Durham County election results - 6 May 2021

The County Council election count has now concluded, and the results are available.

The County Council election results are detailed below.

The complete results can also be downloaded at County Council election results - 6 May 2021 (PDF, 3 MB).

Annfield Plain

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BELL Christine	Derwentside Independents	521 Elected
MCKNIGHT- SMITH Eileen	Labour Party	409
NICHOLSON Joan	Derwentside Independents	719 Elected
ROLLINGS Ken	Independent	142
SIMKIN Samuel Charles Oliver	Conservative Party Candidate	518
STEPHENSON Jeanette Theresa	Labour Party	474
WATERS Timothy Peter	The Conservative Party Candidate	514

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	10
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	15

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5946, Ballot Papers Issued: 1842, Turnout: 30.98%

Aycliffe East

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ARMSTRONG Tony	Liberal Democrat	449
ATKINSON Jim	Labour Party	556 Elected
FLEMING Bob	Independent	376
GRANT John William	Reform UK	114
HAIGH Brian	Independent	197
HILLARY Wendy Patricia	Labour Party	417
JONES Neville	Liberal Democrat	966 Elected
PEEKE Martin	The Conservative Party Candidate	518

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	9
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	20

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6378, Ballot Papers Issued: 2199, Turnout: 34.48%

Aycliffe North and Middridge

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BEETHAM Kathryn Sarah	Labour Party	494
BOWMAN Dorothy	Independent	447
CLARE John Duncan	Labour Party	823
HAIGH Sandra	Independent	197
HILLARY Jed	Labour Party	474
MILLER Andrea	Liberal Democrat	621
MOORE John Douglas	Independent	462
SHELTON Maureen	Liberal Democrat	633
STEAD Michael	Liberal Democrat	1130 Elected
STUBBS Tony	Conservative Party Candidate	905 Elected
SUTTON-LLOYD David	Conservative Party Candidate	1269 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	10
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	14

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 8418, Ballot Papers Issued: 2937, Turnout: 34.89%

Aycliffe West

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ADAM Eddy	Labour Party	539 Elected
BANTHORPE Michaela Helen	Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews.	40
GRAY George Coulson	Independent	354
HOPPER Kate	Labour Party	434
MAW Elizabeth Rosemary	The Conservative Party Candidate	350
ROBSON Ken	Independent	439 Elected
WALSH James Robert	Liberal Democrat	196
WHITING Paul Andrew	Liberal Democrat	259

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	12
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	23

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5394, Ballot Papers Issued: 1555, Turnout: 28.83%

Barnard Castle East

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
METCALFE Genevieve Susan	Green Party candidate	362
RICHARDSON George Morland	Conservative Party Candidate	1689 Elected
ROWELL Emma Louise	Labour Party	780
ROWLANDSON James Michael	Conservative Party Candidate	1619 Elected
VAN MOURIK Christine Margaret	Liberal Democrat	338
WALLS Chloe Sheila	Labour Party	528

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	16
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	16

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6914, Ballot Papers Issued: 2965, Turnout: 42.88%

Barnard Castle West

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BELL Richard Andrew	Conservative Party Candidate	2123 Elected
HARDAKER David Wilson	Labour Party	703
HENDERSON Ted	Conservative Party Candidate	1764 Elected
HYNES Dave	Labour Party	739
WHITE Stephen Charles	Liberal Democrats	271

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	12

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6606, Ballot Papers Issued: 3096, Turnout: 46.87%

Belmont

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
DOWNS Taylor James	The Conservative Party Candidate	999
FLETCHER Christine Anne	Labour Party	1464 Elected
HARDMAN Pauline	Labour Party	1357
MAVIN Lesley	Liberal Democrat	1526 Elected
MAVIN Stuart Eric	Liberal Democrat	1465 Elected
MCADAM Roger Michael	Green Party candidate	505
RANSON Christopher Jon	Labour Party	1127
SMITH Michael Drummond Moverley	The Conservative Party Candidate	816
WALKER Arthur Clifford	Independent	410
WATSON Michael	Liberal Democrat	1282
WOOLLER Joshua	The Conservative Party Candidate	858

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	15
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	26

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 10068, Ballot Papers Issued: 4206, Turnout: 41.78%

Benfieldside

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
EARLEY Kevin	Labour Party	1051 Elected
ENGLISH Christine	Liberal Democrat	264
OLIVER Peter	Derwentside Independents	843
RIDLEY Eileen	Conservative Party Candidate	832
ROBINSON Stephen	Derwentside Independents	904 Elected
THATCHER Toby	Conservative Party Candidate	718
WOOD Steven John	Labour Party	696

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	5
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	11

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6487, Ballot Papers Issued: 2850, Turnout: 43.93%

Bishop Auckland Town

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BALMER- HOWIESON Harley James	Labour Party	685
ELIOT Katie	Labour Party	601
JACKSON Andrew	Conservative Party Candidate	1323 Elected
ZAIR Sam	Independent	1149 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	8

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6017, Ballot Papers Issued: 2476, Turnout: 41.15%

Bishop Middleham and Cornforth

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BRIMM Tony Douglas	Independent	247
CRATHORNE Pauline	Labour Party	345
PEEKE Elaine	The Conservative Party Candidate	451 Elected

Name of Candidate

Description (if any)

Number of votes*

BRIMM

Tony Douglas

Independent

247

CRATHORNE

Pauline

Labour Party

345

PEEKE

Elaine

The Conservative Party Candidate

451 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	7

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 2897, Ballot Papers Issued: 1050, Turnout: 36.24%

Blackhalls

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
CRUTE Rob	Labour Party	1179 Elected
DEINALI Stacey	Labour Party	898 Elected
ELUND Simon James	Conservative Party Candidate	644
FRANKLIN Steven	The North East Party	253
WATSON Ebony	The North East Party	236

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	6

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6211, Ballot Papers Issued: 2011, Turnout: 32.38%

Brandon

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BONNER Anne	Labour Party	955
CRABTREE David Farnell	Conservative Party Candidate	426
DODDS Ethan Lewis	Conservative Party Candidate	361
ELMER Jonathan	Green Party first choice candidate	1128 Elected
ELMER Priscilla Anne Bowen	Green Party second choice candidate	999
MOORE Geoff	Liberal Democrat	88
SMITH Carolyn	Independent	83
TAYLOR Paul	Labour Party	1113 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	3
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	7

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 7701, Ballot Papers Issued: 2795, Turnout: 36.29%

Burnopfield and Dipton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ANDREWS Mary Veronica	Labour Party	983 Elected
CUMMING David	Conservative Party Candidate	638
ENGLISH Keith	Liberal Democrat	99
HEMSLEY Roland	Independent	497
MULHOLLAND Declan Gerard John	Labour Party	860 Elected
ORD Trevor	Independent	623
ROBINSON Paul Douglas	Conservative Party Candidate	585
SIMPSON Richard Edwin	Green Party candidate	219

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	7

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6226, Ballot Papers Issued: 2527, Turnout: 40.59%

Chester-le-Street East

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BAINBRIDGE Beaty	Conservative Party Candidate	552 Elected
BRADBURY Neil John	Liberal Democrat	67
MORSE Derek	Green Party candidate	300
SCURFIELD Julie Anne	Labour Party	411

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	8

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 2937, Ballot Papers Issued: 1338, Turnout: 45.56%

Chester-le-Street North

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
HEAVISIDE Ian	Independent	445
MURPHY Anne	The Conservative Party Candidate	194
NATHAN Philip Bernard	Liberal Democrat	52
SMITH Tracie Jane	Labour Party	695 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	5
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	3
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	8

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3042, Ballot Papers Issued: 1394, Turnout: 45.93%

Chester-le-Street South

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BAINBRIDGE Allan	Conservative Party Candidate	861
CHARLTON Jack Lewis	Conservative Party Candidate	380
CONWAY Flora	Labour Party	733
DAVIES Howell Wynne	Labour Party	645
MOIST Bill	Independent	907 Elected
MURPHY Tim	Liberal Democrat	97
SEXTON Paul Stephen	Independent	1619 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	3
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	5

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5904, Ballot Papers Issued: 2830, Turnout: 47.93%

Chester-le-Street West Central

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BARNARD Rowena Clair	Liberal Democrat	85
FANTARROW DARBY Karen Anne	Independent	832 Elected
HENIG Simon Antony	Labour Party	797 Elected
MARSHALL Ewan Charles	Independent	661
MARSHALL Linda	Labour Party	674
POLLARD Adam Martin	Conservative Party Candidate	366
WATSON Mark Anthony	Conservative Party Candidate	369

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	8
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	8

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5825, Ballot Papers Issued: 2068, Turnout: 35.50%

Chilton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
CAIRNS Julie		491 Elected
PEEKE Oliver Garbutt	The Conservative Party Candidate	313
SUTHERLAND Stuart Alexander	Labour and Co-operative Party	304

Name of Candidate

Description (if any)

Number of votes*

CAIRNS

Julie

491 Elected

PEEKE

Oliver Garbutt

The Conservative Party Candidate

313

SUTHERLAND

Stuart Alexander

Labour and Co-operative Party

304

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	13
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	15

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3522, Ballot Papers Issued: 1123, Turnout: 31.89%

Consett North

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BOWERBANK David	Liberal Democrat	578
HEDGES Clive Dermot Sinclair	Labour Party	407
MARSHALL Phillip	Labour Party	700
MCCARTHY Nicholas Paul	Conservative Party Candidate	592
RIDES Laura	Independent	180
ROONEY Kathryn Lesley	Liberal Democrat	778 Elected
WATSON Alexander	Independent	957 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	8

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5936, Ballot Papers Issued: 2411, Turnout: 40.62%

Consett South

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
APPLEBY Mark Ernest	Labour Party	322
DHILLON Amy	Conservative Party Candidate	380
HANEY Dominic John	Liberal Democrat Focus Team	501 Elected
HICKS Derek	Derwentside Independents	121

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	2
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	3

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3807, Ballot Papers Issued: 1327, Turnout: 34.86%

Coundon

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ELLIOTT Sue	Conservative Party Candidate	338
KAY Charlie	Labour Party	512 Elected
OLIVER Ben	Liberal Democrat	43
RAMAGE Michael David	Independent	69

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	0
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	4

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3185, Ballot Papers Issued: 966, Turnout: 30.33%

Coxhoe

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BLAKEY Jan	Independent	1702 Elected
CARR Jason Stephen	Conservative Party Candidate	702
DUNN John Stuart	Labour Party	1241
HUTCHINSON Gary	Independent	1404 Elected
LATIMER Oliver Edward	Liberal Democrat	140
MCKEON Maura Christina	Labour Party	1289 Elected
OWENS Marc	Conservative Party Candidate	695
PLEWS Maria Leina	Labour Party	1126
STEVENS Harvey Jeffrey	Conservative Party Candidate	591
WALKER Adam Joseph	Liberal Democrat	140

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	13
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	15

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 9930, Ballot Papers Issued: 3436, Turnout: 34.60%

Craghead and South Moor

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BENTLEY Anthony Vivian	Conservative Party Candidate	330
COULSON Katy	Derwentside Independents	518
GOODWIN Ian James	Conservative Party Candidate	326
HAMPSON Carole Ann	Labour Party	873 Elected
MCMAHON Sam	Labour Party	798 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	1
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	9

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5849, Ballot Papers Issued: 1720, Turnout: 29.41%

Crook

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
CURRAH James Michael	Conservative Party Candidate	1323 Elected
HALL Mary Elizabeth	Labour Party	887
JOPLING Patricia Ann	Conservative Party Candidate	1317 Elected
PATTERSON Andrea Jean	Labour Party	1137
REED Anne	Independent	1259 Elected
RODISS Robbie	Conservative Party Candidate	1185
STANTON Maureen Blanche	Labour Party	778

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	1
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	11

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 9262, Ballot Papers Issued: 3232, Turnout: 34.90%

Dawdon

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ARTHUR Robert	Seaham Community Party	689
KENNEDY Leanne	Labour Party	1035 Elected
SHAW Kevin Joseph	Labour Party	1043 Elected
WILLIS Linda	Seaham Community Party	542
YOUNG David Robert	Conservative Party Candidate	333

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	9
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	15

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6224, Ballot Papers Issued: 2028, Turnout: 32.58%

Deerness

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
CHAPLOW Jean Kathleen	Labour Party	1436 Elected
KELLEY John Joseph	Liberal Democrat	617
LAWRIE Richard	Conservative Party Candidate	894
MESTON Fleur Elizabeth	Conservative Party Candidate	1003
NICHOLLS Dan	Labour Party	1217 Elected
OSTLE Alan	Green Party candidate	317
SIMPSON Florence Diana	Liberal Democrat	610
TUCKER Katie	Liberal Democrat	417
VICKERS Matthew Alexander	Conservative Party Candidate	853
WILSON Marion	Labour Party	1412 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	7
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	18

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 9511, Ballot Papers Issued: 3257, Turnout: 34.24%

Delves Lane

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BROWN Jane	Labour Party	824
CLARKE Malcolm	Labour Party	817
HANEY Nathan Stephen	Liberal Democrat	89
MCKAY George James Robert	Derwentside Independents	222
STERLING Angela	Conservative Party Candidate	1026 Elected
WALTON Michelle	Conservative Party Candidate	988 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	6

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6258, Ballot Papers Issued: 2187, Turnout: 34.95%

Deneside

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
CHARLTON- LAINÉ Rochelle	Labour Party	664 Elected
FAULKNER Susan Mary	Seaham Community Party	475
PARKER Clive Michael	Conservative Party Candidate	299
PURVIS John James	Labour Party	654 Elected
TAYLOR Barry	Seaham Community Party	464

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	2
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	3

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5376, Ballot Papers Issued: 1419, Turnout: 26.40%

Durham South

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ASHBY Rebecca	Labour Party	317
ASHFIELD Stephen James	Green Party	99
HEALY Sean Patrick	Conservative Party Candidate	172
STOKER David	Liberal Democrat	392 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	7

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 2150, Ballot Papers Issued: 987, Turnout: 45.91%

Easington

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BOYES David John	Labour Party	911 Elected
HYNDS Graeme	Conservative Party Candidate	468
MURRAY Terry	Independent	264
SOUTHALL Rachel Teresa	Conservative Party Candidate	327
SURTEES Angela	Labour Party	952 Elected
WILKINSON Alan Thomas	The North East Party	170

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	7

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5699, Ballot Papers Issued: 1717, Turnout: 30.13%

Elvet and Gilesgate

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ASHFIELD Victoria Rose	Labour Party	672
DEINALI Omide	Labour Party	565
FREEMAN David Robert	Liberal Democrat	870 Elected
HAWKES Catriona	Conservative Party Candidate	168
MARSHALL Anna Mary	Green Party candidate	361
MOLLON Michael Matthew	Conservative Party Candidate	158
ORMEROD Richard Daniel	Liberal Democrat	864 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	8
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	10

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 4921, Ballot Papers Issued: 1885, Turnout: 38.31%

Esh and Witton Gilbert

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BLANCHFLOWER Ruth Clementine	Green Party candidate	176
COULT Bev	Liberal Democrat	1406 Elected
DRION Ryan Lee Pescod	Independent	85
HILES Alison Mary	Labour Party	537
HIRST Alison	Conservative Party Candidate	383
MILNER David Robert	Conservative Party Candidate	374
SIMPSON Arnie	Liberal Democrat	1247 Elected
STONE Ian Edward	Green Party candidate	83
WALKER Andy	Labour Party	462

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	9

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6354, Ballot Papers Issued: 2537, Turnout: 39.93%

Evenwood

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BREEZE Alan John	Independent	367
COSSLETT James	Conservative Party Candidate	1316 Elected
POTTS Robert	Conservative Party Candidate	1019 Elected
RUSHWORTH Samuel Jonathan	Labour Party	768
WARD Julie Carolyn	Labour Party	739

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	11

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6465, Ballot Papers Issued: 2396, Turnout: 37.06%

Ferryhill

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ATKINSON Carole	Labour Party	902
ATKINSON Peter Bernard	Labour Party	1130 Elected
AVERY Brian Francis	Independent	1189 Elected
BIHARI Curtis Ferenc	Labour Party	849
FARRY David	Independent	608
MAKEPEACE Joe	Independent	893
QUINN Joe Michael	The Conservative Party Candidate	916 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	17
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	23

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 8203, Ballot Papers Issued: 2773, Turnout: 33.80%

Framwellgate and Newton Hall

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
GRAHAM Ben	Labour Party	1065
GREW Joshua James	Conservative Party Candidate	750
HALFORD William	Conservative Party Candidate	732
HARDMAN John	Labour Party	970
HOPGOOD Amanda Jayne	Liberal Democrat	2591 Elected
KELLETT Jeanie	Labour Party	1011
OSTLE Irene	Green Party candidate	417
SIMMONS Frances Mamie	Liberal Democrat	2096 Elected
SMEDLEY Mark	Conservative Party Candidate	705
WILKES Mark Ashley	Liberal Democrat	2249 Elected
WILLIS Karon	Independent	521

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	9

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 10350, Ballot Papers Issued: 4642, Turnout: 44.85%

Horden

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
CARTWRIGHT Mary Alison	The North East Party	394
HERD Carroll Mae	Conservative Party Candidate	233
MCLEAN Ian	Labour Party	855 Elected
ROBERTS Isabella	Labour Party	862 Elected
WILKINSON Kirsty Louise	The North East Party	252

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	5

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5357, Ballot Papers Issued: 1514, Turnout: 28.26%

Lanchester

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BULLIVANT Margaret Denise	Derwentside Independents	298
GRAY Alison Louise	Labour Party	1128
MCGAUN Michael	Conservative Party Candidate	1242 Elected
OLIVER Douglas	Conservative Party Candidate	1317 Elected
PARKER-FULLER Hannah Elizabeth	Green Party	236
SMITH David	Independent	430
TONER David	Labour Party	777
WILLIAMS Jeanette	Liberal Democrat	208

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	6

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6105, Ballot Papers Issued: 3014, Turnout: 49.37%

Leadgate and Medomsley

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ARMSTRONG Deborah Anne	Conservative Party Candidate	735
BEDSON Thomas Robert	Labour Party	612
ROBINSON Chris	Labour Party	654
SHIELD Alan	Derwentside Independents	1064 Elected
STELLING Watts	Independent	1227 Elected
YOUNG Emma	Conservative Party Candidate	609

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	7

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6832, Ballot Papers Issued: 2745, Turnout: 40.18%

Lumley

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BELL Alan	Independent	1509 Elected
BROWN Nathan	Conservative Party Candidate	263
HASWELL David Alan	Liberal Democrat Focus Team	610
HEAVISIDE Philip	Independent	788 Elected
HOCKING Jak	Conservative Party Candidate	180
MELVIN Michelle Clare	Independent	245
PEACOCK Michael Keith	Liberal Democrat Focus Team	539
ROBINSON David	Labour Party	510
WILLIS Audrey	Independent	218

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	8
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	3
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	11

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5720, Ballot Papers Issued: 2685, Turnout: 46.94%

Murton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ADCOCK- FORSTER Robert	Labour Party	1006 Elected
BROWN Brian	Independent	413
DIXON Andrew John	Conservative Party Candidate	274
GRIFFITHS Julie Ann	Labour Party	1200 Elected
ROBSON Stephen George	Independent	399

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	9

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5766, Ballot Papers Issued: 1913, Turnout: 33.18%

Nevilles Cross

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BROUGHTON Natalie Selene	Green Party candidate	690
BROWN Liz	Liberal Democrat	1686 Elected
FAWCETT Frederick Robin Arthur	Conservative Party Candidate	440
FREEMAN Brian Andrew	Labour Party	867
PAHL Tristan Clemens Johannes	Conservative Party Candidate	424
SCOTT Elizabeth Elton	Liberal Democrat	1420 Elected
TURNBULL John Alexander	Labour Party	694

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	5
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	14
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	19

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 7311, Ballot Papers Issued: 3235, Turnout: 44.25%

North Lodge

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
GOULDING Michael	Independent	167
HUSBAND Andrew John	The Conservative Party Candidate	185
MARTIN Craig	Liberal Democrat	1070 Elected
MARTIN Michael	Labour Party	266

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	1
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	2

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3118, Ballot Papers Issued: 1690, Turnout: 54.20%

Passfield

Name of Candidate

Description (if any)

Number of votes*

HAWLEY

Karen

The North East Party

446 Elected

HOCKING

Danielle

Conservative Party Candidate

283

MEIKLE

Archibald Scott Henderson

Labour Party

343

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	8

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3405, Ballot Papers Issued: 1080, Turnout: 31.72%

Pelton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BATEY Alison Joan	Labour Party	1993 Elected
BOTTERILL Michael James	Conservative Party Candidate	1062
HASWELL Russell Amor	Liberal Democrat	273
PRINGLE Paul	Labour Party	1566 Elected
TAGGART Adele	Conservative Party Candidate	719
TODD Clare Helen	Independent	711
WATSON Julie Ann	Conservative Party Candidate	735
WOOD Danny	Labour Party	1725 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	6

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 10164, Ballot Papers Issued: 3422, Turnout: 33.67%

Peterlee East

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
DUFFY Terry	The North East Party	612 Elected
GAVAGHAN Anthony	Conservative Party Candidate	154
HOWARTH Diane	The North East Party	573 Elected
LAING Audrey Ellen	Labour Party	523
WATKINS Colin	Labour Party	411
WEBB Judith May	Conservative Party Candidate	159

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	8
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	12

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5440, Ballot Papers Issued: 1350, Turnout: 24.82%

Peterlee West

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ALVEY Jimmy		157
FENWICK Louise	Labour Party	560 Elected
HOTHAM Margaret Smith		220
KINCAID John Angus Inglis Jones	Conservative Party Candidate	198
LIDDELL Karon	The North East Party	441
MCCUE Michelle Louise	Labour Party	493
MCDONNELL Susan	The North East Party	570 Elected
MESTON Samuel James Stephen	Conservative Party Candidate	206

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	8
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	12

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6059, Ballot Papers Issued: 1575, Turnout: 25.99%

Sacriston

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BROWN Nicola	Liberal Democrat	136
DRUMMOND-HILL Graham	Conservative Party Candidate	502
KASCH Nicholas	Green Party candidate	525
STEPHENSON John Matthew	Conservative Party Candidate	103
WALDOCK Emma	Labour Party	922 Elected
WILSON Simon Joseph	Labour Party	884 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	9
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	9

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5676, Ballot Papers Issued: 1735, Turnout: 30.57%

Seaham

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BATEY Karan Elizabeth	Labour Party	722Elected
BRACE Kathryn	Seaham Community Party	481
HEPWORTH Graeme Neville	Seaham Community Party	440
MCKENNA David	Labour Party	719 Elected
REID Margaret	The Conservative Party Candidate	509
ROUGHT Emily	Conservative Party Candidate	372
VILA Roger François	Liberal Democrat	100

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	8
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	12

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 5329, Ballot Papers Issued: 1836, Turnout: 34.45%

Sedgefield

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BROWN David Ralph	Conservative Party Candidate	1084 Elected
HART Catherine Anne	Conservative Party Candidate	787
LINES Chris	Independent	1042 Elected
MCNEE David Peter	Independent	255
ROBINSON John	Labour Party	928
SMITH Heidi Louise	Labour Party	512

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	6

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6448, Ballot Papers Issued: 2538, Turnout: 39.36%

Sherburn

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ANDERSON Michael	Liberal Democrat	265
BYRNE Peter Stephen	Conservative Party Candidate	745
HALL David Marshall	Labour Party	1312 Elected
KELLETT Bill	Labour Party	1218 Elected
TIBBS Andrew Neil	Liberal Democrat	194
WARBY Gillian Dawn	Conservative Party Candidate	710

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	12
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	13

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6711, Ballot Papers Issued: 2410, Turnout: 35.91%

Shildon and Dene Valley

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of results*
COX Michael	Conservative Party Candidate	955
DEAKIN Luan	Independent	594
HALLIDAY Nick	Liberal Democrat	473
INGLEDEW Robert	Independent	701
JOHNSON Matt	Labour Party	1001 Elected
LANGLEY Fred	Independent	498
MARTIN Khwan	Conservative Party Candidate	765
MARTIN Stephen David	Conservative Party Candidate	811
QUINN Shirley	Labour Party	1159 Elected
TOWNSEND Samantha	Labour Party	1103 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	11
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	17

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 9741, Ballot Papers Issued: 3136, Turnout: 31.19%

Shotton and South Hetton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
AUSTIN YOUNG Kylie	Labour Party	593
CAREY Andrew Thomas	Liberal Democrat	93
COCHRANE Ivan	Independent	1084 Elected
DAVENPORT Ian Richard	Conservative Party Candidate	315
HOOD Christopher Ross	Independent	840 Elected
LIVERSIDGE Alan	Labour Party	471
YARWOOD Clive	Conservative Party Candidate	257

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	6
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	12

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6800, Ballot Papers Issued: 2005, Turnout: 29.49%

Spennymoor

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
DART Neville	Political Unity for Progress Candidate	388
HANNAR Helen Louise	Conservative Party Candidate	612
HOLMES Luke Allan	Conservative Party Candidate	749 Elected
JOHNSON Lyndsey	Conservative Party Candidate	611
JONES Martin Thomas Brian	Liberal Democrat	461
JONES Steven Alan	Political Unity for Progress Candidate	386
MADDISON Liz	Independent	1029 Elected
MOLLOY Pete	Independent	930 Elected
NELSON Colin	Labour Party	636
NOBLE Kester	Labour Party	429
QUINN Mark James	Green Party candidate	239
RANYARD Dean	Liberal Democrat	582
ROBERTS Kaye	Political Unity for Progress Candidate	334
STIRK Julie Michelle	Labour Party	421

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	20
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	8
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	28

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 8797, Ballot Papers Issued: 3053, Turnout: 34.71%

Stanley

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ATKINSON Janet Elizabeth	Derwentside Independents	286
HANSON Angela	Labour Party	883 Elected
MARSHALL Carl	Labour Party	849 Elected
MCCALLUM Gary	Conservative Party Candidate	432
RADFORD Maura Theresa	Green Party candidate	130
ROBERTSON Jennifer Ann	Liberal Democrat	89
ROBSHAW Stewart Trevor	Derwentside Independents	305

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	12
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	8
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	20

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6186, Ballot Papers Issued: 1749, Turnout: 28.27%

Tanfield

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BINNEY Gordon	Labour Party	893 Elected
CHARLTON Joyce	Derwentside Independents	891 Elected
KNIGHT Dawn	Labour Party	818
MESTON Anita Dawn	The Conservative Party Candidate	345
TULLY David	Derwentside Independents	609
WYNNE Patricia	Conservative Party Candidate	321

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	7
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	14

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6451, Ballot Papers Issued: 2179, Turnout: 33.78

Tow Law

Name of Candidate

Description (if any)

Number of votes*

BATSON

Terry

464

MANCHESTER

Richard James

Labour Party

583 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	15
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	16

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3437, Ballot Papers Issued: 1063, Turnout: 30.93%

Trimdon and Thornley

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ABLEY Gemma Louise	Conservative Party Candidate	823
GRAINGER Kenneth George	Liberal Democrat	347
HOVVELS Lucy	Labour and Co-operative Party	1399 Elected
MILLER Jake	Labour and Co-operative Party	1178 Elected
SMITH Dave	The For Britain Movement	501
VARTY Chris	Labour and Co-operative Party	1009 Elected
WALKER William	The Conservative Party Candidate	731

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	6

Vacant Seats: 3, Electorate: 9726, Ballot Papers Issued: 2601, Turnout: 26.74%

Tudhoe

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
ABLEY Mark Antony	Conservative Party Candidate	896 Elected
ANDERSON Andrew Clark	Labour Party	635
CALDER Beckie	Liberal Democrat	191
FOSTER Neil Crowther	Labour Party	539
GELDARD Ian	Political Unity for Progress Candidate	404
MADDISON Clive	Independent	482
MCALOON Billy	Independent	766 Elected
MILES-WATSON Jonathan	Green Party candidate	138

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	23
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	9
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	32

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 7070, Ballot Papers Issued: 2415, Turnout: 34.16%

Weardale

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
COWIE Charles Stephen	Conservative Party Candidate	953
GARDNER Owain Guy Richard	Labour and Co-operative Party	785
SAVORY Mary Anita	Independent	1394 Elected
SHUTTLEWORTH John	Independent	1627 Elected
WEARMOUTH William	Conservative Party Candidate	1311

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	10

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6550, Ballot Papers Issued: 3609, Turnout: 55.10%

West Auckland

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BROWN Nick	Independent	302
GILROY Declan John	Conservative Party Candidate	921
GOODMAN Helen Catherine	Labour Party	731
ROBERTS Mark Robert Idwal	Conservative Party Candidate	993 Elected
TIGHE Alex	Independent	163
YORKE Rob	Labour Party	1023 Elected
ZAIR Lesley Gywneth	Independent	248

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	7

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6604, Ballot Papers Issued: 2443, Turnout: 36.99%

Willington and Hunwick

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
GUNN Olwyn Elizabeth	Labour Party	1239 Elected
HIRST Ian	Conservative Party Candidate	1209
LAYFIELD Alistair	Conservative Party Candidate	1137
TINSLEY Fraser Paul	Labour Party	1218 Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	14
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	14

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6878, Ballot Papers Issued: 2673, Turnout: 38.86%

Wingate

Name of Candidate

Description (if any)

Number of votes*

BANNON

Danny

The Conservative Party Candidate

227

HIGGINS

John Robert

Labour Party

630 Elected

SIMPSON

Edwin Herbert

Liberal Democrat

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	3
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	4

Vacant Seats: 1, Electorate: 3140, Ballot Papers Issued: 906, Turnout: 28.85%

Woodhouse Close

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes*
BLACKBURN Jamie	Labour Party	578
CHAPPELL Leanda	Independent	230
HOWEY Joanne Marie	Conservative Party Candidate	645 Elected
HUNT Cathy	Conservative Party Candidate	621 Elected
LETHBRIDGE John	Labour Party	609
TUCKER Tanya	Liberal Democrat	289

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection	Number of ballot papers
(A) Want of an official mark	0
(B) Voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	10
(C) Writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
(D) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
(E) Rejected in part	0
Total	20

Vacant Seats: 2, Electorate: 6019, Ballot Papers Issued: 1712, Turnout: 28.44%