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Darlington Borough Council

Local authority area: Darlington

Darlington is an unitary authority, in the North East England region of England. It covers 197.5 km² and had 109,469 residents in 2022 — about 554 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Darlington.

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Town hall in the administrative centreDarlington Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Darlington, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022109,469+4.1% since 2012

Land area197.5km²76.2 sq mi

Density554/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#287of 382 UK councils · #242 in England

Population estimates4 data points

105.2K105.4K106.6K109.5K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Formed from County Borough of Darlington.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in North East

All councils in North East

North Yorkshire623,501 County Durham528,127 Northumberland324,362 City of York204,551 Stockton-on-Tees199,966 Middlesbrough148,285 Redcar and Cleveland137,175 Hartlepool93,861

Elections

20 electoral wards

Census 2021: 107,802 residents in 48,918 households across the wards; 20.4% aged 65+, 62.8% of homes owned, 25.1% of households without a car.

1Park East3,589 households · 13.7% aged 65+7,588 2Bank Top & Lascelles3,348 households · 19.5% aged 65+7,103 3Brinkburn & Faverdale2,936 households · 14.4% aged 65+6,831 4Sadberge & Middleton St George2,886 households · 22.9% aged 65+6,761 5Harrowgate Hill2,747 households · 18.1% aged 65+6,471 6Eastbourne2,702 households · 16.7% aged 65+6,354

All wards of Darlington

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CLet's Go Tees ValleyCouncil office · Darlington DL1 5QT

Westminster

Constituencies

Darlington · 18 wards Stockton West · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q1171024 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.