Darlington (borough)
Darlington is a
local government district and
borough in
North East England. In 2003 it had a resident
population of 98,210. It borders
County Durham to the north and west,
North Yorkshire to the south along the line of the
River Tees, and
Stockton-on-Tees to the east.
Traditionally part of County Durham, the current borough boundaries were formed on
1 April 1974 by the creation of a new
non-metropolitan district of Darlington by the
Local Government Act 1972, covering the previous
municipal borough of Darlington along with nearly all of
Darlington Rural District (the
Newton Aycliffe parts of which went to
Sedgefield). It remained part of County Durham until gaining "independence" as a
unitary authority on
1 April 1997. For
ceremonial purposes it remains part of County Durham with whom it continues to share certain local services such as
Fire and Rescue and
Police. It is included within the
Tees Valley area for both cultural and regional government administration.
It is made up of 24 council wards, twenty within the town of
Darlington itself, which are also covered by the
Darlington parliamentary constituency and four rural wards of Heighington & Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George and Sadberge & Whessoe (part of the
Sedgefield parliamentary constituency.
As well as Darlington itself the borough includes the surrounding villages of:
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Archdeacon Newton*
Barmpton*
Beaumont Hill*
Bishopton*
Blackwell*
Brafferton*
Coatham Mundeville*
Denton*
Great Burdon*
Great Stainton*
Haughton Le Skerne*
Headlam*
Heighington*
High Coniscliffe*
Houghton Bank*
Houghton-le-Side*
Hurworth-on-Tees*
Killerby*
Little Stainton*
Low Dinsdale*
Middleton One Row*
Middleton St George*
Neasham*
Oak Tree*
Piercebridge*
Redworth*
Sadberge*
Summerhouse*
Walworth Gate*
WalworthIt is also home to
Durham Tees Valley Airport, of which the borough council shares joint ownership with the other four Tees Valley councils and
Peel Holdings.
The Council currently operates a Leader and Cabinet model of political leadership. However a group of local residents started collecting petition signatures in March 2006 to force a referendum on bringing in a directly-elected executive Mayor.
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Darlington at current basic prices
published (pp.240-253) by
Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Agriculture | Industry | Services |
|---|
| 1995 | 1,115 | 8 | 377 | 729 |
| 2000 | 1,192 | 6 | 417 | 768 |
| 2003 | 1,538 | 6 | 561 | 971 |
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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Darlington Borough Council*
Darlington Referendum campaign
