Darlington
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
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.
Following two rounds of public consultation, final recommendations for Darlington Borough Council were published on 29 September 2026. An Order will now be laid in Parliament and once made will come into effect at local elections in 2027.
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Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 29 September 2026.
Previous stages
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
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.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.