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The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Darlington, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural ...
In August 2022, Darlington Borough Council confirmed that it would be placing a bid for Darlington to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. [73] However, the town was not part of the shortlist of potential host cities released on 12 August. [74] Several sketches from the BBC comedy programme The Fast Show were filmed in the town centre. [75]
Darlington Borough Council elections are held every four years. Darlington Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Darlington in County Durham , England . Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district .
The town hall initially served as the headquarters of Darlington County Borough Council [11] and remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Darlington District Council was formed in 1974. [12] It went on to become the headquarters of the new unitary authority, Darlington Borough Council, in 1997. [13]
The old town hall was the headquarters of Darlington Borough Council until it moved to the new town hall in Feethams in 1970. The complex consists of three separate buildings, all of which are Grade II listed : the old town hall, [ 1 ] the market hall [ 2 ] and the clock tower.
The Durham County Record Office holds the archives for County Durham and the Borough of Darlington.The service is run by Durham County Council. [1] The archives were held at County Hall, Durham until 2024 when the service moved to a new building which is part of The Story at Mount Oswald, South Road, Durham.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is the combined authority for the Tees Valley urban area in North East England consisting of the following five unitary authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees, covering a population of approximately 700,000 people.
The Borough of Darlington has formed a unitary authority outside the area covered by the County Council since 1997. Chester-le-Street District Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished) Durham City Council elections, 1973 – 2009 (council abolished) Darlington Borough Council elections, 1973 – 1997 (unitary authority 1997 – present)