Voters took to the polls today to vote in the Darlington Local Elections 2023 - here are the results across the wards.
There were 50 seats up for grabs with the Labour Party securing 24 seats going to Labour, 15 to the Conservatives, Seven to the Green Party, three to the Liberal Democrats and one Independent seat.
Read more: Conservatives lose control of Darlington Council in major blow
Labour took the majority becoming the biggest party in the council, but failing to secure full control.
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See the full list of results below:
MOWDEN
- Bob Carson (Labour) 441
- Pauline Culley (Conservative) 871
- Paul Hilton (Green) 159
- Vanessa Hilton (Green) 187
- Alan Marshall (Conservative) 842
- Tim Paver (Labour) 426
- Laura Wilson (Lib Dem) 60
CON HOLD
Pauline Culley and Alan Marshall are re-elected as Conservative councillors
BANK TOP & LASCELLES
- Andrew Anderson (Lab) 577
- Jo Barker (Conservative) 354
- Emily Chamberlain (Con) 322
- Helen Crumbie (Lab) 593
- Geoff Hill (Green) 84
- Ian Macmurray (Green) 74
- David Ray (Lab) 579
- Pat Tobin (Con) 312
- Helen Whittington (Green) 95
- Darrien Wright (Ind) 157
LAB GAIN
Andrew Anderson, Helen Crumbie and David Ray are all elected.
WHINFIELD
- Jamie Bartch (Conservative) 615
- Terri Hankinson (Green) 456
- Andy Keir (Conservative) 612
- Amanda Mcewan (Labour) 266
- Mike McTimoney (Green) 474
- Josh Spears (Labour) 234
CON HOLD
Andy Keir and Jamie Bartch are re-elected.
NORTHGATE
- Eldhose Ayniyedath Saju (Conservative) 188
- Sajna Ali (Labour) 373
- David Collinge (Liberal Democrat) 80
- Sonia Kane (Labour ) 380
- Neil Kang-Scarth (Green) 50
- Louise Maddison (Green) 72
- Yvonne Richardson (Conservative) 207
LAB HOLD
Sajna Ali and Sonia Kane are elected for Labour.
PARK WEST
- Bob Donoghue (Conservative) 757
- Mel McEvoy (Labour) 399
- William Rowell (Green) 226
- Sarah Sams (Liberal Democrat) 399
- Heather Scott (Conservative) 789
- John Sloss (Labour) 319
- Simon Thorley (Liberal Democrat) 364
- Martin Wood (Green) 324
CON HOLD
Heather Scott and Bob Donoghue are elected as Conservative councillors.
PARK EAST
- Martin Bell (Con) 413
- Janne Gandy (Ind) 70
- Ann Hunter (Green) 172
- Kulvanth Kaur (Green) 133
- Chris Lowery (Con) 385
- Libby McCollom (Lab) 704
- Jane Mitchell (Green) 137
- Michael Nicholson (Lab) 680
- Matthew Roche (Lab) 663
- Sarah Rose (Con) 342
- Scott Wood (LD) 92
LAB HOLD
Libby McCollom, Michael Nicholson and Matthew Roche are all elected for Labour.
RED HALL AND LINGFIELD
- Joanne Ashwood (Green) 64
- Mary Gravenor (Green) 61
- KJ Hawkins (Conservative) 408
- Mandy Porter (Labour) 551
- Amanda Riley (Labour) 534
- David Willis (Conservative) 400
LAB HOLD
Amanda Riley and Mandy Porter are elected for Labour.
HEIGHINGTON AND CONISCLIFFE
- Paul Crudass (Conservative) 665
- Michael Fearneyhough (Green) 122
- Paul Harman (Labour) 275
- Gerald Lee (Conservative) 869
- Bill Oliver (Liberal Democrat) 67
- Tony Roberts (Labour) 273
- Holly White (Independent) 425
CON HOLD
Gerald Lee and Paul Crudass are elected for the Conservatives
STEPHENSON
- Monty Brack (Independent) 23
- Lucy Chapman – (Green) 79
- Pete Greenwood – (Green) 48
- Ian Haszeldine (Labour) 483
- Mohammad Mahmud (Labour) 432
- Mike Renton (Conservative) 403
- Frazer Spence (Independent) 22
- Michael Walker (Conservative) 331
LAB GAIN
Ian Haszeldine and Mohammad Mahmud are elected for Labour. Cabinet member and Tory Mike Renton has not been re-elected.
COCKERTON
- Vicky Atkinson (Green) 184
- Vicky Bartch (Con) 486
- Sam Bell (Con) 485
- Jonathan Hodgson (Con) 473
- Susie Broughton (Green) 143
- Jan Cossins (Labour) 738
- Malcolm Dunstone (LD) 71
- Jim Garner (Labour) 652
- Neil Johnson (Labour) 634
- Tamara Ullyart (Green) 128
LAB HOLD
Jan Cossins, Jim Garner and Neil Johnson are elected for Labour.
HAUGHTON AND SPRINGFIELD
- Andrew Bramfitt (Green) 151
- Paul Culley (Con) 627
- Joe Dunn – (Con) 548
- Chris McEwan – (Labour) 904
- Robert Mills – (Con) 587
- Dawn Storr – (Labour) 811
- Bill Stuart – (Green) 130
- Alex Swainston – (Green) 124
- Nick Wallis – (Labour) 846
LAB HOLD
Chris McEwan, Nick Wallis and Dawn Storr are elected for Labour
HARROWGATE HILL
- Samantha Bedingfield-Weller – (Con) 475
- Jon Clarke – (Con) 489
- Ian Ferguson – (Ind) 70
- Roz Henderson – (Gr) 846
- Martin Landers – (Lab) 586
- Sophie Landers – (Lab) 561
- Richard Lawley – (Green) 720
- Joe Passman – (Lab) 563
- Anna-Maria Toms – (Gr) 765
- Mike Vasey – (Con) 421
GREEN GAIN
Green’s Richard Lawley, Roz Henderson and Anna-Maria-Toms are elected.
HURWORTH
- Nigel Boddy – (Liberal Democrat) 278
- Peter Commane – (Green) 169
- Chris Fishwick – (Green) 75
- Hannah Guy – (Labour) 190
- Joe Kelley – (Liberal Democrat) 325
- Elizabeth Muggleton – (Labour) 157
- Lorraine Tostevin – (Conservative) 716
- Paul Walters – (Conservative) 644
CON HOLD
Tostevin and Walters are elected for the Conservatives.
SADBERGE AND MIDDLETON ST GEORGE
- Maria Darling – (Ind) 596
- David John Darling – (Ind) 645
- Paul Richard Foster – (Gr) 224
- Fred Greenhow – (Gr) 182
- Deborah Joan Laing – (Con) 909
- Suzy Lucas – (Green) 227
- Christopher John Marlowe – (LD) 99
- Colin Terence Pease Pease – (Con) 744
- Yvonne Renton – (Con) 750
- Sandy Thorne-Wallis – (Lab) 363
- Lee Vasey – (Lab) 283
- Paul Leonard Webster – (Lab) 259
CON HOLD
Laing, Pease and Renton are elected for the Conservatives.
COLLEGE
- Charlie Curry – (Liberal Democrat) 32
- Mark Hardy – (Conservative) 479
- Bryony Holroyd – (Green) 1,260
- Lian Hutchings – (Labour) 143
- Andy Maughan – (Conservative) 442
- Matthew Snedker – (Green) 1,255
- Elizabeth Watson – (Labour) 152
GREEN HOLD
Snedker and Holroyd are elected for the Green Party
NORTH ROAD
- Hilary Allen – (LD) 438
- Jon Barley – (Green) 111
- Kathy Barley – (Green) 104
- Rachael Louise Booth – (Con) 197
- Jan Bowles – (Lab) 353
- James Coe – (LD) 394
- Anne-Marie Curry – (LD) 465
- Syed Haque – (Lab) 293
- Nigel Kendrew – (Con) 226
- Faith Lawley – (Green) 100
- Pratish Thakkar – (Con) 179
- Jonnie Vasey – (Lab) 323
LD HOLD
Lib Dems hold onto their three seats. Allen, Coe and town mayor Anne-Marie Curry are elected.
HUMMERSKNOTT
- Bill Galbraith – (Conservative) 798
- Kate Mammolotti – (Green) 985
- Clare McAdam – (Labour) 93
- Thomas Robinson – (Green) 1,009
- Jack Sowerby – (Conservative) 732
- Rebecca Taylor – (Labour) 85
GREEN GAIN
Mammolotti and Robinson for the Greens have defeated the Conservatives.
PIERREMONT
- Roger Clark – (Con) 488
- Mags Donoghue – (Con) 461
- Steve Harker – (Labour) 872
- Catherine Hart – (Con) 374
- Megan Hemsley – (Green) 162
- Mary Layton – (Lab) 809
- Cat McConnachie – (Green) 194
- James Mcgill – (Lab) 756
- Amy Mycock – (Green) 150
- Gary Potter – (LD) 97
LAB HOLD
Labour leader Steve Harker, Mary Layton and Mcgill are all elected
BRINKBURN AND FAVERDALE
- Rebecca Baker – (Lab) 957
- David Beckett – (Lab) 949
- Paul Bennett – (LD) 86
- Sally Clarke – (Con) 877
- Scott Durham – (Con) 891
- Ty Hankinson – (Gr) 139
- Sarah Holt – (Lab) 880
- Andrew Raw – (Con) 843
- Sarah Margaret Siddle – (Green) 166
- Nick Wilson – (Green) 129
LAB GAIN
Labour’s Rebecca Baker and David Beckett both elected alongside Conservative Scott Durham. That’s 2 Labour gains and 1 Conservative hold.
EASTBOURNE
- Stuart Donald Bramley – (Green) 90
- Joe Dillon – (Lab) 529
- Jonathan Dulston – (Con) 622
- Maureen Martin – (Ind) 368
- Sue Morley – (Green) 100
- Kevin Nicholson – (Ind) 629
- Alison Reynolds – (Con) 276
- Steven Tait – (Ind) 268
- Chris Taylor – (Lab) 476
- Jan Taylor – (Lab) 466
- Richard Wise – (Green) 69
LAB GAIN
Labour’s Joe Dillon, Conservative Council leader Jonathan Dulston and Independentc Kevin Nicholson are elected.
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