Durham

  • Council Control: LD/Con/Durham Group/North East Party
  • Conservatives 22
  • Labour 55
  • Liberal Democrats 17
  • Green 1
  • Other 30
  • Vacant 1

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

Horden has a byelection on 2 May (held by Labour).

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