LATEST: Durham County Council election results in full
Reform made huge gains at the expense of other parties, with Labour insiders warning of a possible ‘wipeout’ for Keir Starmer’s party in County Durham as early as polling day night.
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Here are the latest results as we have them and what they mean for the council:
PITTINGTON AND SHERBURN
Rhys Burris – Reform
Reform GAIN from Labour
LANCHESTER AND BURNHOPE
Alison Gray – Labour
Labour GAIN from Conservative
BLACKHALLS AND HESLEDENS
Rob Crute- Labour
Labour HOLD
BARNARD CASTLE
Chris Foote-Wood- Labour
Labour GAIN from Conservative
THORNLEY AND WHEATLEY HILL
Neil Craggs – Reform
Reform GAIN from Labour
DALTON AND DAWDON
George Anderson – Reform
Jack McGlenen – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
SACRISTON AND WITTON GILBERT
James Pickard – Reform
Timothy Robson – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
DELVES LANE
Kenny Hope – Reform
Jacqueline Teasdale – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Conservatives
BELMONT
Lesley Mavin – Lib Dem
Eric Mavin – Lib Dem
Lib Dem HOLD
HORDEN AND DENE HOUSE
Dawn Bellingham – Reform
John Cottier – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
CHILTON
Stephen Bowron – Reform
Reform GAIN from Independent
TRIMDON AND WINGATE
Mary-Lynn Franklin – Reform
Susan Husband – Reform
Reform WIN
STANLEY
Christine Blatchford – Reform
David Walton – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
WEST AUCKLAND
N Brown – Reform
Stephen Gray – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
UPPER TEESDALE
Richard Bell – Conservative
Conservative HOLD
ANNFIELD PLAIN AND TANFIELD
Karen Allison – Reform
Darren Grimes – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Independents
PETERLEE
Steven Franklin – Reform
Dawn Saunders – Reform
Reform GAIN from Labour AND Independent
DEERNESS
Matthew Burnard – Reform
Sean Healy – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
WILLINGTON AND HUNWICK
Cathy Hunt – Reform
Emma Hunt – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
MURTON
David Cumming – Reform
Mark Rowney – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
SHILDON AND DENE VALLEY
Michael Ramage – Reform
Kate Rowland – Reform
J Stephenson – Reform
Reform GAIN THREE from Labour
LANGLEY AND ESH
Alex Neil – Lib Dem
Lib Dem WIN
BRANDON
Jonathan Elmer – Green
Priscilla Elmer – Green
Green HOLD and GAIN from Independent
LOWER TEESDALE
Jillian Campbell – Reform
Reform GAIN from Conservative
ELVET GILESGATE & SHINCLIFFE
David Freeman – Lib Dem
Ellie Hopgood – Lib Dem
Lib Dem HOLD
NEVILLE’S CROSS
Liz Brown – Lib Dem
Elizabeth Scott – Lib Dem
Lib Dem HOLD
SEDGEFIELD
Ian Catchpole – Reform
Chris Lines – Independent
Independent HOLD and Reform GAIN from Conservative
TUDHOE
Nicola Lyons – Reform
Billy McAloon – Independent
Independent HOLD and Reform GAIN from Conservative
FERRYHILL
Paul Mountford – Reform
Joe Quinn – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
BISHOP AUCKLAND
Lyndsey Fox – Reform
John Kinvig – Reform
Reform GAIN from Conservative
SPENNYMOOR
Liz Maddison – Independent
Pete Molloy – Independent
Independent HOLD
CROOK
Paul Bean – Reform
Robbie Rodiss – Reform
Adrian Schulman – Reform
Reform GAIN
BOWBURN AND COXHOE
Jan Blakey – Independent
Kyle Genner – Reform
Gary Hutchinson – Independent
Independent HOLD TWO and Reform GAIN from Labour
AYCLIFFE SOUTH
N Brown – Reform
Andrew Eales – Reform
John Grant – Reform
Reform WIN
CHESTER-LE-STREET NORTH
Andrew Husband – Reform
Tracie Smith – Labour
Reform WIN
CASTLE EDEN
Scott Woodhouse – Reform
Reform WIN
FRAMWELLGATE AND NEWTON HALL
Amanda Hopgood – Lib Dem
E Pears – Lib Dem
Mark Wilkes – Lib Dem
Lib Dem HOLDS
PELTON
Steve Biggs – Reform
Ian Cross – Reform
Brian Quirey – Reform
Reform GAIN THREE from Labour
CHESTER-LE-STREET SOUTH
Bill Moist – Independent
Paul Sexton – Independent
Independent HOLD
LUMLEY AND WEST RAINTON
Alan Bell – Independent
Philip Heaviside – Independent
Independent HOLD
SEAHAM
Christopher Fairs – Reform
Andrew Harrison – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Labour
EVENWOOD
Robert Potts – Reform
Reform GAIN from Conservative
BENFIELDSIDE
Sandra Grindle – Reform
Andrew Kilburn – Reform
Reform GAIN from Labour and Independent
AYCLIFFE NORTH AND MIDDRIDGE
T McGuinness – Reform
M Stead – Lib Dem
Reform GAIN and Lib Dem HOLD
WEARDALE
Anita Savory – Independent
John Shuttleworth – Independent
Independent HOLD
CRAGHEAD AND SOUTH MOOR
John Cook – Reform
Aaron Hillam – Reform
Reform GAIN from Labour and Independent
CONSETT SOUTH
Dominic Haney – Liberal Democrats
Lib Dem HOLD
EASINGTON AND SHOTTON
John Bailey – Reform
Howard Brown – Reform
Louise Taylor – Reform
Reform GAIN TWO from Independent and ONE from Labour
NORTH LODGE
Craig Martin – Lib Dem
Lib Dem HOLD
DERWENT AND PONT VALLEY
Craig Thomas Marshall – Reform
Gavin Brydon – Reform
Saffron Sims-Brydon – Reform
Reform WIN
CONSETT NORTH
Kathryn Rooney – Lib Dem
Lib Dem HOLD