Darlington Town Hall ELEVEN candidates are set to challenge for the opportunity to help influence how a local authority with a narrow majority carries out its various activities. By-elections are being held in two contrasting Darlington Borough Council wards – Hummersknott and Red Hall and Lingfield – following the resignation of two councillors elected in May 2019. Labour councillor for Red Hall and Lingfield Sam Howarth stepped down from the role, for which an £8,188 annual allowance is paid, after moving away from the area. Conservative councillor for Hummersknott Paul Howell encountered criticism for continuing in the role as well as a Durham County councillor following his election as the Sedgefield constituency MP.
ELEVEN candidates are set to challenge for the opportunity to help influence how a local authority with a narrow majority carries out its various activities. By-elections are being held in two contrasting Darlington Borough Council wards – Hummersknott and Red Hall and Lingfield – following the resignation of two councillors elected in May 2019. Labour councillor for Red Hall and Lingfield Sam Howarth stepped down from the role, for which an £8,188 annual allowance is paid, after moving away from the area. Conservative councillor for Hummersknott Paul Howell encountered criticism for continuing in the role as well as a Durham County councillor following his election as the Sedgefield constituency MP.