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The views of local people and organisations help shape our proposals and recommendations.
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
Darlington Borough Council is currently under review. The initial consultation is ongoing and will end on 2 February 2026.
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Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Previous stages
Councillor numbers
The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.
The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Darlington should be 41, a decrease of 9, from the current arrangements.
Effective date
The Darlington (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 was made on 16 December 2014.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2015 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 12 August 2014.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.