Your Councillors by Party
To find contact details for your councillor please click their photo or name from the links below. If you are unsure who your Councillor is, please use our interactive map or 'My Durham' feature on the County Council's website.
Councillors receive an allowance for carrying out their council duties. We are required by law to publish the sum paid to each county councillor.
Payments made to county councillors are detailed in our Councillors Allowances library
| Photograph | Councillor | Political party | Division |
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58 Arncliffe Place, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7EE Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 670 Home: eddy.adam@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Aycliffe West |
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Councillor Robert Adcock-Forster c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 051 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Murton |
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c/o Members Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home mobile: 03000 268 710 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Coxhoe |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 297 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Burnopfield and Dipton |
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6 Henson Grove, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4NJ Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 723 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Aycliffe East |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 772 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Ferryhill |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 678 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Pelton |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 219 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Seaham |
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29 Skipton Close, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8ST Home: 03000 264 309 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Ferryhill |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 167 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Tanfield |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 688 or 0191 527 0534 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Easington |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 0191 373 7457 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Deerness |
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Councillor Rochelle Charlton-Lainé c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 040 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Deneside |
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c/o Member Support Team, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 269 702 Home: june.clark@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Horden |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 702 Home: rob.crute@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Blackhalls |
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Home: 03000 269 045 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Blackhalls |
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12 Briary Gardens, Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0RE Home mobile: 07772 763 766 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Benfieldside |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 042 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Peterlee West |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 096 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Belmont |
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Home: 03000 269 307 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Murton |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 714 Home: olwyn.gunn@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Willington and Hunwick |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 716 Home: dhall@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Sherburn |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 717 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Craghead and South Moor |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 721 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Chester-le-Street West Central |
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Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 780 Home: J.Higgins@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Wingate |
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22 Freville Street, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1NQ Home: 03000 269 125 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Shildon and Dene Valley |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 733 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Coundon |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 715 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Sherburn |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 719 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Tow Law |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 741 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Stanley |
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1 Derwent Close, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7BS Home: 03000 269 177 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Seaham |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 777 Home: ian.mclean@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Horden |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 080 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Burnopfield and Dipton |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 355 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Deerness |
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Home: 03000 269 109 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Pelton |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 044 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Deneside |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 07891 131 402 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Shildon and Dene Valley |
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61 Lyndhurst Avenue, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 4AT Home: 03000 269 407 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Chester-le-Street East |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 768 Home: kevin.shaw@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Dawdon |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 428 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
West Auckland |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 773 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Chester-le-Street North |
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1 Davis Terrace, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3JF Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 778 Home: a.surtees@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Easington |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 779 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Brandon |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 691 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Willington and Hunwick |
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11 Vaughan Street, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1LD Home: 03000 269 108 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Shildon and Dene Valley |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 181 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Sacriston |
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2 Police Houses, Daphne Crescent, Parkside, Seaham, SR7 7QD Home: 03000 269 287 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Dawdon |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 687 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Deerness |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 792 Home: swilson@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Sacriston |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 699 or 07500 125 281 Home: danny.wood@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Pelton |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 07739 636 155 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
West Auckland |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 0191 389 1831 or 03000 268 679 Home: alan.bell@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Lumley |
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13 Philip Avenue, Bowburn, County Durham, DH6 5EQ Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 685 Home: jan.blakey@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Coxhoe |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 783 |
Independent (The Unaligned Group) |
Shotton and South Hetton |
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73 Wynyard, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH2 2TH Home: 03000 269 064 |
Independent (The County Durham Independents) |
Chester-le-Street West Central |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 046 |
Independent (The County Durham Independents) |
Stanley |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 744 |
Independent (The Unaligned Group) |
Passfield |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 066 |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Lumley |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 090 Home: Chris.Hood@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Shotton and South Hetton |
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13 Kirkland Hill, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5QB Home: 03000 269 057 |
Independent (The Unaligned Group) |
Peterlee East |
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37 Millford Way, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5DE Home: 03000 269 098 |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Coxhoe |
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41 White House Drive, Sedgefield, County Durham, TS21 3BX Home: 03000 269 155 |
Independent (The Durham Group) |
Sedgefield |
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49 Parkside, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6SA Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 264 343 |
Independent (Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent Group) |
Spennymoor |
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45 Deneside, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6RB Home: 03000 269 065 |
Independent (Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent Group) |
Tudhoe |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 075 |
Independent (The County Durham Independents) |
Lanchester |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 322 |
Independent (The County Durham Independents) |
Craghead and South Moor |
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c/o Members Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 299 Home: Bill.Moist@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (The County Durham Independents) |
Chester-le-Street South |
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49 Beech Avenue, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7ST Home: 03000 269 384 |
Independent (Spennymoor and Tudhoe Independent Group) |
Spennymoor |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 752 Home: anne.reed@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Crook |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 765 Home: s.robinson@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Benfieldside |
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35 Priestman Road, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4EY Home: 03000 269 058 Home: Ken.Robson@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (The Durham Group) |
Aycliffe West |
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3 Lydgate Lane, Wolsingham, County Durham, DL13 3LF Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 01388 527 594 or 03000 268 767 |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Weardale |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 264 348 |
Independent (The County Durham Independents) |
Chester-le-Street South |
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Broad Dale House, Rookhope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2DF Work: 03000 268 770 Home: 01388 517 298 Home mobile: 0771 432 4442 |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Weardale |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 774 |
Independent (The Durham Group) |
Leadgate and Medomsley |
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136 Medomsley Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5HT Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 787 |
Independent (The Durham Group) |
Consett North |
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3 Walcher Gardens, Bracks Farm, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7GA Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 795 Home: sam.zair@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (The Durham Group) |
Bishop Auckland Town |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 244 Home: Mark.Abley@durham.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Tudhoe |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 683 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Barnard Castle West |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 01740 622 894 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Sedgefield |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 088 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Evenwood |
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Home: 03000 269 025 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Crook |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 718 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Barnard Castle West |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 281 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Spennymoor |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 070 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Woodhouse Close |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 311 Home: Cathy.Hunt@durham.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Woodhouse Close |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 225 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Bishop Auckland Town |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 264 345 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Crook |
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Home: 03000 269 078 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Lanchester |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 341 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 028 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Evenwood |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 069 Home: Joe.Quinn@durham.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Ferryhill |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 763 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Barnard Castle East |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 766 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Barnard Castle East |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH8 7EL Home: 03000 269 077 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Delves Lane |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 320 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
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Home: 03000 269 277 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 087 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Delves Lane |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 743 Home: liz.brown@durham.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Neville's Cross |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 675 Home: bev.coult@durham.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Esh and Witton Gilbert |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 709 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Elvet and Gilesgate |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 139 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Consett South |
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Leader’s Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 820 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 268 745 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
North Lodge |
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87 Grange Road, Belmont, Durham, DH1 1AQ Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 749 Home: eric.mavin@durham.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Belmont |
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87 Grange Road, Belmont, Durham, DH1 1AQ Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 264 352 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Belmont |
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14 Geoffrey Avenue, Durham, DH1 4PF Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 758 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Elvet and Gilesgate |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 091 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Consett North |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 725 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Neville's Cross |
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41 Staindrop Road, Newton Hall, County Durham, DH1 5XS Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 0191 386 9006 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
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18 Green Lea, Witton Gilbert, Durham, DH7 6RJ Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 674 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Esh and Witton Gilbert |
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Home: 03000 269 093 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Durham South |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 268 788 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
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13 Southview Gardens, Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 7SG Home: 03000 269 248 |
Derwentside Independents (The Durham Group) |
Annfield Plain |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 694 |
Derwentside Independents (The Durham Group) |
Tanfield |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 264 350 |
Derwentside Independents (The Durham Group) |
Annfield Plain |
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1 Rothley Terrace, Medomsley, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6PN Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 769 |
Derwentside Independents (The Durham Group) |
Leadgate and Medomsley |
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47 Rothbury Close, Trimdon Grange, County Durham, TS29 6PD Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 728 |
Labour and Co-operative (Labour Group) |
Trimdon and Thornley |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 079 |
Labour and Co-operative (Labour Group) |
Trimdon and Thornley |
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14 Skerne Avenue, Trimdon Village, County Durham, TS29 6PS Home: 03000 269 388 |
Labour and Co-operative (Labour Group) |
Trimdon and Thornley |
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31 Eastfield, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4SS Home: 03000 269 053 |
The North East Party (The Durham Group) |
Peterlee East |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 747 |
The North East Party (The Durham Group) |
Peterlee West |
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7 Meadowdale, Chilton, County Durham, DL17 ORW Home: 03000 269258 |
Chilton | |
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22 Van Mildert Road, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 5DS Home: 03000 269 390 |
Aycliffe East | |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Work: 03000 268823 Home: 03000 269 237 |
Green Party (The Durham Group) |
Brandon |