2023 Darlington Borough Council election
4 May 2023
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The 2023 Darlington Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 50 members of Darlington Borough Council in County Durham, England. This was at the same time as other local elections across England.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being led by a Conservative minority administration. The council remained under no overall control after the election, but Labour overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party. A Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition formed after the election, with Labour group leader Steven Harker being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[1]
Results
[edit]Following the results, the council remained with no overall control, but Labour became the largest party.[2][3][4]
| 2023 Darlington Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Labour | 50 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 48.0 | 34.9 | 24,798 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservative | 49 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 30.0 | 37.1 | 26,324 | –4.4 | ||
| Green | 50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 13,271 | +5.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3,347 | +0.5 | ||
| Independent | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 3,273 | –2.0 | ||
Ward results
[edit]The candidates for each ward were named on 13 April 2023.[7]
Bank Top and Lascelles
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Crumbie* | 593 | 52.9 | +16.3 | |
| Labour | David Ray | 579 | 51.6 | +15.2 | |
| Labour | Andrew Anderson | 577 | 51.4 | +19.4 | |
| Conservative | Jo Barker | 354 | 31.6 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | Emily Chamberlain | 322 | 28.7 | +5.8 | |
| Conservative | Pat Tobin | 312 | 27.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Darrien Wright* | 157 | 14.0 | –38.3 | |
| Green | Helen Whittington | 95 | 8.5 | –13.8 | |
| Green | Geoff Hill | 84 | 7.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Ian MacMurray | 74 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 223 | 19.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,417 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,122 | 25.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.18 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Independent | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Brinkburn and Faverdale
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rebecca Baker | 987 | 47.0 | +14.9 | |
| Labour | David Beckett | 949 | 45.2 | +14.8 | |
| Conservative | Scott Durham* | 891 | 42.4 | –4.0 | |
| Labour | Sarah Holt | 880 | 41.9 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | Sally Clarke | 877 | 41.7 | –2.7 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Raw | 843 | 40.1 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Sarah Siddle | 166 | 7.9 | –14.4 | |
| Green | Ty Hankinson | 139 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Nick Wilson | 129 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Bennett | 86 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11 | 0.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,301 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,101 | 39.63 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.29 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Cockerton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jan Cossins* | 738 | 51.8 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Jim Garner | 652 | 45.7 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Neil Johnson | 634 | 44.5 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Vicky Bartch | 486 | 34.1 | –2.6 | |
| Conservative | Sam Bell | 485 | 34.0 | +3.8 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Hodgson | 473 | 33.2 | +3.0 | |
| Green | Vicky Atkinson | 184 | 12.9 | –8.2 | |
| Green | Susie Broughton | 143 | 10.0 | N/A | |
| Green | Tamara Ullyart | 128 | 9.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Dunstone | 71 | 5.0 | –6.7 | |
| Majority | 148 | 10.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,587 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,426 | 31.09 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.21 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
College
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Matthew Snedker* | 1,255 | 64.9 | +10.9 | |
| Green | Bryony Holroyd* | 1,245 | 64.3 | +19.2 | |
| Conservative | Mark Hardy | 479 | 24.8 | –16.2 | |
| Conservative | Andy Maughan | 442 | 22.8 | –10.1 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Watson | 152 | 7.9 | –2.9 | |
| Labour | Lian Hutchings | 143 | 7.4 | –2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Curry | 32 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 766 | 39.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,347 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,935 | 57.81 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.26 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
Eastbourne
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kevin Nicholson* | 629 | 42.4 | –28.8 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Dulston* | 622 | 42.0 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | Joe Dillon | 529 | 35.7 | +13.6 | |
| Labour | Chris Taylor | 476 | 32.1 | +11.3 | |
| Labour | Jan Taylor | 466 | 31.4 | +12.1 | |
| Independent | Maureen Martin | 368 | 24.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Alison Reynolds | 276 | 18.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Steven Tait* | 268 | 18.1 | –44.3 | |
| Green | Sue Morley | 100 | 6.7 | –16.2 | |
| Green | Stuart Bramley | 90 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Richard Wise | 69 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 53 | 3.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,712 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,482 | 31.45 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.13 | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Independent | |||||
Harrowgate Hill
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Roz Henderson | 846 | 44.4 | +21.9 | |
| Green | Anna-Maria Toms | 765 | 40.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Richard Lawley | 720 | 37.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Martin Landers | 586 | 30.7 | –6.9 | |
| Labour | Joe Passman | 563 | 29.5 | –7.2 | |
| Labour | Sophie Landers | 561 | 29.4 | –4.2 | |
| Conservative | Jon Clarke* | 489 | 25.6 | –14.8 | |
| Conservative | Samantha Bedingfield-Weller | 475 | 24.9 | –14.8 | |
| Conservative | Mikey Vasey | 421 | 22.1 | –14.6 | |
| Independent | Ian Ferguson | 70 | 3.7 | –16.8 | |
| Majority | 134 | 7.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,734 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,907 | 40.28 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
| Green gain from Labour | |||||
Haughton and Springfield
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris McEwan* | 904 | 54.8 | +8.7 | |
| Labour | Nick Wallis* | 846 | 51.3 | +10.7 | |
| Labour | Dawn Storr | 811 | 49.2 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | Paul Culley | 627 | 38.0 | –1.0 | |
| Conservative | Robert Mills | 587 | 35.6 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | Joe Dunn | 548 | 33.2 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Andrew Bramfitt | 151 | 9.2 | –13.2 | |
| Green | Bill Stuart | 130 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Alex Swainston | 124 | 7.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 184 | 11.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,753 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,649 | 34.69 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.24 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Heighington and Coniscliffe
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gerald Lee* | 869 | 55.9 | –14.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Crudass* | 665 | 42.8 | –15.7 | |
| Independent | Holly White | 425 | 27.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Paul Harman | 275 | 17.7 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | Tony Roberts | 273 | 17.6 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Michael Cooke | 178 | 11.4 | –10.1 | |
| Green | Michael Fearneyhough | 122 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Oliver | 67 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 240 | 15.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,815 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,555 | 40.76 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.39 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hummersknott
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Thomas Robinson | 1,009 | 53.2 | +32.2 | |
| Green | Kate Mammolotti | 985 | 51.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Bill Galbraith | 798 | 42.1 | –13.0 | |
| Conservative | Jack Sowerby* | 732 | 38.6 | –13.3 | |
| Labour | Clare McAdam | 93 | 4.9 | –9.6 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Taylor | 85 | 4.5 | –6.7 | |
| Majority | 187 | 9.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,097 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,897 | 61.25 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.11 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Hurworth
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lorraine Tostevin* | 716 | 54.4 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Paul Walters | 644 | 49.0 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Kelley | 325 | 24.7 | –9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Boddy | 278 | 21.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Hannah Guy | 190 | 14.4 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Peter Commane | 169 | 12.9 | –18.1 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Muggleton | 157 | 11.9 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Chris Fishwick | 75 | 5.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 319 | 24.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,207 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,315 | 41.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.53 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Mowden
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pauline Culley* | 871 | 56.9 | –5.8 | |
| Conservative | Alan Marshall* | 842 | 55.0 | –5.0 | |
| Labour | Bob Carson | 441 | 28.8 | +8.5 | |
| Labour | Tom Paver | 426 | 27.8 | +8.0 | |
| Green | Vanessa Hilton | 187 | 12.2 | –8.9 | |
| Green | Paul Hilton | 159 | 10.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Wilson | 60 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 401 | 26.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,069 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,532 | 49.92 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.33 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
North Road
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Curry* | 465 | 41.1 | –5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary Allen* | 438 | 38.7 | –3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Coe | 394 | 34.8 | +0.5 | |
| Labour | Jan Bowles | 353 | 31.2 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Jonnie Vasey | 323 | 28.5 | +2.8 | |
| Labour | Syed Haque | 293 | 25.9 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Kendrew | 226 | 20.0 | +8.6 | |
| Conservative | Rachael Booth | 197 | 17.4 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | Pratish Thakkar | 179 | 15.8 | +5.7 | |
| Green | Jon Barley | 111 | 9.8 | –4.3 | |
| Green | Kathy Barley | 104 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Faith Lawley | 100 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 41 | 3.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,134 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,132 | 27.38 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.44 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Northgate
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sonia Kane | 380 | 50.6 | –1.8 | |
| Labour | Syeda Ali | 373 | 49.7 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Richardson | 207 | 27.6 | +5.4 | |
| Conservative | Eldhose Saju | 188 | 25.0 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Collinge | 80 | 10.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Louise Maddison | 72 | 9.6 | –8.4 | |
| Green | Neil Kang-Scarth | 50 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 166 | 22.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,574 | ||||
| Turnout | 751 | 29.18 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.67 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Park East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Libby McCollom* | 704 | 52.7 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | Michael Nicholson* | 680 | 50.9 | +13.3 | |
| Labour | Matthew Roche | 663 | 49.6 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Martin Bell | 413 | 30.9 | +10.7 | |
| Conservative | Chris Lowery | 385 | 28.8 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Rose | 342 | 25.6 | +7.6 | |
| Green | Ann Hunter | 172 | 12.9 | –9.0 | |
| Green | Jane Mitchell | 137 | 10.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Kulvanth Kaur | 133 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Wood | 92 | 6.9 | –8.9 | |
| Independent | Janne Gandy | 70 | 5.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 250 | 18.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,608 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,337 | 29.01 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.45 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Park West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heather Scott* | 789 | 42.5 | –4.2 | |
| Conservative | Bob Donoghue* | 757 | 40.8 | –2.9 | |
| Labour | Mel McEvoy | 399 | 21.5 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Sams | 399 | 21.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Thorley | 364 | 19.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Martin Wood | 324 | 17.5 | –17.8 | |
| Labour | John Sloss | 319 | 17.2 | –1.3 | |
| Green | William Rowell | 226 | 12.2 | –18.8 | |
| Majority | 358 | 19.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,481 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,856 | 53.32 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.32 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Pierremont
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Harker* | 872 | 56.4 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Mary Layton* | 809 | 52.3 | +7.7 | |
| Labour | James McGill | 756 | 48.9 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | Roger Clark | 488 | 31.5 | –0.7 | |
| Conservative | Mags Donoghue | 461 | 29.8 | –1.5 | |
| Conservative | Catherine Hart | 374 | 24.2 | –2.4 | |
| Green | Cat McConnachie | 194 | 12.5 | –11.0 | |
| Green | Megan Hemsley | 162 | 10.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Amy Mycock | 150 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Potter | 97 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 268 | 17.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,105 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,547 | 37.69 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.39 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Red Hall and Lingfield
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mandy Porter | 551 | 52.6 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Amanda Riley | 534 | 51.0 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | KJ Hawkins | 408 | 38.9 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | David Willis | 400 | 38.2 | +6.9 | |
| Green | Joanne Ashwood | 64 | 6.1 | –17.0 | |
| Green | Mary Gravenor | 61 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 126 | 12.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,241 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,048 | 32.34 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.29 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
One of the two Red Hall and Lingfield seats had been vacant prior to the election, following the death in March 2023 of Labour councillor Hilary Lucas.[26]
Sadberge and Middleton St George
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Deborah Laing* | 909 | 48.5 | –13.3 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Renton | 750 | 40.0 | –31.9 | |
| Conservative | Colin Pease | 744 | 39.7 | –31.7 | |
| Independent | Maria Darling | 645 | 34.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | David Darling | 596 | 31.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Sandy Thorne-Wallis | 363 | 19.4 | –3.4 | |
| Labour | Lee Vasey | 283 | 15.1 | –0.6 | |
| Labour | Paul Webster | 259 | 13.8 | –1.2 | |
| Green | Suzy Lucas | 227 | 12.1 | –10.5 | |
| Green | Paul Foster | 224 | 12.0 | N/A | |
| Green | Fred Greenhow | 182 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Marlowe | 99 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 99 | 5.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,216 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,874 | 35.93 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.11 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Stephenson
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Haszeldine* | 483 | 50.6 | +14.6 | |
| Labour | Mohammad Mahmud | 432 | 45.2 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Mike Renton* | 403 | 42.2 | –11.1 | |
| Conservative | Michael Walker | 331 | 34.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Lucy Chapman | 79 | 8.3 | –19.3 | |
| Green | Pete Greenwood | 48 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Monty Brack | 23 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Frazer Spence | 22 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 29 | 3.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,193 | ||||
| Turnout | 955 | 29.91 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.21 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Whinfield
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jamie Bartch* | 615 | 44.6 | –10.4 | |
| Conservative | Andy Keir* | 612 | 44.4 | –10.5 | |
| Green | Mike McTimoney | 474 | 34.4 | +19.5 | |
| Green | Terri Hankinson | 456 | 33.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Amanda McEwan | 266 | 19.3 | –11.6 | |
| Labour | Josh Spears | 234 | 17.0 | –11.4 | |
| Majority | 138 | 10.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,002 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,379 | 45.94 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.29 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Changes 2023–2027
[edit]- Yvonne Renton (Conservative, Sadberge and Middleton St George) left the party in October 2023 to sit as an independent.[30]
- Colin Pease (Conservative, Sadberge and Middleton St George) left the party in May 2024 to sit as an independent.[31]
- James Coe (Liberal Democrats, North Road) left the party in September 2024 to sit as an independent, saying he had become an independent councillor "after challenges with the Liberal Democrat Party".[32]
- Thomas Robinson (Green Party, Hummersknott) left the party in October 2024 to sit as an independent; the reason for his departure was not disclosed.[33]
- Amanda Riley (Labour, Red Hall and Lingfield) resigned in October 2025 due to health concerns, triggering a by-election that will be held on 11 December 2025.[34][35]
By-elections
[edit]Red Hall and Lingfield
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Michael Walker | 341 | 37.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Kyle Bartch | 157 | 17.3 | –22.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Thorley | 157 | 17.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Jonnie Vasey | 152 | 16.8 | –37.1 | |
| Green | Louise Maddison | 89 | 9.8 | +3.5 | |
| Independent | Monty Brack | 9 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 184 | 20.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,302 | ||||
| Turnout | 907 | 27.47 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.22 | |||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Edgar, Bill (26 May 2023). "Cllr Steve Harker elected as new Darlington Council Leader". Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ "Local Elections 2023: All you need to know as Darlington Labour become majority party". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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- ↑ "Your councillors [pre-2023 election]". Darlington Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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- ↑ "Darlington local elections 2023: Full list of candidates standing". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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- ↑ "Election results for Cockerton, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
- ↑ "Election results for College, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
- ↑ "Election results for Eastbourne, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
- ↑ "Election results for Harrowgate Hill, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
- ↑ "Election results for Haughton and Springfield, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
- ↑ "Election results for Heighington and Coniscliffe, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
- ↑ "Election results for Hummersknott, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
- ↑ "Election results for Hurworth, 4 May 2023 Darlington Borough Council". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
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