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ELECTION LIVE: Big wins for Tories in Teesdale

May 2, 2008

1.15am: THE Conservatives are celebrating after sweeping to victory in Teesdale, taking five out of a possible six seats.

Tories Jo Fergus, George Richardson, Richard Bell (pictured below at the count), Barbara Harrison and Stephen Hugill have all been elected to sit on the new unitary authority. 

Bell

Labour's Pauline Charlton, in the Evenwood ward, was the only non-Conservative winner.

The Teesdale Independents, dominant in Teesdale for many years, won no seats, with district council leader, Richard Betton one of the highest-profile losers. He missed out by just eight results.

Labour stalwart, John Priestley, was another well-known casualty, missing out by a mere 15 votes. 

Turn out was better than expected. In Barnard Castle West, 44 per cent of the electorate cast their vote, the turn out in Barnard Castle East was 39 per cent, while in Evenwood, the figure was 34 per cent.

Because of the close results there was a recount in all three wards. 

Barnard Castle East
Candidate Party Return
BAILES, Sylvia Ruby The Labour Party Candidate 367
COOKE, Tony Independent 563
FERGUS, Jo The Conservative Party Candidate 1137 Elected
HEANEY, Patrick The Labour Party Candidate 342
HODGSON, Ken Teesdale Independent Association 397
RICHARDSON, George M The Conservative Party Candidate 786 Elected
ROWLANDSON, James Michael Independent 761
SALVIN, William Henry Thomas Teesdale Independent Association 379

Number of seats: 2   Electorate: 6814

Barnard Castle West
Candidate Party Return
ARMSTRONG, David William The Labour Party Candidate 402
BELL, Richard Andrew The Conservative Party Candidate 1542 Elected
BETTON, Richard Teesdale Independent Association 964
HARRISON, Barbara The Conservative Party Candidate 972 Elected
HUGHES, Philip Teesdale Independent Association 522
HUNT, Philip John The Labour Party Candidate 322
USHER, James R NONE 386
WEARMOUTH, David Andrew Independent 237

Number of seats: 2   Electorate: 6392

Evenwood
Candidate Party Return
CHARLTON, Pauline Mary The Labour Party Candidate 784 Elected
CLARK, Martin John Teesdale Independent Association 648
HUGILL, Stephen The Conservative Party Candidate 811 Elected
MILNER, Len The Conservative Party Candidate 708
PRIESTLEY, John The Labour Party Candidate 769
RYMAN, Paul Teesdale Independent Association 583

Number of seats: 2   Electorate: 6720

 

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