Your Councillors
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Payments made to county councillors are detailed in our Councillors Allowances library
| Photograph | Councillor | Political party | Division |
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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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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 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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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 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 268 683 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Barnard Castle West |
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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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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 268 688 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: 01740 622 894 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Sedgefield |
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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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7 Meadowdale, Chilton, County Durham, DL17 ORW Home: 03000 269258 |
Chilton | |
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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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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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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 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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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 088 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Evenwood |
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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 268 702 Home: rob.crute@durham.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Blackhalls |
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Home: 03000 269 025 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Crook |
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Home: 03000 269 045 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Blackhalls |
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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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12 Briary Gardens, Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0RE Home mobile: 07772 763 766 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Benfieldside |
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The Garth, Mill Road, Langley Moor, DH7 8HF Home: 03000 269 237 |
Green Party (The Durham Group) |
Brandon |
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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 269 042 |
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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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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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 Home: 03000 269 139 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Consett South |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 046 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
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 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 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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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 269 090 Home: Chris.Hood@durham.gov.uk |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Shotton and South Hetton |
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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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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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13 Kirkland Hill, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5QB Home: 03000 269 057 |
Independent (The Unaligned Group) |
Peterlee East |
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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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37 Millford Way, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5DE Home: 03000 269 098 |
Independent (Durham County Council Independent Group) |
Coxhoe |
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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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22 Freville Street, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1NQ Home: 03000 269 125 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Shildon and Dene Valley |
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22 Van Mildert Road, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 5DS Home: 03000 269 390 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Aycliffe East |
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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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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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Labour (Labour Group) |
Dawdon |
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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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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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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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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 Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 03000 268 747 |
The North East Party (The Durham Group) |
Peterlee West |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 075 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Lanchester |
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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 268 789 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Coxhoe |
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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 269 322 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Craghead and South Moor |
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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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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 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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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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Home: 03000 269 078 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Lanchester |
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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 269 341 |
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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Home: 03000 269 109 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Pelton |
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43 Parkside Crescent, Parkside, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7UQ Home: 03000 269 044 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Deneside |
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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: 07891 131 402 |
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 268 752 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 268 763 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Barnard Castle East |
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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, SR8 4LZ Home: 03000 269 286 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Horden |
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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 |
Derwentside Independents (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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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 268 766 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Barnard Castle East |
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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 268 725 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Neville's Cross |
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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 264 348 |
Independent (The County Durham Independents) |
Chester-le-Street South |
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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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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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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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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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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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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 Home: 03000 268 774 |
Independent (The Durham Group) |
Leadgate and Medomsley |
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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 Work: 03000 268 823 Home: 0191 303 8181 or 07971 963 877 |
Liberal Democrat (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Durham South |
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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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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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Home: 03000 269 277 |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
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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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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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c/o Member Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL Home: 03000 269 181 |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Sacriston |
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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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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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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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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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65 Wensley Close, Ouston, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH2 1SE 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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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 |