Durham

Durham Group 12 (group including Green Party, 5 Independents, 4 Derwentside Independents, 2 North East Party); Independent group 9, County Durham Independents 4, Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent 3, Unaligned Group 3, non-aligned 3. Unitary council covering most of the historic north-eastern county; formerly dominated by mining and still an important manufacturing centre.

Neville Jones (Aycliffe East) moved from Liberal Democrat to non-aligned in November 2024. Angela Hanson (Stanley) and Sam McMahon (Craghead and South Moor) moved from Labour to non-aligned in July 2024.

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)
£2431.19

Upper tier authority
Durham