Alan Shield
- Durham County Council Independent Group - Councillor John Shuttleworth
- Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent Group - Councillor Liz Maddison
- The Unaligned Group - Councillor Karen Hawley
- The County Durham Independent Group - Councillor Paul Sexton
Contact us
- Committee Services
- democraticservices@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 269 714
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Our address is:
- Durham County Council
- County Hall
- Durham
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DH1 5UL
- 0191 383 4206
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