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Reform loses County Durham council seat where councillor resigned days after election
Terry Rooney has been elected for the Lib Dems in Benfieldside but Reform UK remain in control of Durham County Council ...
Date set for County Durham by-election after councillor resignation due to ill health
A second by-election will be held in County Durham next month after a councillor stood down due to ill health.
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Reform lose two council by-elections in seats they only won in May
Reform lost two council by-elections last night (3 July) in seats that it won in the local elections this May. This means ...
Durham County Council election win over Reform UK is 'huge'
A newly-elected Lib Dem councillor admitted he was 'in shock' after beating Reform UK and Labour to a by-election victory in Consett, County Durham.
How much the region's MPs have claimed in expenses in year since General Election
MPs in County Durham and Teesside have been in office for one year since the 2024 general election. How much have they ...
Reform UK loses both by-elections after councillors quit days into roles
The Liberal Democrats and Tories won council seats that Nigel Farage’s party had claimed in May’s local election ...
Reform UK lose two council by-elections in England
REFORM UK have lost two council by-elections in England after being forced to defend their seats when the incumbents stood ...
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Inside the Durham mayor’s race: When the most experienced candidate is the underdog - AOL
Durham 2023 election. Three at-large seats on the City Council also are on the ballot. Their terms last four years, compared to the mayor’s two. Five candidates remain in the race.
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An early look at the eight candidates running for Durham mayor
Here’s an early look at the candidates. Mike Woodard. Woodard, Trinity ‘81, is a Durham native and Democrat with a long career in North Carolina politics.He is currently serving his sixth term ...