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The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Darlington, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural ...
From 1915 to 1974, Darlington was a county borough, independent of any county council. [16] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a non-metropolitan district , with Durham County Council providing county-level services.
The Borough of Darlington was included in a Tees Valley sub-division. [2] [3] The following seats resulted from the boundary review: Containing electoral wards in Darlington. Darlington; Stockton West (part also in Stockton-on-Tees) Containing electoral wards in County Durham. Bishop Auckland; Blaydon and Consett (part also in Gateshead in Tyne ...
The town hall initially served as the headquarters of Darlington County Borough Council [11] and remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Darlington District Council was formed in 1974. [12] It went on to become the headquarters of the new unitary authority, Darlington Borough Council, in 1997. [13]
Between 1974 and 1 April 2009, County Durham was governed as a two-tier non-metropolitan county, with a county council and district councils.The original eight districts were Chester-le-Street, Darlington, Derwentside, Durham (city), Easington, Sedgefield, Teesdale, and Wear Valley. [7]
The Borough of Darlington has formed a unitary authority outside the area covered by the County Council since 1997. Chester-le-Street District Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished) Durham City Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished) Darlington Borough Council elections, 1973 – 1997 (unitary authority 1997 – present)
The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is the combined authority for the Tees Valley urban area in North East England consisting of the following five unitary authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees, covering a population of approximately 700,000 people.
The old town hall was the headquarters of Darlington Borough Council until it moved to the new town hall in Feethams in 1970. The complex consists of three separate buildings, all of which are Grade II listed : the old town hall, [ 1 ] the market hall [ 2 ] and the clock tower.