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Durham 2025

Local elections held 1 May 2025.

51 ward races

98 seats

12 elected below the proportional quota

12.2% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 51 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 98 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	110,002	40.8%	65	66.3%	42	42.9%	+23
Labour Party	59,210	22.0%	4	4.1%	22	22.4%	-18
Liberal Democrats	32,252	12.0%	14	14.3%	12	12.2%	+2
Independent	31,046	11.5%	12	12.2%	11	11.2%	+1
Conservative and Unionist Party	16,911	6.3%	1	1.0%	6	6.1%	-5
Green Party	9,919	3.7%	2	2.0%	3	3.1%	-1
Derwentside Independents	4,040	1.5%	0	0.0%	1	1.0%	-1
Seaham Community Party	2,968	1.1%	0	0.0%	1	1.0%	-1
Labour and Co-operative Party	2,169	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
The North East Party	1,058	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	83	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	33	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	269,691	100.0%	98	100.0%	98	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Barnard Castle · 1 seat · won at 31.0% · −19.0 pts below quota
Pittington and Sherburn · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · −14.3 pts below quota
Lanchester and Burnhope · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
Blackhalls and Hesledens · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
Upper Teesdale · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
Brandon · 2 seats · won at 29.8% · −3.6 pts below quota
Chilton · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · −3.1 pts below quota
Langley and Esh · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · −2.0 pts below quota
Consett North · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · −1.5 pts below quota
Evenwood · 1 seat · won at 48.7% · −1.3 pts below quota
Benfieldside · 2 seats · won at 32.0% · −1.3 pts below quota
Spennymoor · 2 seats · won at 32.5% · −0.9 pts below quota
Weardale · 2 seats · won at 33.6% · above quota
Tudhoe · 2 seats · won at 33.7% · above quota
Aycliffe North and Middridge · 2 seats · won at 34.0% · above quota
Deerness · 2 seats · won at 34.9% · above quota
Lower Teesdale · 2 seats · won at 35.1% · above quota
Elvet, Gilesgate and Shincliffe · 2 seats · won at 35.4% · above quota
Chester-le-Street North · 2 seats · won at 35.5% · above quota
Ferryhill · 2 seats · won at 35.8% · above quota
Dalton and Dawdon · 2 seats · won at 35.8% · above quota
Sedgefield · 2 seats · won at 35.9% · above quota
Castle Eden and Passfield · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Belmont · 2 seats · won at 38.2% · above quota
Seaham · 2 seats · won at 38.4% · above quota
Consett South · 1 seat · won at 55.1% · above quota
Sacriston and Witton Gilbert · 2 seats · won at 39.9% · above quota
Murton · 2 seats · won at 40.5% · above quota
Delves Lane · 2 seats · won at 41.3% · above quota
North Lodge · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota
Trimdon and Wingate · 2 seats · won at 42.7% · above quota
Peterlee · 2 seats · won at 44.1% · above quota
Chester-le-Street South · 2 seats · won at 44.3% · above quota
Bowburn and Coxhoe · 3 seats · won at 36.4% · above quota
Derwent and Pont Valley · 3 seats · won at 36.5% · above quota
Annfield Plain and Tanfield · 2 seats · won at 46.0% · above quota
West Auckland · 2 seats · won at 46.1% · above quota
Lumley and West Rainton · 2 seats · won at 46.4% · above quota
Willington and Hunwick · 2 seats · won at 47.0% · above quota
Aycliffe South · 3 seats · won at 39.0% · above quota
Neville's Cross · 2 seats · won at 47.8% · above quota
Horden and Dene House · 2 seats · won at 47.9% · above quota
Thornley and Wheatley Hill · 1 seat · won at 65.1% · above quota
Crook · 3 seats · won at 40.6% · above quota
Bishop Auckland · 3 seats · won at 42.8% · above quota
Craghead and South Moor · 2 seats · won at 51.8% · above quota
Pelton · 3 seats · won at 43.8% · above quota
Framwellgate and Newton Hall · 3 seats · won at 44.0% · above quota
Stanley · 2 seats · won at 53.3% · above quota
Easington and Shotton · 3 seats · won at 48.6% · above quota
Shildon and Dene Valley · 3 seats · won at 52.0% · above quota

Race results

Barnard Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.0 pts Valid ballots 1,473

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chris Foote-Wood	Labour Party	456	31.0%	−19.0 pts	Elected
2	Christopher Paul Bewley	Reform UK	436	29.6%	—
3	Ted Henderson	Conservative and Unionist Party	421	28.6%	—
4	John Edward Hogg	Green Party	97	6.6%	—
5	Richard Huzzey	Liberal Democrats	63	4.3%	—

Electorate 4,156 · Ballots cast 1,479 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62309 · Back to ward index

Pittington and Sherburn · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.3 pts Valid ballots 1,424

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rhys Burriss	Reform UK	508	35.7%	−14.3 pts	Elected
2	Stephen Charles White	Liberal Democrats	443	31.1%	—
3	Bill Kellett	Labour Party	356	25.0%	—
4	Malcolm Colledge	Conservative and Unionist Party	63	4.4%	—
5	Maggie Tallerman	Green Party	54	3.8%	—

Electorate 3,711 · Ballots cast 1,428 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code 62342 · Back to ward index

Lanchester and Burnhope · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.2 pts Valid ballots 2,107

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alison Gray	Labour Party	755	35.8%	−14.2 pts	Elected
2	Doug Oliver	Conservative and Unionist Party	710	33.7%	—
3	Stephen Harrison	Reform UK	563	26.7%	—
4	Jeanette Williams	Liberal Democrats	79	3.7%	—

Electorate 4,461 · Ballots cast 2,114 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code 62333 · Back to ward index

Blackhalls and Hesledens · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.5 pts Valid ballots 1,413

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rob Crute	Labour Party	629	44.5%	−5.5 pts	Elected
2	Gary Johnson	Reform UK	621	43.9%	—
3	Neil Thompson	Liberal Democrats	114	8.1%	—
4	Victoria Bartch	Conservative and Unionist Party	49	3.5%	—

Electorate 4,345 · Ballots cast 1,415 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code 62313 · Back to ward index

Upper Teesdale · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 1,770

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Richard Andrew Bell	Conservative and Unionist Party	808	45.6%	−4.4 pts	Elected
2	Ian Hirst	Reform UK	522	29.5%	—
3	Chris Kelsey	Labour Party	253	14.3%	—
4	Kathleen McGough	Green Party	103	5.8%	—
5	Florence Diana Simpson	Liberal Democrats	84	4.7%	—

Electorate 3,688 · Ballots cast 1,775 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62352 · Back to ward index

Brandon · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −3.6 pts Valid ballots 3,022

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jonathan Elmer	Green Party	1,017	33.7%	+0.3 pts	Elected
2	Priscilla Anne Bowen Elmer	Green Party	900	29.8%	−3.6 pts	Elected
3	Paul Taylor	Independent	845	28.0%	—
4	Andrew Fullard	Reform UK	786	26.0%	—
5	Mark Leigh	Reform UK	700	23.2%	—
6	Anne Bonner	Labour Party	503	16.6%	—
7	Nick Rippin	Labour Party	457	15.1%	—
8	Carolyn Jayne Smith	Independent	93	3.1%	—
9	Billy Walker	Conservative and Unionist Party	71	2.3%	—
10	Abrial Jerram	Liberal Democrats	62	2.1%	—
11	Prem Raghvani	Liberal Democrats	51	1.7%	—

Electorate 8,424 · Ballots cast 3,047 · Invalid 25 · EC ward code 62315 · Back to ward index

Chilton · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.1 pts Valid ballots 1,114

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stephen Robert Bowron	Reform UK	523	46.9%	−3.1 pts	Elected
2	Sue Reece	Independent	235	21.1%	—
3	Angus John Ferguson	Labour Party	135	12.1%	—
4	Julie Cairns	Independent	128	11.5%	—
5	Catherine Anne Hart	Conservative and Unionist Party	65	5.8%	—
6	Carole Lattin	Liberal Democrats	28	2.5%	—

Electorate 3,675 · Ballots cast 1,118 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code 54721 · Back to ward index

Langley and Esh · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.0 pts Valid ballots 1,620

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alex Neil	Liberal Democrats	777	48.0%	−2.0 pts	Elected
2	Andrea Mary Brown	Reform UK	534	33.0%	—
3	Michael Toner	Labour Party	187	11.5%	—
4	Joshua James Lightfoot	Green Party	68	4.2%	—
5	Mark Paul Shaw	Conservative and Unionist Party	54	3.3%	—

Electorate 4,329 · Ballots cast 1,620 · EC ward code 62334 · Back to ward index

Consett North · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.5 pts Valid ballots 1,593

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kathryn Rooney	Liberal Democrats	772	48.5%	−1.5 pts	Elected
2	Trevor Douglas Newsom	Reform UK	537	33.7%	—
3	Rob Moran	Labour Party	238	14.9%	—
4	Will Robinson	Conservative and Unionist Party	46	2.9%	—

Electorate 4,172 · Ballots cast 1,601 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62319 · Back to ward index

Evenwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.3 pts Valid ballots 1,504

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robert Potts	Reform UK	732	48.7%	−1.3 pts	Elected
2	Becky Land	Labour Party	352	23.4%	—
3	James Cosslett	Conservative and Unionist Party	275	18.3%	—
4	Michael Stonehouse	Green Party	76	5.1%	—
5	Anne Woodward	Liberal Democrats	69	4.6%	—

Electorate 3,839 · Ballots cast 1,511 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code 62329 · Back to ward index

Benfieldside · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −1.3 pts Valid ballots 3,143

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sandra Ruth Grindle	Reform UK	1,064	33.9%	+0.5 pts	Elected
2	Andrew James Kilburn	Reform UK	1,007	32.0%	−1.3 pts	Elected
3	Kevin Earley	Labour Party	879	28.0%	—
4	Stephen Robinson	Independent	783	24.9%	—
5	Peter Oliver	Independent	646	20.6%	—
6	Michael Wass	Labour Party	613	19.5%	—
7	Terry Rooney	Liberal Democrats	362	11.5%	—
8	Joanne Nattrass	Liberal Democrats	278	8.8%	—
9	David Lowes	Conservative and Unionist Party	216	6.9%	—
10	Dan Lowes	Conservative and Unionist Party	215	6.8%	—

Electorate 7,954 · Ballots cast 3,153 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code 62311 · Back to ward index

Spennymoor · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −0.9 pts Valid ballots 3,098

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Liz Maddison	Independent	1,162	37.5%	+4.2 pts	Elected
2	Pete Molloy	Independent	1,006	32.5%	−0.9 pts	Elected
3	Ernest Spowart	Reform UK	977	31.5%	—
4	William Sydney Thorkildsen	Reform UK	824	26.6%	—
5	Dean Ranyard	Liberal Democrats	544	17.6%	—
6	Liss Owen	Liberal Democrats	466	15.0%	—
7	Stephen Francis Gilling	Labour Party	444	14.3%	—
8	Jabez Jordon Sherrington	Labour Party	324	10.5%	—
9	David Barry Evans	Conservative and Unionist Party	97	3.1%	—
10	Christopher Anthony Coxon	Conservative and Unionist Party	70	2.3%	—

Electorate 9,046 · Ballots cast 3,118 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code 62347 · Back to ward index

Weardale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +0.2 pts Valid ballots 3,620

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Anita Savory	Independent	1,331	36.8%	+3.4 pts	Elected
2	John Shuttleworth	Independent	1,215	33.6%	+0.2 pts	Elected
3	Paul Beattie	Reform UK	1,037	28.6%	—
4	David Brown	Reform UK	1,031	28.5%	—
5	Will Wearmouth	Conservative and Unionist Party	762	21.0%	—
6	Richard Lawrie	Conservative and Unionist Party	490	13.5%	—
7	Matthew James Ferguson	Green Party	267	7.4%	—
8	Gemma Louise Holmes-Wood	Labour Party	250	6.9%	—
9	Sally-Beth Marshall	Labour Party	233	6.4%	—
10	Olivia Evelyn Dunn	Liberal Democrats	135	3.7%	—

Electorate 7,652 · Ballots cast 3,631 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code 62353 · Back to ward index

Tudhoe · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +0.4 pts Valid ballots 2,451

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Billy McAloon	Independent	996	40.6%	+7.3 pts	Elected
2	Nicola Lyons	Reform UK	826	33.7%	+0.4 pts	Elected
3	Dave Whalley	Reform UK	747	30.5%	—
4	Andy Anderson	Independent	697	28.4%	—
5	Ian Geldard	Labour Party	479	19.5%	—
6	Neil Crowther Foster	Labour Party	412	16.8%	—
7	Beckie Ranyard	Liberal Democrats	168	6.9%	—
8	Martin Thomas Brian Jones	Liberal Democrats	101	4.1%	—
9	Oliver Garbutt Peeke	Conservative and Unionist Party	98	4.0%	—
10	Michael Francis Renton	Conservative and Unionist Party	73	3.0%	—

Electorate 7,921 · Ballots cast 2,474 · Invalid 23 · EC ward code 62351 · Back to ward index

Aycliffe North and Middridge · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +0.7 pts Valid ballots 2,936

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael Stead	Liberal Democrats	1,001	34.1%	+0.8 pts	Elected
2	Tim McGuinness	Reform UK	999	34.0%	+0.7 pts	Elected
3	Clive Taylor-Sholl	Reform UK	887	30.2%	—
4	Lindsey Aston	Liberal Democrats	807	27.5%	—
5	David Sutton-Lloyd	Conservative and Unionist Party	471	16.0%	—
6	Michael Edward Murphy	Labour Party	438	14.9%	—
7	Luke Ellis	Labour Party	419	14.3%	—
8	Tony Stubbs	Conservative and Unionist Party	339	11.5%	—
9	Tony Beddard	Independent	106	3.6%	—
10	Dorothy Bowman	Independent	94	3.2%	—
11	Jonathan Stephen Park	Green Party	82	2.8%	—

Electorate 8,597 · Ballots cast 2,939 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code 54711 · Back to ward index

Deerness · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +1.6 pts Valid ballots 3,164

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Matthew John Burnard	Reform UK	1,259	39.8%	+6.5 pts	Elected
2	Sean Patrick Healy	Reform UK	1,105	34.9%	+1.6 pts	Elected
3	Marion Wilson	Labour Party	860	27.2%	—
4	Edwin Simpson	Liberal Democrats	806	25.5%	—
5	John Simon Burt	Liberal Democrats	741	23.4%	—
6	Jimmy Jamieson	Labour Party	710	22.4%	—
7	Sarah Jane Banks	Green Party	239	7.6%	—
8	Liz Wright	Green Party	176	5.6%	—
9	Wendy Frances Smith	Conservative and Unionist Party	94	3.0%	—
10	Michael Drummond Moverley Smith	Conservative and Unionist Party	90	2.8%	—

Electorate 8,551 · Ballots cast 3,172 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62324 · Back to ward index

Lower Teesdale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,873

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jillian Anne Campbell	Reform UK	1,075	37.4%	+4.1 pts	Elected
2	Jasmine Fox	Reform UK	1,008	35.1%	+1.8 pts	Elected
3	Sarah Louise Hannan	Green Party	726	25.3%	—
4	George Morland Richardson	Conservative and Unionist Party	666	23.2%	—
5	James Rowlandson	Conservative and Unionist Party	636	22.1%	—
6	Marc Cole	Green Party	555	19.3%	—
7	Simon Land	Labour Party	434	15.1%	—
8	Noah Padraig McCourt	Labour Party	302	10.5%	—
9	Wico Van Mourik	Liberal Democrats	116	4.0%	—

Electorate 6,786 · Ballots cast 2,878 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62335 · Back to ward index

Elvet, Gilesgate and Shincliffe · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +2.0 pts Valid ballots 2,373

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Robert Freeman	Liberal Democrats	936	39.4%	+6.1 pts	Elected
2	Ellie Jayne Hopgood	Liberal Democrats	839	35.4%	+2.0 pts	Elected
3	Rory Handy	Labour Party	660	27.8%	—
4	Stacey Deinali	Labour Party	613	25.8%	—
5	Xavier Hale	Reform UK	403	17.0%	—
6	Isaac Lucan	Reform UK	381	16.1%	—
7	Stephen Ashfield	Green Party	356	15.0%	—
8	Jamie Michael Pearson	Green Party	215	9.1%	—
9	George Carter	Conservative and Unionist Party	114	4.8%	—
10	Graham William Lee	Conservative and Unionist Party	81	3.4%	—

Electorate 8,222 · Ballots cast 2,382 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code 62328 · Back to ward index

Chester-le-Street North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +2.1 pts Valid ballots 3,052

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Husband	Reform UK	1,139	37.3%	+4.0 pts	Elected
2	Tracie Smith	Labour Party	1,082	35.5%	+2.1 pts	Elected
3	Julie Scurfield	Labour Party	944	30.9%	—
4	Karen Fantarrow-Darby	Independent	860	28.2%	—
5	Antony Teasdale	Reform UK	765	25.1%	—
6	Derek Morse	Green Party	230	7.5%	—
7	David Brown	Conservative and Unionist Party	199	6.5%	—
8	Philip Bernard Nathan	Liberal Democrats	160	5.2%	—
9	Tom Chittenden	Social Democratic Party	83	2.7%	—

Electorate 7,639 · Ballots cast 3,056 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code 62317 · Back to ward index

Ferryhill · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +2.4 pts Valid ballots 2,758

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Mountford	Reform UK	1,114	40.4%	+7.1 pts	Elected
2	Joe Michael Quinn	Reform UK	986	35.8%	+2.4 pts	Elected
3	Glenys Joan Newby	Independent	934	33.9%	—
4	Curtis Ferenc Bihari	Labour Party	857	31.1%	—
5	Carole Atkinson	Labour Party	629	22.8%	—
6	David Farry	Conservative and Unionist Party	174	6.3%	—
7	Matthew Henry Choi	Green Party	107	3.9%	—
8	Lisa Coxon	Conservative and Unionist Party	102	3.7%	—
9	Sandra Elizabeth Kirby	Liberal Democrats	84	3.0%	—
10	Bob Peach	Liberal Democrats	57	2.1%	—
11	John Barry Lathan	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	33	1.2%	—

Electorate 7,801 · Ballots cast 2,766 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62330 · Back to ward index

Dalton and Dawdon · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +2.5 pts Valid ballots 2,447

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	George Anderson	Reform UK	945	38.6%	+5.3 pts	Elected
2	Jack McGlenen	Reform UK	876	35.8%	+2.5 pts	Elected
3	Robert Arthur	Seaham Community Party	845	34.5%	—
4	Susan Mary Faulkner	Seaham Community Party	690	28.2%	—
5	Kevin Joseph Shaw	Labour Party	619	25.3%	—
6	June Watson	Labour Party	554	22.6%	—
7	Mark Shanks	Conservative and Unionist Party	64	2.6%	—
8	Giuseppe Enrico Bignardi	Liberal Democrats	61	2.5%	—

Electorate 8,132 · Ballots cast 2,469 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code 62323 · Back to ward index

Sedgefield · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +2.5 pts Valid ballots 3,110

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chris Lines	Independent	1,372	44.1%	+10.8 pts	Elected
2	Ian Catchpole	Reform UK	1,115	35.9%	+2.5 pts	Elected
3	Christine Moore	Reform UK	926	29.8%	—
4	Elaine Peeke	Conservative and Unionist Party	624	20.1%	—
5	Lucy Ann Gibson	Labour Party	529	17.0%	—
6	Kester Noble	Labour Party	501	16.1%	—
7	Rebecca Margaret Dixon	Green Party	229	7.4%	—
8	Charlotte Ann Shaw	Liberal Democrats	120	3.9%	—
9	Richard Wilkes	Green Party	111	3.6%	—
10	Philip Hugh Layton	Liberal Democrats	102	3.3%	—

Electorate 7,910 · Ballots cast 3,115 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62345 · Back to ward index

Castle Eden and Passfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.5 pts Valid ballots 1,530

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Scott Woodhouse	Reform UK	804	52.5%	+2.5 pts	Elected
2	Mary Bell	Labour and Co-operative Party	337	22.0%	—
3	Susan McDonnell	The North East Party	132	8.6%	—
4	Karen Hawley	Independent	124	8.1%	—
5	James Coulson	Conservative and Unionist Party	87	5.7%	—
6	David Hodgson	Liberal Democrats	46	3.0%	—

Electorate 4,455 · Ballots cast 1,537 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code 62316 · Back to ward index

Belmont · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 38.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +4.8 pts Valid ballots 3,292

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lesley Mavin	Liberal Democrats	1,296	39.4%	+6.0 pts	Elected
2	Eric Mavin	Liberal Democrats	1,256	38.2%	+4.8 pts	Elected
3	Christopher Elliott	Reform UK	1,026	31.2%	—
4	Steve Gilley	Reform UK	853	25.9%	—
5	Paul Finley	Labour Party	733	22.3%	—
6	Val Hawes	Labour Party	722	21.9%	—
7	Joel Graham Thornton	Green Party	306	9.3%	—
8	Gary Parkin	Conservative and Unionist Party	158	4.8%	—

Electorate 8,343 · Ballots cast 3,295 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code 62310 · Back to ward index

Seaham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +5.1 pts Valid ballots 2,983

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Harrison	Reform UK	1,219	40.9%	+7.5 pts	Elected
2	Christopher Fairs	Reform UK	1,145	38.4%	+5.1 pts	Elected
3	Barry Taylor	Seaham Community Party	777	26.0%	—
4	Rochelle Laine	Labour Party	747	25.0%	—
5	John James Purvis	Labour Party	691	23.2%	—
6	Stephen Wayman	Seaham Community Party	656	22.0%	—
7	Stephen Jonathan Joseph	Green Party	151	5.1%	—
8	Ian Leslie McAndrew	Conservative and Unionist Party	150	5.0%	—
9	Tolu Kolawole	Conservative and Unionist Party	116	3.9%	—
10	Rafe J Richards	Liberal Democrats	87	2.9%	—

Electorate 8,773 · Ballots cast 3,006 · Invalid 23 · EC ward code 62344 · Back to ward index

Consett South · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +5.1 pts Valid ballots 1,344

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dominic John Haney	Liberal Democrats	740	55.1%	+5.1 pts	Elected
2	Michael McGaun	Reform UK	421	31.3%	—
3	Phillip Marshall	Labour Party	139	10.3%	—
4	Rachel McEnaeny	Conservative and Unionist Party	44	3.3%	—

Electorate 3,812 · Ballots cast 1,350 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62320 · Back to ward index

Sacriston and Witton Gilbert · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 39.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +6.6 pts Valid ballots 2,564

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Pickard	Reform UK	1,088	42.4%	+9.1 pts	Elected
2	Timothy John Robson	Reform UK	1,023	39.9%	+6.6 pts	Elected
3	Hugh Massey	Liberal Democrats	807	31.5%	—
4	Andy Przybysz	Liberal Democrats	709	27.7%	—
5	Emma Waldock	Labour Party	553	21.6%	—
6	Andrew Page	Labour Party	500	19.5%	—
7	Nicholas Leight Kasch	Green Party	177	6.9%	—

Electorate 7,853 · Ballots cast 2,569 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62343 · Back to ward index

Murton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +7.2 pts Valid ballots 2,315

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Cumming	Reform UK	1,045	45.1%	+11.8 pts	Elected
2	Mark Stephen Rowney	Reform UK	938	40.5%	+7.2 pts	Elected
3	Julie Ann Griffiths	Labour Party	781	33.7%	—
4	Robert Adcock-Forster	Labour Party	682	29.5%	—
5	Brian Brown	Independent	322	13.9%	—
6	Stephen George Robson	Independent	312	13.5%	—
7	Brian Wareham	Conservative and Unionist Party	121	5.2%	—
8	Antonio Milian	Liberal Democrats	99	4.3%	—

Electorate 7,982 · Ballots cast 2,323 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62337 · Back to ward index

Delves Lane · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 41.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +8.0 pts Valid ballots 2,529

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kenny Hope	Reform UK	1,272	50.3%	+17.0 pts	Elected
2	Jacqueline Teasdale	Reform UK	1,045	41.3%	+8.0 pts	Elected
3	Jane Brown	Labour Party	620	24.5%	—
4	Simon Andrew Stewart-Piercy	Labour Party	461	18.2%	—
5	Angela Sterling	Conservative and Unionist Party	386	15.3%	—
6	Michelle Walton	Conservative and Unionist Party	379	15.0%	—
7	Nazcat Stephen Haney	Liberal Democrats	276	10.9%	—
8	David Bowerbank	Liberal Democrats	219	8.7%	—

Electorate 7,717 · Ballots cast 2,537 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62325 · Back to ward index

North Lodge · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.3 pts Valid ballots 1,715

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Craig Martin	Liberal Democrats	999	58.3%	+8.3 pts	Elected
2	Darren Hawkes	Reform UK	432	25.2%	—
3	Glenn James Batey	Labour Party	212	12.4%	—
4	Krishnarajasri Krishnapillai	Conservative and Unionist Party	37	2.2%	—
5	Chris Dale	Green Party	36	2.1%	—

Electorate 3,879 · Ballots cast 1,721 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62339 · Back to ward index

Trimdon and Wingate · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +9.4 pts Valid ballots 2,741

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mary-Lynn Franklin	Reform UK	1,361	49.7%	+16.3 pts	Elected
2	Susan Husband	Reform UK	1,171	42.7%	+9.4 pts	Elected
3	Lucy Hovvels	Labour and Co-operative Party	797	29.1%	—
4	Paul Trippett	Labour and Co-operative Party	660	24.1%	—
5	Sean Ward Ivey	The North East Party	514	18.8%	—
6	Liz Temple	Liberal Democrats	186	6.8%	—
7	Rathika Krishnarajasri	Conservative and Unionist Party	120	4.4%	—

Electorate 8,747 · Ballots cast 2,749 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62350 · Back to ward index

Peterlee · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 44.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +10.8 pts Valid ballots 2,039

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steven Franklin	Reform UK	1,063	52.1%	+18.8 pts	Elected
2	Dawn Saunders	Reform UK	900	44.1%	+10.8 pts	Elected
3	Louise Fenwick	Labour Party	425	20.8%	—
4	Audrey Ellen Laing	Labour Party	384	18.8%	—
5	Mary Alison Cartwright	The North East Party	326	16.0%	—
6	Ray Burnip	Independent	173	8.5%	—
7	Diane Howarth	Independent	172	8.4%	—
8	Al Wilkinson	The North East Party	86	4.2%	—
9	Michael Cassidy	Conservative and Unionist Party	82	4.0%	—
10	David Hawley	Independent	77	3.8%	—
11	Heather Leake	Liberal Democrats	57	2.8%	—

Electorate 8,475 · Ballots cast 2,054 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code 62341 · Back to ward index

Chester-le-Street South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +11.0 pts Valid ballots 3,281

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Stephen Sexton	Independent	1,641	50.0%	+16.7 pts	Elected
2	Bill Moist	Independent	1,453	44.3%	+11.0 pts	Elected
3	Geoff Dovaston	Reform UK	908	27.7%	—
4	Adele Taggart	Reform UK	709	21.6%	—
5	Harry Clark	Labour Party	519	15.8%	—
6	Eileen McKnight-Smith	Labour Party	383	11.7%	—
7	Ellie Sargeant	Conservative and Unionist Party	217	6.6%	—
8	Sebastian Gradzki	Conservative and Unionist Party	160	4.9%	—
9	Alan Ostle	Green Party	151	4.6%	—
10	Andrew Peter Haney	Liberal Democrats	143	4.4%	—

Electorate 7,926 · Ballots cast 3,286 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62318 · Back to ward index

Bowburn and Coxhoe · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 36.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +11.4 pts Valid ballots 3,869

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kyle Martin Genner	Reform UK	1,613	41.7%	+16.7 pts	Elected
2	Gary Hutchinson	Independent	1,419	36.7%	+11.7 pts	Elected
3	Jan Blakey	Independent	1,409	36.4%	+11.4 pts	Elected
4	Benjamin Straughair	Reform UK	1,269	32.8%	—
5	Michael Walter Watson	Reform UK	1,242	32.1%	—
6	Viv Anderson	Labour Party	962	24.9%	—
7	Shaun David Gibson	Labour Party	667	17.2%	—
8	Lennox Walter Lauchlan	Labour Party	607	15.7%	—
9	Catherine Marie Birchmore	Green Party	384	9.9%	—
10	Kimberley Noble	Liberal Democrats	200	5.2%	—
11	George Alexander Chissell	Liberal Democrats	188	4.9%	—
12	Alexander Greenaway	Liberal Democrats	180	4.7%	—
13	Dorothy Luckhurst	Conservative and Unionist Party	162	4.2%	—
14	Jane McAndrew	Conservative and Unionist Party	145	3.7%	—
15	Clive Oliver Rowland	Conservative and Unionist Party	120	3.1%	—

Electorate 12,281 · Ballots cast 3,872 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code 62314 · Back to ward index

Derwent and Pont Valley · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 36.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +11.5 pts Valid ballots 4,821

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Saffron Sims-Brydon	Reform UK	1,913	39.7%	+14.7 pts	Elected
2	Gavin Brydon	Reform UK	1,858	38.5%	+13.5 pts	Elected
3	Craig Thomas Marshall	Reform UK	1,761	36.5%	+11.5 pts	Elected
4	Veronica Andrews	Labour Party	1,272	26.4%	—
5	Declan Mulholland	Labour Party	1,267	26.3%	—
6	Tom Hubbuck	Labour Party	1,059	22.0%	—
7	Watts Stelling	Derwentside Independents	1,027	21.3%	—
8	Alan Shield	Derwentside Independents	1,014	21.0%	—
9	Eileen Elliott	Derwentside Independents	766	15.9%	—
10	Richard Edwin Simpson	Green Party	384	8.0%	—
11	Tonia Jean Atkinson	Liberal Democrats	289	6.0%	—
12	Jacob Boneham	Conservative and Unionist Party	276	5.7%	—
13	Stephen Murray	Liberal Democrats	208	4.3%	—

Electorate 12,879 · Ballots cast 4,826 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62326 · Back to ward index

Annfield Plain and Tanfield · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +12.6 pts Valid ballots 2,968

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Karen Allison	Reform UK	1,404	47.3%	+14.0 pts	Elected
2	Darren Grimes	Reform UK	1,364	46.0%	+12.6 pts	Elected
3	Joan Nicholson	Derwentside Independents	659	22.2%	—
4	Olga Milburn	Labour Party	579	19.5%	—
5	Joyce Charlton	Derwentside Independents	574	19.3%	—
6	Jeanette Stephenson	Labour Party	512	17.3%	—
7	Sarah Twigg	Green Party	122	4.1%	—
8	Kevin John Briggs	Conservative and Unionist Party	114	3.8%	—
9	Sopha Phal	Liberal Democrats	80	2.7%	—
10	Garry Richardson	Conservative and Unionist Party	77	2.6%	—

Electorate 8,194 · Ballots cast 2,982 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code 62307 · Back to ward index

West Auckland · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +12.8 pts Valid ballots 2,792

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nick Brown	Reform UK	1,453	52.0%	+18.7 pts	Elected
2	Stephen Gray	Reform UK	1,287	46.1%	+12.8 pts	Elected
3	Robert John Yorke	Labour Party	906	32.4%	—
4	George Smith	Labour Party	874	31.3%	—
5	Georgia Lynne Holmes	Conservative and Unionist Party	230	8.2%	—
6	Lesley Gwyneth Zair	Independent	131	4.7%	—
7	Liz Tyrrell	Green Party	118	4.2%	—
8	Alan John Breeze	Independent	104	3.7%	—
9	Alyson Hudson	Liberal Democrats	89	3.2%	—
10	Alison Clare Fidgin	Liberal Democrats	78	2.8%	—

Electorate 8,169 · Ballots cast 2,796 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code 62354 · Back to ward index

Lumley and West Rainton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +13.1 pts Valid ballots 2,915

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alan Bell	Independent	1,581	54.2%	+20.9 pts	Elected
2	Philip Heaviside	Independent	1,353	46.4%	+13.1 pts	Elected
3	Adam Carter-Jones	Reform UK	844	29.0%	—
4	Ewan Charles Marshall	Reform UK	719	24.7%	—
5	Paul Greenwood	Labour Party	325	11.1%	—
6	Lyn Leach	Labour Party	301	10.3%	—
7	David Alan Haswell	Liberal Democrats	152	5.2%	—
8	Thomas Shanks	Conservative and Unionist Party	140	4.8%	—
9	Bisserka Ivanova Gaydarska	Green Party	115	3.9%	—

Electorate 7,687 · Ballots cast 2,919 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code 62336 · Back to ward index

Willington and Hunwick · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +13.6 pts Valid ballots 2,728

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Cathy Hunt	Reform UK	1,336	49.0%	+15.6 pts	Elected
2	Emma Hunt	Reform UK	1,281	47.0%	+13.6 pts	Elected
3	Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn	Labour Party	763	28.0%	—
4	Trevor Tinsley	Labour Party	610	22.4%	—
5	Sam Mitchell-Worthington	Conservative and Unionist Party	249	9.1%	—
6	Angela Smith	Independent	241	8.8%	—
7	Aidan Smith	Conservative and Unionist Party	225	8.2%	—
8	David Ata Saygi	Green Party	180	6.6%	—
9	Geoff Moore	Liberal Democrats	174	6.4%	—
10	Aaron George Calder	Liberal Democrats	134	4.9%	—

Electorate 7,191 · Ballots cast 2,733 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62355 · Back to ward index

Aycliffe South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 39.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +14.0 pts Valid ballots 3,296

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John William Grant	Reform UK	1,459	44.3%	+19.3 pts	Elected
2	Nicole Louise Brown	Reform UK	1,335	40.5%	+15.5 pts	Elected
3	Andrew Eales	Reform UK	1,287	39.0%	+14.0 pts	Elected
4	Jim Atkinson	Labour Party	667	20.2%	—
5	Paul Howell	Conservative and Unionist Party	589	17.9%	—
6	John Joseph Clark	Labour Party	556	16.9%	—
7	Ken Robson	Independent	550	16.7%	—
8	Toyin Ogunyemi	Labour Party	396	12.0%	—
9	Martin Ashcroft	Independent	363	11.0%	—
10	Kyle Robinson	Liberal Democrats	331	10.0%	—
11	George Coulson Gray	Independent	305	9.3%	—
12	Tunde Akinsanya	Liberal Democrats	286	8.7%	—
13	John Woodward	Liberal Democrats	286	8.7%	—
14	Tony Armstrong	Independent	227	6.9%	—
15	Neale Floyd Darryl Cooley	Green Party	156	4.7%	—

Electorate 11,422 · Ballots cast 3,314 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code 62308 · Back to ward index

Neville's Cross · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +14.5 pts Valid ballots 2,648

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Liz Brown	Liberal Democrats	1,402	52.9%	+19.6 pts	Elected
2	Elizabeth Scott	Liberal Democrats	1,266	47.8%	+14.5 pts	Elected
3	Les Wilson	Labour Party	545	20.6%	—
4	Gabriel Ridley	Labour Party	529	20.0%	—
5	Jack Hughes	Green Party	476	18.0%	—
6	Gary Black	Reform UK	382	14.4%	—
7	Katrina Rockett	Reform UK	314	11.9%	—
8	Deborah Jane Whitfield	Conservative and Unionist Party	172	6.5%	—

Electorate 8,489 · Ballots cast 2,659 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code 62338 · Back to ward index

Horden and Dene House · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +14.6 pts Valid ballots 2,393

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dawn Bellingham	Reform UK	1,312	54.8%	+21.5 pts	Elected
2	John Cottier	Reform UK	1,147	47.9%	+14.6 pts	Elected
3	Chris Cain	Labour Party	725	30.3%	—
4	June Clark	Labour Party	703	29.4%	—
5	Paul Maddison	Independent	165	6.9%	—
6	Arlene Helen Childs	Independent	100	4.2%	—
7	Owen Temple	Liberal Democrats	85	3.6%	—
8	Matthew Thomas Tough	Independent	67	2.8%	—
9	Nigel Jeremy Cassidy	Conservative and Unionist Party	57	2.4%	—

Electorate 7,974 · Ballots cast 2,415 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code 62332 · Back to ward index

Thornley and Wheatley Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +15.1 pts Valid ballots 1,414

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Neil Craggs	Reform UK	921	65.1%	+15.1 pts	Elected
2	Jake Miller	Labour and Co-operative Party	375	26.5%	—
3	Pamela Ann Askell	Liberal Democrats	65	4.6%	—
4	Graham Southall	Conservative and Unionist Party	53	3.7%	—

Electorate 4,362 · Ballots cast 1,418 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code 62349 · Back to ward index

Crook · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +15.6 pts Valid ballots 4,048

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robbie Rodiss	Reform UK	2,102	51.9%	+26.9 pts	Elected
2	Paul David Bean	Reform UK	1,849	45.7%	+20.7 pts	Elected
3	Adrian Schulman	Reform UK	1,645	40.6%	+15.6 pts	Elected
4	Anne Reed	Independent	1,327	32.8%	—
5	Mary Hall	Labour Party	711	17.6%	—
6	Michael Beeforth	Labour Party	679	16.8%	—
7	Mike Currah	Conservative and Unionist Party	610	15.1%	—
8	John Leslie Wilson	Labour Party	569	14.1%	—
9	Patricia Jopling	Conservative and Unionist Party	484	12.0%	—
10	Steven Douglas Bamlett	Green Party	335	8.3%	—
11	Geoffrey William Martin	Green Party	280	6.9%	—
12	Nick Lion	Liberal Democrats	255	6.3%	—

Electorate 11,062 · Ballots cast 4,053 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62322 · Back to ward index

Bishop Auckland · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 42.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +17.8 pts Valid ballots 3,989

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lyndsey Fox	Reform UK	1,870	46.9%	+21.9 pts	Elected
2	John Paul Kinvig	Reform UK	1,713	42.9%	+17.9 pts	Elected
3	Tom Redmond	Reform UK	1,708	42.8%	+17.8 pts	Elected
4	Kelly Guest	Labour Party	949	23.8%	—
5	Tessa Hope	Labour Party	945	23.7%	—
6	Michael Siddle	Labour Party	934	23.4%	—
7	Sam Zair	Independent	783	19.6%	—
8	Mike Harker	Independent	422	10.6%	—
9	Luke Allan Holmes	Conservative and Unionist Party	413	10.4%	—
10	James Peter Middleton	Conservative and Unionist Party	392	9.8%	—
11	Adeline Tchana	Conservative and Unionist Party	246	6.2%	—
12	S J Hannahs	Green Party	245	6.1%	—
13	Joanne Marie Howey	Independent	233	5.8%	—
14	Christine Thelwell	Liberal Democrats	164	4.1%	—
15	Arnold Simpson	Liberal Democrats	152	3.8%	—
16	John Dennis Brigstock	Independent	32	0.8%	—

Electorate 12,281 · Ballots cast 4,000 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code 62312 · Back to ward index

Craghead and South Moor · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +18.4 pts Valid ballots 2,218

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Michael Cook	Reform UK	1,317	59.4%	+26.0 pts	Elected
2	Aaron Hillam	Reform UK	1,148	51.8%	+18.4 pts	Elected
3	Les Timbey	Labour Party	601	27.1%	—
4	Carol Hampson	Labour Party	599	27.0%	—
5	Neil John Bradbury	Liberal Democrats	229	10.3%	—
6	Ian Davison	Conservative and Unionist Party	122	5.5%	—

Electorate 7,979 · Ballots cast 2,225 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code 62321 · Back to ward index

Pelton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +18.8 pts Valid ballots 3,722

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Biggs	Reform UK	1,767	47.5%	+22.5 pts	Elected
2	Ian Mark Cross	Reform UK	1,748	47.0%	+22.0 pts	Elected
3	Brian Quirey	Reform UK	1,630	43.8%	+18.8 pts	Elected
4	Alison Joan Batey	Labour Party	1,428	38.4%	—
5	Danny Wood	Labour Party	1,300	34.9%	—
6	Paul Pringle	Labour Party	1,221	32.8%	—
7	Andrew Gray	Green Party	263	7.1%	—
8	Alan Neil	Liberal Democrats	245	6.6%	—
9	Darren Whitfield	Conservative and Unionist Party	225	6.0%	—
10	Adam Joseph Walker	Liberal Democrats	215	5.8%	—
11	Nigel Van Zwanenberg	Liberal Democrats	180	4.8%	—

Electorate 11,994 · Ballots cast 3,729 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code 62340 · Back to ward index

Framwellgate and Newton Hall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 44.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +19.0 pts Valid ballots 4,650

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Amanda Jayne Hopgood	Liberal Democrats	2,465	53.0%	+28.0 pts	Elected
2	Mark Wilkes	Liberal Democrats	2,425	52.2%	+27.2 pts	Elected
3	Elizabeth Pears	Liberal Democrats	2,048	44.0%	+19.0 pts	Elected
4	Neville Forbes	Reform UK	1,173	25.2%	—
5	Colin Trevor Toghill	Reform UK	983	21.1%	—
6	Kaye Burns	Labour Party	830	17.8%	—
7	Rachael Perry	Labour Party	768	16.5%	—
8	Valerie Speed	Labour Party	689	14.8%	—
9	Irene Ostle	Green Party	432	9.3%	—
10	Karon Willis	Independent	306	6.6%	—
11	Carolyn Anne Baker	Conservative and Unionist Party	243	5.2%	—
12	Elizabeth Anne Marshall	Conservative and Unionist Party	195	4.2%	—
13	Matthew James Smith	Conservative and Unionist Party	191	4.1%	—

Electorate 10,963 · Ballots cast 4,656 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62331 · Back to ward index

Stanley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 53.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota +20.0 pts Valid ballots 2,505

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christine Blatchford	Reform UK	1,366	54.5%	+21.2 pts	Elected
2	David Stanley Walton	Reform UK	1,336	53.3%	+20.0 pts	Elected
3	James Kane	Labour Party	640	25.5%	—
4	Carl Marshall	Labour Party	601	24.0%	—
5	Paddy McGough	Independent	270	10.8%	—
6	David Agutter Rolfe	Liberal Democrats	154	6.1%	—
7	Charles Aldous	Conservative and Unionist Party	117	4.7%	—
8	Frankie Elise Ward	Independent	78	3.1%	—

Electorate 8,193 · Ballots cast 2,528 · Invalid 23 · EC ward code 62348 · Back to ward index

Easington and Shotton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +23.6 pts Valid ballots 3,554

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Bailey	Reform UK	1,849	52.0%	+27.0 pts	Elected
2	Howard William Brown	Reform UK	1,752	49.3%	+24.3 pts	Elected
3	Louise Taylor	Reform UK	1,729	48.6%	+23.6 pts	Elected
4	Sophie Louise Brown	Independent	798	22.5%	—
5	Christopher Ross Hood	Independent	743	20.9%	—
6	Angela Surtees	Labour Party	713	20.1%	—
7	Leeann Clarkson	Labour Party	601	16.9%	—
8	Omide Deinali	Labour Party	527	14.8%	—
9	Ivan Cochrane	Independent	479	13.5%	—
10	Tom Baker	Conservative and Unionist Party	163	4.6%	—
11	Rob Moore	Independent	158	4.4%	—
12	Chukwuka Okuchukwu	Liberal Democrats	156	4.4%	—
13	Kye Slawson-Powell	Conservative and Unionist Party	104	2.9%	—

Electorate 11,959 · Ballots cast 3,560 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62327 · Back to ward index

Shildon and Dene Valley · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +27.0 pts Valid ballots 3,911

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael David Ramage	Reform UK	2,220	56.8%	+31.8 pts	Elected
2	Kate Rowland	Reform UK	2,181	55.8%	+30.8 pts	Elected
3	James Michael Stephenson	Reform UK	2,034	52.0%	+27.0 pts	Elected
4	Shirley Quinn	Labour Party	849	21.7%	—
5	Samantha Townsend	Labour Party	805	20.6%	—
6	Charlie Kay	Labour Party	768	19.6%	—
7	Fred Langley	Independent	625	16.0%	—
8	Leanne Barrett	Liberal Democrats	389	9.9%	—
9	Michael Shaw	Liberal Democrats	336	8.6%	—
10	Jack Charlton	Conservative and Unionist Party	282	7.2%	—
11	Clive Michael Parker	Conservative and Unionist Party	221	5.7%	—

Electorate 12,151 · Ballots cast 3,920 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code 62346 · Back to ward index