2025 Durham County Council election

2025 Durham County Council election

1 May 2025

All 98 seats on Durham County Council
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.8% (1.6 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Husband Amanda Hopgood
Party Reform UK Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Chester-le-Street North Framwellgate and Newton Hall
Last election 0 seats, 0.1% 17 seats, 12.4% 22 seats, 16.6%
Seats before 0 13 26
Seats won 65 14 12
Seat change 65 1 14
Popular vote 54,655 18,644 17,595
Percentage 34.4% 11.7% 12.0%
Swing 34.3% 0.5% 5.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Carl Marshall Richard Bell
Party Labour Green Conservative
Leader's seat Stanley (defeated) Upper Teesdale
Last election 53 seats, 37.8% 1 seats, 3.8% 24 seats, 26.8%
Seats before 42 1 16
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change 38 1 15
Popular vote 31,098 7,682 11,790
Percentage 19.5% 4.8% 7.4%
Swing 14.0% 1.0% 19.4%


Composition of the council

Council control before election

Liberal Democrat led coalition

Council control after election

Reform UK

The 2025 Durham County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Durham County Council in County Durham, England. 98 seats were elected, a reduction from 126. This was on the same day as other local elections.