Durham County Council election, 1889

Map of Durham within the various counties of Great Britain & Ireland.

The inaugural elections to Durham County Council took place in January 1889. Durham was divided into 72 electoral divisions, with candidates in 32 divisions being returned unopposed. The election saw control of the council being taken by Conservative candidates, although these candidates were largely Independent conservatives as opposed to being party activists.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Durham County Council election, 1889
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	28
	Liberal	26
	Liberal Unionist	8
	Durham Miners Association	4
	Others	6

References

↑ : News focus: Making election history Sunderland Echo, 29 April 2008
↑ J Andrew (1979) The administration of Durham county: A comparitive assessment 1830 to 1895 Durham University, pp53–54
↑ County Of Cumberland Federation Whitehaven News, 2 August 1900

Council elections in County Durham

Durham County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2008 2013 2017

Darlington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hartlepool Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 2011

Cleveland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

Chester-le-Street District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Durham City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Derwentside District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Easington District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Sedgefield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Teesdale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

Wear Valley District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

(1888 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1889 (→ 1890)

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