Durham County Council
Durham County Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
John Hewitt since December 2020 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 98 councillors |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | North East Combined Authority |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 1 May 2025 |
Next election | 3 May 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5UL | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Durham County Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of County Durham in North East England. The council is a unitary authority, being a non-metropolitan county council which also performs the functions of a non-metropolitan district council. It has its headquarters at County Hall in Durham.
Until 1 May 2025 the council had been under no overall control since the 2021 election, being run by a coalition of the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Derwentside Independents, Green Party, and most of the independents, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Amanda Hopgood. It had previously been under the control of the Labour Party continuously since 1925. On 1 May 2025 the Council came under the control of Reform UK, who won 65 of the 98 seats on the Council. The council is a member of the North East Combined Authority.
The identically-named ceremonial county of Durham is larger than the non-metropolitan county, and includes Darlington, Hartlepool, and the parts of Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees.