Teesdale District Council elections
# Teesdale District Council elections

Teesdale District Council elections were generally held every four years between the council's creation in 1974 and its abolition in 2009. Teesdale was a non-metropolitan district in County Durham, England. On 1 April 2009 the council's functions passed to Durham County Council, which became a unitary authority.

## Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:

| Party in control | Party in control | Years |
| - | - | - |
| | Independent | 1973–2009 |

### Leadership

The last leader of the council was:

| Councillor | Party | Party | From | To |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Betton | | Independent | pre-2008 | 31 Mar 2009 |

## Council elections

| Election | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Conservative | Independent | Total | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | New ward boundaries |
| 1987 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 31 | |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 31 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 31 | |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 31 | |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 32 | New ward boundaries |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 32 | |

## By-election results

The following is an incomplete list of by-elections to Teesdale District Council.

