Labour has fight on its hands to retain control of authority

8:12am Friday 2nd May 2008

LABOUR last night appeared to have a fight on its hands as it battled to retain control of Durham County Council.

DERWENTSIDE: Opposition hoping for gains

8:17am Friday 2nd May 2008

UNTIL recently, Derwentside was considered rock solid Labour country, but opposition candidates went into yesterday's election believing they had a realistic hope of significant gains.

HARTLEPOOL: Third of voters get chance to have a say

8:19am Friday 2nd May 2008

MORE than 65,000 people in Hartlepool were given the chance to go to the polls and help shape the town's future.

Sedgfield: No predictions despite 11th-hour campaigning

8:18am Friday 2nd May 2008

EVEN after a busy day at the polling stations and 11th-hour campaigning by candidates across Sedgefield, no one could predict the outcome.

	Victorious Nugent pledges to stand for leadership of new authority
	12:49am Fri 2 May 08
	TOPPING the poll for Labour in the Deneside Ward of the Easington constituency, the leader of Durham County Council Albert Nugent pledged to stand for the leadership of the new unitary authority.
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Tory gains in Sunderland

12:45am Friday 2nd May 2008

The Conservatives have taken five seats in Sunderland.

British National Party fails to win through

12:39am Friday 2nd May 2008

The British National Party has so far failed to win a seat in Sedgefield.

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	History will be made as voters go to polls
	2:03am Thu 1 May 08
	VOTERS go to the polls in local government elections across the country today - with Labour steadying itself for significant losses.

	The X factor
	11:31am Wed 30 Apr 08
	With voter turnout not expected to exceed 40 per cent in tomorrow's local elections, Julia Breen talks to two aspiring politicians who hope to reverse the trend by getting young people interested in politics

An important reason to vote

11:36am Wednesday 30th April 2008

TOMORROW is an historic day in County Durham. For the first time since 1889, people have the chance to vote for members for a new kind of county council.

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