Durham County Council | |
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Type | |
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Leadership | |
John Hewitt since December 2020[4] | |
Structure | |
Seats | 126 councillors[5] |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | North East Combined Authority |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 6 May 2021 |
Next election | 1 May 2025 |
Meeting place | |
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County Hall, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5UL | |
Website | |
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Durham County Council is the local authority which governs the non-metropolitan county of County Durham in North East England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, having taken over district-level functions when the county's districts were abolished. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of County Durham, which additionally includes Darlington, Hartlepool and the parts of Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees. The county council has its headquarters at County Hall in Durham.
The council has 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. The council is a member of the North East Combined Authority.