Borough of Darlington

Borough of Darlington
Darlington parish church
Coat of arms of Borough of Darlington
Motto(s): 
Latin: Optima Petamus, lit.'let us seek the best'
Darlington shown within County Durham
Darlington shown within County Durham
Coordinates: 54°31′00″N 1°33′00″W / 54.5167°N 1.5500°W / 54.5167; -1.5500
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth East
Ceremonial countyCounty Durham
City regionTees Valley
Incorporated1 April 1974
Unitary authority1 April 1997
Named forDarlington
Administrative HQDarlington Town Hall
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyDarlington Borough Council
 • ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
 • ControlNo overall control
 • LeaderStephen Harker (L)
 • MayorBob Donoghue
 • MPs
Area
 • Total76 sq mi (197 km2)
 • Rank145th
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total109,469
 • Rank221st
 • Density1,430/sq mi (554/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes01325
ISO 3166 codeGB-DAL
GSS codeE06000005
Websitewww.darlington.gov.uk

The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Darlington, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural area surrounding the town which contains several villages. The population of the borough at the 2021 census was 107,800,[5] of which over 86% (93,015) lived in the built-up area of Darlington itself.[6]

Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which has been led by the directly elected Tees Valley Mayor since 2017.

The neighbouring districts are the County Durham district to the north and west, Stockton-on-Tees to the east and North Yorkshire to the south, the River Tees forming the border for the latter.

  1. ^ "Elected Members". Darlington Borough Council. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Darlington Local Authority (E06000005)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.