Following the local elections on 7 May 2015, the political make up of Darlington
Borough Council was:
Conservative: 17
Labour : 29
Liberal Democrats : 3
Independent : 1
Due to Ward boundary changes there were three less local councillors in Darlington than at the 2011 elections. The number of local Councillors is now 50.
Bank Top and Lascelles
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| COPELAND, Veronica |
Labour Party |
1314 ELECTED |
| FISKE, Brian Keith |
Liberal Democrat |
370 |
| MADDISON, Louise Anne |
The Green Party |
423 |
| MCDONOUGH, Michael (commonly known as Mike McDonough) |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
704 |
| NEWALL, Maureen Wendy (commonly known as Wendy Newall) |
Labour Party |
1015 ELECTED |
| NICHOLSON, Alexandra Elizabeth |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
647 |
| TAYLOR Christopher James (commonly known as Chris Taylor) |
Labour Party |
896 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4892
- Ballot papers issued: 2404
- Rejected ballot papers: 8 (1 - voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to; 7 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 49.14%
Brinkburn and Faverdale
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| FRANCIS, Karisha |
Liberal Democrat |
251 |
| GRUNDY, Richard Eggleton |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1258 ELECTED |
| HANKINSON, Terri |
The Green Party |
359 |
| HARRIS, Anita Norah |
The Green Party |
444 |
| MILLS, Rachel Clara |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1068 ELECTED |
| RICHMOND, Susan Isabel Hilda (commonly known as Sue Richmond) |
Labour Party |
1115 ELECTED |
| ROSE, Stephen John (commonly known as Steve Rose) |
Labour Party |
976 |
| SNEDKER, Matthew Charles |
The Green Party |
308 |
| THISTLETHWAITE, Bryan |
Labour Party |
1047 |
| WELSH, Christopher |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
961 |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4632
- Ballot papers issued: 3002
- Rejected ballot papers: 25 (25 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 64.81%
Cockerton
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| BALDWIN, Paul James (commonly known as Paul Baldwin) |
Labour Party |
1405 ELECTED |
| BEAN, Gordon |
Liberal Democrat |
511 |
| COSSINS, Janet (commonly known as Jan Cossins) |
Labour Party |
1463 ELECTED |
| GRADWELL, Dylan |
The Green Party |
581 |
| KENDREW Margaret Joan |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
839 |
| REGAN, David William |
Labour Party |
1239 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4688
- Ballot papers issued: 2751
- Rejected ballot papers: 39 (39 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 55.68%
College
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| DAVIES, David |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
209 |
| GALLETLEY, Ian |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1245 ELECTED |
| GARNER, James David (commonly known as Jim Garner) |
Labour Party |
678 |
| HOPE, Elaine |
Labour Party |
716 |
| RICHMOND, Edward Anthony (commonly known as Tony Richmond) |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1230 ELECTED |
| WOOD, Francesca Jane |
The Green Party |
315 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 3423
- Ballot papers issued: 2567
- Rejected ballot papers: 7 (7 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 74.99%
Eastbourne
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| CRICHLOW, Roderick (commonly known as Roddy Francis) |
Labour Party |
1121 ELECTED |
| DIXON, William Gene (commonly known as Bill Dixon) |
Labour Party |
981 ELECTED |
| KEIR, Andrew |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
639 |
| LULEK, Dorota |
Independent |
262 |
| NICHOLSON, Kevin Barry (commonly known as Kevin Nicholson) |
Independent |
1142 ELECTED |
| OLIVER, Charles William |
Liberal Democrat |
219 |
| VASEY, Lily (commonly known as Lee Vasey) |
Labour Party |
793 |
| WILSON, Dylan Alexis |
The Green Party |
267 |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4931
- Ballot papers issued: 2565
- Rejected ballot papers: 13 (3 - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to; 10 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 52.02%
Harrowgate Hill
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| ALLEN, Hilary |
Liberal Democrat |
692 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Gillian (commonly known as Gill Cartwright) |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1345 ELECTED |
| CHERRINGTON, Michael Frances Gerard Leckie (commonly known as Mike Cherrington) |
The Green Party |
480 |
| FERGUSON, Ian Vincent |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1034 |
| FOOTE-WOOD, Chris |
Liberal Democrat |
366 |
| KNOWLES, Marjory Catherine |
Labour Party |
1207 ELECTED |
| LEACH, Alan John (commonly known as Alan John Leach) |
Liberal Democrat |
335 |
| LYONETTE, David |
Labour Party |
1254 ELECTED |
| VASEY, John Christopher |
Labour Party |
1143 |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4941
- Ballot papers issued: 3203
- Rejected ballot papers: 23 (1 - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to; 22 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 64.82%
Haughton and Springfield
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| MCEWAN, Christopher Paul (commonly known as Chris McEwan) |
Labour Party |
1540 ELECTED |
| MCTIMONEY, Michael Stuart |
The Green Party |
668 |
| SCOTT, Andrew John (commonly known as Andy Scott) |
Labour Party |
1309 ELECTED |
| SMITH, Craig |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1050 |
| WALLIS, Nicholas Victor (commonly known as Nick Wallis) |
Labour Party |
1137 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4903
- Ballot papers issued: 2960
- Rejected ballot papers: 44 (2 - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to; 42 -being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 60.37%
Heighington and Coniscliffe
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| CRUDASS, Paul |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1236 ELECTED |
| GREGORY, Darrel William (commonly known as Darryl Gregory) |
Labour Party |
576 |
| LEE, Gerald Garfield |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1546 ELECTED |
| PLANT, Peter Robert (commonly known as Peter Plant) |
Labour Party |
349 |
| WILSON, Melissa |
Green Party |
282 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 3324
- Ballot papers issued: 2405
- Rejected ballot papers: 10 (10 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 72.35%
Hummersknott
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| ADAMS, Joanna Marie |
The Green Party |
266 |
| BARNES, Ian William |
Liberal Democrat |
325 |
| COULTAS, Alan |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1435 ELECTED |
| JOHNSON, Charles Vincent |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1431 ELECTED |
| MCEWAN, Amanda |
Labour Party |
536 |
| TAYLOR, Esther Louisa Marie (commonly known as Esther Taylor) |
Labour Party |
524 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 3183
- Ballot papers issued: 2446
- Rejected ballot papers: 14 (2 - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to; 12 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 76.85%
Hurworth
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| COMMANE, Peter |
The Green Party |
245 |
| CRUMBIE, Philip David |
Labour Party |
214 |
| DIXON, Rosie Alexandra (commonly known as Rosie Dixon) |
Labour Party |
228 |
| KELLEY, Claire |
Liberal Democrat |
531 |
| KELLEY, Joseph Simon (commonly know as Joe Kelley) |
Liberal Democrat |
582 ELECTED |
| LAWLEY, Richard |
The Green Party |
199 |
| TOSTEVIN, Lorraine Kristin (commonly known as Lorraine Tostevin) |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
653 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 2918
- Ballot papers issued: 2092
- Rejected ballot papers: 10 (10 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 71.69%
Mowden
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| BULL, Charlotte Elizabeth |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
373 |
| CULLEY, Pauline |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1172 ELECTED |
| HUGHES, Jonathan George (commonly known as Jon Hughes) |
Labour Party |
586 |
| MOORE, Marilyn Alice |
The Green Party |
186 |
| SAINT, Jacqueline (commonly known as Jackie Saint) |
Labour Party |
798 |
| STENSON, James William (commonly known as Bill Stenson) |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1090 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 3142
- Ballot papers issued: 2386
- Rejected ballot papers: 3 (3 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 75.94%
Northgate
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| CHAPMAN, Lucy Rosemary |
The Green Party |
243 |
| CHAPMAN, Patricia |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
266 |
| EVERETT, Peter |
Independent |
203 |
| KANE, Sonia Elizabeth (commonly known as Sonia Kane) |
Labour Party |
666 ELECTED |
| KENDREW, Nigel William |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
232 |
| LISTER, Eleanor Jane (commonly known as Eleanor Lister) |
Labour Party |
629 ELECTED |
| RICHARDSON, Yvonne Dilys |
Independent |
262 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 2708
- Ballot papers issued:1449
- Rejected ballot papers: 8 (8 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 53.51%
North Road
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| CURRY, Anne-Marie |
Liberal Democrat |
876 ELECTED |
| HALLIDAY, John |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
388 |
| HOLROYD, Bryony Hannah |
The Green Party |
186 |
| KANG-SCARTH, Neil Philip |
The Green Party |
144 |
| LANDERS, Martin |
Labour Party |
743 |
| LAWTON, Frederick (commonly know as Fred Lawton) |
Liberal Democrat |
785 ELECTED |
| MACNAB, Alan William |
Liberal Democrat |
719 |
| SMURTHWAITE, Graham |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
435 |
| STORR, Dawn |
Labour Party |
761 ELECTED |
| VASEY, Jonathan Christopher Andrew (commonly known as Jonnie Vasey) |
Labour Party |
652 |
| WOOD, Martin John |
The Green Party |
134 |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4521
- Ballot papers issued: 2468
- Rejected ballot papers: 8 (4 - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to; 4 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 54.59%
Park East
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| ADAMS, Michael Jefferson |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
107 |
| CONVERY, Michael (commonly known as Mike Convery) |
Independent |
255 |
| DAYNES, Lynda |
Liberal Democrat |
223 |
| DUNSTONE, Malcolm |
Liberal Democrat |
198 |
| DUNSTONE, Sheila Janet |
Liberal Democrat |
173 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, Daniel Philip |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
534 |
| HANKIN, Beryl |
Independent |
553 |
| HUGHES, Cynthia Lynn Beaver (commonly known as Cyndi Hughes) |
Labour Party |
1000 ELECTED |
| JOHNSON, Carol Anne |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
530 |
| LAND, Joanne Louise |
The Green Party |
268 |
| NICHOLSON, Michael Robert (commonly known as Michael Nicholson) |
Labour Party |
859 ELECTED |
| STEVENS, Richard Guy |
The Green Party |
196 |
| WRIGHT, Patrick Malcolm (commonly known as Malcolm Wright) |
Labour Party |
686 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4908
- Ballot papers issued: 2493
- Rejected ballot papers: 13 (1 - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to; 12 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 50.79%
Park West
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| BALDWIN, Kim Dawn |
Labour Party |
770 |
| DAY, Allan |
Labour Party |
546 |
| DONOGHUE, Robert Michael (commonly known as Bob Donoghue) |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1460 ELECTED |
| LES, Richard Peter |
Green Party |
439 |
| SCOTT, Heather Irene |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1498 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 3435
- Ballot papers issued: 2651
- Rejected ballot papers: 13 (13 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 77.18%
Pierremont
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| CARSON, Robert Wilfred (commonly known as Bob Carson) |
Labour Party |
1262 ELECTED |
| CHAPMAN, Michael Alexander |
The Green Party |
496 |
| HARKER, Stephen (commonly known as Steve Harker) |
Labour Party |
1234 ELECTED |
| HUGHES, Linda |
Labour Party |
1193 ELECTED |
| KENNEALLY, Patricia Margaret |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
855 |
| OATES, Albert |
Liberal Democrat |
284 |
| SHROEDER, Emma Ruby |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
836 |
| WATTSFORD, Andrew Mark Haddon (commonly known as Andrew Wattsford |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
743 |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4404
- Ballot papers issued: 2807
- Rejected ballot papers: 25 (25 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 63.74%
Red Hall and Lingfield
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| ELLIOTT, Francis John (commonly known as John Elliott) |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
515 |
| FOSTER, Michelle Lorrain Joanne Karen (commonly known as Meme Foster) |
Liberal Democrat |
212 |
| HASZELDINE, Ian George (commonly known as Ian G Haszeldine) |
Labour Party |
831 ELECTED |
| HASZELDINE, Lynne |
Labour Party |
770 ELECTED |
| HOWELL, Paul |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
464 |
| WEIR, Luke |
The Green Party |
222 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 2649
- Ballot papers issued: 1536
- Rejected ballot papers: 7 (7 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 57.98%
Sadberge and Middleton St. George
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| CASTELL, Nicola Claire |
The Green Party |
308 |
| CROWTHER, John Stuart (commonly known as Stuart Crowther) |
Labour Party |
835 |
| JONES, Brian |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1673 ELECTED |
| JONES, Doris Mary |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1737 ELECTED |
| MUGGLETON, Elizabeth Helen (commonly known as Elizabeth Muggleton) |
Labour Party |
514 |
| OATES, Myrtle |
Liberal Democrat |
223 |
| SINSKI, Alexander (commonly known as Alex Sinski) |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
637 |
| THORNE-WALLIS Sandra (commonly known as Sandy Thorne-Wallis) |
Labour Party |
482 |
| YORK, Stephen (commonly known as Steve York) |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1722 ELECTED |
- Vacant seats: 3
- Total electorate: 4713
- Ballot papers issued: 3310
- Rejected ballot papers: 13 (3 - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to; 10 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 70.23%
Stephenson
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| FORTH, Jake Tomas |
The Green Party |
271 |
| KELLY, Katherine Esther (commonly known as Katie Kelly) |
Labour Party |
690 ELECTED |
| TAYLOR, Janice (commonly known as Jan Taylor) |
Labour Party |
639 ELECTED |
| TOBIN, Patricia |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
425 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 2543
- Ballot papers issued: 1223
- Rejected ballot papers: 14 (14 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 48.09%
Whinfield
Results
| Name of candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
| BARKER, Christine |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
671 |
| CHERRINGTON, Yvonne Lee |
The Green Party |
215 |
| CRUMBIE, Helen |
Labour Party |
991 ELECTED |
| GALLETLEY, Janet Margaret Tess |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
570 |
| NUTT, Thomas (commonly known as Tom Nutt) |
Labour Party |
890 ELECTED |
| WILLIAMS, David Vaughan (commonly known as Dave Williams) |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
534 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Total electorate: 3268
- Ballot papers issued: 2150
- Rejected ballot papers: 4 (4 - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty)
- Turnout: 65.79%
