Durham

  • Council Control: LD/Con/Durham Group/North East Party
  • Conservatives 22
  • Labour 56
  • Liberal Democrats 17
  • Green 1
  • Other 30

Durham Group 12 (group including Green Party, 9 Independents, 4 Derwentside Independents, 2 North East Party); Independent group 9, County Durham Independent Group 3, Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent 3, North East Party 2, non-aligned Independent 1. Unitary council covering most of the historic north-eastern county; formerly dominated by mining and still an important manufacturing centre.

Labour held Dawdon at a byelection on 30 November.

Next local elections
2025

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
Unitary

Address
County Hall, Durham DH1 5UL

Phone
0191 3833000

Website
http://www.durham.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2316.13

Upper tier authority
Durham