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English local elections
Wear Valley District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009.
unitary authority
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Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:[1]
Leadership
The
leaders of the council from 1995 until its abolition in 2009 were:
[2]
Council elections
By-election results
The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Wear Valley District Council.
1999-2003
2003-2007
Notes
SDP-Liberal Alliance
in 1983 and 1987.
^ Includes one People's Rep.
^ Includes five of other parties.
^ 2 Liberal, 0 SDP
^ Includes 1 People's Rep. and 1 People before pol.
^ 3 Liberal, 0 SDP
References
^ "Compositions calculator" . The Elections Centre . Retrieved 10 August 2022 .
^ "Council minutes" . Durham County Council . Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
^ "Liberals capture Eastbourne and exceed ambition to win 1,000 local government seats". The Times . 9 June 1973.
^ "Heavy Labour losses in district polls". The Times . 8 May 1976.
^ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 1993
^ "How votes were cast in local government elections". The Times . 7 May 1983. p. 4.
^ The District of Wear Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ "Results in Thursday's local elections". The Times . 9 May 1987.
^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times . 4 May 1991.
^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times . 6 May 1995. p. 10.
^ "Wear Valley" . BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013 .
^ "Wear Valley" . BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2013 .
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wear Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 . Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Wear Valley" . BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013 .