2025 Durham County Council election|
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| Turnout | 34.8% (1.6 pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Andrew Husband
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Amanda Hopgood
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| Party
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Reform
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Liberal Democrats
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Independent
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| Leader's seat
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Chester-le-Street North
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Framwellgate and Newton Hall
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| Last election
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0 seats, 0.1%
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17 seats, 12.4%
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22 seats, 16.6%
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| Seats before
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0
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13
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26
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| Seats won
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65
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14
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12
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| Seat change
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65
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1
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14
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| Popular vote
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54,655
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18,644
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17,595
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| Percentage
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34.4%
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11.7%
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12.0%
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| Swing
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34.3%
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0.5%
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5.5%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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| Leader
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Carl Marshall
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Richard Bell
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| Party
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Labour
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Green
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Conservative
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| Leader's seat
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Stanley (defeated)
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Upper Teesdale
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| Last election
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53 seats, 37.8%
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1 seats, 3.8%
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24 seats, 26.8%
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| Seats before
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42
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1
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16
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| Seats won
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4
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2
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1
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| Seat change
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38
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1
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15
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| Popular vote
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31,098
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7,682
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11,790
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| Percentage
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19.5%
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4.8%
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7.4%
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| Swing
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14.0%
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1.0%
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19.4%
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Ward map (solid)
Ward map (gradient) |
Composition of the council |
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The 2025 Durham County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Durham County Council in County Durham, England. 98 seats were elected, a reduction from 126. This was on the same day as other local elections. The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Liberal Democrat-led coalition. The election saw Reform UK win a majority of the seats on the council.